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Here's $1500. Your laptop of choice?

Discussion in 'Computers and Technology' started by Phee, Jan 14, 2010.

  1. lolcow

    lolcow Level III

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    Stop right there. You have 2 choices:

    Dell Latitude.
    Lenovo T series.

    Classy and professional. None of those omgomglookatshinyglosssslightttttttttyay things.
    Dell's actually improved their business line by a bit so that the build quality no longer sucks. Lenovo(IBM) is classic.
    Seriously. If you want to game, get a desktop. Get a business line laptop for anything else.
     
  2. trey

    trey Level I

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    Heh... you can set up right clicking you know XD Also, Macbook Pro's are serious and business like... unless you want plastic XD
     
  3. Charlie

    Charlie Level IV

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    Wh-w-what?!

    YUU ASIAN FEE! YOU MAJOR IN MEDICINE, BECOME DOCTAH! TAKE CARE OF PARENTS WHEN THEY OLD

    well thats the story i heard at least when i was applying
     
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  4. Phee

    Phee Moderator
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    You know what I heard when I was applying to premed at Lehigh?

    'You can go if you want and I'll support you, but I don't think you can be a doctor. I know you personality type and you can't handle the work. You'll probably get bad grades and not get into med school.' - loving father


    Anyways, Aiore, that'd be perfect as my sister is going to work for Dell in the summer...I wonder if she'd get a discount. Though I wanted to buy one earlier. Anyways, the look of teh laptop doesn't matter so much regarding the business-y thing, I just meant that I'm trying to stay away from any OS that's not MS.
     
  5. Will

    Will Level IV

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    Psssh Linux has epic compatibility. And if it's an issue do some yum install wine. <3


    And, I don't know how you can think macs aren't business-y.. EVERY SINGLE SHOW USES THEM. If that isn't good for business, I don't know what is!
     
  6. Phee

    Phee Moderator
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    YOU WATCH TOO MUCH TV
     
  7. Rhett

    Rhett Level IV

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    No such thing. :nope: Oh, and you should get that U1 Hybrid by lenovo. Tell me how it works out for you. I kinda want one - it's shiny. :maha:
     
  8. Phee

    Phee Moderator
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    SO PRETTY! But the vids of it show a bunch of lag and such.
     
  9. Rhett

    Rhett Level IV

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    Those are press releases. They should have bugs worked out by release date... hopefully. :maha:
     
  10. Phee

    Phee Moderator
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    I doubt release date will be before April though...or that it'll be below $1500. :'(
     
  11. Rhett

    Rhett Level IV

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    Release date is around June, I think, and the base price will be about $1000.
     
  12. lolcow

    lolcow Level III

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    hello 10 inch screen

    I don't think it'll be a laptop replacement.
    EDIT: mainstream laptop replacement
     
  13. Rhett

    Rhett Level IV

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    If you're talking about the U1, it's actually 11.6" and I would actually prefer a smaller screen. I have a 17" laptop right now is it's not really that portable. :nope:

    And I agree that it won't become a replacement, but rather just another option.
     
  14. lolcow

    lolcow Level III

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    14"-15" is mainstream
    17"+ is more of a desktop replacement

    Anything less than 13" is a netbook. Looking at the price, it's much higher than the typical netbook (due to the additional operating system + ssd). But eh; you get what you pay for.
     
  15. Phee

    Phee Moderator
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    Hmmm we'll see then! If it comes in a bigger screen version, is less buggy, etc. then it's definitely a consideration. As I'll need it for 4 years I'm a bit hesitant about buying one that's totally new to market.
     
  16. Rhett

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    I just thought it was a really cool innovation. I wasn't even actually considering it. I'm ashamed to say that I'm looking at MBPs or maybe some other ~13" notebook. Looking for something light and fast.
     
  17. Phee

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    13"! Your poor strained eyes! Yeah, speed is definitely important for me too.
     
  18. Rhett

    Rhett Level IV

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    I already have a 17" laptop. I can use that for browsing the web, stuff like that... I dunno. I may go with a 15". I'll have to decide after I put in a new HDD into my current laptop and see how it runs. I'm going with either 13" or 15" and I still have no idea which HDD to order. :p
     
  19. lolcow

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    14" = Perfect n.n
     
  20. knocturne

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    EDIT: .... I did it again. Aghhh i can't remember to check the dates, i just see it on the first page of the forum and the title grabbed me. Sorry.