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As someone who lives in North Carolina, I would never accuse this state of having great quality control.
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Ammanas posted:My friends new Dell XPS has pointer issues. The pointer will randomly move slowly across the screen on its own, usually down/to the left and won't respond to clicking. The trackpad will respond to input after a few seconds but won't allow clicking. Prob just a bad trackpad. My xps came with an on-site warranty where they send someone to you. Check that.
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Feb 7, 2018 14:58
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I love that China has better QA than North Carolina now.
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Feb 7, 2018 16:42
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TBF the faulty part was probably made in china
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Feb 7, 2018 16:52
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CommieGIR posted:I love that China has better QA than North Carolina now. And an equally representative ruling legislature!
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Apollodorus posted:And an equally representative ruling legislature! that's a little unfair to china
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Anyone have their eyes on the t480? After reading constantly about the issues with the xps line, I'm considering one of those with the wqhd screen if I can get it for like 1.2k (after corporate discount). I know I'd be fine with dual core right now, but it seems like quad core is a big enough jump up to warrant an increase in budget. Or maybe not!
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I think the T480s might be good with GPU and they actually increased battery capacity over the outgoing model unlike the XPS 13 (fuckin retards) but I'm afraid by the time you spec it out properly you're pushing up in to XPS15 territory which has a significantly better GPU to begin with.
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My X270 arrived. It's certainly a lot slimmer than my X230 and seems super slick in operation. It doesn't have a backlit keyboard as was stated on the ebay ad... it was pretty cheap though and as a bit of a project to 1080p-ify it maybe it's worth keeping. It came with Windows 10 installed (not Win 7) and none of the Thinkpad software so I am going to explore it a bit and see if it's worth keeping. Bit of a pain about that keyboard though.
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I thought backlit keyboard was standard? Does it not work or is there just nothing on fn spacebar?
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Seamonster posted:I think the T480s might be good with GPU and they actually increased battery capacity over the outgoing model unlike the XPS 13 (fuckin retards) but I'm afraid by the time you spec it out properly you're pushing up in to XPS15 territory which has a significantly better GPU to begin with. I don't plan on gaming, so the gpu doesn't have me worried. Doesn't the xps 15 suffer from the same issues as the 13 (coil whine, qc lottery)?
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Yeah, same issues. Reputable seller/warranty is your friend there. I believe costco is going to have the maxed out (1TB, 32G, 4K) starting tomorrow at $1800? Considering how much a terabyte of PCI-E ssd and 32G of ddr4 is out the in the wild, its not a bad deal.
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AverySpecialfriend posted:I thought backlit keyboard was standard? Does it not work or is there just nothing on fn spacebar? Fn-spacebar does nothing Also the fan seems to be on quite a lot. I like the monastic silence of the X230.
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Whats the generic lenovo recommendation for a refurb nowadays? ~400 range i think? I'm looking at the t440. Not going to be used for anything special Only concern would be battery at that point I guess?
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Statutory Ape posted:Whats the generic lenovo recommendation for a refurb nowadays? ~400 range i think? I'm looking at the t440. Not going to be used for anything special I would avoid the *40 series in general, every model in that range has a hosed up trackpad and no physical buttons for the trackpoint. they're very, very irritating to use. You can find a t450 or t450s for $400 easy.
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Can you install the wqhd screen in any of the older t series?
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I personally love ASUS and think that they make a superior product. The GL502v has held up very well and took me through college at ASU no problem. It is large enough to work as a desktop machine & play PC games on but also small enough to take out to a coffeeshop, library or mall to study on. I think that 15" is the magic laptop size that is the best combination of form & function. Also it looks kickin' rad
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Definitely skip the *40 series unless you're ready to swap in as a *50 series trackpad. The 50 series is going to have a healthier battery and also longer battery life.Google Butt posted:Anyone have their eyes on the t480? After reading constantly about the issues with the xps line, I'm considering one of those with the wqhd screen if I can get it for like 1.2k (after corporate discount). I know I'd be fine with dual core right now, but it seems like quad core is a big enough jump up to warrant an increase in budget. Or maybe not! I'm on the fence about the T480 vs X280. Going to wait for reviews, specifically regarding the premium display options. The link in the OP is probably similar to your corp discount. Depending on your use case you may be able to discount the GPU portion as TB3 eGPUs are mainstream now.
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Hadlock posted:Definitely skip the *40 series unless you're ready to swap in as a *50 series trackpad. The 50 series is going to have a healthier battery and also longer battery life. At this point, I've pretty much ruled out Dell. I just don't feel good about dropping that kind of money and having to go through a return lottery or warranty thing right off the bat. I don't plan on gaming or doing anything that will really require a dGPU, so I'm hoping that the lowest spec t480 (with wqhd display) is within my price range.
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Expect to pay about $700 out the door after discounts for a base T480, add $250-$300 for top end premium screen.
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Hadlock posted:Expect to pay about $700 out the door after discounts for a base T480, add $250-$300 for top end premium screen. That's pretty much right at the top end of my budget, hoping they start shipping soon.
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Dr. Fishopolis posted:I would avoid the *40 series in general, every model in that range has a hosed up trackpad and no physical buttons for the trackpoint. they're very, very irritating to use. You can find a t450 or t450s for $400 easy. Thank you for that. Ebay p much the best place?
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Yep. Find a seller with a 99.2%+ approval rating, should not be hard
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Statutory Ape posted:Whats the generic lenovo recommendation for a refurb nowadays? ~400 range i think? I'm looking at the t440. Not going to be used for anything special Check out the Dell 7450 if you want a nice 1080p 14" laptop
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If I want to run Linux, should I avoid 3K screens? (not full-time but I'd like to have the capability)
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Do any of y'all use a laptop that's basically just a glorified word processor? Can you make any recommendations in the ~$200 range? Would a Chromebook suffice? I literally want to do nothing except type.
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Quotin myself but yeah the XPS 15 discount at costco is live: https://www.costco.com/Dell-XPS-15-Touchscreen-Laptop---Intel-Core-i7---4K-Ultra-HD---4GB-NVIDIA-Graphics.product.100336318.html You can get the same refurbed from fleabay for $200 less but for a brand new item, three times more generous return terms and costco warranty extension...maybe...probably worth it?
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I'm still loving my 15" Surface Book 2...but I'm kind of annoyed connecting an external monitor only uses the Intel Integrated graphics. Here I sit with it connected to a 40" 4k display and it's barely driving 60 hertz. It's a $3k machine with a 6gig 1060. I bought the Surface dock and everything. The SB fans constantly run full blast, when just browsing the web (clamshell closed). Don't get me wrong, this thing is incredible, but Microsoft really needs thunderbolt 3. I feel like they shoved USB C (3.1 spec) into the SB just to shut people up. Guess TB3 will come next year, huh?
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i have a couple of 6 GB 1060s and they arent really the first card i think of when i think of 4k anything tbh although, lol, I did plug my Helios 300 into my friends 4k TV and we played COD WW2 multiplayer splitscreen/online using 2 xbone controllers and it actually managed to run at 4k resolution with some setting fuckery was mainly just to gently caress around with it though
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hotsauce posted:I'm still loving my 15" Surface Book 2...but I'm kind of annoyed connecting an external monitor only uses the Intel Integrated graphics. I took mine back, but I did love it. If you are driving external monitors you need the surface dock or the surface usb->hdmi adapter. It's an active adapter that tells the motherboard to use the gpu instead of the onboard graphics (something to do with optimus). Anyway, that's what I read. I ended up returning mine because I don't think they've really done a great job on figuring out the tablet part of it. They need some kind of professional OSD control like TabletPro built into Windows 10. I wanted to use mine as a creative device and it wasn't really at the place where I would use it over a desktop (but it was super close). Maybe next year.
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chernobyl kinsman posted:Do any of y'all use a laptop that's basically just a glorified word processor? Can you make any recommendations in the ~$200 range? Would a Chromebook suffice? I literally want to do nothing except type. I got a lenovo x220 from ebay for 30 dollars last summer before used prices suddenly spiked. It can do the job and so much more. Make sure your search includes "parts only" machines that might just have cosmetic / case damage or missing parts that you'd already want to customize anyway like hard drive and ram, and not much else wrong with them to speak of
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Dumb Lowtax posted:I got a lenovo x220 from ebay for 30 dollars last summer before used prices suddenly spiked. It can do the job and so much more. Holy steal
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chernobyl kinsman posted:Do any of y'all use a laptop that's basically just a glorified word processor? Can you make any recommendations in the ~$200 range? Would a Chromebook suffice? I literally want to do nothing except type. Yes, a Chromebook would suffice for that purpose (and more) at that price range, and I have specific recommendations in the 2nd post in that thread. There's a handful of cheap CBs on Woot at the moment, (the HP 13 at $300 is the best option, and I don't recommend the HP 14 there because of the CPU, but the others are probably just passable with the N30x0 CPUs,) and I often recommend something like the Acer R11 if you want something small & portable that's also a convertible and has Android App support. Otherwise, the Acer CB 14 is my "cheap & nice," medium-sized recommendation. If you do take a look at some models and are interested in one, post the link in the aforementioned CB thread if you want us to take a look and point out any downsides (there are some models with insufficient RAM or lower-res displays that might not immediately be obvious.)
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Why do we have a separate thread for Chromebookschernobyl kinsman posted:Do any of y'all use a laptop that's basically just a glorified word processor? Can you make any recommendations in the ~$200 range? Would a Chromebook suffice? I literally want to do nothing except type. Yes Chromebook should be fine for that. x220, x230, x250 arguably would have a better keyboard and more word processing software options. Battery life will be limited to less than 6 hours though Chromebook has fewer software options, but will average 8-10 hours real world at about the same price point but lower quality keyboard and, on average, lower quality construction especially at the $200 price point. But i have a $160 Chromebook and it's great
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What was that cheap tablet that was posted here a while ago, and there was a laptop in the post too. Anyone remember?
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To be fair, I'm guessing new people see this laptop thread and post here, having no idea of the CB-specific thread. I'm OK with referring them over.Tsyni posted:What was that cheap tablet that was posted here a while ago, and there was a laptop in the post too. Anyone remember? There's an Android tablet thread, and no, I don't think anybody remembers the specific post you're thinking of, but since there's very little in the way of Android tablet activity, the only real new, cheap ones we talk about are the Amazon Fire HDs.
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Tsyni posted:What was that cheap tablet that was posted here a while ago, and there was a laptop in the post too. Anyone remember? CommieGIR posted:https://www.amazon.com/NuVision-Tou...ndows+10+tablet
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Beat me to it again 
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https://www.extremetech.com/computing/263570-windows-10-build-17093-multi-gpu-controls-hdr-calibration-fewer-passwords It looks like MS are supplanting Nvidia Optimus (and whatever AMD's version is) with a built-in Windows function. It seems like you have to individually whitelist things if you didn't purchase it from the Windows Store. My experience with Optimus hasn't been great, so I'm very interested in seeing how this goes.
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mobby_6kl posted:Yeah, I membe! Is it this one? Thank you!
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