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Zero VGS posted:To be precise it is called the Dell XPS "9360" model Dell has this 20% off code that works on the outlet for XPS 13 9360 models: aXPS936020 it's good through 2/19/18 so act fast. Just used the link above and got an XPS 13 i7-8550, 8GB, 256GB that was listed at 975 for 780 before tax & shipping  Thanks laptop thread! GentlemanofLeisure fucked around with this message at 04:02 on Feb 19, 2018 |
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Bob Morales posted:Do they ever do deals on the XPS 15? The site I found the coupon I used also has this for the XPS15: aXPS956015 15% off the 9560 model. Not sure when it expires, likely the same as the one for the 13.
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Bob Morales posted:Do they ever do deals on the XPS 15? Go to costco.com right now.
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Dr. Fishopolis posted:Please don't buy new thinkpads. The price you're seeing now isn't really meant for you to buy a personal computer, it's there because companies are buying fleets of them for deployment and lenovo can fleece them with impunity by inflating the msrp at launch. The price exists so Bob the Accountant can point to a line item in the quarterly meeting and proudly show how much money he saved by negotiating a bulk deal. The whole thing is a silly dance of bureaucracy, and if you buy a brand new thinkpad from lenovo less than 3 months from launch, you're loving yourself over for no reason at all. I'm in the middle of finding a new laptop for a full fleet refresh and this is 100% the case. Business discounts are less than you'd think mind you, we're paying... Let's say $1700ish CAD for new e7480s. But there's a lot more money to burn, and support contracts are worth their weight in gold.
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Dr. Fishopolis posted:Those chinese macbook air clones keep getting better: Looks like this or a Xiaomi Air will be my future PC
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eXXon posted:Actually I saw a new Yoga 370 for $670 in the outlet and almost got it but didn't because it apparently has a super glossy screen and it wasn't 100% clear whether the pitiful 4GB of RAM was soldered on or upgradeable. There's an SODIMM slot, yeah. And everything with a touchscreen is glossy, so there's no real way to avoid that issue if you're looking for a yoga.
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The Iron Rose posted:I'm in the middle of finding a new laptop for a full fleet refresh and this is 100% the case. Yeah, that's the other confusing thing, since businesses tend to care more about SLAs, managed transitions, image deployment and on-site contracts than the actual retail price of the machines. Most companies split their business and consumer machines into different sales channels even if the hardware isn't much different, but Lenovo seems to actively hate the idea of consumer thinkpads and would clearly rather sell you some half-baked Yoga Book nonsense.
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Hey all, a friend is looking for a good budget laptop and I remembered that the Acer Swift 3 was this thread's recommendation--but I think I may have misinformed my friend about the RAM. I said it could be upgraded to 16gb easily, but I've checked and maybe that's not the case? Crucial seems to think it's doable: http://www.crucial.com/usa/en/compatible-upgrade-for/Acer/acer-swift-3
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How would this do for a spreadsheet/basic database/programming machine? https://computers.woot.com/offers/hp-5099669-recertified-hp-pavilion-15z-cd000-laptop-s?ref=w_cnt_lnd_cat_pc_2_21 If I can add a SSD, I have a spare Samsung 840EVO 120gb https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820147247 Mouse Cadet fucked around with this message at 16:23 on Feb 20, 2018 |
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Mouse Cadet posted:How would this do for a spreadsheet/basic database/programming machine? Cons: - Refurb - No ssd - CPU: The pre-ryzen amd cpu's really aren't that good. Even for multithreaded stuff, it will only perform as well as a dual core intel processor, and for singlethreaded stuff it will perform much more poorly. I don't really think it's worth $500. (Possibly the only exception would be if you definitely need 16gb of ram but don't need a lot of cpu performance for some reason. Usually this wouldn't be the case with anything you would be doing with a laptop.) If you want something cheap, just get something with a dual core intel processor. If you want something to use around the house there have been lots of deals for laptops with 7th generation hq (quad core) processors recently. If you want something more portable, there are laptops with quad core 8th generation processors for fairly cheap now. mystes fucked around with this message at 16:45 on Feb 20, 2018 |
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mystes posted:Pros: 16gb of ram. Ram is expensive now. How about this? https://www.staples.com/Dell-i3567-3465BLK-15-6-Laptop-Computer-Intel-i3-128GB-SSD-8GB-DDR4-Win-10-Intel-HD-graphics-620/product_2677755 The 1366 x 768 screen is definitely a con so if you have a better recommendation in the sub $500 range (ideally 15") please let me know.
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Mouse Cadet posted:How about this? That's not the sort of budget you should be buying new computers with. Go used. https://www.ebay.com/itm/Lenovo-T45...ToAAOSw3p1ai62A
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I've had enough of the poo poo screen in my T470 (the 1080 panel). Is there something better I can put in it? Brighter, less fuzzy.
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My Intel wifi card will be here soon for my xps13 and im thinking that im gonna grab a bigger m2 drive for it to install at the same time. I dont thinm i care about any info on the old drive so im just gonna fresh OS the new one. My question is that since my xps originally had w10 home and then i upgraded to pro, if i just grab the key through windows system info and put it on the new HD will that key be for w10 pro or the original w10 home
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I'm looking to replace my MSI GT72 Dominator from about 3 years ago (with which I've had a great experience). It appears hard to find a direct replacement in the dominator line in terms of availability online or in stores - the titan appears to be favoured now. But there is also a new (to me) one, the GE73VR Raider. Does anyone have any thoughts or experience with this guy? It seems like there would be cooling issues with such a thin profile. I don't usually play bleeding edge graphics games, but I do like to crank up the settings on what I play (no 4k though). Should I just go with the 1060 or 1070? I can obviously look up my specific games, but I thought I remembered some blanket advice about overkill if you're not gaming in 4k, but that may be referencing the 1080. And I assume 16GB RAM is still fine(I'm mostly just gaming or running remote desktop for work)? Alternatively, should I consider the Acer Predator 17 (the big brother to the thread-favourite Helios)? If I were to choose the MSI, $300 is quite the premium for 768GB of ssd storage (especially considering I have two from my current machine I can use), but the familiarity of the keyboard would be nice, and a quality display is a high priority (not that the Acer doesn't have one, but it looks to be a big selling point of the MSI). On the other hand, with the cheaper price point, I could go for the 1070 Acer and still be $200 below the MSI 1060 version. Thanks for any insight!
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I ended up getting this one for $500. https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/sto...NiHfX3MA&tduid=(2ef94dac50aaa1f2616285a251679194)(256380)(2459594)(lw9MynSeamY-pF5SjcYcebifRZNiHfX3MA)()&activetab=pivot%3aoverviewtab Windows 10 Home 64 Bit 15.6" 1080P IPS Touchscreen Display Core i5-8250U Quad 1.6 GHz (3.4 GHz Turbo, 6MB Cache) 8GB DDR4 2400 MHz Ram 1TB Hard Drive DVD-RW Intel UHD 620 Graphics Backlit Keyboard Dual Band 802.11ac WiFi + Bluetooth 4.2 + Gigabit Ethernet Ports: 2x USB 3.0 1x USB 2.0 1x HDMI 1.4b 1x 3-in-1 Card Reader 3 Cell 42 WHr Li-Ion Battery 4.85 lbs / 2.20 kg
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BlackMK4 posted:I've had enough of the poo poo screen in my T470 (the 1080 panel). Is there something better I can put in it? Brighter, less fuzzy. Isn't that already a 1920x1080 IPS panel? That's depressing.
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Dr. Fishopolis posted:That's not the sort of budget you should be buying new computers with. Go used. I've been phrasing this wrong the whole time, will have to incorporate this in to the new OP. Thanks!
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Mouse Cadet posted:I ended up getting this one for $500. What makes this a worse purchase than buying that used Lenovo? I am asking with 100% sincerity. I didn't buy anything after my previous posts in this thread and am considering hoping on one of these. My budget is ~$800 but I guess I missed those XPS 13 deals.
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Stitecin posted:What makes this a worse purchase than buying that used Lenovo? I am asking with 100% sincerity. I didn't buy anything after my previous posts in this thread and am considering hoping on one of these. My budget is ~$800 but I guess I missed those XPS 13 deals. Depends on what you want it for I guess - it'd be fine if it never left your desk, but probably isn't going to hold up to actual laptop usage very well, especially with a touch screen. You also need to factor in the cost and effort of swapping an SSD in - it's not an exaggeration to say Windows 10 is unusable with a mechanical hard disk (especially a very slow one like that laptop ships with)
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Im looking at 2 acer swift 3's right now, both priced around 900€. One has a nvidia 150MX dedicated GPU and the other has a ryzen 2700U with integrated graphics. Some research shows the 150MX is a bit faster (around 25% faster or something?). However I'm looking for a quiet solution for low demanding games and photo editing. Am I wrong to assume the extra 25watts of the 150MX is going to cause the cooling solution of the laptop to make more noise than the 2700U counterpart? -edit- Ok looking further it seems like Kaby Lake G is just around the corner and promises some pretty hefty boost in perfomance. But this is at the cost of a high TDP (65W)? Is that even coolable without making too much noise? Why is shopping for laptops so hard.. Mikojan fucked around with this message at 13:59 on Feb 21, 2018 |
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BlackMK4 posted:I've had enough of the poo poo screen in my T470 (the 1080 panel). Is there something better I can put in it? Brighter, less fuzzy.  Unless they significantly downgraded the panel from the T460 on which I'm typing it right now, it's a perfectly fine screen for general usage IMO so I doubt you'd be able to upgrade it with anything significantly better.
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dissss posted:it's not an exaggeration to say Windows 10 is unusable with a mechanical hard disk if you literally cant use the OS at all why do they even ship with spin disks?
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Statutory Ape posted:if you literally cant use the OS at all why do they even ship with spin disks? same reason they use 1366x768 screens if you're still using a spinner in 2018 lol
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I need a new laptop, it looks like a last gen XPS 13 is the way to go. How is the touchscreen for making diagrams? I had a x41t back in the oughts, and the pen input was okay, weighed down by lovely software support.
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Bob Morales posted:same reason they use 1366x768 screens based on what he said it sounds like windows 10 wont even boot with the spinning disk though?
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Giant Metal Robot posted:I need a new laptop, it looks like a last gen XPS 13 is the way to go. How is the touchscreen for making diagrams? I had a x41t back in the oughts, and the pen input was okay, weighed down by lovely software support. touchscreen and pen support work great. I use a lenovo active pen 2
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dissss posted:Depends on what you want it for I guess - it'd be fine if it never left your desk, but probably isn't going to hold up to actual laptop usage very well, especially with a touch screen. Thanks, I didn't realize how much it mattered.
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Stitecin posted:What makes this a worse purchase than buying that used Lenovo? I am asking with 100% sincerity. I didn't buy anything after my previous posts in this thread and am considering hoping on one of these. My budget is ~$800 but I guess I missed those XPS 13 deals. Size, weight, speed, build quality, reliability and battery life. The Dell might have a faster processor, but you won't notice it with the kind of workflow that machine's geared for and it'll feel like dogshit unless you replace the hard drive. Nobody needs a built-in optical drive in 2018.The 42wh is just sad on a 15" laptop, even the slim battery on the t450s beats it, and you can add a 72wh if you need it to REALLY last. Dell's inspiron line is not known for its ruggedness or build quality, whereas you could hammer nails with the thinkpad. I guess if it stays on your desk 24/7, you still use optical discs for some reason, you already have a spare SSD and you really want that 8th gen processor, the Dell is a better deal, but in that case why the heck are you buying a laptop anyway?
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jon joe posted:My laptop overheats in a mere 2 hours, but I’d like it to live at least 8 hours a day on the regular. What’s the most powerful cooling device I can get? It’s an hp zbook 15 If your laptop overheats that frequently, it sounds like you need to clean out the heatsinks and/or fans. And if that still fails, look at the latest LTT video, because I thought *for sure* the bottleneck in the pipeline were those dinky-rear end fin arrays and tiny fans. SwissArmyDruid fucked around with this message at 17:01 on Feb 21, 2018 |
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