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go3 posted:Physics pretty much says you're not getting thin, light and awesome CPU/GPU. That heat has to be dealt with somehow and if not it'll throttle down to nothing. Fan noise and maybe fan durability is what limits that. You can cool anything with enough fin surface area and airflow, if a shoebox would work too. Oh and I'll just put here the idea of using a turbulent airflow to take better advantage of fin surface area, in case that hasn't been patented or isn't in common use yet.
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A used T420 with 1600x900 would be good (or analogous 15" option), if you can't get a 1600x900 screen on the E440. If I remember correctly, you can get a 1600x900 screen on the E440 though.
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SSJ Reeko posted:Flipperwaldt warned of the iffy screens in the S440, and shrughes gave an excellent idea about looking at older thinkpads. Going a few years back to the T420 seems like it'll net me a very nice machine for a much lower cost than I'd pay otherwise. The 520's have fantastic 1920x1080 screens and good 1600x900 screens. Also, 2nd gen CPUs easily hold up today, imagine a 15% penalty on their clock speed. The X120e does not have a fantastic screen in the same sense. It's a usable screen like the T420's.
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SSJ Reeko posted:Any word on how the 1366*768 screen is on the T520? I know that res on a 15.6 inch screen isn't ideal, but that model seems to be the most plentiful second hand. That's just a horrible idea in general.
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Notebookcheck has a review of the Portege R30 with FHD screen. Turns out the screen is good. Unfortunately they reviewed the dual core and not the quad core model. The T440p's probably a better portable quad core option even though the screen is worse, because the keyboard is better.
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bull3964 posted:Lenovo also came out with a thing yesterday. Wow, it has exactly one monitor output.
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internet inc posted:Are docking stations still a thing? My dad wants a laptop he can occasionally carry around the house (so portability isn't much of an issue) but wants to be able to dock it in his office so that he can use a standalone keyboard, monitor, speakers, etc. He also likes being able to securely attach the docking station to his desktop so that he can lock his laptop in place. My younger brothers who still live with him have "borrowed" his laptop for days at a time before and he'd rather lock it than try to reason them. You don't need a docking station to lock your laptop, and maybe not all docking stations have the ability to "lock" the laptop to the docking station. Most "business" laptops have docking stations. I think many can "lock" the laptop by means of some kensington lock slot and a switch with a lot of them, but I'm not sure. shrughes fucked around with this message at 16:38 on Sep 3, 2014 |
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internet inc posted:Yeah, I should have been clearer. Any good business laptop recommendation that can be used with a lockable docking station? I don't know about Lenovo's newest docks, but I think Dell's do: https://i.imgur.com/y12BKtb.jpg I think the lock/unlock slider (in the bottom right picture) won't be movable to the "unlock" position if you have a Kensington lock in that hole above it. Edit: Likewise, you can see a similar-looking thing with Toshiba's, and you can see an actual lock on some pictures of HP's, but on others... there's just a plastic cover? I don't know what that's about. shrughes fucked around with this message at 17:55 on Sep 3, 2014 |
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Calidus posted:Thinkpad Docking stations can lock onto the laptop with a key and the dock can also accept a laptop lock. So you would connect the lock to the dock then connect the dock to the laptop. I have a ThinkPad Ultra Dock for work which is connected to two external monitors and it works great with my T440p. Okay, the ultra dock looks like it still has the key-based lock. The Basic dock doesn't seem to have it though, based on pictures. So... pick the right one.
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There's an interesting picture of the upcoming new Thinkpad Helix here: http://liliputing.com/2014/08/lenovo-thinkpad-helix-2-ideatab-s8-leaked-ahead-ifa.html There are also people saying on internet forums that the word is that physical trackpoint buttons will make a comeback in Broadwell.
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Sep 3, 2014 22:48
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Hadlock posted:I think someone here bought a Helix when it first came out That was me. I think the interesting part of that link is the rendering, with discrete buttons.
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Isko posted:Well I just got my new Thinkpad T440s and I'm quite happy with it so far. I guess I lucked out and didn't get the crappy screen. I was pretty much planning on replacing the screen myself if that happened. In case anyone didn't know, the T440s originally shipped with an AUO brand screen for the IPS choice which lots of people liked but then later on started shipping an LG brand screen that a lot of people thought was a lot worse. Weirdly my screen is actually listed as Lenovo even though it has the same model number as the AUO brand. The screen is good though. Not sure if this means they have phased out the crappy screens finally but just wanted to share my experience. Was it a touch model or non-touch model?
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I guess you should consider the Razer Blade and also the MSI GS60.
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