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What laptop? (powerful, large, light).
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Originally posted by Mr.Whippy View PostDon't get a Vaio.... I bought one once, never again... bits were falling off and had to be glued back on within months. They're not very well built imo.merely at clientco for the entertainmentComment
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As I said Thinkpad wad my first choice but for technical consultancy I need half an eye on looks. Is apple a capable choice? And more importantly will its lack of windows7 be a problem? Given my requirementsComment
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Originally posted by richard101 View PostAs I said Thinkpad wad my first choice but for technical consultancy I need half an eye on looks. Is apple a capable choice? And more importantly will its lack of windows7 be a problem? Given my requirements
If you really are worried about looks then get a Macbook Pro. I've got one of the new ones with a quad core I7 and 8GB of RAM so it munches through anything I throw at it. I can dual-boot into Windows 7 if I need to, or just run it in a VM in VMWare Fusion.Comment
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Originally posted by CerberusFirst IBM Thinkpad 760CD lasted seven years (1995-2002).
Second IBM Thinkpad T23 lasted seven years (2002-2009).
Then switched to Dell.....
Dell Vostro 1520 lasted just two years (2009-2011).
Just bought a new Lenovo Thinkpad T520.Doing the needful since 1827Comment
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Another +1 for the macbook. Mine's pretty awesome.
Mind you, it should be for £3k."See, you think I give a tulip. Wrong. In fact, while you talk, I'm thinking; How can I give less of a tulip? That's why I look interested."Comment
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Originally posted by richard101 View PostAs I said Thinkpad wad my first choice but for technical consultancy I need half an eye on looks.Comment
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I like the "monolith from 2001" look myself, it's purposeful and businesslike.While you're waiting, read the free novel we sent you. It's a Spanish story about a guy named 'Manual.'Comment
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Originally posted by CerberusFirst IBM Thinkpad 760CD lasted seven years (1995-2002).
Second IBM Thinkpad T23 lasted seven years (2002-2009).
Then switched to Dell.....
Dell Vostro 1520 lasted just two years (2009-2011).
Just bought a new Lenovo Thinkpad T520.Coffee's for closersComment
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I've just taken the plunge and bought a Dell laptop from their outlet site. The spec is a quad core i7 with 6gb Ram, 640gb HD and a 15 inch screen. It's not light though but it's battery life is pretty good (9 cell one). It's got a 2gb nVidia 540m graphics card. It cost £570 with a 1 year warranty. So far I'm pretty impressed!Rule Number 1 - Assuming that you have a valid contract in place always try to get your poo onto your timesheet, provided that the timesheet is valid for your current contract and covers the period of time that you are billing for.
I preferred version 1!Comment
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