Originally posted by TonyEnglish
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What laptop? (powerful, large, light).
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Doing the needful since 1827 -
I've had 2x Vaio, a Dell and am currently using an Acer. None of them has fallen to bits - maybe I don't bash them as hard as everyone else.
My Acer is an Aspire 8943G - snappy name! 18" screen, i7 processor and 4g Ram, there's a version with 8gb and twin 640gb HDs too IIRC
Very happy with it so far, but as I say, touch wood I don't seem to break them anyway.Comment
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Originally posted by Moscow Mule View PostAnother +1 for the macbook. Mine's pretty awesome.
Mind you, it should be for £3k.Comment
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Originally posted by DS23 View Postwhat bunk and mm said.merely at clientco for the entertainmentComment
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Originally posted by eek View PostYou may want to wait until the new macbook air is out. Rumour has it that it will have a low power i7 processor.Comment
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Originally posted by TonyEnglish View PostI'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!Will work inside IR35. Or for food.Comment
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Acers are tough. Dropped mine down some concrete steps about a week after I brought it, and apart from scratches it was fine.bloggoth
If everything isn't black and white, I say, 'Why the hell not?'
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Originally posted by PAH View PostI've heard many people recommending PCSPECIALIST.CO.UK - Laptop Computers, Laptops, Custom Laptops, Gaming Laptops, Buy Laptop as you can configure all the important bits and still get a laptop at a reasonable/competitive price.
It's where I'll be looking when I decide to replace my current laptop, hoping they're still around and offering the same service by then.sufficiently advanced stupidity is indistinguishable from malice - Asimov (sort of)
there is no art in a factory, not even in an art factory - Mixerman
everyone is stupid some of the time - trad.Comment
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Originally posted by richard101 View PostHi All
I finally feel able (5 months into a 6 month contract) to buy my own laptop for work. Not somthing I ever did before (for work).
I'm a DBA, and in the future may want to spend evenings playing with VMWare, SQL2008, Oracle11g, SQL Azure etc. But also want a powerfull machine (i5 or i7 sandy-bridge, 4GB+ memory, ideally 15" screen) that looks good too (for office first-impressions). My shortlist (in current order of preference) is.
Sony Vaio
Apple Mac Pro/Air
Dell
Lenovo thinkpad 520
Toshiba M11
advice please
richard101Comment
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