Laptop recommendations

[Joe Black]

"Have a MacBook Pro" - bogeyman
"Quick rundown of specs: Display: 15.4in" - Ardesco

This is what you need. None of that half-hearted stuff:

http://crave.cnet.co.uk/laptops/0,39...9282246,00.htm

Laptop envy is a terrible thing

Guilty as charged...

[bogeyman]

"Have a MacBook Pro" - bogeyman
"Quick rundown of specs: Display: 15.4in" - Ardesco

This is what you need. None of that half-hearted stuff:

http://crave.cnet.co.uk/laptops/0,39...9282246,00.htm

COOL!

Do you also get the tiny little black guy to hold it up for you as you type, and run around buildings with it as you move purposefully from workshop to brown-bag session to seminar?

Whooo!


PS.

It's a bit like wanting to lug around a huge grandfather clock rather than a travel alarm clock.

Horses for courses and all that. The 17-inch Powerbook bombed becuse it was a really, really, colosally fecking stupid idea!

[Joe Black]

"Do you also get the tiny little black guy to hold it up for you as you type, and run around buildings with it as you move purposefully from workshop to brown-bag session to seminar?"

Maybe not, but I think you'd certainly need a PA or such like after seeing it in the flesh over the weekend.

Still, couldn't help but be impressed by the number of inches...

[bogeyman]

Still, couldn't help but be impressed by the number of inches...

Own up Joe - you're a girl aren't you?

[TheMonkey]

Btw i've got a mac mini to shift now. Details to follow.

[Ardesco]

I was tempted to go for a 17" screen but thought it would be too much hassle to lug about all day.

One brand I will never go for is Acer. My wife got a brand new Acer Laptop from work 2 years ago and it died in 6 months. (along with all of the other Acer's bought at the same time as hers) Failures were all sorts of problems, hard drivies dyine, screens going pop, connecters falling apart. Acer is without doubt the arse end of the laptop market as far as i'm concerned.

[DaveB]

"Have a MacBook Pro" - bogeyman
"Quick rundown of specs: Display: 15.4in" - Ardesco

This is what you need. None of that half-hearted stuff:

http://crave.cnet.co.uk/laptops/0,39...9282246,00.htm



Guilty as charged...

I liked the look of the Dell the review mentioned. Looks very cool!

[BlasterBates]

I got an Acer about 5 years ago and its been great, no probs, looks like they've gone down hill. I'm thinking about replacing it soon.

I think its a good idea to surf the internet to find recommendations.

What about Dell ?

[DaveB]

I got an Acer about 5 years ago and its been great, no probs, looks like they've gone down hill. I'm thinking about replacing it soon.

I think its a good idea to surf the internet to find recommendations.

What about Dell ?

Dell have become the IBM of the PC market. You might get a cheaper deal if you look and you might get a better spec, but nobody ever got fired for buying IBM and you can say the same about Dell PC's these days.

[Ardesco]

Every sys admin i have worked with has told me that dell are nice and cheap for the money but expect to replace them after 2-3 years, however this is talking about rackmount servers. I would guess it is probably the same for a laptop, but then you have to ask yourself if you are likely to upgrade in 2-3 years anyway....