Bummer - went to the Apple shop after lunch ...

[ThomasSoerensen]

+1 for Lenovo Thinkpads. The T series and X series are built like tanks, good keyboards, designed to be opened for upgrading and you can order spares for them long after the warranty expires.

I think some of the top end HP EliteBooks have 4 dimm slots as well.

I like my W500 - now upgraded to 500 gb 7200 rpm HDD and 8 gig RAM.

Be careful of the XxxT tablets - after 4-5 years the central pivoting hinge can get a little play and then the screen is not as stable as it was fro new. That is the only downside though.

[ThomasSoerensen]

Spot the poor boy who can't afford the best quality hardware.

The dude who settles for an McBook Air.

[d000hg]

The dude who settles for an McBook Air.

Really? I wasn't aware there were many similar form-factor options out there. You don't buy an Air because you can't afford a Pro.

[ThomasSoerensen]

This is my Current wishlist

15" Macbook Pro - 2.2ghz i7, 4gb Ram, 1gb Video, 128gb SSD, Hi-res Gloss screen
1TB Timecapsule
Wireless Keyboard
Neoprene Sleeve
DVI video adaptor
Job as SteveOs rimmer.

Just got to work out how many more invoices I need to raise to pay for it

what - really?

[amcdonald]

They do now, the Macbook Pro's are as fast as you can get at the moment for a mobile chipset. it'll destroy most of the desktops you see out there both in graphics and processing grunt.

Not quite true

A guy at client site got a Mac Pro, my lappy was better specced for nearly 1/3 of the price, but his was white so it looked better

[ThomasSoerensen]

You don't buy an Air because you can't afford a Pro.

huh?

As in "you don't by a Lada because you can't afford a Moskvitch"?

How does that logic work?

[d000hg]

huh?

As in "you don't by a Lada because you can't afford a Moskvitch"?

How does that logic work?

An Air isn't competing with a Pro, or an XPS, it's an ultra slim, light netbook PC. Well done for spending more on something that weighs a ton.

[DaveB]

Not quite true

A guy at client site got a Mac Pro, my lappy was better specced for nearly 1/3 of the price, but his was white so it looked better

If it was white it wasn't a pro unless it was very old.

Pro's are all aluminium unibodies now. White plastic is for standard Macbooks only.

[d000hg]

I doubt it was really better specced. It rather depends what things you include in the spec... if you measure cars only on top speed, 0-60 and BHP then you get the same comparisons made.

[sasguru]

An Air isn't competing with a Pro, or an XPS, it's an ultra slim, light netbook PC. Well done for spending more on something that weighs a ton.

WHS. This ThomasStupidson chappie is not the sharpest tool in the box.
He's spent more on a desktop replacement that is larger, fatter and has less battery power. Doh!
But maybe he's a bit weedy and likes lugging around large laptops that run out of power after an hour as a gym alternative.