Originally posted by MiniMani
View Post
- Visitors can check out the Forum FAQ by clicking this link. You have to register before you can post: click the REGISTER link above to proceed. To start viewing messages, select the forum that you want to visit from the selection below. View our Forum Privacy Policy.
- Want to receive the latest contracting news and advice straight to your inbox? Sign up to the ContractorUK newsletter here. Every sign up will also be entered into a draw to WIN £100 Amazon vouchers!
Laptop carrying pain!
Collapse
X
-
'CUK forum personality of 2011 - Winner - Yes really!!!! -
Originally posted by doodab View PostYou might want to get a lighter computer. You should be able to pick up a thinkpad X60 or X61 for around £200 or less 2nd hand.Comment
-
Get it on ebay right away, and use the money as a downpayment on a macbook air - absolutley brilliant bit of kit. Runs windows as well, if need be. Your health comes first.Comment
-
Originally posted by v8gaz View PostGet it on ebay right away, and use the money as a downpayment on a macbook air - absolutley brilliant bit of kit. Runs windows as well, if need be. Your health comes first.Comment
-
Originally posted by oracleslave View PostBe a dear and put the kettle on luvvie.+50 Xeno Geek Points
Come back Toolpusher, scotspine, Voodooflux.Pogle
As for the rest of you - DILLIGAF
Purveyor of fine quality smut since 2005
CUK Olympic University Challenge Champions 2010/2012Comment
-
Why not just get your butler to carry it?“The period of the disintegration of the European Union has begun. And the first vessel to have departed is Britain”Comment
-
thats a £1,600 laptop, hubby should have recommend a Lenovo Thinkpad X220, also a core i7 processor but over 1/3 lighter, far better for your needs IMOThe proud owner of 125 Xeno Geek PointsComment
-
Originally posted by v8gaz View PostGet it on ebay right away, and use the money as a downpayment on a macbook air - absolutley brilliant bit of kit. Runs windows as well, if need be. Your health comes first.merely at clientco for the entertainmentComment
-
Originally posted by MiniMani View Postwas going to get that, the software i use isn't compatibe with Mac yet - but yeh I think I might do this, no way can I carry that into and out of London everyday on the tube where I mostly never get a seat..!
Client lumbered me with an HP Elitebook - it weighs a ton in comparison.Comment
-
Originally posted by v8gaz View PostCompatability not an issue - I need to run MS project, so I stuck a copy of paralells on the mac, installed windows and project, runs seamlessly inside a window on the air. Solid state disks so starts and stops quickly. I bought the 11" for travelling, but should on reflection have gone for the 13, as the weight is negligeble for both.
Client lumbered me with an HP Elitebook - it weighs a ton in comparison.Comment
- Home
- News & Features
- First Timers
- IR35 / S660 / BN66
- Employee Benefit Trusts
- Agency Workers Regulations
- MSC Legislation
- Limited Companies
- Dividends
- Umbrella Company
- VAT / Flat Rate VAT
- Job News & Guides
- Money News & Guides
- Guide to Contracts
- Successful Contracting
- Contracting Overseas
- Contractor Calculators
- MVL
- Contractor Expenses
Advertisers
Contractor Services
CUK News
- Streamline Your Retirement with iSIPP: A Solution for Contractor Pensions Sep 1 09:13
- Making the most of pension lump sums: overview for contractors Sep 1 08:36
- Umbrella company tribunal cases are opening up; are your wages subject to unlawful deductions, too? Aug 31 08:38
- Contractors, relabelling 'labour' as 'services' to appear 'fully contracted out' won't dupe IR35 inspectors Aug 31 08:30
- How often does HMRC check tax returns? Aug 30 08:27
- Work-life balance as an IT contractor: 5 top tips from a tech recruiter Aug 30 08:20
- Autumn Statement 2023 tipped to prioritise mental health, in a boost for UK workplaces Aug 29 08:33
- Final reminder for contractors to respond to the umbrella consultation (closing today) Aug 29 08:09
- Top 5 most in demand cyber security contract roles Aug 25 08:38
- Changes to the right to request flexible working are incoming, but how will contractors be affected? Aug 24 08:25
Comment