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  • NoddY
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    Milan, especially for you:



    x x x x x x x x x x x x

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  • Francko
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    Originally posted by Bovvered
    Real contractors buy VAIO.
    You forgot:

    Real effeminate contractors buy VAIO.

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  • Bovvered
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    Real contractors buy VAIO.

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  • Francko
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    Originally posted by milanbenes
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    Milan.
    Why do you need a laptop for your job? I thought a good pair of gloves would be enough to keep you warm when changing the tape in the winter.

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  • n5gooner
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    Originally posted by MrsGoof
    so how much is that then

    $18,500 (too many zeros)
    $185,000 (comma in wring place)

    or some knd of new numbering format I am unfamiliar with.

    I spec'd up the ALienware on recently came to about £12,000
    just quoting hte web site and they say ..... £18,5000

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  • MrsGoof
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    Originally posted by n5gooner
    $18,5000 - now thats what I call a contractor laptop !
    so how much is that then

    $18,500 (too many zeros)
    $185,000 (comma in wring place)

    or some knd of new numbering format I am unfamiliar with.

    I spec'd up the ALienware on recently came to about £12,000

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  • n5gooner
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    Originally posted by darmstadt

    There is also this which has up to 1TB storage
    $18,5000 - now thats what I call a contractor laptop !

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  • darmstadt
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    I've been looking at this one and also this one

    There is also this which has up to 1TB storage

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  • n3il123
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    I agree with Mordac, I have a Thinkpad T43 and it is the dogs dangalies (sp) apart from it not having a windows key

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  • Mordac
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    >Why "PC PRO" Magazine never rates these laptops as number one or even two?


    The build quality of the Toshibas is a bit suspect these days, plus they look all cheap and plasticy. If I were looking for one today, I'd probably go for a Thinkpad (which would be even better if IBM put a Windows key on, it drives me up the wall not having one ).
    Dell always seem to come out pretty well in terms of price/performance, and always do well in the laptop tests. Hopefully my trusty ole' Compaq will serve for a couple more years yet.

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  • Singleton
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    Why "PC PRO" Magazine never rates these laptops as number one or even two?
    frequently it rates "evesham" laptops as no 1.

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  • Churchill
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    Wait until the new dual core laptops are available.

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  • AlfredJPruffock
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    Originally posted by milanbenes
    ...

    Usage: To run CPU and memory intensive apps during the day, and relax with a movie in the evening at the hotel.

    What's important: Decent build quality, 15.4" display, 1024MB RAM (max 2GB), quiet fan

    Price: less than EUR 1400.

    Biggest unknown: are the glossy displays hard on the eyes with all that light reflection? Are they any better outside?

    Narrowed it down to 3 alternatives

    FUJITSU-SIEMENS AMILO M1437G/M1439G
    http://www.fujitsu-siemens.co.uk/pro...lo_m_1437.html

    SONY VGN-FS 315 H
    http://vaio.sony-europe.com/view/Sho...y=VN+FS+Series

    TOSHIBA SATELLITE M70-152
    http://de.computers.toshiba-europe.c...2&DISC_MODEL=0


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    Milan.

    Go for Tosh, the Volvo of the Laptop World.

    Boringly reliable, as Fleet may have put it , does what it says on the tin.

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  • milanbenes
    started a topic Contractor Laptop

    Contractor Laptop

    ...

    Usage: To run CPU and memory intensive apps during the day, and relax with a movie in the evening at the hotel.

    What's important: Decent build quality, 15.4" display, 1024MB RAM (max 2GB), quiet fan

    Price: less than EUR 1400.

    Biggest unknown: are the glossy displays hard on the eyes with all that light reflection? Are they any better outside?

    Narrowed it down to 3 alternatives

    FUJITSU-SIEMENS AMILO M1437G/M1439G
    http://www.fujitsu-siemens.co.uk/pro...lo_m_1437.html

    SONY VGN-FS 315 H
    http://vaio.sony-europe.com/view/Sho...y=VN+FS+Series

    TOSHIBA SATELLITE M70-152
    http://de.computers.toshiba-europe.c...2&DISC_MODEL=0


    Comments?


    Milan.

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