New laptop needed

[deano_123]

Advice needed from you tech boffins

I need a new laptop for work, needs to be superfast and able to run shitloads of programs at the same time

Normally I've always had IBM/ Lenovo but I'm not to fussed.

*no mac bollocks*

[MuZiZZle]

get a mac

[chompy]

don't get a mac unless you're doing CAD work. get a laptop and stick Linux on it ;)

[MuZiZZle]

don't get a mac unless you're doing CAD work. get a laptop and stick Linux on it ;)

He's shit man!

He needs a mac

He wanks about all over the world so it's a light option for his stupid noodle arms

Plus the support is good on them globally

[Quick]

££££££Budget???????

[Manu]

how much money

needs to be superfast and able to run shitloads of programs at the same time


get a mac

[chompy]

Seriously, HP or Dell. Anything i5 or above will do. aim for around 8GB of RAM/

[MuZiZZle]

Seriously, HP or Dell. Anything i5 or above will do. aim for around 8GB of RAM/

DELL?!?!?!?

[chompy]

DELL?!?!?!?

Yes, Dell. Surprisingly the hundreds of Pcs & laptops I've deployed over the past few years have been without issue :y:

[MuZiZZle]

Yes, Dell. Surprisingly the hundreds of Pcs & laptops I've deployed over the past few years have been without issue :y:

did you not unbox them?

[CarlStinson]

did you not unbox them?

LOL :y:

[chompy]

did you not unbox them?

Touche :homme:

[Manu]

excuse him, he works for dispatching, not returns.

[smiith]

Definitely a mac.. I got a brand new laptop not so long ago, and my mates 5 year old mac still dicks all over it for speed :/

[D1zzyman]

get a mac you can boot-camp or use parallels if you need to run other OS.

[deano_123]

price wise - £1000

cant go for a mac as I have no idea how to use one and dont have the time to learn

[MuZiZZle]

price wise - £1000

cant go for a mac as I have no idea how to use one and dont have the time to learn

Bender

[smiith]

Mac...

[MJ05LLY]

price wise - £1000

cant go for a mac as I have no idea how to use one and dont have the time to learn

Does not take that long!

Plus you can run windows on it. You can pick up Apple refurbed ones on their site at the min, at very good prices. £800ish for a pro, buy some extra ram £50 and off you go.

[Randyransford91]

Buy a Dell (One with dual hdd bays) then an ssd. Run your OS/Programs on your ssd, save files on a standard hdd. Easy.

Ideally a machine with i5 8GB of ram.

What programs do you run?

[deano_123]

Buy a Dell (One with dual hdd bays) then an ssd. Run your OS/Programs on your ssd, save files on a standard hdd. Easy.

Ideally a machine with i5 8GB of ram.

What programs do you run?

I dont like Dell and they are only mail order. I should have said I need to be able to buy this in a shop, my current laptop is dying so I'm buying a replacement instead of being sent the usual crap the company makes us use.

programs - office (all day everyday), skype, googleearth, mapping tools, tracking tools, CAD VPN's etc

Nothing too special but when theres about 25 different windows open my current laptop jsut sits there spinning meaning im losing time just sitting there waiting for shit to process.

[MJ05LLY]

For programming at work I've got a HP Elitebook, not sure on price but I can imagine they'll be top end of your budget.
I don't run CAD on it but I run some energy sapping program's. It's still not a patch on my mbp tho.

Ticks your boxes power wise though. They even do a model down which is a probook I think.

[MuZiZZle]

Buy a Dell (One with dual hdd bays) then an ssd. Run your OS/Programs on your ssd, save files on a standard hdd. Easy.

Ideally a machine with i5 8GB of ram.

What programs do you run?

He say's he can't use a mac, and you say all of that :y:

[chompy]

TBH, sounds like a mac would be perfect for the CAD work etc.

Thought about alienware? There are a few places that can supply them. You could always go into a shop and they'll build you a barebone laptop to your own spec.

[deano_123]

I dont have much chance of getting an Alienware or refurbished computer put through on my expenses.

Ideally I was jsut looking for links to some super fast laptops that I can job down to the local computer shop in Dubai and buy

[MuZiZZle]

I dont have much chance of getting an Alienware or refurbished computer put through on my expenses.

Ideally I was jsut looking for links to some super fast laptops that I can job down to the local computer shop in Dubai and buy

It's a business one you'll want really, online FTW, at work I use an HP ProBook, it's pretty pro, like what I am and that

[Giraffe]

So basically for people who want an alternative to a mac, get a mac. Excellent. Only here.

[MuZiZZle]

So basically for people who want an alternative to a mac, get a mac. Excellent. Only here.

Shut up Huge Heftner

^^^

That made me think of this guy

http://cdn.memegenerator.net/instances/500x/49471660.jpg

[SimpleJoee]

Get an Alienware they're brilliant

lol jk

[MuZiZZle]

Get an Alienware they're brilliant

lol jk

like milk?

[Kebabman]

I'd go for the lenovo thinkpad as you have already mentioned. I've always had one of these and they're the nuts, pretty pricey but the manufacturing standards are second to none and always come with pretty decent specs with the high end models.

[MuZiZZle]

I'd go for the lenovo thinkpad as you have already mentioned. I've always had one of these and they're the nuts, pretty pricey but the manufacturing standards are second to none and always come with pretty decent specs with the high end models.

I think their latest offerings are a bit Fisher Price to be honest, I put a few hundred out at the NHS and they were toilet, never again

[deano_123]

this any good, its the latest model to what i have now

http://www.pcworld.co.uk/gbuk/laptops-netbooks/laptops/laptops/lenovo-g5070-15-6-laptop-black-22068964-pdt.html?sPageInfo=1_20&sSortInfo=price-desc

[MuZiZZle]

this any good, its the latest model to what i have now

http://www.pcworld.co.uk/gbuk/laptops-netbooks/laptops/laptops/lenovo-g5070-15-6-laptop-black-22068964-pdt.html?sPageInfo=1_20&sSortInfo=price-desc

Tiny screen for CAD, shit resolution too, 1366 x 768

Unless you dock it?

to be honest for a machine you work on you want to spend at least triple that

http://shop.lenovo.com/gb/en/laptops/thinkpad/w-series/w540/

[SimpleJoee]

If you're going to be running a few hefty programs you might want a better option, as the processor seems pretty wankish on that. Can get much more bang for your buck, just have to browse away :homme:

[deano_123]

Tiny screen for CAD, shit resolution too, 1366 x 768

Unless you dock it?

to be honest for a machine you work on you want to spend at least triple that

dude, I dont use CAD to map the pipework of London, its for designing camp layouts, sewage plants, recycling centres etc nothing high profile, were just a bunch of idiots looking for oil. The smaller the laptop the better, I live out of my backpack.

[deano_123]

If you're going to be running a few hefty programs you might want a better option, as the processor seems pretty wankish on that. Can get much more bang for your buck, just have to browse away :homme:

any input then as I'm technically retarded

[0rang3peel]

MSI do some decent spec laptops this is quite a low spec one but you get the idea...


http://www.saveonlaptops.co.uk/GT60-2PC-462UK-MSI-GT60-Dominator_1590073.html

[MuZiZZle]

dude, I dont use CAD to map the pipework of London, its for designing :homme:, sewage plants, recycling centres etc nothing high profile, were just a bunch of idiots looking for oil. The smaller the laptop the better, I live out of my backpack.

get a mac then, you numpty, it'll do everything you want and be light, buy one in the store and the nerds will set it up with you and teach you for free

stop being shit

[SimpleJoee]

any input then as I'm technically retarded

I'll have a browse now to try and find an all around good one for you :A:

[SimpleJoee]

http://www.pcworld.co.uk/gbuk/laptops-netbooks/laptops/laptops/hp-pavilion-17-e153sa-17-3-laptop-21865580-pdt.html

i5 2.5GHz
8GB Ram
1600x900 Res
1TB HDD
Plenty of other bits n' bobs, but for around half of your budget it's generally quite good!

[MuZiZZle]

I'll have a browse now to try and find an all around good one for you :A:

I've just told him, he doesn't want a childs lenovo as they're mad from Ryvita and tinfoil, he wants a business class one, so multiple times the money, failing that a mac.

[MuZiZZle]

http://www.pcworld.co.uk/gbuk/laptops-netbooks/laptops/laptops/hp-pavilion-17-e153sa-17-3-laptop-21865580-pdt.html

i5 2.5GHz
8GB Ram
1600x900 Res
1TB HDD
Plenty of other bits n' bobs, but for around half of your budget it's generally quite good!

really?

a Pavilion? for work?

[SimpleJoee]

I've just told him, he doesn't want a childs lenovo as they're mad from Ryvita and tinfoil, he wants a business class one, so multiple times the money, failing that a mac.

:P
I'll admit if you're majorly editing etc a mac would be the best option, plus they do look super cool.
Or build a badass tower, just carry it around everywhere

[SimpleJoee]

really?

a Pavilion? for work?

da specs r gwd!
Granted it's not THE best, but it's also not the most expensive one either.

[MuZiZZle]

http://shop.lenovo.com/gb/en/laptops/thinkpad/w-series/w540/

£1200 ish

3 year on site warranty, basically a good, well built powerhouse, their low end gear is a bit toilet, for around a grand I'd be buying one of these and fettling with it a bit.

[MuZiZZle]

da specs r gwd!
Granted it's not THE best, but it's also not the most expensive one either.

F the specs, most of the stuff at PCworld is disposable, he needs something that can be lashed with semen constantly in a tent in uzbekistan

[SimpleJoee]

F the specs, most of the stuff at PCworld is disposable, he needs something that can be lashed with semen constantly in a tent in uzbekistan

Ashamed to say that didn't cross my mind...

[MuZiZZle]

Ashamed to say that didn't cross my mind...

You have a lot to learn in the world of IT purchasing

#1, is the user male, if so is the device able to view pornography? if so is it robust enough to cop frequent loads?

[SimpleJoee]

You have a lot to learn in the world of IT purchasing

#1, is the user male, if so is the device able to view pornography? if so is it robust enough to cop frequent loads?

This comes to mind
http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m6vnzf7hzl1r19s9oo1_500.jpg

[Hazmanscoop]

Why not just buy a notepad and some Crayons... This sounds ideal for your needs!

[Randyransford91]

http://store.hp.com/UKStore/Merch/Product.aspx?id=H5G42EA&opt=ABU&sel=PBNB

This seems to cover all bases, we sell these to our customers at work and are a good and nice looking machine. Normally for CAD users we sell them these:

http://www.dell.com/uk/business/p/precision-m4800-workstation/pd

But they are quite heavy for lugging around all day and it's a Dell which you said you didn't want.....

[Brettles1986]

Just buy something semi decent and cover it in bubble wrap.

[Viper]

Buy this, now.

http://www.dell.com/uk/p/xps-15-9530/pd

[CorsaDestroyer]

Sorry to hijack the thread a bit, but could anyone tell me if this ( http://www.currys.co.uk/gbuk/computing/laptops/laptops/lenovo-g500-15-6-laptop-21707559-pdt.html?sPageInfo=3_20&sSortInfo=price-asc ) is a decent laptop on a budget of £400 ? Just need it for uni work/ General use.

[Brettles1986]

Sorry to hijack the thread a bit, but could anyone tell me if this ( http://www.currys.co.uk/gbuk/computing/laptops/laptops/lenovo-g500-15-6-laptop-21707559-pdt.html?sPageInfo=3_20&sSortInfo=price-asc ) is a decent laptop on a budget of £400 ? Just need it for uni work/ General use.

It will be alright but that depends on what "Uni work" entails?

[deano_123]

It will be alright but that depends on what "Uni work" entails?

porn obviously

[Brettles1986]

porn obviously

Needs a bigger screen in that case.

[Hazmanscoop]

Needs a bigger screen in that case.

Nah, it has an HDMI output. Plug it into the TV.

Full screen filth.

[CorsaDestroyer]

It will be alright but that depends on what "Uni work" entails?

I'm not actually there yet so i'm not even that sure haha, from what I gather anything requiring specialist software or a high performance computer will be provided.

porn obviously

Ha, hopefully not if i'm in mixed halls ;)