Yeah, I would just use it for dev work (and the internets). I honestly am not sure I'd use it too frequently, its mainly for when I travel.
On Sun, Mar 27, 2011 at 9:49 PM, Erick Thompson <[email protected]> wrote: > A question to the OP - what are you looking to do with the notebook? General > purpose? Dev? Games? A lot of what makes a good notebook depends on what > you're going to use it for. > > I just got a new Lenovo (T410). I've bought nothing but ThinkPad for my > personal notebooks for going on 7 years now. I can't say enough good things > about them - in fact, my initial one (~7 years old) is still running strong, > and I use it for surfing the net in the basement. They are solid, well built > machines. I can't speak to the IdeaPads, but my wife has one and seems to > like it. > > Erick > > > On Sun, Mar 27, 2011 at 4:39 PM, Jeffery Olson <[email protected]> > wrote: >> >> I recently purchased one of the 2011 macbook pros.. I like it a lot. >> Even with one of the entry-level 13" models (I upgraded to 8GB RAM and >> a Scopio Black 7200RPM HD), I have the horsepower to run a windows vm >> (w/ VS2010, SQL mgmt studio, etc) via virtualbox for work and do most >> other stuff I want (browsing, emulation/gaming). >> >> If graphics are important to you, get a 15 or 17" model, as the 13" >> models come only with Intel's HD3000 graphics (It's what I have and I >> like it just fine, but a lot of AAA games for mac will work only with >> models with nvidia/AMD graphics chipsets, just like on windows). Don't >> get RAM upgrades from Apple ($200 for 8GB upgrade on 13" MBP, vs ~$85 >> to DIY from amazon (I get free shipping w/ prime, so it was a good >> deal for me)). Their prices on SSDs aren't bad, though. >> >> Besides the MacBook Pro, the only other laptop that I know of with a >> unibody aluminum design is the HP Envy (and it's looking like the the >> 15" model won't see a Sandy Bridge update until this summer at the >> earliest). Aside from those two, there are several laptops on the >> market with magnesium or various composite chasis. >> >> In terms of the price:power ratio, a name that I kept hearing again >> and again during my laptop search was Sager/Clevo. They have a pretty >> dedicated following on the notebookreview.com forums, but because of >> the Series 6 chipset issues, all of the Sager laptops that were >> released earlier this year are only now getting into consumer's hands. >> There seem to be some issues with screen quality and some flex in the >> keyboard/chasis, but for the price it's a great bargain (just don't >> plan on treating them too roughly). The NP5160 and NP8130 are two >> recent models from Sager that provide a great value proposition (just >> google and read up on 'em yourself). >> >> Lenovo also has what appears to be a really nice 14" Sandy Bridge >> laptop (the Ideapad y460p), but it got caught up in the Series 6 >> chipset recall as well. I've heard a *lot* of horror stories from >> people about Lenovos, though. >> >> No matter what you do, if you're going to go with a new laptop, you >> definitely need to get a system with a sandy bridge processor (and >> shoot for one with a nice, not-underclocked dual core or quad-core >> proc.. if you want to do serious work, I'd avoid any of low or >> ultra-low voltage CPUs). The field is pretty wide-open at this point >> and only more models will hit in the coming months, so if it's >> something you're serious about you should do some research. A good >> starting place is to just google for "sandy bridge laptop" in >> news.google.com from time-to-time to see recent announcements. There's >> also a wealth of information on the aforementioned >> forum.notebookreview.com site. A lot of laptop loons there, but watch >> out for the tribalist/fanboy types. >> >> Cheers and good luck, >> Jeff >> >> On Sun, Mar 27, 2011 at 3:00 PM, Justin Bozonier <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> > Just bought a new MacBook Pro this year (just prior to the update). >> > I love this computer. I spend 20-30 hours a week on it. I'm cool for >> > paying >> > for all the little luxuries, especially when it'll last 4 or so years. >> > >> > Sent from my iPhone >> > On Mar 27, 2011, at 2:58 PM, Eric Ridgeway <[email protected]> wrote: >> > >> > For PCs ive owned several different kinds... ASUS makes great pcs at low >> > prices .... Ive also always had good luck with Acer laptops ... Their >> > desktops blow but the laptops rock .... I currently use an HP dmz3 for >> > personal stuff and a Dell M4500 for work... >> > >> > The one really important thing to remember is to get a laptop that is >> > sturdy >> > .... Ne more I would only buy a metal laptop .... So MBPs keep looking >> > better and better >> > >> > On Mar 27, 2011 2:50 PM, "Michael Ibarra" <[email protected]> wrote: >> > >> > -- >> > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >> > Groups >> > "Seattle area Alt.Net" group. >> > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >> > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> > [email protected]. >> > For more options, visit this group at >> > http://groups.google.com/group/altnetseattle?hl=en. >> > >> > -- >> > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >> > Groups >> > "Seattle area Alt.Net" group. >> > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >> > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> > [email protected]. >> > For more options, visit this group at >> > http://groups.google.com/group/altnetseattle?hl=en. >> > >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "Seattle area Alt.Net" group. >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> [email protected]. >> For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/altnetseattle?hl=en. >> > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Seattle area Alt.Net" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/altnetseattle?hl=en. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Seattle area Alt.Net" group. 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