What about a sony Viao F series? Big, nice screen at 1080p. I have a 2010 version. I don't take it around as it is just too big. But if I travel by car to hone, I take it because it like a pc. Just get one with the right graphics card and you can play games (I'm not much of a gamer, sadly)
Sent from my iPad 2 On Dec 12, 2011, at 4:09 PM, Bino Gopal <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > Ok it's a bit long, so thanks for those of you who get thru it all; for those > who don't, here's the short version:Lenovos rock, but have issues too-tho > their KBs are the best. Got a Acer Aspire that seems to work but thinking of > getting a new laptop anyway, maybe a Lenovo but want to play games on it-are > any Lenovo's good for that or do I need something completely different? > Budget of up to $2k. Oh and I would rather get a PC-should I wait for Win8 > maybe then? > -----Some thoughts on my laptop history (going back a few posts before the > Apple flame war). Oh, and I'll add that I mostly live on my laptop, > especially the last few years as I do all my email and IM and surfing on it, > and only used my (fairly old and now pretty much desktop) for games and I > haven't been playing games that much the last few years (e.g. bought Oblivion > and only got a few hours into it) > Lenovo laptop rocks but I've definitely had problems with them (though I do > beat them up)-oh, and I got them all through work (corporate-issued > machines). Had a T23 for years, and then used a T42 for even longer and I > replaced everything on that thing myself. The hard drives failed for a while > on that one (went thru 5 one year) but I figured out that was b/c the stylish > new leather shoulder bag I was using wasn't padded on the bottom-and yeah, > once I switched to a real laptop bag no more HD problems-amazeballs! And > yes, when the screen died on it after like 4 years, I even took apart the T42 > and put in a new screen in from another T42 from work (apparently I can > always get a job in laptop repair if I lost this one or want to change > careers). > I had a T61 since 2007 but didn't start using it til 2009 b/c I didn't want > to deal with reinstalling/moving stuff over but when the new screen died > after a couple years I gave up. But I decided to go with an SSD if I was > going to use it, so I got a 60GB Intel G2 SSD and installed Win7 on it and > that machine was awesome-until it started overheating earlier this year. > Unfortunately it was just out of the 3 yr warranty, and unlike the Apple > stories Lenovo wasn't going to fix it w/o major cost when I called support. > I hoped it was the integrated heatsink/CPU fan b/c the fan had stopped > spinning (so I used a small desk fan blowing on it to keep it working for a > while lol) but it turns out that even after I replaced that the fan wouldn't > run, so it had to be the mainboard and I wasn't going to deal with replacing > THAT (there were enough screws getting that far, plus the cost for something > that old), so I got a new laptop from a friend in Feb of this year... > Which was his newly purchased gaming laptop that he decided to sell when he > got a better one from work, an Acer Aspire 7745G with a ATI Mobility Radeon > HD5650 on a 17.3" screen that's 1600x900 native. It was nice to be able to > play some games on my laptop, but Fallout 3 didn't run at full res at high > enough FR (only 15-20) and it got damn HOT so I was a little annoyed, but I > got this thing for $600, so not bad for what it is (oh, did I mention core > i7-7400QM, so it's decently fast and 4GB RAM and did I mention that 17.3" > screen at 1600x700 which is NICE?!) > But I can say that I really HATE this KB, but maybe b/c I have almost 8 years > of IBM/Lenovo keyboard memory and I still hit the wrong keys sometimes, but > that might also be b/c the design kind of really sucks and it's hard to tell > keys apart and my finger slip ALL THE TIME, so yes IBM//Lenovo KBs definitely > rock! > And the thing sucks juice like no one's business-if I try to go on battery, > it only lasts about an hour, even if I turn the brightness down! Yeah that > sucks, but I just learn to make sure it's always charged and I now carry a > 25" 3-prong extension cord with the laptop! ;) > I've got Win7 64-bit on it (this def is the BEST version of Windows ever) and > while not perfect (mostly issues due to browser memory leakage and needing to > reboot occasionally) it's been pretty damn good, BUT given the KB issues, and > lack of battery like and the feeling that it's starting to overheat more and > more often... > > ...I was thinking of getting a Lenovo again, but wanted something I could > play most games on too as this would be a personal laptop I purchase myself > and I want a big screen (and can always export to an external display) and > does Lenovo make anything that does that? Work gives me $2k every 3 years > for a laptop so I have a definite budget. > My roommate got this one earlier this year right when I got my Acer: > http://www.amazon.com/G73SW-A1-Republic-Gamers-17-3-Inch-Gaming/dp/B004I1J864/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1323689351&sr=8-2 > and it seems pretty good, but I'm sure there's better stuff out there now > (or coming soon)? > And yes this Acer is big, and people laugh when I pull it out, but I love the > screen size, and hell, might not even mind a 19" laptop that does higher res > (screen real estate and res is the most imp thing for me, which is why I have > 5 monitors, 3 20" and 2 24" ones-though I can't drive them all at once now > lol). So while a small laptop might be nice, I have an iPad2 that fills the > small and portable niche, so I want big screen, high res and power in my > laptop! > Anyway, lots of background, but couldn't sleep and felt like sharing and > figured it might help with any recs. Thanks guys! > BINO > >> Date: Thu, 8 Dec 2011 22:41:14 -0700 >> From: [email protected] >> To: [email protected] >> Subject: Re: [H] Laptop? >> >> Hi, >> >> I personally really like the thinkpads quality wise, I have a work >> issued (IBM) Lenovo W520, and it's really really nice. >> >> If your interested in Lenovo, either refurb/lease returns or new, send >> me a direct email, I have employee discounts that can be used by friends >> and family. >> >> Harry >> >> On 12/8/11 7:46 PM, Anthony Q. Martin wrote: >>> Lenovo has a wonderful keyboard. >>> >>> Sent from my iPad 2 >>> >>> On Dec 8, 2011, at 7:10 PM, Gary Udstrand <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>>> I am in the market for a laptop, something in the 15" range. Laptop will >>>> be used for general purpose stuff around the house, some gaming and >>>> photo/video in a pinch. Not looking for an ultra portable or anything >>>> like that, would like decent battery life and hopefully be ~5-6 pounds, i5 >>>> processor (2nd gen). Been looking at Dell, Asus, HP, Lenovo and Acer. >>>> Too many choices! Any recommendations? Specific model or just a brand >>>> or two I should focus my efforts upon. >>>> >>>> Oh, >>>> >>>> -- >>>> Gary >>>> http://www.twigsandtracks.com >>>> Twigs snap and tracks fade, a photograph reacquaints >>>> Twigs and Tracks Blog: Painted >>>> Falls<http://blog.twigsandtracks.com/2011/06/25/painted-falls/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=painted-falls> >> > >
