Thanks for all the feedback on this topic...I am now better equipped to make a decision rather than falling into the "ooohh, shiny" trap :-)
On 27 October 2013 03:34, Ryan Finnesey <[email protected]> wrote: > Big fan of Lenovo. The T Series has always been great. I also love my > X1 carbon. > > Sent from my iPad > > On Oct 25, 2013, at 11:49 AM, "Bill Humphries" <[email protected]> > wrote: > > I really like the T series thinkpads. I’ve dropped my t410 so many > times off a desk or table.**** > > ** ** > > I like the Lenovo outlet. http://outlet.lenovo.com**** > > ** ** > > bill**** > > ** ** > > ** ** > > ** ** > > *From:* [email protected] [ > mailto:[email protected] <[email protected]>] *On > Behalf Of *Richard Stovall > *Sent:* Friday, October 25, 2013 11:09 AM > *To:* [email protected] > *Subject:* Re: [NTSysADM] OT-ish: Laptop**** > > ** ** > > I like the Outlet.**** > > ** ** > > In this case, http://www.dell.co.uk/outlet/.**** > > ** ** > > ** ** > > On Fri, Oct 25, 2013 at 10:57 AM, Kramer, Jack <[email protected]> > wrote:**** > > Honestly, for PC laptops I tend to buy a 2 to 3-year-old off-lease > business model for cheap and then just swap them every year to two. I max > their RAM and swap SATA HDDs for SSDs and have been pretty pleased. I would > look for a Latitude 6410 or 6420 with the Quadro card, or 6510/6520 if you > want a larger screen. > > (sent from a mobile device)**** > > > > On Oct 25, 2013, at 5:51 AM, "Rankin, James R" <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > > I need a new laptop....anyone have any recommendations in this arena? > > > > I like fast, I like nice-looking....but I also hate spending a lot of > money, maybe about 700 English pounds would be my budget? I don't really do > much besides browse, watch movies and work on documents, although it might > be nice to have decent battery life and maybe be able to run a > CPU-intensive game like Football Manager. > > > > I prefer to run Windows, but I'm open to all options really. Just > looking for some recommendations as to what type/model people find good, > rather than expecting anyone to do the research for me :-) > > > > Cheers, > > > > > > > > JR > > > > Sent from my (new!) BlackBerry, which may make me an antiques dealer, > but it's reliable as hell for email delivery :-) > > > > > > **** > > ** ** > > -- *James Rankin* Technical Consultant (ACA, CCA, MCTS) http://appsensebigot.blogspot.co.uk
