Another option(s) are Lenovos - I really like the look of the Yoga pro 3 and the X1 Carbon. X1 carbon is in the 'black friday' sale they have as well..
On 30 November 2015 at 22:28, David Rhys Jones <[email protected]> wrote: > On a bit of a tangent, I started a new job a couple of weeks ago and was > given a Dell Inspiron 7000, with windows 10 installed. It was randomly > resetting, locking up or keys stopped working. I searched on the web for > solutions and came up with graphic card drivers as the cause, it wasn't > > Eventually I installed a personal copy of Norton on my work machine, it > found 20+ viruses non of which Defender had caught. Then I ran this script > to clean up the image. > > fsutil resource setautoreset true c:\&fsutil usn deletejournal /d /n > c:&Dism.exe /online /Cleanup-Image /StartComponentCleanup&&sfc > /scannow&Dism.exe /Online /Cleanup-Image /RestoreHealth&sfc > /scannow&Dism.exe /Online /Cleanup-Image /StartComponentCleanup > /ResetBase&pause > > After that it's been a joy to use. > > Davy. > > > *Si hoc legere scis nimium eruditionis habes*. > > > On Wed, Nov 25, 2015 at 2:14 AM, Tom Rutter <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Any updates on the surface book guys? Any deal breakers pop up? I'm >> probably going to put in an order today and break the bank so thought I'd >> check one last time just in case lol >> >> On Tue, Nov 17, 2015 at 10:45 AM, Stephen Price < >> [email protected]> wrote: >> >>> Still early days but so far it's the best laptop I've owned. Ever. >>> >>> On Tue, 17 Nov 2015 at 9:33 AM, Tom Rutter <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>>> Have any devs here had a play with the surface book yet? Thoughts? >>>> >>>> On Wed, Oct 7, 2015 at 8:18 PM, DotNet Dude <[email protected]> >>>> wrote: >>>> >>>>> In case anyone here hasn't heard yet and is interested the new Surface >>>>> Book will apparently be available in Oz on Nov 12th. Looks to be expensive >>>>> though >>>>> >>>>> On Thu, Sep 24, 2015 at 10:10 AM, DotNet Dude <[email protected]> >>>>> wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> I also read somewhere next version of Surface Pro likely to be >>>>>> announced oct 6 so anyone interested may want to wait to see what happens >>>>>> there >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> On Thursday, 24 September 2015, Ken Schaefer <[email protected]> >>>>>> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>>> Microsoft are going to start offering Signature editions via their >>>>>>> new stores in Aus (first one opening soon-ish in Sydney). They might >>>>>>> offer >>>>>>> the same online I guess, once the store opens. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> *From:* [email protected] [mailto: >>>>>>> [email protected]] *On Behalf Of *Tom Rutter >>>>>>> *Sent:* Wednesday, 23 September 2015 3:57 PM >>>>>>> *To:* ozDotNet <[email protected]> >>>>>>> *Subject:* Re: [OT] New laptop >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Any things to look out for if I buy direct from US? I've always >>>>>>> purchased locally >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> On Fri, Aug 28, 2015 at 2:31 PM, Eddie de Bear (Gmail) < >>>>>>> [email protected]> wrote: >>>>>>> >>>>>>> The Signature Editions are the exact same machines (HP, Lenovo, etc) >>>>>>> BUT stripped bare of all the crapware.. From what I remember reading >>>>>>> when >>>>>>> Microsoft first started with them, it’s a clean windows install, with >>>>>>> all >>>>>>> the correct tweeks, drivers etc to get the most out of the hardware.. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Here is a link to their US store: >>>>>>> http://www.microsoftstore.com/store/msusa/en_US/cat/categoryID.69916600 >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> *From:* [email protected] [mailto: >>>>>>> [email protected]] *On Behalf Of *mike smith >>>>>>> *Sent:* Friday, 28 August 2015 2:11 PM >>>>>>> *To:* ozDotNet <[email protected]> >>>>>>> *Subject:* Re: [OT] New laptop >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> On Fri, Aug 28, 2015 at 10:44 AM, Eddie de Bear (Gmail) < >>>>>>> [email protected]> wrote: >>>>>>> >>>>>>> This is where Microsoft could really make a difference, if they >>>>>>> would stop thinking about just the US and make the Signature Edition >>>>>>> laptops/PCs available in Australia… >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Do they make them (or rebadge) ? If the former, whose their >>>>>>> manufacturer? >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> *From:* [email protected] [mailto: >>>>>>> [email protected]] *On Behalf Of *Thomas Koster >>>>>>> *Sent:* Friday, 28 August 2015 10:09 AM >>>>>>> *To:* ozDotNet <[email protected]> >>>>>>> *Subject:* Re: [OT] New laptop >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> On 27 August 2015 at 19:28, <[email protected]> wrote: >>>>>>> >>>>>>> What’s peoples views on Lenovo ATM given there have been a few PR >>>>>>> things happen in the last 12 months…? price v performance v reliability? >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Are you talking about Superfish? >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> http://arstechnica.com/security/2015/02/lenovo-pcs-ship-with-man-in-the-middle-adware-that-breaks-https-connections/ >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Consider how this could have happened and all the people who would >>>>>>> have had to sign off on this. I'll let people make up their own minds >>>>>>> about >>>>>>> the competence and trustworthiness of Lenovo... >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> -- >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Thomas Koster >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> -- >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Meski >>>>>>> >>>>>>> http://courteous.ly/aAOZcv >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> "Going to Starbucks for coffee is like going to prison for sex. >>>>>>> Sure, you'll get it, but it's going to be rough" - Adam Hills >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>> >>>> >> >
