Looking for a laptop

2008-06-22 12:37:24

#1

Jenspm: penis; +1,716|7002|St. Andrews / Oslo

Yeah, so my dad is looking for a laptop. He's had a Dell for a while, and he's fucking sick of how slow it is, so he's looking for something fast. No fancy GPU's though, as he uses it for Word, excel, Office, etc, but it should be fast at that (lol - loading times, boot times, etc). It also has to be pretty light, not some huge ass motherfucker.

I would go for a Sony, but they don't make them with Norwegian Keyboards.

Also, there is no budget - go crazy (the office pays )

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2008-06-22 12:38:35

#2

Gooners: Wiki Contributor; +2,700|6902

What! No Budget?

2008-06-22 12:39:29

#3

Mitch92uK: aka [DBS]Mitch92uK; +192|6505|United Kingdom

No budget and business quality/looks go for Lenovo T61

2008-06-22 12:40:35

#4

Poseidon: Fudgepack DeQueef; +3,253|6807|Long Island, New York

So tell him to get an Alienware laptop.

2008-06-22 12:41:50

#5

Gooners: Wiki Contributor; +2,700|6902

If there is no budget, might as well get something kickass... Agree?

2008-06-22 12:42:38

#6

Jenspm: penis; +1,716|7002|St. Andrews / Oslo

Mitch92uK wrote:
No budget and business quality/looks go for Lenovo T61

Lenovo = IBM Thinkpad?

Guys, no budget doesn't mean go overboard... Like I said, he's only using it for word, excel, outlook - the only spec that's important is loading times and boot time.

2008-06-22 12:44:28

#7

Gooners: Wiki Contributor; +2,700|6902

Jenspm wrote:
Mitch92uK wrote:
No budget and business quality/looks go for Lenovo T61
Lenovo = IBM Thinkpad?

Guys, no budget doesn't mean go overboard... Like I said, he's only using it for word, excel, outlook - the only spec that's important is loading times and boot time.

Yup. Lenovo=IBM

If there is no budget, but we can't go overboard, give us a no budget budget. Kthx

2008-06-22 12:45:29

#8

Poseidon: Fudgepack DeQueef; +3,253|6807|Long Island, New York

Jenspm wrote:
Mitch92uK wrote:
No budget and business quality/looks go for Lenovo T61
Lenovo = IBM Thinkpad?

Guys, no budget doesn't mean go overboard... Like I said, he's only using it for word, excel, outlook - the only spec that's important is loading times and boot time.

So the video card doesn't really matter? Gimme a sec.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a … 6834117684

Use that for vantage obviously so you can find it as you can't use newegg.

Big HDD, 4 gigs of memory, blu-ray drive...pretty good.

Last edited by Poseidon (2008-06-22 12:47:22)

2008-06-22 12:47:18

#9

Jenspm: penis; +1,716|7002|St. Andrews / Oslo

Poseidon wrote:
Jenspm wrote:
Mitch92uK wrote:
No budget and business quality/looks go for Lenovo T61
Lenovo = IBM Thinkpad?

Guys, no budget doesn't mean go overboard... Like I said, he's only using it for word, excel, outlook - the only spec that's important is loading times and boot time.
So the video card doesn't really matter? Gimme a sec.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a … 6834117684

Use that for vantage obviously so you can find it as you can't use newegg.

Big HDD, 4 gigs of memory, blu-ray disc...pretty good.

Jenspm wrote:
I would go for a Sony, but they don't make them with Norwegian Keyboards.

2008-06-22 12:47:49

#10

Poseidon: Fudgepack DeQueef; +3,253|6807|Long Island, New York

Jenspm wrote:
Poseidon wrote:
Jenspm wrote:

Lenovo = IBM Thinkpad?

Guys, no budget doesn't mean go overboard... Like I said, he's only using it for word, excel, outlook - the only spec that's important is loading times and boot time.
So the video card doesn't really matter? Gimme a sec.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a … 6834117684

Use that for vantage obviously so you can find it as you can't use newegg.

Big HDD, 4 gigs of memory, blu-ray disc...pretty good.
Jenspm wrote:
I would go for a Sony, but they don't make them with Norwegian Keyboards.

rifnaggle

What companies do? I'm not exactly keen on which companies make norwegian keyboards..

2008-06-22 12:49:55

#11

Jenspm: penis; +1,716|7002|St. Andrews / Oslo

Gooners wrote:
Jenspm wrote:
Mitch92uK wrote:
No budget and business quality/looks go for Lenovo T61
Lenovo = IBM Thinkpad?

Guys, no budget doesn't mean go overboard... Like I said, he's only using it for word, excel, outlook - the only spec that's important is loading times and boot time.
Yup. Lenovo=IBM

If there is no budget, but we can't go overboard, give us a no budget budget. Kthx

ok, look:

Imagine you were testing out all the laptops in the world. The test includes:

booting
word
excel
outlook
load times for programs

at what point would you stop noticing the difference? There is your budget.

@Poseidon: All the big companies do, other than Sony.

Last edited by Jenspm (2008-06-22 12:50:29)

2008-06-22 12:52:10

#12

Poseidon: Fudgepack DeQueef; +3,253|6807|Long Island, New York

Jenspm wrote:
Gooners wrote:
Jenspm wrote:

Lenovo = IBM Thinkpad?

Guys, no budget doesn't mean go overboard... Like I said, he's only using it for word, excel, outlook - the only spec that's important is loading times and boot time.
Yup. Lenovo=IBM

If there is no budget, but we can't go overboard, give us a no budget budget. Kthx
ok, look:

Imagine you were testing out all the laptops in the world. The test includes:

booting
word
excel
outlook
load times for programs

at what point would you stop noticing the difference? There is your budget.

@Poseidon: All the big companies do, other than Sony.

Okay, hold on...

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a … 6834220326

320gb HDD, fast C2D CPU, 4 gigs of DDR2-667...pretty decent imho.

2008-06-22 12:52:38

#13

Flaming_Maniac: prince of insufficient light; +2,490|6977|67.222.138.85

Poseidon wrote:
Jenspm wrote:
Mitch92uK wrote:
No budget and business quality/looks go for Lenovo T61
Lenovo = IBM Thinkpad?

Guys, no budget doesn't mean go overboard... Like I said, he's only using it for word, excel, outlook - the only spec that's important is loading times and boot time.
So the video card doesn't really matter? Gimme a sec.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a … 6834117684

Use that for vantage obviously so you can find it as you can't use newegg.

Big HDD, 4 gigs of memory, blu-ray drive...pretty good.

4200 rpm hard drive

My dad has run the whole gamut of mid to higher range laptops, and he said the only ones that have really lasted were from hp. The screens went out on most of the others.

For what you're looking for, go for at least 2 gb of RAM, if you can get more, Vista to stay on the current apps for the business world (latest office and such), 7200 rpm hard drive, then as fast of a processor/screen as you want to pay for.

edit: oh, and make sure they don't have really shitty slow RAM in there, you aren't going to find blazing fast stuff in a laptop, just make sure it isn't shit.

edit2: that ASUS one still only has a 5400 rpm drive, that is more standard for laptops but you can definitely find 7200 rpm drives
That has a pretty small screen as well, 12.1"

Battery life is another important aspect to look at.

2008-06-22 12:53:04

#14

Gooners: Wiki Contributor; +2,700|6902

Poseidon wrote:
Jenspm wrote:
Gooners wrote:
Yup. Lenovo=IBM

If there is no budget, but we can't go overboard, give us a no budget budget. Kthx
ok, look:

Imagine you were testing out all the laptops in the world. The test includes:

booting
word
excel
outlook
load times for programs

at what point would you stop noticing the difference? There is your budget.

@Poseidon: All the big companies do, other than Sony.
Okay, hold on...

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a … 6834220326

320gb HDD, fast C2D CPU, 4 gigs of DDR2-667...pretty decent imho.

That's OVERBOARD!

If it isn't get this instead

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a … 6834220210

Last edited by Gooners (2008-06-22 12:54:05)

2008-06-22 12:54:39

#15

Poseidon: Fudgepack DeQueef; +3,253|6807|Long Island, New York

Flaming_Maniac wrote:
Poseidon wrote:
Jenspm wrote:

Lenovo = IBM Thinkpad?

Guys, no budget doesn't mean go overboard... Like I said, he's only using it for word, excel, outlook - the only spec that's important is loading times and boot time.
So the video card doesn't really matter? Gimme a sec.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a … 6834117684

Use that for vantage obviously so you can find it as you can't use newegg.

Big HDD, 4 gigs of memory, blu-ray drive...pretty good.
4200 rpm hard drive

Yeah I just noticed that now. He can't use a Sony anyways, so no worries. The one I posted (The ASUS Lambo) has a 5400 RPM HDD...still not that fast, but will do good.

2008-06-22 12:56:01

#16

Poseidon: Fudgepack DeQueef; +3,253|6807|Long Island, New York

Gooners wrote:
Poseidon wrote:
Jenspm wrote:

ok, look:

Imagine you were testing out all the laptops in the world. The test includes:

booting
word
excel
outlook
load times for programs

at what point would you stop noticing the difference? There is your budget.

@Poseidon: All the big companies do, other than Sony.
Okay, hold on...

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a … 6834220326

320gb HDD, fast C2D CPU, 4 gigs of DDR2-667...pretty decent imho.
That's OVERBOARD!

If it isn't get this instead

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a … 6834220210

You're overboard.

<3

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a … 6834114470

That's pretty good...not too expensive either.

2008-06-22 12:57:24

#17

Smithereener: Member; +138|6585|California

Is battery life, screen size, and portability (is that a word? brain fart) important to your dad?

Lenovo Thinkpad or something from the X series (Lenovo) was my first thought as I read the OP. The Thinkpad Keyboard is argueably one of the best notebook keyboards ever made (supposedly) and they're built pretty tough. Your dad might want to look into SSDs if there's no budget, although capacity might be lacking.

IF you're looking at "ultraportables" the Lenovo X300 might be another choice. The HP Voodoo Envy 133, although pricey, is turning heads too. Decent capabilities for a small system, looks nice (although the logo does not look like anything you'd expect to find on a business notebook).

Last edited by Smithereener (2008-06-22 13:02:05)

2008-06-22 14:38:14

#18

max: Vela Incident; +1,652|6837|NYC / Hamburg

IBM/Lenovo thinkpad X or T series. They are superb. If you can't get one with a 7200RPM drive, buy a separate one and connect that instead.

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2008-06-22 15:17:55

#19

SonderKommando: Eat, Lift, Grow, Repeat....; +564|6929|The darkside of Denver

Poseidon wrote:
So tell him to get an Alienware laptop.

No Dell, remember?

2008-06-22 20:38:44

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SealXo: Member; +309|6805

get teh voodoo

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