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Laptop
Posted: Wed Jan 09, 2013 10:50 pm
by Kawa
@indigolemon, what laptop brand did you recommend a few months ago?

Posted: Wed Jan 09, 2013 11:24 pm
by indigolemon
Lenovo Thinkpads. Look at a T410, if that's too rich, then T400 is the model before. They're amazing bits of kit.
Google "tier one" they do corporate refurbs for decent prices.
Posted: Wed Jan 09, 2013 11:24 pm
by nucleustylzlude
It's got to be a Vetech right?

Posted: Thu Jan 10, 2013 12:25 am
by sha786
nucleustylzlude wrote:It's got to be a Vetech right?


Posted: Thu Jan 10, 2013 2:27 pm
by Kawa
Why do they all have little screens these days
Will have a look see.
Why do you like them?
Posted: Thu Jan 10, 2013 2:35 pm
by indigolemon
Basically they are designed for corporate use, so things are just really nicely thought out and put together. The best bits:
- Best keyboard I've ever used for typing - has drain holes so spilt drinks flow out the bottom of the laptop. You also have an LED built into the lid to light the keys in low light
- Mag-Alloy chassis in the base of the laptop, makes it almost unbreakable
- Totally user-serviceable, with a decent philips head screwdriver set you can take it apart completely (guides on the Lenovo site will help here)
- All the hardware is really well matched. They choose the best bits they can get when the fit all these laptops together
I have an older one, a T60 - 32bit Core Duo processor at 1.86Ghz. It's still going strong, and I love it to bits

Posted: Thu Jan 10, 2013 2:50 pm
by bennyboy
indigolemon wrote:I have an older one, a T60 - 32bit Core Duo processor at 1.86Ghz. It's still going strong, and I love it to bits
Ditto.
Wonder who put me onto them.....

Posted: Thu Jan 10, 2013 3:12 pm
by Kawa
Screen resolution is quite important to me. I'll keep looking through their range

Posted: Thu Jan 10, 2013 7:32 pm
by indigolemon
My T60 runs at 1400x1280, which is nice.
Posted: Thu Jan 10, 2013 10:14 pm
by bennyboy
indigolemon wrote:My T60 runs at 1400x1280, which is nice.
Mine is only 1024x768, how can I get the extra out of it? Or is it a screen issue (I'm sure you told me when you were here and I cant remember

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