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Odette posted:So my dm1z has some sort of fault with it. There's a line running horizontally at the very top that reminds me of frayed connection cables screwing up the output on monitor. It's a known issue on the x120e too. I get it every once in a while but it always goes away on it's own after a bit. Here's what Lenovo had to say about it (I haven't tried any of it) quote:Just a summarized checklist to go through if you have screen flickering issues.
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Toast posted:Is there a downside towards looking at an Asus 1225 vs. the recommended models (I'm in Canada) with the e-450? I bought a HP DM1 with the E-450 from costco in Ontario less than a month ago for $399! Good luck! http://www.costco.ca/Browse/Product...matchallpartial
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| # ? Jul 3, 2012 22:07 |
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Toast posted:Is there a downside towards looking at an Asus 1225 vs. the recommended models (I'm in Canada) with the e-450? Is have its predecessor the 1215b so some things may have improved. It's been a decent system for me but the build quality just isn't up to HP or Lenovo - the keyboard flexes, the track pad was downright wonky (grounding issue), the screen is poor, speakers are cruddy and the power connector is undersized and fragile. On the plus side mine has never broken down and battery life is still pretty good.
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| # ? Jul 3, 2012 22:21 |
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dissss posted:Is have its predecessor the 1215b so some things may have improved. Yeah, I have a 1201N and the dc jack is the reason I may be replacing it (looking like up to a month until I can get it fixed and that's not really an option.) Thankfully Ricola is right and I can get the DM1 cheaper anyway.
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| # ? Jul 3, 2012 23:54 |
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Hey saw this on Techreport.com, its seems relevant. http://techreport.com/discussions.x/23221 techreport.com posted:We're partial to ultraportables here at TR, and Newegg has a pretty cheap one in Dell's Inspiron iM101z. This 11.6-incher can be nabbed for only $290, which is less than the cost of most netbooks. A netbook this ain't. The Inspiron has a 1366x768 display resolution, a Core i3-330UM processor, 2GB of RAM, and a 250GB hard drive. The CPU is from the Arrandale generation, but I'd take it over anything from the current Atom family. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produ...N82E16834200483
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| # ? Jul 6, 2012 17:12 |
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Thanks for that, I just came in to look for something to replace my dying EeePC 1000HA for under $300, that looks perfect.
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| # ? Jul 7, 2012 14:41 |
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I was wondering if anyone had any feedback on the dm1z-4170 with the core i3 regarding HD 720p playback on the cpu alone. The reason I ask is that I have a lot of anime that is in the 10 bit format which unfortunately doesn't work with hardware rendering. Would the core i3 processor in the dm1z be sufficient to playback these videos in 720p? I've got the 4010us model right now and I'm noticing loss of audio with high bandwidth scenes using coreAVC as my playback codec. thanks.
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| # ? Jul 7, 2012 16:12 |
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I managed to get 10-bit videos working OK on my E-350 dm1z.
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| # ? Jul 7, 2012 19:12 |
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Phone posted:I managed to get 10-bit videos working OK on my E-350 dm1z. any tips? i seem to have audio drop outs during certain scenes, especially if there's a lot of action on the screen. it's weird, as this should be a more powerful processor (E-450). i'm using MPC-HC with coreAVC. it's strange because i can playback with MPC's internal decoder and get the same results. maybe I'm not doing something correctly.
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| # ? Jul 7, 2012 19:28 |
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My current install is all sorts of hosed up, but I can check the settings when I get home.
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| # ? Jul 7, 2012 19:44 |
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Coredump posted:Hey saw this on Techreport.com, its seems relevant. This looks pretty awesome. I've been debating on getting a netbook or fullsize laptop for college and this might be the tipping point. Lots of people are dropping 8gb and an ssd to make this scream. I imagine this is good for light gaming (I'm mostly concerned with playing source games) compared to the E-450 offerings?
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| # ? Jul 10, 2012 15:10 |
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Lblitzer posted:This looks pretty awesome. I've been debating on getting a netbook or fullsize laptop for college and this might be the tipping point. Lots of people are dropping 8gb and an ssd to make this scream. I imagine this is good for light gaming (I'm mostly concerned with playing source games) compared to the E-450 offerings? That's an Arrandale Corei3, not a Sandy Bridge, so TF2 might run if you use those graphics config tweaks that make it look like a Playstation 1 game. Wouldn't bet on L4D though.
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| # ? Jul 10, 2012 17:57 |
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I'm a little confused, but it appears Lenovo doesn't have the x130e available anymore...did they completely discontinue it? I've been following this thread as well as the other laptop megathread, and I don't recall seeing a discussion including Lenovo's decision to discontinue it...various setbacks have had me putting off purchasing one, but as I'm almost at that point (again), I'm guessing I'm looking at the x220 or x230 if i want a Lenovo X series Thinkpad.
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| # ? Jul 10, 2012 23:05 |
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 When did that happen?
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| # ? Jul 10, 2012 23:07 |
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The x131e was slated for release in September, so they may be accelerating their plans slightly, or they just ran out of sandybridge ulv chips. Ever since they discontinued the x120e their netbook line has been a little squirrely due to meeting the educational markets''needs.
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| # ? Jul 10, 2012 23:48 |
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Lblitzer posted:This looks pretty awesome. I've been debating on getting a netbook or fullsize laptop for college and this might be the tipping point. Lots of people are dropping 8gb and an ssd to make this scream. I imagine this is good for light gaming (I'm mostly concerned with playing source games) compared to the E-450 offerings? Basically you're gonna be getting a faster processor but losing out on the gpu front. It probably handle old gog.com games. However, I've got an x120e here at work with a 64gb ssd from Samsung. Even as much as I like AMD this thing is pretty gratingly slow sometimes. Never bothered to try and game on it. If I were gonna buy a netbook again it would be with an i3 and I just wouldn't worry about gaming. I mean the screen is small and sucky on netbooks anyways. But that's just me.
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| # ? Jul 11, 2012 13:49 |
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Unless I'm misreading what you're saying, that Dell does have a Core i3, the AMD listed in the description is a mistake. I can't find what model of the Intel HD chip it ships with though, even under details it just says "Intel HD Graphics" which is a very broad product line. My parents have a laptop with an Intel HD that ran UE3 games well on medium-low settings, but there are Intel HD chips that'll struggle with even DX8. EDIT: Mine comes in today, hopefully(Tracking says out for delivery, but it's almost 3PM). I'll post an update/edit when I find out.
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| # ? Jul 11, 2012 19:23 |
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A Fancy 400 lbs posted:Unless I'm misreading what you're saying, that Dell does have a Core i3, the AMD listed in the description is a mistake. I can't find what model of the Intel HD chip it ships with though, even under details it just says "Intel HD Graphics" which is a very broad product line. My parents have a laptop with an Intel HD that ran UE3 games well on medium-low settings, but there are Intel HD chips that'll struggle with even DX8. The full name is actually just "Intel HD Graphics." They didn't start the model numbers (HD Graphics 2000, HD Graphics 3000, etc) until the next generation. As far as performance goes, it's much better than anything you'd find from the Core 2 Duo generation, and it should handle DX8 titles just fine, but it's still pretty slow. It's also the ultra-low-power variant with very limited clockspeeds. It's just fine for desktop work, video decoding, and retro/indie games, but don't count on running vaguely modern titles even at low settings.
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| # ? Jul 11, 2012 20:27 |
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Recently picked up the proto-netbook off of eBay: Latitude X1. Windows 7 installs, but it isn't pretty. It's probably about 80% performance than that of an Atom N270 processor. That's right, the first Pentium M chip gives the original Atoms a run for their money. Putting Fedora on this thing and using it as a travel laptop.
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| # ? Jul 11, 2012 21:59 |
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Eh, looks like it'll be better than my old Eee's GMA 950 at any rate.
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| # ? Jul 11, 2012 22:23 |
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I contacted Lenovo yesterday asking about the X130e, and the rep got back to me today regarding whether it's temporary or not, and it appears it is "end of life." I did notice there are some refurbished/scratched/dented x130's still available at lenovo outlet, but also considering the x230 (rep said it's definitely better to grab that over the x220--something about that being likely gone from the website at the end of week, but then I imagine it's her job to encourage the new stuff). I'd like to avoid the other major recommendation (HP dm1z) given HP's other lousy consumer products, plus I really rather avoid a glossy screen. Looking at the x230's, which I assume would be the next best thing to the x130's--but for more--I was considering the x230 (or x220) with the IPS screen, and the jump to an i5 processor, grabbing an SSD and extra RAM from newegg/elsewhere in the future. Given this would be about $700-800, is this likely the best deal in that price range?
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| # ? Jul 11, 2012 22:46 |
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Considering how much wanking there's been in the laptop thread over the x230 I'm going to say it's a very solid deal and you shouldn't be disappointed, especially if you take advantage of the B&N deal that's been going on (I didn't so I paid more for mine than I had to  ).Of course, this all depends on if you wanted a machine as powerful as the x230 in the first place. It's kind of hard to classify it as a netbook since it can play modern games fairly well and is certainly out of the price range of most netbooks. But if you're looking for a 12" laptop with excellent build quality and all of the other features of a ThinkPad, I can't think of a better deal. I would be happy to answer any specific questions about it, though I haven't had the chance to travel with mine yet.
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| # ? Jul 12, 2012 01:24 |
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Overall I'm very happy with my x230, but it's a different class of laptop from an i3 netbook. It sits comfortably somewhere between netbook and desktop replacement, and excells there, but it's neither as cheap nor as portable as a netbook. To quote my x120e owning friend, "Lenovo may have created the greatest laptop ever made (x120e), but I don't think they know it" I took some pics of my x230 compared to his x120e and T400 when I visited last month, I'll have to post them soon My only major gripe about the x230 is that the power jack is on the back (the only jack on the back, really) rather than on the side like all my other previous laptops. It really gets in the way while sitting in bed. Hadlock fucked around with this message at Jul 12, 2012 around 01:40 |
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Phone posted:Recently picked up the proto-netbook off of eBay: Latitude X1. Windows 7 installs, but it isn't pretty. It's probably about 80% performance than that of an Atom N270 processor. That's right, the first Pentium M chip gives the original Atoms a run for their money. Pentium 3s give the original Atoms a run for their money, so that's not a surprise. (Pentium III @ 1.26+ beats N270). 
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My sister bought a dm1-4110 (like the new dm1z with E-450), so I could finally get my hands on that for a few hours. Here's a few things I noticed, compared to the old dm1z (dm1-3100):
 Paid €70 more than my sister did and sorely regrets this. It's a good tablet, but gently caress, if you want a netbook, don't buy the hype, buy a netbook!
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Flipperwaldt posted:My sister bought a dm1-4110 (like the new dm1z with E-450), so I could finally get my hands on that for a few hours. I haven't found a clear replacement for my dm1z (with E-350). The E-450 is just not enough of a leap, but I would like to replace this touchpad. It seems the $400 range netbook offerings have dried up for now. loving iPads! 
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| # ? Jul 22, 2012 00:36 |
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My E-350 DM1Z is seriously one of the best purchases I've ever made. It's got enough power for everyday tasks and I can even play C&C3 and RA3 pretty smoothly 
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moolchaba posted:It seems the $400 range netbook offerings have dried up for now. loving iPads! X130e with the i3?
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| # ? Jul 22, 2012 02:59 |
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dissss posted:X130e with the i3? Way outside the $400 range and the x130e line has been discontinued.
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| # ? Jul 22, 2012 03:07 |
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Flipperwaldt posted:My sister bought a dm1-4110 (like the new dm1z with E-450), so I could finally get my hands on that for a few hours. I didn't realise they'd changed the keyboard, that explains alot. I don't like it either: I'd compare it unfavourably with the only other netbook I've owned, a cheapo Advent model from 6 years ago. I don't like the bobbly trackpad either, although I've got used to both to an extent. The bloatware surprise-re-installed itself on mine too! Despite all this, I do generally like my Dm1, don't have much to compare it to though.
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moolchaba posted:I haven't found a clear replacement for my dm1z (with E-350). The E-450 is just not enough of a leap, but I would like to replace this touchpad. That Dell posted a ways up looks a bit better than the E-450 with the first gen i3 but suffers in the graphics department.
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A Fancy 400 lbs posted:Unless I'm misreading what you're saying, that Dell does have a Core i3, the AMD listed in the description is a mistake. I can't find what model of the Intel HD chip it ships with though, even under details it just says "Intel HD Graphics" which is a very broad product line. My parents have a laptop with an Intel HD that ran UE3 games well on medium-low settings, but there are Intel HD chips that'll struggle with even DX8. Hey did you get that Dell? Mind to post a mini-review on it?
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| # ? Jul 24, 2012 15:40 |
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I'm hoping to find a nice laptop to do mostly coding classes on upon going back to school in fall, but also to not be a super slow netbook/tablet as I'll most likely be living/working off of it most of the day until I get home. With that in mind, I'm a little sad to hear the new HP has a less than stellar keyboard, as that is kind of what I want the most out of my laptop!
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| # ? Jul 24, 2012 16:40 |
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Old New stock Lenovo x120e on eBay? e: http://www.ebay.com/itm/BRAND-NEW-L...=item3f1947fd95
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| # ? Jul 24, 2012 17:03 |
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Coredump posted:Hey did you get that Dell? Mind to post a mini-review on it? There's a link a few posts up that sells them on Newegg, I'll probably be purchasing one this week and toss an ssd and 4gb of memory in it.
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| # ? Jul 24, 2012 18:24 |
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Haha I know about the newegg link, I posted it. I was wanting a goon review on the unit you know?
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| # ? Jul 24, 2012 19:03 |
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Coredump posted:Haha I know about the newegg link, I posted it. I was wanting a goon review on the unit you know? I am an idiot haha, didn't even bother to check who posted it as I was on my phone. I'm buying it tonight so hopefully I'll have it by week's end for a trip report! Edit: Apparently it was brought back up to $309, from $289 yesterday. Anyone know if Newegg will have sympathy?
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| # ? Jul 24, 2012 22:03 |
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Lblitzer posted:This looks pretty awesome. I've been debating on getting a netbook or fullsize laptop for college and this might be the tipping point. Lots of people are dropping 8gb and an ssd to make this scream. I imagine this is good for light gaming (I'm mostly concerned with playing source games) compared to the E-450 offerings? I bought this, added 8GB of ram, and cheap 120GB sandisk ssd and love it. Gets like 4-5 hours of battery life and is nice with the resolution.
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| # ? Jul 25, 2012 01:29 |
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That $300 Dell seems to be exactly what I need for going back to college-- it seems to be powerful enough to run VMs well for my various compiling stuff, and could play 2d games when I am procrastinating said compiling. Anyone got a trip report on it? It seems like the most solid lead yet for me, since basically I just need a non-crappy netbook for coding and not an cheaper ultrabook like the $400-500 models.
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jeeves posted:That $300 Dell seems to be exactly what I need for going back to college-- it seems to be powerful enough to run VMs well for my various compiling stuff, and could play 2d games when I am procrastinating said compiling. All the reviews on Newegg seem to be pretty positive. The Dell site had some horribly undescriptive reviews. I'll post a quick trip report when I get mine either tomorrow or Monday.
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