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A lot of serious laptop business going on in this thread.
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I need a portable space heater that will play games. Budget is $2000, TIA.
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Aug 16, 2013 20:21
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InstantInfidel posted:Again, the Y410p only gives playable framerates for intensive games on medium/low settings already. I played through Metro last light on a y410p on high with physx turned off, and it worked a treat.
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Aug 16, 2013 20:35
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It's better to buy an Air, whose battery life is that of a 2013, 2014, and 2015 laptop, even if it's performance is that of a 2013 laptop. Performance always gets long in the tooth. If you "invest" in a laptop with a battery life equivalent to what you'd get in a 2001 laptop, in order to get the "stats" of a mid range 2014 laptop, you are making an unwise decision.
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Aug 16, 2013 21:16
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Seriously though, through B&N Gold, a nicely set up T430 is just under $800. Can't go wrong with that.
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Aug 16, 2013 21:17
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Looking at the benchmarks, it seems to me like the Intel HD5x00 chipsets aren't that far behind the dedicated GPUs performance-wise, but they're way ahead on battery life. Which makes something like Sager's NP2740 (link to reflexnotebooks, because I'm Canadian) a pretty decent buy right now. $1350 or thereabouts for 8GB RAM, 128G SSD + 750GB spinning rust, and a core i7-4750HQ (which is the one with the HD5200 onboard). I already know I'm not interested in playing FPSes at all, let alone playing them at native resolution. And the games I do want to play - FTL, Monaco, a bit of Diablo 3 - will run fine (potentially at reduced settings/resolution, but whatever).
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Aug 16, 2013 21:24
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sports posted:It's better to buy an Air, whose battery life is that of a 2013, 2014, and 2015 laptop, even if it's performance is that of a 2013 laptop. Performance always gets long in the tooth. If you "invest" in a laptop with a battery life equivalent to what you'd get in a 2001 laptop, in order to get the "stats" of a mid range 2014 laptop, you are making an unwise decision. Unless you don't give a poo poo about battery life and just need portable computer. You seem to have a hard time grasping that other people have different requirements. Laptops aren't an investment, they're a depreciating asset.
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Aug 16, 2013 21:32
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It would seem that I have backed myself into a corner here. I was planning on ordering a Lenovo T430 but the problem is that I never expected that it would take them 2 weeks to ship the thing and that shipping time is really cutting it close for me. What would be a decent Sony product that I might be able to get faster? Or any other manufacturer for that matter? I feel really stupid that I left it until so late, but I am so spoiled by Amazon Prime that it isn't even funny. I'm looking for something with similar specs and portability to the 430, up to about 1 grand. Although a better display would be pretty sweet too.
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Aug 16, 2013 21:33
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Giggle Goose posted:It would seem that I have backed myself into a corner here. I was planning on ordering a Lenovo T430 but the problem is that I never expected that it would take them 2 weeks to ship the thing and that shipping time is really cutting it close for me. What would be a decent Sony product that I might be able to get faster? Or any other manufacturer for that matter? I feel really stupid that I left it until so late, but I am so spoiled by Amazon Prime that it isn't even funny. Just let the T430 ship. If this is a collegiate deadline thing, it's no big deal to use a computer lab for the first few days at school.
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Aug 16, 2013 21:35
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Any other Iris 5200 laptops around?
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Aug 16, 2013 21:36
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sports posted:Just let the T430 ship. If this is a collegiate deadline thing, it's no big deal to use a computer lab for the first few days at school. Yeah I would normally do that, but the problem is that I am moving to France on September 9th and the shipping date is September 3rd. I really wish I had checked their shipping time before.
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Aug 16, 2013 21:36
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Frankie! posted:Any other Iris 5200 laptops around? Pretty much just the Clevo W740SU: http://www.anandtech.com/show/7182/90-minutes-with-the-clevo-w740su-featuring-iris-pro-hd-5200
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Aug 16, 2013 21:39
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Gophermaster posted:Unless you don't give a poo poo about battery life and just need portable computer. You seem to have a hard time grasping that other people have different requirements. Laptops aren't an investment, they're a depreciating asset. That's absolutely, unequivocally wrong. Many people use their laptops for school, work, friends, and entertainment, which is a hell of a lot of our lives. It's in your best interest to invest in a quality machine that fits your needs, which is an Air or an Ultrabook for most people. Even if they were solely a "depreciating asset", you'd still be hilariously off-base. Apple computers, and especially Apple laptops, hold their value for a much greater period of time than a comparable PC. An Air from a few years ago still commands $400 or $500, compared to a Thinkpax X61, which might get $150 in excellent condition. (USER WAS PUT ON PROBATION FOR THIS POST)
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Aug 16, 2013 21:49
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Yes, my needs are wrong. Please set me straight o' learned 23 yr old about what I need.
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Aug 16, 2013 22:01
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I found a T430 on amazon that would certainly get here on time. The only difference between it and the one that I would have ordered directly from lenovo is that it doesn't have the upgraded display. From what I've seen on here though, the display is pretty lovely anyways so I wonder if it would really even make that big of a difference. http://www.amazon.com/Lenovo-ThinkP...#productDetails It also only has 4 gigs of RAM, but I don't really plan on doing any strenuous work with the thing, so that might not be a deal breaker. Plus it looks like I could always add more if it was a problem. Edit: Info Giggle Goose fucked around with this message at 22:08 on Aug 16, 2013 |
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Aug 16, 2013 22:03
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What's the difference between the T430 and T430i?
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Aug 16, 2013 22:13
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Can anyone point me to either a reseller for OEM Dell batteries that sells them at a reasonable price, or a good third-party battery brand? The place I used to get them from has closed. 
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Aug 16, 2013 22:40
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Gophermaster posted:Yes, my needs are wrong. Please set me straight o' learned 23 yr old about what I need. Try again, I never said your needs were wrong. I just called you on your incorrect bullshit. Giggle Goose posted:I found a T430 on amazon that would certainly get here on time. The only difference between it and the one that I would have ordered directly from lenovo is that it doesn't have the upgraded display. From what I've seen on here though, the display is pretty lovely anyways so I wonder if it would really even make that big of a difference. Other than the screen, that looks fine. If they don't change the connectors or the physical size, you could theoretically put the 1080p IPS display that comes with the T440 on there too. edit: Infinite Monkeys posted:What's the difference between the T430 and T430i? Where are you seeing an i model at? Doesn't show up for me. InstantInfidel fucked around with this message at 22:56 on Aug 16, 2013 |
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Aug 16, 2013 22:53
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InstantInfidel posted:Try again, I never said your needs were wrong. I just called you on your incorrect bullshit. What was wrong? Just because Apple products depreciate less doesn't make them investments.
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Aug 17, 2013 00:02
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InstantInfidel posted:That's absolutely, unequivocally wrong. Many people use their laptops for school, work, friends, and entertainment, which is a hell of a lot of our lives. It's in your best interest to invest in a quality machine that fits your needs, which is an Air or an Ultrabook for most people.
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Aug 17, 2013 00:04
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Gophermaster posted:What was wrong? Just because Apple products depreciate less doesn't make them investments. I was trying to say that laptops are investments, not novelties, because we rely on them so much in day-to-day life. I didn't mean specifically Apple products, I just cited the air because it's being discussed. Vegetable posted:Yes, and he's saying "other people have different requirements". I have no problem accepting some dude might not need battery life for playing FIFA at the girlfriend's. Why is this so hard for you? Neither do I, did you even read what you quoted?
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Aug 17, 2013 00:35
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 Cease all idiotic slapfights and derails now. Further posts will result in bans.-Everyone has different needs and priorities. Do not impose your needs and priorities on other people. For example, you may care a lot about portability, they may only care about transportability, and that is okay. Small/light notebooks have always been a small market and there are good reasons for that. -Similarly, for most people that are considering them some gaming "notebook" is a terrible mistake that will give them a bad experience. For some people it's exactly what they want. Post about the downsides and tradeoffs so that someone can make an informed decision about whether they want a machine like this, if they do that doesn't mean they are idiots or wrong. -If you have decided that a low-power platform offers enough performance for you, that does not mean it offers enough performance for everyone, or even most people. Low-power devices are a subset of the laptop market. Alereon fucked around with this message at 00:51 on Aug 17, 2013 |
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Aug 17, 2013 00:35
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Fwiw, I have been playing the following on my y410p: FFXIV Payday 2 DOTA2 Dishonored Batman: Arkham City Assassins Creed 3 Skyrim with an ENB Planetside 2 I get a solid 35-60 on most these games at high to medium settings. I usually turn down AA and pick the least important dx11 or other effect to turn down a bit. That's at 1600x900, too. Edit: if a solid 60fps is very important then a solid stack of medium settings will be necessary. I haven't had to run a single game on low/med. Switched.on fucked around with this message at 01:13 on Aug 17, 2013 |
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Switched.on posted:Fwiw, I have been playing the following on my y410p: What kind of battery life have you been getting from it? Not gaming, of course, just general use.
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Aug 17, 2013 03:02
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Superterranean posted:What kind of battery life have you been getting from it? Not gaming, of course, just general use. Not the guy you quoted, but I get 3.5 to 4 hours of Internet browsing battery life on my y410p (at 70% brightness). I don't have a test for video playback life yet. The y410p can switch to the integrated HD4600 for daily computer use, and kick in to the nvidia 750m when gaming. Also, I spent 3 hours earlier today playing Sleeping Dogs on my y410p at 1600x900 with most settings on high, but AA off. I was getting 40 to 60 fps the whole time. I'm sure gaming will get more intense when the new consoles become more mainstream, but I'm fairly confident that I'll be able to make use of this laptop for at least 3 years if I'm willing to drop down to 720p, which I am. pezzie fucked around with this message at 06:47 on Aug 17, 2013 |
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Aug 17, 2013 03:06
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This thread is insane, but here's a recommendation request. My friend's laptop just died on him and he's looking to get a new machine. Requirements are <$1000 and able to play Civ 5 and Paradox games. My inclination is to tell him to tough it out and wait for Haswell Lenovos, but he's working a construction job that regularly leaves him in hotel rooms in small town Western Canada, so he gets pretty bored. Should he go for a T430 or something? Just grit his teeth and bear it?
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Aug 17, 2013 03:18
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Civ 5 and the paradox games are not exactly graphics heavy, you can handle them easily on ivy bridge integrated graphics. Basically with those requirements he can just pick whatever he likes based on build quality.
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Aug 17, 2013 03:38
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Giggle Goose posted:Yeah I would normally do that, but the problem is that I am moving to France on September 9th and the shipping date is September 3rd. I really wish I had checked their shipping time before. Call up Lenovo and tell them about your needs. I had to do this because I am going overseas on Monday. The guy was really helpful and told me he would flag my laptop to help it ship out faster, which it did. Worth a shot anyway.
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Aug 17, 2013 04:38
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I just got My y510p with an SSD - I didn't realize the OS wouldn't be installed on the SSD (I'm an idiot.) Is it viable to reinstall the OS on the SSD?
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Aug 17, 2013 04:56
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As long as the SSD you got is 120GB or more, yeah. It should have prompted you to make some restore disks. Burn those, pull out the normal HDD, and restore from the disks. Alternately download something like Acronis and have it push things over for you.
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Aug 17, 2013 04:59
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bomblol posted:I just got My y510p with an SSD - I didn't realize the OS wouldn't be installed on the SSD (I'm an idiot.) Is it viable to reinstall the OS on the SSD? Edit: Unless you're talking about something you got instead of the harddrive, rather than the <32GB SSD included for caching.
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JimboMaloi posted:This thread is insane, but here's a recommendation request. My friend's laptop just died on him and he's looking to get a new machine. Requirements are <$1000 and able to play Civ 5 and Paradox games. My inclination is to tell him to tough it out and wait for Haswell Lenovos, but he's working a construction job that regularly leaves him in hotel rooms in small town Western Canada, so he gets pretty bored. Should he go for a T430 or something? Just grit his teeth and bear it? The T430 is a solid purchase, especially since it's massively discounted right now, and everyone who owns one seems to love it (for the price; there are some complaints). I'd say just go for that. He could wait for more Haswells, but I'm not convinced that this is worth it in his case.
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Aug 17, 2013 07:47
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Aphrodite posted:Is taking the i5->i7 upgrade on the XPS12 worth it No Aphrodite posted:Is taking the 4gb->8gb upgrade on the XPS12 worth it Maaaaayyyyybe. What do you plan on doing with it/how much of a power user are you?
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Aug 17, 2013 09:37
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The XPS 12 i7/8gb upgrade was kind of a weird bargain at dell.ca when I bought mine last month since with all the deals flying around it was maybe a hundred bucks over the basic model. Kind of a no brainer at that price differential, but yeah more than that and you should probably weigh whether it's a good fit with your user habits. The $300 premium on the 256GB model is absurd to me, for instance. Anyway it arrived a couple days ago and, maybe this is just the crummy '07 Toshiba Satellite in me talking, but aside from some Windows 8 and touchpad hiccups (and a bizarre issue where SpeedFan destroys my audio) it's proven to be a pretty exceptional little piece of hardware so far. Managed to get Dark Souls (can't believe it's less than 4 gigs) running smoothly at 720p with DSFix but I only tested it for 5-10 minutes. It seemed fine and perfectably playable. Hard drive space is a bit of an issue with the 128 model and the 20 or so gigs stored away in partitions but if I ever get the urge to start hoarding media I'll probably just get a portable external anyway. Otherwise no complaints so far, though that might change when the laptop starts seeing some serious use.
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Aug 17, 2013 12:04
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Any rumors on an x230 refresh / x240? I'm thinking if they could shoehorn one of the 28 watt GT3 haswells, it could be very appealing, and given the current gen is using 35 watt parts, it doesn't seem THAT far fetched...
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VorpalFish posted:Any rumors on an x230 refresh / x240? I'm thinking if they could shoehorn one of the 28 watt GT3 haswells, it could be very appealing, and given the current gen is using 35 watt parts, it doesn't seem THAT far fetched... Might make more sense to use a 15W chip like the MacBook Air and go for long battery life.
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Bob Morales posted:Might make more sense to use a 15W chip like the MacBook Air and go for long battery life.
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The Acer 11.6" Chromebook is $130 (refurb) right now. If you or someone you know just needs a laptop for e-mail, word processing, and internet access, buy this. There was a bunch of school chat over the last few pages; these laptops would be perfect for school. The only downside is that you won't be playing Crysis 2 on your $130 laptop  The biggest upside is that you probably don't have to worry about breaking it if your documents are being backed up with Google Drive or whatever http://www.ebay.com/itm/251317512262?_trksid=p2050601.m1256&_trkparms=%26clkid%3D597256434157804169&_qi=RTM1532102 QuarkJets fucked around with this message at 19:46 on Aug 17, 2013 |
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Aug 17, 2013 19:44
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Seems pretty great, but I'm studying CS and not seeing some IDEs for Chrome OS anywhere
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minusX posted:Seems pretty great, but I'm studying CS and not seeing some IDEs for Chrome OS anywhere
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