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Ohhhh poo poo. T440s Graphite Black 20AQ 20AQ005SUS 20AQ005SCA $1,349 14.0" FHD LED Intel Core i5-4300U 4GB Intel HD Graphics 500GB / 7200RPM + 16GB M2 No Optical Yes Yes Yes Intel 7260 ACABGN + BT WWAN Capable Backlit Keyboard 3 Cell + 3 Cell W7P64 preload w/ W8P64 Licence 3 yr Depot I think the FHD LED sold me. Price is pretty reasonable too. Hopefully that's actually the price I can get it for. YES/YES/YES is for webcam/bluetooth/fingerprint reader. I'm bouncing back and forth between what laptop I actually want but this one looks really solid. some kinda jackal fucked around with this message at 02:17 on Oct 25, 2013 |
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Oct 25, 2013 02:14
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For a while there were some lies that the T440p would be 4.0 lbs but I guess it turns out it's 4.7.
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Oct 25, 2013 02:51
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gently caress, I wish they could get at least like.. the 750m in that T440p. There's always god damned something. Also I'm pretty sure I'd end up loathing the lack of dedicated trackpoint buttons. :|
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Oct 25, 2013 02:56
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Is there a way to find out or does anyone know the manufacturer of the 512gb mSATA SSD in the top-range model of the new Dell XPS 15?
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Oct 25, 2013 03:15
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voltron posted:Is there a way to find out or does anyone know the manufacturer of the 512gb mSATA SSD in the top-range model of the new Dell XPS 15? Samsung 841 is my best guess.
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Oct 25, 2013 03:32
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voltron posted:So I chatted with a couple Dell reps about the new XPS 15... Notebookcheck forums had some posts about people getting insane prices. No clue how they got there. Some even said they were able to get the 5% dell gift card applied to the current purchase! I had no such luck. What are you doing to get those prices? Ugh, I hope Anandtech got an early review sample, because I'd be a buyer at 2k out the door as long as there's no funny business with the screen in regards to color.
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Oct 25, 2013 03:35
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Martytoof posted:Ohhhh poo poo.
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Oct 25, 2013 03:49
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Martytoof posted:Ohhhh poo poo. That CPU might as well be the i7-4500U. They're clocked so similarly I wonder why they even branded that one an i5 at all.
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Oct 25, 2013 04:04
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Martytoof posted:Ohhhh poo poo. Seeing as some random rear end site is selling it for $1200 that price appears to be MSRP (meaning take 10% off) http://www.costcentral.com/proddetail/Lenovo_ThinkPad_T440s_20AQ/20AQ005SUS/12018996/
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Oct 25, 2013 04:24
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Bob Morales posted:Samsung 841 is my best guess. Notebookreview forums agree either PM841 or PM851. 68Bird posted:What are you doing to get those prices? Ugh, I hope Anandtech got an early review sample, because I'd be a buyer at 2k out the door as long as there's no funny business with the screen in regards to color. In the chat with the sales rep, I just keep asking if they can go lower. They offer the 0% financing and I respond no thank you, the end price I pay is the same and it's just a little beyond my budget, and then they knock off another $30 here and there. I also have 4% employee purchase discount. I also found a 15% coupon for $10 on eBay that I seem to be able to use if I do use financing (no prepayment penalty). If I can get the midrange model for $1450 + TAX out the door, I'll be stoked (hopefully I can offload the 5% Dell giftcard too!).
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Oct 25, 2013 04:25
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So did the venerable B&N link in the OP finally die?
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Oct 25, 2013 05:43
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Works for me.
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Oct 25, 2013 05:43
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It occasionally acts up, and gives you an "invalid identifier" page or some-such. Maybe a bad cookie or something, because it eventually shows back up just fine.
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Oct 25, 2013 06:46
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Aren't the MBA and mbpr 13s just $100 apart?
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Oct 25, 2013 13:45
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VulgarandStupid posted:Aren't the MBA and mbpr 13s just $100 apart? $200 - $1299 vs $1099 You can pick a smaller machine with 3 more hours of battery life, or a slighty thicker/heavier one with HDMI output, an extra TB port, and Retina screen The 4GB Retina is lacking in the RAM department. Mine booted up using 1.8GB of RAM (loving integrated graphics)
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Oct 25, 2013 14:30
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My mom's laptop finally broke and I need to help find her a new one. Problem is, its been so long since I've shopped for a laptop I don't really know whats good anymore. Could I get some recommendations? She has some odd stipulations that aren't really hardware spec related. - Not a lovely laptop - Her eyesight with screens isn't that great. 1366x768 resolution is needed and the bigger the screen the better. - A screen with great viewing angles. - DVD tray - USB ports not on the bottom right side where the mouse goes. - IDEALLY no number pad on the right side of the keyboard, but given that that seems to be the standard now, will deal with it if necessary. Budget is ~$700 but might go higher if it's the ~perfect laptop~
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Oct 25, 2013 15:25
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Bob Morales posted:The 4GB Retina is lacking in the RAM department. Mine booted up using 1.8GB of RAM (loving integrated graphics) Mavericks dynamically allocates memory for that. It'll use less as time goes on.
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Oct 25, 2013 16:13
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Oct 25, 2013 17:28
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Spatule posted:Is there anything wrong with a Sony VAIO Pro 13 ? I think I've heard of some WiFi issues but you'll have to double check. Other than that the laptop flexes a little bit due to the carbon fiber. It is super light, gets good battery life, and has a great screen as well.
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Oct 25, 2013 17:32
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evol262 posted:Mavericks dynamically allocates memory for that. It'll use less as time goes on. That was with Mountain Lion. You're effectively using 4x as much video memory and additionally 4x the memory for any assets that are Retina. (not that anywhere near 1.8GB of RAM is being used for video) Bob Morales fucked around with this message at 17:41 on Oct 25, 2013 |
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Oct 25, 2013 17:38
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Spatule posted:Is there anything wrong with a Sony VAIO Pro 13 ? I was really impressed by it when my friend got one. It's pretty much a non-apple MBA.
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Oct 25, 2013 17:41
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Butt Soup Barnes posted:I think I've heard of some WiFi issues but you'll have to double check. Oh god, it looks like wifi is indeed a huge problem with this model. drat, it looked so nice. Anything else very similarly specced / priced that does not have ridiculous problems ?
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Oct 25, 2013 17:43
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voltron posted:Notebookreview forums agree either PM841 or PM851. The 512 SSD in Dell's stuff is always a Samsung, I think. It's a LiteOn for the 128 and 256.
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Oct 25, 2013 17:57
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Spatule posted:Oh god, it looks like wifi is indeed a huge problem with this model. Depends on your definition of ridiculous. The Y2P is much cheaper but currently has an issue with how it displays yellows. It doesn't really bother me but it appears to be software and Lenovo's looking into a fix.
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Oct 25, 2013 18:22
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SMP posted:My mom's laptop finally broke and I need to help find her a new one. Problem is, its been so long since I've shopped for a laptop I don't really know whats good anymore. Could I get some recommendations? She has some odd stipulations that aren't really hardware spec related. Thinkpad T530 will hit most of those points.
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Oct 25, 2013 18:27
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Spatule posted:Is there anything wrong with a Sony VAIO Pro 13 ? I haven't had any major problems with Wifi. Every once in a while it seems like it doesn't wake properly, but you can flip the airport mode switch and that fixes it. The current problem is that as of several weeks ago (some Sony update) the brightness control breaks when you close the lid to sleep the PC. On wake the brightness is stuck and can't be changed. There isn't really a fix available yet. This is really annoying and kind of a big issue. I kind of don't like that the screen doesn't tilt back all that far. It makes it harder to use if you're tall and have it on your lap.
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Oct 25, 2013 18:37
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Got our Latitude E7440s in at work. Haven't had time to test battery life yet, but great build quality. Triple monitor support on the dock even though our Dell rep told us it only supported two. Quite happy with our purchase so far.
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Oct 25, 2013 18:43
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Naffer posted:I kind of don't like that the screen doesn't tilt back all that far. It makes it harder to use if you're tall and have it on your lap. If you're tall you should have a bigger lap 
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Oct 25, 2013 18:44
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Bishyaler posted:Got our Latitude E7440s in at work. Haven't had time to test battery life yet, but great build quality. Triple monitor support on the dock even though our Dell rep told us it only supported two. Quite happy with our purchase so far. Which dock do you have? The old E-Port docks or some newer one?
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Oct 25, 2013 19:05
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Shrimpy posted:Which dock do you have? The old E-Port docks or some newer one? Dell E-Port Plus II. http://accessories.ap.dell.com/sna/productdetail.aspx?c=au&l=en&s=dhs&cs=audhs1&sku=452-11522 Bishyaler fucked around with this message at 19:35 on Oct 25, 2013 |
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Oct 25, 2013 19:26
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Naffer posted:I haven't had any major problems with Wifi. Every once in a while it seems like it doesn't wake properly, but you can flip the airport mode switch and that fixes it. I know your pain, I had the same poo poo on my HP laptop, brightness would be stuck after it woke up from sleep / hibernation. It was fixed by a Microsoft hotfix that I had to google for hours to find. Don't remember what it was though. Before that the "solution" was to disable the sleep when closing the lid function, and close then reopen the lid when the problem happened.
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Oct 25, 2013 20:01
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Recommendations for a replacement dell laptop for my mom? Dell outlet laptops are 25% off so I was going to grab something from there. She really only does email, facebook, and recipes on it, but she doesn't like tiny screens so something like a chromebook is out. 15" preferably but 13" would probably be OK.
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Oct 25, 2013 20:56
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THF13 posted:Recommendations for a replacement dell laptop for my mom? Dell outlet laptops are 25% off so I was going to grab something from there.
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Oct 25, 2013 20:59
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Amazon UK has started listing the Yoga 2 Pro with i7/8GB/256GB for GBP 1,099.00 (incl. sales tax), available starting November 1st. Jesus christ, that's about EUR 1,287.00. SRP in Germany is EUR 1,599.00 and I haven't found any discounted offers yet. Too bad I need a german keyboard for all those sexy ümlauts. 
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Oct 25, 2013 21:06
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Hadlock posted:So did the venerable B&N link in the OP finally die? Thanks for asking this question; I had no idea the B&N deal existed. I just canceled the order I placed yesterday for a yoga 2, and reordered using the B&N link and saved $80
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Oct 25, 2013 22:48
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Looking at the XPS 15, how fast is the 1TB 5400rpm HDD + 32GB SSD cache? Obviously not as fast as a pure SSD, but how much does the cache actually help? It's 2013 and no way am I buying something as slow as a 5400rpm drive again.
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Oct 25, 2013 22:53
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Are Surface Pro 2 256GB sold out everywhere else too? I can't find a single one here in Norway 
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Oct 25, 2013 23:31
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Doctor rear end in a top hat posted:Whaaaaat? Where are you seeing it available for sale? Lenovo's site still shows it as "Coming Soon." The company I work for is a lenovo reseller and the lady that does purchasing told me to go to http://www.lenovosc.com/ for our pricing. Turns out my price is actually $1100-something so I'm pretty happy. Naffer posted:That CPU might as well be the i7-4500U. They're clocked so similarly I wonder why they even branded that one an i5 at all. Yeah, I think the difference is like 1MB more cache on the i7. I'm pretty happy with what I'll be getting I think. some kinda jackal fucked around with this message at 00:01 on Oct 26, 2013 |
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dyne posted:Thanks for asking this question; I had no idea the B&N deal existed. I just canceled the order I placed yesterday for a yoga 2, and reordered using the B&N link and saved $80 For those just now joining the thread, read the OP, look for the  and you can typically save 10-25% off the best advertised price, and you are buying direct from Lenovo.Typically immediately after a major launch their ship times direct from China are 7-10 days. Even for custom build to order.
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