/flg/ friendly laptop general

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>>55862260

>13" rMBP 2014
>touchpad is desu, screen is top desu
>wish apple would stop using proprietary memory so i could upgrade the flash desu
>i5, 8GB RAM, 128GB SSD, intel iris
>got it used for 500 britbong bux (still had warranty on it)

I had a Dell Latitude XT2, but the memory died a few weeks ago, so I'm back with my 12.1" PowerBook G4 for now
>1.5GHz Motorola G4
>GeForce FX Go5200
>1.25GB RAM
>1024x768 screen (upgrading to a 1400x1050 IPS panel)
>OpenBSD 5.9 and Mac OS X 10.4.11 dual boot

>>55862335
Cool

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Dell XPS 13

>Small and light, 1080p resolution, thin bezel, very long battery life so I don't need to carry charger everywhere
>Some apps don't handle scaling too well on the small screen and end up with blurry text. Coil whine is audible if room is silent. Has adaptive contrast that can't be disabled on non-touch version (touch version has optional firmware update).
>i5 6200u, 8 GB RAM, 256 GB SSD, non-touch screen
>$832, got it factory refurbished on ebay with one year warranty. Came with a small scratch on the top lid, but other than that it's like new.

Got it for grad school so I wouldn't have to carry around my bulky 15.6" old Asus laptop + charger everywhere.

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Thinkpad X220

Like:
Super cheap (300€ refurbished and that was a bad deal)
Upgraded to 10GB ram and 250GB SSD for another 120€ so no I handles all tasks I do on it fine (office stuff, browsing, data analysis in R) and is performing well at that.
Keyboard is godlike
Track point is nice once you get used to it
Really small and portable
Feels solid and well-made, outside finish really nice
Good connection options (VGA and Ethernet plus 3 USB ports) so I can attach a monitor and a mouse to it and have a cosy setup at work

Cons:
Screen is too dark in light situations and only 720p, plus it's 16:9
So little screen real estate without extra monitor
The fans get really loud even when idling on windows 7, so I only use Linux now, where the fans only get loud under heavy load

Looking for a £200 or less portable shitposting station:

Want 8+ hours of battery
Preferably 4gb ram or upgradeable
Preferably upgradeable HDD/SSD
11-13"

I've come across an Asus eeebook that had a spare 2.5" slot alongside the internall SSD but it was lacking in the RAM department.

Also what's the most comprehensive netbook list out there that lets you sort by specs or battery life?

>>55863309
bump

>>55862553
how's wifi connection? I've read that the chip dell uses is terrible

also, do you have the old or new model?

>16" Asus N61jq
>Keyboard, processor, very versatile, all type of connections on this shit, first laptops with usb 3.0
>Temps, battery life (1 hour or so), glossy screen and it's resolution
>i7 720q, 8gb of ram, ati radeon hd5730m, 120gb ssd, 750gb hdd
>Price, 1000€ when new

Hi guys, I need a cheap laptop and I am actually interested in a Chromebook since they're cheap. Need it for an internship in a 3rd world country and I am not bringing my Dell XPS 15 since I would murder myself if it gets stolen.

What is the best chromebook I can get? Heard all these review sites get paid by companies.

>>55863867
For the same price you can get a lowend windows8/10 netbook m8 I'd prefer one of those

>>55863880

Why do you prefer those? I have encountered several problems when Windows is combined with shitty specs. Android is pretty optimized for shitty specs.

>>55863867
just get used thinkpad

will outperform any lowend netbook/chromebook and you get the durability

>>55863309
Acer C720

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>Dell XPS 17 L702X
>Nice Screen and Chicklet keyboard
>not up to date/slowly dying/can't run two external monitors.
>Got it for free for b-day(came in mail with Alien Fleshlight).

>>55863910
I've seen plenty of windows laptops last 7+ hours. Android still has shitty wakelock issues and if you spend that kind of money might as well go for x86.

Some 11" ones even have a real 2.5" slot and upgradeable ram.

>>55863958
>chromebook

plsno

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>>55862260
>Post:
>> Model
Alienware M18x R2
>> What you like about your laptop
Does most gaming superbly even at high graphics levels; VirtualBox machines run well; it's not Win 8/10
>> What you hate about it
Cannot seem to run PS2 emulation (PCSX2) without quite a bit of slowdown/lag no matter what I try; boot-up is a bit slow at times; explorer.exe sometimes leaves icons off the notification tray, so I have to restart it
>> Specs
Speccy pic related
>> How much you paid
Too goddamn much (but I still like it)

I'm looking for a new laptop.
i7, 8gb since I need to run the Adobe Suite and some Autodesk stuff.

Anyone have a good recommendation or some experience with a laptop that's not too expensive ~1000$?

>>55862295
>proprietary memory
What

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>>55862260
>Macbook Air 2013

>It's reliable, fast, and I can take it anywhere

>Not enough storage (only 128GB)

>pic related

>€999

I really like it, I mainly use mine for MATLAB simulations and to play some GTA.

I also bought a 1TB external hard drive for it.

stop making so many fucking generals

>>55862260
> Model
Retina MBP13 (Late 2013)
> What you like about your laptop
Comfy bed web browser, battery is still in very good (90%) condition after 600 cycles
> What you hate about it
Fragile, the palmrest corrodes and it gets stupid hot doing anything other than web browsing and documents, battery life indicator massively overestimates remaining battery life
> Specs
i5-4258U, 8GB RAM, 256GB SSD, Iris 5100
> How much you paid
$1750 AUD, the price of the rMBP13 is so fucking high atm thanks to our shitty dollar, compared to $2499 now for a mid range model.

>>55864410
Would love the new Alienware 15 if it weren't for the shitty design. Stupid good battery life for goofing around the internet and has top-tier performance when you need it.

Here's to hoping that Dell makes the same laptop with a different design and call it the XPS Pro or something.

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HP m6 1045dx

Like
>Great touchpad
>Mouse buttons separate from touchpad
>Backlit keyboard
>Decent laptop keyboard
>Good specs for when it came out (2012 I think)
>Nice shell finish

Dislike
>Weak sound (speakers and headphones)
>The screen (granted it's probably no worse than other laptops from then too)

Paid $700 from best buy when it was brand new, probably overpaid but it was my first happy and I new nothing about nothing back then so I'll forgive my ignorance

>>55862260
Funny, 3 years later and the rMBP15 is still on Haswell. The fuck is Apple doing?

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>>55862260
> Model
HP Elitebook 2570p

> What you like about your laptop
+ Battery life, has the option for a 9 cell battery which will give me 15 hours of web browsing
+ Has ODD and all the ports of a regular business laptop except it's the size of an A4 piece of paper
+ Not plastic, sturdy as fuck and with great hinges
+ Easy access, one magnesium door at the bottom
+ Can do RAID 0 if you replace the ODD with a 2.5" cradle, supports 9mm HDDs
+ Trackpint is good, but the touchpad is amazing

> What you hate about it
- Dim, washed out blueish TN panel, better than the X220 TN, but far inferior to the IPS
- Pathetic LED light that's supposed to illuminate the keyboard
- No dedicated volume buttons, just mute
- Keyboard is nothing special
- On the thick side
- Would have preferred the 2560p-s screen locking mechanism to the magnetic locking

> Specs
i5 3360M 2.8GHz
4GB 1600MHz DDR3L
320GB 7200RPM HDD upgraded to 250GB 850 Evo SSD
Bluetooth 4.0, 5GHz wifi, 3G modem, smartcard reader, dual mics and 720p webcam etc. etc.

> How much you paid
175 euro for a unit from 2013

>>55864658
Abandoning PCs.

>>55864567
>the palmrest corrodes
I mean, it's anodized, so it comes corroded.

>>55864812
I'm waiting for it, it should arrive in a couple of weeks.
The choice was an X220 or X230 and this, and the ThinkPads just aren't better in this particular case.

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>>55864847
It's a common issue with Macs if you actually use them.
60% of Macbooks at refurbishing stores have varying degrees of corrosion pitting on the palmrest like pic related.

>Dell Inspiron N5110
>Almost everything, desu
>Booting into BIOS or selecting a different boot device requires me to spam F2 or F12 for about 30 seconds (somewhat annoying)
>i-2410, 6GB RAM, 600GB HD
>Nothing, my best mate gave it to me for free

lmao

Can one of you /flg/ friends help me out?

I only know desktops and not laptops how are the i7-6700HQ and GTX960M?
It seems like all the Asus, MSI or whatever laptops have these. Are they alright?

>>55864898
Do you live in a humid climate or something? I haven't ever seen that.

>>55864898
That's not corrosion, that's been chipped.

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>>55864898
Eww

>>55864950
Not very humid, I'm in Melbourne, Australia.
I walk past a few refurbishers everyday on Elizabeth St and there's always a couple Macs with ugly black marks on the right palmrest.

>>55864957
Yeah, could be just skin rubbing on it over and over, that would get past the anodized layer after a while.

>>55864965
This isn't corrosion, either, this is actually worn past the anodizing. I've seen this, but only in very high use situations with people who don't care about the machine, like libraries or schools. Not just on MacBooks, either.
>>55864984
>Yeah, could be just skin rubbing on it over and over,
I would guess things like jewelry, watches, rings, maybe, if they are stored in a large bag, other items hitting the laptop. This is just a thing that happens, anything anodized that is rubbed against will show wear eventually.

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>>55864776
Posting picture

>>55865115
What are those white strips on the palmrest?

>>55865115
I'm not usually bothered about looks but holy shit that looks dirt fucking cheap

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>>55865149
Rubber pads, I suppose they are there to protect the LCD if you squish the screen when the lid it's closed.

>>55865160
It's actually not irl, the chassis is metal, the door is magnesium and the palm rest and lid are aluminium.
It's as sturdy as a thinkpad.

Do you boys dick around on Ebay to try to find a good deal on a laptop or do you guys buy new?

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15in rMBP

>Like
stable, looks nice, runs macOS, doesn't get in the way of my work. also have a mac mini server so things work beautifully together, time machine backups, etc

>Dislike
storage - bought a little "expansion" drive which is really just an SD card that sits in the drive and is flush with the case. wish there was an official method of expanding

>Price
approx 2k USD

>>55864965
>>55864898

I've never had issues like these... I keep mine in a case and everything is pristine. I'm careful with it though... treat the fucker like a baby considering how much I paid

>>55865199
Hmm, those rubber pads look like they're in stupid positions because they would be where the screen is when closed. But since the lid on Elitebooks are tested to withstand up to 1000lbs (435kg) weight, I guess HP knows what they're doing.

>>55865225
I buy from companies that refurbish business class laptops from corporations - Thinkpads, Elitebooks, Latitudes etc.

>>55865250
I treat mine like a baby as well, still got marks on the palmrest, everywhere else is absolutely pristine.

>>55865281
At least your hands don't touch them when you type, I think it's a worst case scenario measure, in case you step on it or something like that.
Otherwise there's a rubber seal around the edge of the screen instead of individual pads.

>>55865315
>I think it's a worst case scenario measure, in case you step on it or something like that.
You should see this.
https://youtu.be/H5cKuO8ojAU

>>55862260
13" Macbook Pro Retina 256GB SSD/8GB RAM/Core i5 Haswell with Iris Graphics

>things I like about it
-16:10 IPS display
-Large multitouch trackpad
-fast SSD (tested around 700MB/s last time I checked)
-OSX is really nice to use
-thin and Relatively light

>things I don't like about it
-soldered ram, proprietary storage
-less ports and expansion than non-Retina MBP for muh thinness
-along the 'muh thinness' train, the display and top clamshell is one piece. If you fuck up your display be ready to spend $500+ for a replacement that would be less than $100 on any business laptop
-aluminum shell shows up imperfections easily
-vents heat onto the bottom of the glued together display assembly
-by default CPU will heat up and throttle before increasing the fan RPM
-if you're sitting facing a bright light source (like the sun), light will shine through the apple logo on the back of the display putting an apple-shaped brightspot right in the middle of the screen.

My list of dislikes is longer than the list of likes, but I really do love my rMBP for my use case. I may upgrade to a 15 if I like the new Macbooks when Apple finally releases them.

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>>55862260
>asus x502c
>i got it for free after fixing it for a friend
>keyboard, monitor, build quality, but hey free = good right
>i3 3217u, 4gb soldered ram, 720p screen
>$0

>>55862745
wow it's in such a nice condition. where did you get it?

>>55865406
Neat, /g/ really needs to open their minds for laptops other than thinkpads.

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>Lenovo IdeaPad Yoga 13
>Runs pretty much every game on my Steam library, also screen turns 360 degrees and can be used as a tablet.
>Touchpad sucks. Sometimes it just flat out stops working, but it's rare.
>i7 3537U, 8GB RAM, 360GB SSD, HD 4000 graphics, 1600x900 resolution
>$370 give or take

>>55863309
bump

>>55863309
>>55865897
Used Business laptop.

If you want new, the Asus EA200 is the best for under £200, there's no upgradable RAM or SSD but the battery life is insane.

13 hours battery life
microSD card slot for extra storage
11" 1366x768 display
Intel Atom x5-Z8300 with 2GB RAM
Decent graphics with hardware decode for almost every video codec under the sun.

Can anyone recommend a good laptop for mainly internet browsing in bed?

>I don't give a shit about battery life since I'll always be plugged in
>I don't give a shit about performance since all I ever do is browse the web
>I need a backlit keyboard for late night posting
>Needs a decent 15'' or larger screen (at least FHD)
>Lightweight is preferred, but cool running is a must as it's normally sitting on me or on covers which block fans and trap heat

Basically I want a cool and quiet laptop with a backlit keyboard, and a good screen and speakers that sacrifices performance and battery life to get that in as inexpensive a format possible.

My current laptop is a HP envy dv6-7214nr and it's really hot and it's got so much flex that I've broken the screen just by picking the laptop up by the corner with one hand while it was closed, and I've jammed the fan by picking it up with one hand while open. It has the zero battery life thing down, but it's heavy as shit so I think I need something else.

Ideally I would just get a super light screen + keyboard that's in laptop form but has no guts and just connect it to my desktop computer with an HDMI cable but that product doesn't exist from what I can see.

>>55866006
I think lot of the new and relatively cheap laptops fill your criteria.
It's in the last couple of years that FHD displays and backlit keyboards became standard on cheaper laptops.
Look up notebookcheck for reviews.

>>55865688
Do you know if that thing will play Civ V?

>>55866060
Never played it, but I'm sure it can.

>>55866006
>Asus EA200
Thanks I'll look into that Asus.

I had another Asus as a main choice because it had 2.5" slot and upgradeable ram with 8h+ battery.

>>55866006
A 15" Chromebook with 1080p display?

>>55866106
Oops, it's actually called the Asus E200HA.

>tfw you spend hours of frustration researching some shit so you can get something functioning properly.. then it turns out you've been looking in the wrong direction the entire time and then you solve the problem in 5 seconds with a tiny modifcation

is this how you lern Lunux

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>>55862260

> Model
Lenovo Thinkpad Yoga 11e

>What you like about your laptop
Touchscreen, Keyboard, battery life, the 2Amp USB port, it's durability, the Ethernet port.

> What you hate about it
HDD is slow, CPU is constantly at 50% when doing nothing, the shitty 1366*768 screen, the massive bezels, the home button, power button location, the god awful track pad, the annoying as fuck wifi connectivity LED, too few USB ports.

> Specs
Intel Celeron (1core, hyperthreaded) @2.5GHz
4gb RAM (expandable)
500gb HDD
1366*768 11.6" display
HID touchscreen
Dual boot: Netrunner Ubuntu / Windows 10

> How much you paid
350 USD
>bonus points for picture

What's the best way to use laptop batteries?

E.g. should I charge to full and take out the charger and let it go to 10% or so every time and repeat?

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>>55862260
> Model
Thinkpad x200
> What you like about your laptop
It is free as in freedom after I flashed Libreboot
It does everything I need a laptop for
I can replace the battery without taking it apart, unlike many modern laptops. I keep a fully charged battery in my backpack just in case.
> What you hate about it
If I could upgrade the screen resolution I would
> Specs
user@thinkpad
OS: Trisquel 7.0 belenos
Kernel: x86_64 Linux 3.13.0-39-lowlatency
Packages: 1999
Shell: bash 4.3.11
CPU: Intel Core2 Duo CPU P8600 @ 2.4GHz
RAM: 356MiB / 7948MiB
Resolution: 1280x800

> How much you paid
I got it for $35 at my university's surplus store, I added a 128GB SSD, and used an 8GB ram kit I already had.

>>55865250
>wish there was an official method of expanding
You can swap the disk.

>>55865483
>-by default CPU will heat up and throttle before increasing the fan RPM
That's not normal. It will get hot, but it won't throttle.

>>55866482

insert them up your ass once depleted

>>55866584
It will throttle if the fan doesn't speed up in time.

Loading up a game will make the CPU hit 100ºC in less than 10 seconds.

>>55864053
I got an Acer 720 it's fantastic. Less than £200 new

8hr battery, ssd, light, currently running GalliomOS with 0 problems

>>55866612
Clean out your computer.

>>55866719
Cleaning doesn't do shit because the heatsink is paper thin and tiny. About 0.3mm thick.
The only way for it to not throttle is to turn the fan up to max speed before running a game.

>>55862260
Dell D630
$100 refurbished
>likes
Easy to disassemble and replacement parts are cheap.
I replaced the HDD with an ssd and its really fast.
>dislikes
Its kinda heavy which
resting it on your lap uncomfortable for anymore than 5 minutes.

The screen is not very bright and the colors dont look great.

>>55862295
>touchpad is desu
????
Touch pad is what desu?

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>>55862260
>Lenovo ThinkPad T520
>If I have to pick up one thing, it never gets hot. It barely even gets warm to the touch under full load.
>I don't know. There's nothing about it that stands out to me as something I hate.
>i5 2430M 3GHz, 6 GB RAM, 500 GB 7200rpm HGST HDD, Intel HD 3000 graphics, 1600x900 display, 9-cell battery around 70% capacity - gets about 6 hours of shitposting on Chinese sweatshop forums and writing poocode
>300 USD, sadly not as cheap here in Denmark as the American market is

>>55866750
Something is wrong with your shit, then, mine doesn't do that.

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>>55864965
this is my old ass Lenovo y570, definitely not a macbook but it's the worst case of pitting I've ever personally seen.

>>55866903
>Lenovo
There's your problem.

>>55866961
Yeah, no complaints really, had it for 5 years, it's definitely taken a beating and it's replacement think pad is in the mail.

>>55866961
No, the problem would be the material used in both his case and the post he replied to.

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>>55862260
>Razer Blade 14 (2016)
>>Macbook Pro 15
>>>Lenovo Yoga 2 Pro

>gaymes and 4k porn playing capabilities at 60fps.
>>work laptop, good for webdev bullshit that I need to do.
>>>my linux laptop good for learning l33t skillz.

>gets hot af
>>too much apple login bullshit
>>>4k screen, gpu/cpu not powerful enough to play 4k video fml.

>core i7 quad core with 970m(6gb) and 16gb ram, 4k screen
>>core i7quad core, 16gb ram, retina
>>>core i7 dual core, 8gb ram, 4k screen

>$2100
>>0$
>>>0$ got it free from school for my research, I kept it.

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>>55862745
I still have mine with upgraded SSD to 512GB and RAM to 8gb. I used rocked it all the time and it was amazing. I put it in storage and took out the SSD for my desktop. The keyboard IS AMAZING. When I lent my laptop in class to a qt3.14 she complimented the keyboard ;)

>>55867078
>the problem would be the material
You mean aluminum?

Suggest a better material, then.

>>55867381
Plastic.

Anyone else get an order acceptance email for their £1 ZBooks today? Still don't know if they'll actually ship

>>55864543

proprietary SSD's desu

>>55866809

desune~

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> Asus ROG G73JW
> Even though it's aged, it's fairly powerful
> Touchpad is currently broken, and webcam is shit tier
> i7 2630QM, GTX 460M, 8GB DDR3 RAM, 120GB SSD, 500GB 7200RPM HDD
> $250 (bought it used for my grillfriend, but she never uses it kek)

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MSI Ge62 Apache
15.6" Ips 1920x1080p Display, i7-5700hq, GTX 970m with 3gb Vram, 16gb DDR3 ram, 128gb ssd, 1 TB hdd at 7200.

What I love most is probably the keyboard, very good spacing and travel. Really pleasing to type on.

Paid 1200$ for it.

Only thing I probably don't like about it is its loaded with more things that I don't need. Some MSI bloatware thay was ok to get rid of what I didn't want and the stupid Norton crap, cd drive but I suppose it's nice to have I guess. While it has nice speakers the placement on the front basically shunts it down to the desk when used on a raised stand.

>>55862553
I actually just went down in size from 17.3 to 15.6 so I could have something portable for school.

>>55863742
Not him but he probably has the old model because the new ones do not have that coil whine problem or TouchPad two finger scroll problem (was a software problem with chrome I think)

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> Model
Lemote Yeeloong 8089B
> What you like about your laptop
It is cute.
> What you hate about it
No dedicated middle-click button.
> Specs
800 MHz single core little-endian 64-bit MIPS Lemote Loongson 2F CPU
1 GB RAM
SiliconMotion graphics
320 GB hard drive
1024x600 display
Runs OpenBSD and gNewSense
> How much you paid
£60

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Model:
Asus UX305FA
Like:
Fanless
8GB ram
Aluminum unibody chassis
Don't like:
Nothing, really
Specs:
Core m broadwell
FHD display
Price:
$700 I think? Don't remember. $600-$800

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>Memepad X250
>size, ports, serviceability
>build quality is shit, the screen is meh, battery life is sub-par with the regular battery and Linux
>full HD screen, whatever i5 they put in it, 180 GB SSD, 8 GB RAM
>can't remember, it was extremely overpriced for the specs though

Not going with Lenovo next time, that's for sure.

>>55868249
>tfw no high quality, powerful MIPS laptop

>>55863742
>>55867887

I have the newest one - the 9350 (see the processor I listed in my original post).

Go on r/dell and you will see that the coil whine and touchpad are still issues. Just a roll of the dice if you have them or not, some don't. I bought mine a few weeks ago so it's still happening obviously.

As for the wifi, it comes with broadcom wifi that many choose to replace with an intel one for $20 or so. Personally I haven't had an issue with it as of now, so I probably won't replace it if I don't have to.

>>55868249
I want one.

Is there a name for these sorts of tiny laptops?

>>55869723
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Netbook
After some research, it looks like the only way to get a Lemote Yeeloong currently is from AliExpress: http://m.aliexpress.com/item/1957522661.html

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> Model
Asus R500VK from 2012.
Dubbed RAM and added a SSD.
> What you like about your laptop
Nice laptop, overall great build, okay performances for a 4 years old laptop, still going strong.
> What do you hate about it
1366 x 768
Only 3 USB
> specs
Intel i7 3xxx QM - don't remember which CPU
8Go DDR3
Nvidia 610M
700Gb HDD and 128Gb SSD
> How much you paid
600€ instead of 900€

>>55863309
memepad x220 with 9 cell battery
see >>55862745

>>55869807
I forgot :
I hate the glossy screen.
I consider buying a mate screen, do you know if there is 1080p compatible panels?

>>55867853
I'm gonna buy the same model soon
Any words of advice or warning?

>>55862260
>Samsung Ativ Book 9 Plus
>Metal shit feels great. Hefty and not flimsy
>Fn lock is garbage. Have to hit it to change vol/brightness, then hit it again to use arrow keys. Also can't take advantage of 3200x1800 screen
>i5-4200u, 4gb ram, 256gb ssd, 13'', $400
Good deal for a used product. It didn't come with any harddrive so I bought an ssd and threw it in there.

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>Model
Thinkpad x230
>What you like about your laptop
* Got it with an IPS screen which is way better than the TN screen of my old laptop
* Has a trackpoint, feels better than a trackpad after a few days
* Weights only 1.5 kg and is way more portable than my old 15.6" laptop
* You can upgrade the RAM, put in an 2.5'' SATA SSD and a mSATA SSD
* Is quiet most of the time
> What you hate about it
* Only 1376x768 resolution
* The screen could be 0.5 or 1 inches bigger
* The trackpad is shit (trackpoint makes up for it though)
* You have to put in a 9 cell battery for good battery life which looks like shit
>Specs
* Core i5-3320M
* 8GB RAM
* 250 GB SSD
* Intel HD 4000
* 6 cell battery
>How much you paid
* 350€ for the Thinkpad with IPS screen (used, but almost new condition)
* 90€ for the SSD (Samsung Evo 850)
* 25€ for extra 4GB RAM

>>55869957
Even if you get it factory refurbished you may just need to restore factory settings yourself and reinstall 10 and all the drivers.

If you buy new, issues out of the box are very rare and they seem to run great. I can't mention enough how nice this keyboard is. And the backlighting is nice in that as well all functions of keys and alt functions are clearly lit as well. So at night youll be able to tell say what button turns on/off the trackpad, etc.

>>55868249
FUCK I want one of those so badly. I don't even have any real use for it, I just want one.

>>55870475
I'm the same way with the new Xoami Notebook air. Totally don't need it, wouldn't replace anything I'm using now and still nervous around Chink tech for fear of slit eye corruption and Spyware by damn those specs that build and that price.

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>>55868249
You're a smol laptop.

>>55866358
> Thinkpad w/o a clitmouse.

Abomination.

finally treated myself to an ssd, purchased it from best buy today.

https://amzn.com/B00M8ABFX6
also already upgraded my shitty hp to 8GB RAM a few months ago

gonna feel good now with a faster and smoother windows experience now that i finally got an ssd

this is my hp desu, kinda shitty but at least it's better than the heap of shit compaq presario that i used to use before i switched

http://support.hp.com/us-en/product/HP-Pavilion-dv5-2100-Entertainment-Notebook-PC-series/4210545/model/4317148/document/c02474306/

My laptop only has 2 USB ports on it. I have 2 external hard drives, gaming mouse, mech keyboard, and will occasionally need to plug a flash drive in. What do you guys recommend for a USB hub, preferably 3.0 that could accommodate this many ports. I don't need any external power, just data transfer

I'm finally upgrading my laptop after 5 or so years. I don't know what sort of laptops /g/ typically recommends or avoids, but I'm looking for one under $500 (but wouldn't mind going a little over if it's worth it). Not planning on anything more intensive than multitasking and casual gaming.

https://www.amazon.com/Acer-Aspire-NVIDIA-Windows-E5-575G-53VG/dp/B01DT4A2R4

Is there a better laptop than this for that price range? Reviews seem great and specs seem better than most similarly priced laptops.

Core i5-6200U
Nvidia 940MX
256GB SSD
8GB DDR4

>>55862260
>mid 2012 15" macbook pro
>decent size, still pretty powerful
>runs hot, dvd drive area is just empty and I wish I could put more battery in there.
>i7 3720qm, 16gb ram, hd 4000/gt 650m, 500gb ssd, upgraded to 1680x1050 screen
>$0, but my mom paid $800 for it a year ago as a graduation gift.
I'm hoping that the 2016 15" will be good, but it's looking like it's going to have AMD in it so I'll either stick with my 2012, or sell it and buy a used 2013/14 15" with the 750m and hope the throttling isn't too bad.

Toshiba satellite
240gb Intel 730 ssd
Celeron 3 something (bay trail)

Pros:
>runs every flavor if linux I've thrown at it flawlessly
>6 hours continuous use battery life, much better than my other
>fedora apparently has access to a Bluetooth module that the online specs clearly say my computer doesn't have. Connects to my phone and everything
>USB 3.1 and HDMI 1.4

Cons:
>compression and decompression take a minute on the Celeron
>has a strange issue with dual booting where grub will only display the linux partitions

Can I get a recommendation?

Want 1080p, ~13", and something with a newer i5. For 500 USD it can be used or refurbished I don't care.

>>55873337
X250 off ebay

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>Model
Some Gateway Ne5 piece of shit
>What you like about your laptop
Had it for 2 years and it's still chugging despite the really bad processor (AMD E-300) for what little I do with it it's alright.
Mainly typing up essays for school, playing something emulated or something light like Undertale it works fine.
>Cons
Battery runs out a little to quick, should buy a new one soon.
Wi-Fi something randomly goes out.
Would constantly shit itself on Windows, so I installed Ubuntu and it works pretty well.
>Specs
AMD E-300 1.7 GHZ
HD 6310
4 GB of RAM
1366x768 16:9 Screen
>Price
$0, Dad gave it to me cause the keys popped off lmao

>>55873218
> AMAd graphics
> bad
dude, it's probably going to be a pretty fast gpu, it's going to be a mobile 470 and I believe you will be able to upgrade to a 480, it will be at least 4 times faster than a 750m lad.

mfw i dont have a laptop.

should i buy one?

>>55873757
> should I buy one
no, if you really needed, you wouldn't ask.

I need a new laptop, but I am too much of a Jew to buy one


What success chance would i have if I wrote a letter to a company, say Acer or Dell or Apple or whatever and ask for a laptop?

>Model
Thinkpad T420
>What you like
Goat-tier keyboard, incredibly stable, not too noisy
>Cons
None since I don't game or compile anything major
>Specs
i5, 8gig RAM, 720p screen, 128gb SSD
>Price
$340 refurbished last year in A+ condition

>>55873551
Steins;Gate 0 releases on PC in around a month. Hopefully translations will follow.

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>>55862260
I got a surface book i5 with the gpu. came to 1500 after some discounts i was able to get. love pretty much everything about great performance too with the gpu. I do wish it had more space other than the 128gb ssd but i have a server that i keep most of my stuff on so i don't really use that much space on it.

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-xps 15
-display, formfactor
-Chiclet keyboard
-i7 6700hq, gtx 960m, 32gb ram, 256gb NVMe ssd, full HD
-$1200 and tax

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>Thinkpad T420
>Sturdy af, cheap, easy to add options/swap components, runs as well as a new machine if you're not a gamer child, makes a solid desktop replacement with the docking station
>Incredibly narrow viewing angles, low contrast. No good screen options
>Sandy bridge quad core i7, 8gb ram, evo 850 SSD main, WD blue slave, 14.1" 1600x900
>$180 for the laptop, $60 SSD, $70 cpu (came with an i5 dual core), more for other accoutrements (everything in pic related including the desk was under $600)

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>>55874282
I'll probably just get it on my PS4 desu

>>55874517
I played the first one on GNU/Linux. For the most part it ran great on Wine. There was one bug, where if I had it in full screen during a time leap it would crash to desktop. It was pretty easy to work around though. I have a GPU pass through set up now, so I can use that if 0 doesn't work in wine.

>>55874356
Too bad it's plagued by Skylake sleep issues that affects pretty much every Skylake laptop out there. Such a shame, maybe when Kaby Lake comes out, I'll get the Surface Pro 5.

>>55874558
Wish they would make native releases but Nips don't even give a shit about Windows.

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>>55874983
Indeed. Maybe once GNU/Linux takes over the desktop market. Hopefully MS keeps making windows worse and worse.

>>55864053
Nigga a chromebook is THE shitposting machine on the cheap.

Thinkpad T60p
Keyboard, the screen, sturdyness.
The fan is too loud.
Core Duo T2600, some ATI FirePro card, 2GB RAM, 1600x1200 IPS screen.

$35, plus a HDD and ram I had lying around.

>>55874803
i still haven't experienced that in the 4 months i've had it. I heard the first round of updates mostly fixed it on the surface book.

>>55873798
nil

>>55862260
> Model
Thinkpad x230

> What you like about your laptop
Small, portable, and runs smoothly

> What you hate about it
Screen is TN (will update soon)

> Specs
Intel Core i5-3320M
4 gb ddr3 (will update soon)
500 7200rpm hdd

> How much you paid
$300

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Thinkpad P50

> Fast as a motherfucker, high gamut screen with built in calibration, ports on the back, nice keyboard, lots of io, matte screen, removable battery, bragging on /g/ because muh thinkpad
> battery life blows on full power, fan also can go nuts on full power, screen viewing angles not the best, heavy, lid gets fingerprints like a motherfucker, 4k is a litle overkill
> i7 6820q 3.7ghz cpu, 32 gb ram, 256gb ssd, 2tb HDD, 4k wide gamut display, m2000 quadro 4gb gfx
> $1725

I'm a video editor, animator, all in one graphics dude who needed something to replace my desktop for travel. It works nicely. I have hotkeys for different power configurations so the battery lasts a lot longer when I'm just shitposting.

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>>55865250
Swap the ODD with a HDD or SSD.

>>55877116
You can't everything is soldered on a Mac.

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>Asus UX 305CA 13″ 3200×1800

Like
>Display is beautiful
>does everything I need it to.
>Aluminum
>Good value
>The first computer I’ve ever used that’s actually good
>Touch screen is neat, but I rarely use it
>Fairly good price
Dislike
>WiFi is spotty in my setup, and seems to be affected by the aluminum stand it sits on
>SD card sticks out of the slot.
>It’s sorta purple

>>55872457
Kek

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-36941960

God fucking dammit /g/ they actually let it slide

>tfw no £2300 laptop for £1.58

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I spent $800 AUD on this, did i dun goofed?

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would you guys recommend the Toshiba Satellite Radius?
ive heard it has a faulty wifi adapter, but it has a beaut shell and Synaptics touchpad software which i cant live without
couldnt i just buy a usb wifi adapter or something to fix the fault?

http://www.bestbuy.com/site/toshiba-satellite-radius-15-2-in-1-15-6-touch-screen-laptop-intel-core-i7-8gb-memory-1tb-hard-drive-brushed-metal/4517200.p?id=1219756376340&skuId=4517200

Macbook air 13" 2013. Kind of want to update, mostly for a new screen.

Hate to admit i really like the Macbook. It's almost ideal in terms of size and weight. feels like you can take it anywhere. Keyboard isn't bad as i thought it was, got 80wpm fooling around with type racer in store. Pity about the whole USB thing though.

Leaning towards waiting for updates for the macbook pro. Though my mum KIND of knows i'd like to get a newer laptop so she dropping hints she wants my macbook air.

>ThinkPad X220T
>literally best keyboard in existence, active stylus, CPU is still strong even after 5 years
>graphics are shit, gets really hot and noisy under load, too heavy
>i5-2520M, HD3000, 8GB RAM, 320GB HDD
> ~700$ used in 2012

Gonna switch to a small mobile device and a desktop PC, I'm too tired of carrying this thing around. I'll miss the keyboard though.

>>55862260
>Latitude E7440
>Keyboard
>Keyboard flex....
>i5 4300u, 16GB RAM, 256GB SSD, IPS FHD
>400 euros

>>55877116
No optical drive on the RMPB. It is a glorified netbook.

>>55862260
>Lenovo Yoga 14
>Its small, has a good screen, and good specs.
>It needs a new ssd and I wish it had a 850m insted of a 840m.
>$300

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>>55879077
>that looks pretty nice
>mfw only 1 store sells them here
>mfw they're 700€
Eastern Europe is suffering but at least I have my W520 shitbox.

>>55879077
What's he battery like 4u?

>>55879257
If I turn the keyboard back light off and the screen brightness down it lasts for about 7-8 hours.

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>>55862260
>MacBook4,1 (Black, Early 2008)
>Nice and cheap, runs everything just fine
>Stuck on 10.7 Lion, quite poor speakers
>Core 2 Duo @ 2.4Ghz, 4GB RAM, 240GB Sandisk SSD
>£75

I will eventually get a newer MacBook Pro (I require Logic Pro for school, can't be arsed to set up a hackintosh)

>>55879376
Wot

That's bretty gud. Most reviews I read complained about the 4-5hr battery

>>55867634
>proprietary SSD's
How are they proprietary?

>>55879935
Are you me? I'm stuck on a mid 2007 macbook. 2.2ghz core 2 duo, 3gb ram and some cheap 240gb ssd.

How's your battery? Had to replace mine and the new one lasts about 40 minutes.

>>55867634
http://www.anandtech.com/show/10128/owc-introduces-ssd-upgrade-for-macbook-pro-and-macbook-air-pcie-ssds

> Model
Acer Chromebook 14
> What you like about your laptop
Aluminum chassis
1080p IPS
Thin
USB 3
Lightweight
> What you hate about it
Storage size
Semi matte screen
Bottom mount speakers
No SD card slot
> Specs
Intel Celeron N3160 @ 2.4ghz
4gb DDR3 @ 1600mhz
32gb SSD
> How much you paid
$270 chassis

>>55880226
>$270 chassis

$270 new*

>>55880226
what are chrome books like? What do you hate about it most? I want a good little shitposting machine but don't know if I'll end up hating myself for going with a chromebook.

>>55880375
Imagine booting straight to Google Chrome, and that's all your laptop can do. That's a Chromebook.

>>55864898
I have this too.

>>55880431
I knew it was pretty basic but that sounds a bit too gimped for me.

>>55880535
He excluded the fact that it can run ubuntu 14.04. You can run whatever browser you want.

>>55880815
I assumed he was asking about ChromeOS. Obviously if you install a different OS it'll be like any other laptop software wise.

>>55880828
ChromeOS has a few more features than just a browser, but not many. You can install Google play apps. There's also a very basic file manager.

>>55880862
I guess I should've expected it to get at least a bit better, I haven't used ChromeOS since 2010 or maybe 2011

>HP 2560p
>12in laptop with DVD drive, socketable CPU, muh Elitebook build quality
>no HDMI, have to use a displayport adapter like a pleb
>8GB RAM, 1TB HDD and 128GB SSD (HDD in the DVD slot), upgraded the Sandy Bridge i3 to a quad core i7
>paid $70 for it "nonfunctioning" from Ebay, probably spent $200 total since I already had the RAM and SSD laying around

Easily the best bang for your buck computer I've owned. It's thicc and battery life is about 5 hours even with a gigantic 9 cell, but the footprint is still small and I don't really care about thinness.

I use a GTX 660 via eGPU as well, so it's great as a desktop along with as a portable shitposter/note taker. I don't see myself upgrading for a long time (until the 2610QM starts lagging way behind in games) but I'm contemplating a tiny Chromebook Flip to bring around on the go. Android apps make it bretty good for $150ish.

>>55862260
> MacBook Pro 15 inch (late 2011)
> Still works, fast, battery life
> The alluminium shell distributes warmth great, which makes the whole thing warm.
> i7 2nd gen, 240GB SSD, 750GB HDD, HD6770, matte screen (grey bezel, no glass)
> Way too much, about 2400 euro's. Luckily my old job paid most of it for me.

>>55880815
That's pretty neat. I've heard a lot of people install GalliumOS but I have no idea what it's like.

>>55880828
I was asking about ChromeOS as a whole, good to know they let you install alternatives. I feared Chromebooks would be immensly locked down.

>refurb x220
>160GB SSD, 4GB ram (advertised as 8 but w/e)
>near perfect condition, only a little scratch on the panel shell but I've been warned beforehand, no big deal
>battery is alright but plan on upgrading soon
>180yuros

I'm very happy of my purchase. The trackpad is pretty fucking bad but I don't really need a mouse anyways (and there's always the trackpoint). I recommend it to anyone looking for a small-medium sized cost-efficient laptop.

>>55881021
Whats battery life like and the screen? Heard it gets a bit cramped because of low resolution.

>>55862260
This is probably the first time I've ever heard of running GTA V on a Macbook.

>> Model
Thinkpad R60
>> What you like about your laptop
It was free, and the build quality is pretty good.
>> What you hate about it
It's slow as shit, I might put Ubuntu or some other GNU/Linux distro on it.
>> Specs
Can't remember exactly and can't check for now, but it's got some Intel Core Duo and a gigabyte of RAM.
>> How much you paid
Like I said, it was free.

I'd buy myself a X220/230 if I had the money for it.

>>55862260
>macbook pro 13" mid 2012
>i7 2.9ghz. Though it's only dual core it performs extremely well. Also i love the fact that it has a shitload of useful ports, my dac is an old apogee duet with firewire and i like that i can use it without an usb port.
>not hate, but a retina screen would be better. No complaints about it though.
>> i7 2.9ghz, 16gb ram, 512gb ssd.
>> around 1k usd, also spent 300 usd on maxing the fucker out.

>>55881122
Battery life is about ~4 hours for normal use

The screen is alright

>>55862260
Asus x205ta

>Got bitchin battery life, 10-12 hours web browsing and Microsoft office use, goes 15-20 when plugged into external monitor also super light at just under a kilo

>Specs arent that good, mainly bought it for college cause poor and needed lightweight pc

>Intel atom 1.3-1.8ghz quad core z3something model
>2gbram
>32gb emmc
>1366x768

>£150

>>55881319
How the fuck does 2gb ram feel nowadays? I'm shying way from all those 32gb emmc and 2gb ram models which have flooded the market.

Doesn't it just keep swapping memory from just about anything?

>>55862260
> Sager/Clevo
> Twice as powerful as last laptop
> Under pressure, feels hotter than I like (but temps are fine :-/ )
> i7-6700HQ, 1TB hd, GTX 970M
> Paid a little over $1200. Well worth the money.
Runs *nix, so it isn't for "muh games", faggots.

Is it worth buying a fast microsd card for netbooks? Do they have real UHS support as opposed to phones that mostly seem to top out at 15-20mb/s?

>>55881396
It's not too bad about 60-70%with Firefox and Microsoft word, but it's only really useful for that and that's all I use it for so I don't notice it as much

>>55881787
Most have it on USB 2.0. So get one that has good IOPS, speeds are just going to cap at 20MB/s.

>>55881804
Fucking disgusting.

Are there decent SD card charts yet? I remember struggling to find decent benchmark lists. Most just seem to list muh sequential performance.

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>Alienware r2 15

>The build quality on this thing is righteous, not a whole lotta plastic goes into it. I can honestly say it's built like a tank. Not pre-Lenovo tank, but very solid. The LED's are neat and subtle if you set them right.

>No white LED option, absolutely no win7 driver support and I get made fun of from time-to-time for owning an Alienware

>i7-6700HQ
>GTX 970m 3gb
>16gb 2133 RAM
>256gb m.2 SSD, 1TB HDD
>Killer Wireless 1535
>1920x1080. But I can play everything just fine at 2560x1080.

>around $1500 paid for it

>>55881838
I don't get why they don't just package the Alienware specs in normal laptops and sell it as XPS pro

>>55881960
Because then you don't get to fleece muh gaymers for 2k errytiem

>>55862260
GOT some acer E5.
i5-6200u (meh, but battery life is really good)
8gb DDR4-2133 ram
256gb ssd
Gtx950m
15.6inch 1920x1080p
Backlit keys

All for 599$. Just got it, am very pleased.

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>>55862260
Dell Latitude E6420

It was cheap used and is lightning fast for buisness work. GPU OC'd real easily, it powers the high resolution that fits the screen well. It is dockable and has many ports and expansion options.

However, the keyboard is nothing like the older Dell laptops. It jams and gets a lot of dirt in it too often. Like most laptops, the battery life is aweful, a brand new battery lasts only 1.5-6 hours at most, unless you pay 300 for the two extra expansion batteries that weigh down your laptop dramatically. The touchpad is generally too small, so you have to lug around a mouse and pad with it. Finally, the GPU is a shitty Quadro that runs way too hot for its poor performance, and needs to be OC'd for full potentiel.

And the absolute fucking worst part of this laptop is the RAM. See, all of these other problems can be overcome with solutions like a external mouse and keyboard, more batteries, or even a eGPU. But the RAM in this machine has a pathetic cap of 8 GB ddr3 1600. So in the future when I need 16 GB of faster RAM, I'll need to buy a whole new laptop, when I'm happy with most of my computer. Due to the RAM cap I can't make this into a server, even with my powerful i7.

With all that aside, I still love this laptop. I usually use it plugged in with an external mouse, so the only problem I personally experience is the GPU when experiencing gaymen. However when the RAM limit starts affectjng me I'll have to replace and use this laptop fir LAN parties or a backup if a new one breaks. Although the price to performance of this laptop is outstanding, I would not reccomend it because most people will not enjoy the battery life problems, and the RAM will soon be outdated.


SPECS

Intel Core i7 2760qm
8 threads @ 3.1 GHZ

Nvidia Quadro NVS 4200
512 MB

8 GB DDR3 1600 MHZ

1600x900 15 inch display

Samsung 840 EVO 256 GB SSD

9 Cell 89 Wh Dell Battery

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>Lenovo Yoga 2 Pro

>Decent Chiclet keyboard in a convertible

>The micro HDMI port is fucked and doesnt work because of excess rubber on the side
>The gimped processor (4th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-4210U (1.70GHz 1600MHz 3MB)) is shite
>The orange color was my mistake
>It doesn't work as a tablet, no comfy tablet usage on this 13' heavy thing
>Quad HD is too much for a 13' with the poor cpu and graphics
>Quad HD led to font problems in Windows especially in the windows 8 days
>Doesn't go sleep, just makes a hotbox in backpack for my engineering university use, though this is really a common Windows laptop problem

>4th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-4210U (1.70GHz 1600MHz 3MB)
>8 RAM
>512 storage flash
>Quad HD touch

>$1000

>>55882263
Cont.

Got it used off ebay for 400 USD (I pulled the SSD out of an older laptop, it would be an extra 100 I think).
This laptop comes in many differently priced versions, mine being the most powerful and the cheapest being an i3 version with intel hd, a low res display, 2 GB of RAM and a 6 cell 60 Wh battery, going for around 130 USD when used.

>>55881960
That's a precision 5510

>>55863309
Used Surface Pro 1 with keyboard for about that on ebay

Is a Thinkpad X220 or X1 Carbon worth it?
I want something light, and with good battery life that I can use from bed.

>>55865285
Where?

>>55882367
Fucking hell theyre hard to find. All I find are surface pro 2 and 3.

>>55882698
All over ebay m8 and websites

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>>55866793
I used that laptop, its shit without spending cash for extra RAM and an SSD, and by then you could buy a much better laptop for the same money.
I can confirm its weight and I don't really care about it, but I will say it is the hottest laptop I've ever used. If you buy the version with an Nvidia Quadro NVS 135 (Which you have to because the Intel Crestline model is too slow to use) runs so hot that it will literally fucking melt (not joking, this happened to me) if you do not keep all venalation spots cool and uncovered at every second. Heck, when this laptop was released they had to recall it because so many CAD and buisness companies complained of them breaking so easily. And the GPU itself is shit, having a Passmark score of fucking 34 (for comparison, the Geforce GTX 650 has a score of 1953) and a measly 128 MB of VRAM. At one point it could run TF2 at 30 fps minimum settings 480p, but if I remember after a few of the 2015 updates it struggled to get past 10 FPS. So forget running any new or modern games on it. Works well for N64 Emulation and emulation older though.

I finally bought a new laptop after Win 7 began to crash randomly out, go really slow, and usually refuse to connect to the internet. I pulled my SSD out of it and put it in this computer
>>55882263
I reloaded Win 7 on a 250 GB Seagate HDD and was going to sell it, but realized it would be cruel to trick someone into buying it.

>>55882771
Well I asked this could you answer >>55882496
I'm leaning towards a X220 since they are cheaper, I just don't want the thing to run hot or loud and have poor battery life.

Not in the U.S. try looking on the International portion of EBAY

What do you think about:

-Dell XPS 15
-ASUS ROG G750JZ-DS71

??

> Lenovo y50-70
> The specs are very good for the price I paid since laptops are really expensive in my country
> The screen, mostly because I compare it to my IPS monitor of the desktop PC and colors look very washed out.
> Intel 4710HQ, GTX860m, 1TB SSHD, 8GB of ram, display 1080p
> Around $1000 USD in mid 2015

>>55883535
I would recomend XPS 15 since it has a 960m against the 770m in the ROG. Besides is really portable and with great battery life for daily use.

Does anyone know of a brand that sells laptops with no branding?

Preferably a good gaymen laptop with a discrete graphic card and an i7 or i5.

>>55883723
sager

>>55862260
>T420s
>Speed, reliability, spare parts, build quality, keyboard + trackpoint, think light, Linux support, etc
>Shitty screen, ok battery life, weird coil whine/CPU noise, showing its age a bit, speakers.
>$65

>>55884113
Forgot specks
>1600x900
>8gb of ram (temp, my t420 has 16)
>6 + 3 cell battery
>I5 2520m

>>55866060
I have the i3 version and it plays Civ V just fine. It takes a bit to calculate the AI players' turns though.

>>55862335 here, I'm probably going to buy another XT2, any suggestions for something better for ≤$300? Needs a dock for sure, being able to convert to a tablet is preferred but not necessary.

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>>55862260
>Asus K501UX
>lightweight and the specs are perfect also battery life(6-7 hours)
> the bottom is made from plastic rest of it is made of aluminum
> website where I bought it
https://ipon.hu/webshop/product/asus_k501ux_dm165d_szurke___warframe_es_world_of_warships_kupon/1374562

> 300.000 HUF ~ $1080

>>55884455
looks good senpai

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>>55862260
> Model
latitude e6230

> What you like about your laptop
great battery life, nice and lightweight

> What you hate about it
shit screen

> Specs
>pic related

> How much you paid
$250 (thank god for ebay)

>>55884509
Yeah, I needed a laptop for uni and a good one cause the uni where I got in is in the south border region and I live in up in north , and I couldn't move my desktop.

Uni: Szeged,Hungary

>>55884564
It is pretty good but the resolution is just makes it a cuck laptop.

Nice buy 4 inch/8

>>55884624
>cuck
:^)

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>>55862260
>ThinkPad T430
>it's only 14", yet it has a dedicated GPU capable of light gayming (like GTA V) and a full voltage 45W quad core CPU
>non-ips screen, 40nm GPU which drains power as fuck (literally entire laptop takes 90W off battery when gaming)
>i7-3630qm, 16GB RAM, 120GB mSATA Intel SSD, 2x2TB Samsung M9T HDDs, 9cell battery, 1600x900 screen, classic keyboard
>$400

>>55873602
and it will only make the system throttle to 800 mhz just like the 2015 does.
I don't care how fast the gpu is alone, I care how fast the overall system is under high cpu and gpu load.
something that only the nvidia macbooks have been able to do.

What's my best option if I want to avoid Windows 10 while also getting a ~$300 Windows laptop that isn't a total turd?

>>55885413
Thinkpad t430 then install linux on it.
never buy new below $500

>>55863867
>3rd world country
>chromebook
You're supposed to have internet access to use it

>>55864546
can you help me m8 ? I am a coder, using atom and kdevelop a lot, can you run xcode and atom at the same time + a browser with ~10ish tabs open and a video playing in HD and tell me if ti runs good without lag and anything ?
Does it get hot ?

I am about to get one but I am not sure if it can handle my daily regime

>>55881838
which speakers?

>>55882305
>randy bridge
>2016
wew lal

What's a good puter to use for college for under $700? I've been looking for a few days but there is just so much shit Idk what's good.

Can anyone comment on this as a gaming laptop?

http://www.avadirect.com/Clevo-P670RE-17-3-Core-i7-NVIDIA-GeForce-GTX-970M-G-SYNC-Graphics-Gaming-Laptop/Configure/10727237

I plan on hooking it up to a TV. Anything underpowered or unnecessary?

>>55862260
Why you want to know so hard?

'Friendly' you say? I don't really think so. Fuck this shitty thread. Reported.

>>55862260

Dell XPS 17

>Geforce 555M
>Good processor for its time

Bought it for 600 back then (5 or 4 years ago) which was a steal.

Sadly it broke last week. Now desperately looking for a good replacement. But dell only has shitty macbook clones now it seems. Most laptops don't even have dedicated GPU's. The good ones I found where a lot more expensive.

Any advice on a good laptop which is able to run most games properly? Don't mind chinkshit.

I have an X1 carbon that I bought for $200 about a year ago. It's the first generation and had to get my own SSD, which was a fucking pain in the ass for this model X1.

The trackpoint doesn't even work, so I use it as my shitposting machine.

Other laptops I own: Thinkpad X60, W530, MBP '14. The X60, I paid $50 for and have libreboot flashed on there. The W530 is a piece of shit. And out of all these machines, I use the MBP for actual work.

>>55885992
The fucks wrong with sandy bridge? Longest lasting CPU I've ever owned.

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so I just got the thinkpad t440 in the mail
>start it up
>wow this is really taking a while
>2minutes later on an ssd....
>ok
>bloat fucking everywhere
>reeeeeeee
>add/remove programs
>cannot remove this
>error messages when I try to uninstall bloat
>restart laptop
>4minutes to start on ssd
why, what the fuck I thought this was supposed to be decent, I'm going to send it back

>>55888169
>being this tech illiterate

>>55888202
care to clue me in then

>>55888237
just do a clean install yourself

>>55888169
Just do a fresh install man.

>>55888255
>>55888250
is that normal? it feels like theres a problem with the ssd if its taking that long to load an os but alright ill just do that

>>55888300
It's more likely that the CPU is bottlenecking because of all the bloatware and whatnot. My old macbook only has a core 2 duo and even there an SSD only does so much.

Do yourself a favour and do a clean install.

>>55862260
My gf wants to buy an Acer Chromebook 15. These laptops are kind of weird so I wanted wondering if they don't have some bullshit proprietary ram/storage. I'm telling her to buy the dirt cheap 720p/2gb/16gb one and just upgrade the ram for like 20 bucks. Is this possible? And could she buy a bigger ssd for it too?

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>W541
>usable screen, good performance, quite lightweight
>no battery life under load, the charger is a huge brick
>I7 4910MQ, 16GB, Quadro K2100M/HD4600, 256 + 500 GB SSD, 2880x1620 with X-Rite colorimeter, Thunderbolt2
>~2200€

>>55867381
Literally plastic. Aluminum is a meme material thanks to Apple turning technology into dumbed down jewelry for tech-illiterate masses.

>>55880226
>Aluminum chassis

I almost bought one on Saturday because they were on sale for $260 but only the lid and deck are aluminum, which are stamped panels, and there were exposed sharp edges. The whole underside is flimsy plastic. That combined with slow performance just navigating around steered me away.

>>55888776
>Aluminum is a meme material
thank you for your input, we'll tell the engineers right away that anon does not like aluminum.

>>55878224
>hp consumer grade
>any year

kill yourself

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My work is giving me a laptop as a work machine that must cost 600€ or less.
After checking the options I'm going with either a Thinkpad e450 or e460, depending on whether I can get them for 600 or less.

Any experiences with the Thinkpad Edge series? I heard they're not all that good, but at this price range there is barely anything worth buying as far as I can see (excluding used thinkpads, which I can't buy)

>>55889112
Aluminum does this:
>>55866903
>>55864898
>>55864965


High grade plastic does not do that. Old thinkpads did it right, with a magnesium alloy for the cage and lid, and high quality plastic for the parts that the user touches.

>>55889603
It really depends on the person. Some peoples' skin/sweat/whatever react with aluminium, some don't. My PowerBook G4's 10 years old and the wrist rests are still pristine.

>model
2015 Macbook 12"
>What you like about your laptop
+ design
+ size
+ weight
+ trackpad (gestures are godly)
+ screen (16:10, resolution)
+ keyboard
+ speakers (probably best laptop speakers out there, I don't get why they put so much focus on it but it's lovely)
+ it's silent and doesn't have moving parts
+ build quality
+ battery life
In that order. Also obviously MacOS.
>What you hate about it
- it can't make a meal nor iron clothes
- the included powerbrick didn't have an extension cord like MBP/Air got
- cleaning the keyboard will be a pain if I keep it for couple years
- webcam is worst I saw in half a decade
- it's too perfect for me and I don't see anything coming in the future that would justify an upgrade
>specs
Base configuration with core m, 8GB RAM and 256GB NVMe SSD
>How much you paid
1400 yuropoor shekels

> Asus Zenbook NX500JK-XH72T
> Gaming Performance and weight.
> Windows 10
> i7 4712HQ, 16GB of RAM, GTX 850M, 512GB PCIe SSD
> (3840x2160) display
> Around $1200 including warranty and tax

>>55862260
>HP Notebook 14
>Trackpad integrated into the shell, good performance
>1366x768, Discrete graphics only has 64bit memory bandwidth, Switching graphics doesn't have great Linux support, wifi card is ass on Linux
>i3-5010, Radeon R5 M330, 4gb ram()upgrading to 8 soon)
>about $600 converted. Overpriced, yes, but i live on a 3rd world country

I got 600 bucks. Want something with with a FHD screen, SSD, and not fuckhuge. There are so many different brands and models how do I know what is a good deal and what isn't.

>>55862260
currently got an x220 and I'm wondering if there are laptops with better battery life on amazon uk would most likely install linux on it

>>55889821
Longer than 8 hours? Cheaper to just buy another battery m80.

>>55889767
You can get an X260 for that and another $100 or so.
and a 15 hour battery, for that matter.

>>55867853
Fucking Australians

>>55889665
Is the AC adapter on the 12" Macbook grounded?

>>55890085
Yeah. It's basically the same as for iPad but with USB C and 29W instead of 12W.

>>55862260
>> Model
x220t
>> What you like about your laptop
Cute
Portable
4 hours of battery life
Wacom digitizer for muh art
>> What you hate about it
Edges of the screen skew my lines.
Sometimes the resolution can be a hassle.
The back is elevated slightly, can't shift it around and maintain a comfortable position.
>> Specs
2520m i5, 1368 by 768, 6 gb of memory, 120 gb ssd
>> How much you paid
280 American plus shipping of 20 bucks, off eBay.

>>55862260
>Surface Pro 4
>Small, light, powerful, portable, is also a good tablet, awesome stylus, amazing screen, solid construction, stays cool, stays quiet. can sign in with my face because of special camera, fingerprint scanner too.
>Pretty damn expensive but meh it was worth it imo. Also got a free docking station that's built like a fucking tank, I love it.
>i7, 16GB RAM, 512GB SSD, 2736x1824 screen
>Paid a little under 2100 burger bux with student discount

>>55891808
Also keyboard and trackpad are incredible considering how thin the type cover is......don't know how they did it

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>Asus
>Celeron 1.8 GHz
>64 bits
>4GB RAM
>450GB HDD
>Ubuntu and W8
Good thing(s)
>First laptop, i always use my fathers pc, this Asus is myfirst laptop ever.
Bad things
>shit.

I paid 300 dolars for it.

Sorry my english.

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Toshiba A500
>7 years old
>Used to overheat A LOT 4 years ago, stopped for some reason
>was great for games before I stopped playing
>1366x768 has no space
>17" screen is comfy
>best keyboard I've used in my life
>Great speakers
>It's fucking massive, heavy and feels cheap
>won it in a bet, so it was free
>>55891808
That's a lot of money, friendo
Though I'm considering one of these

>>55891824
Microsoft has crosspatent share with Apple so they're the only other company allowed to use magnetic chargers, trackpad patents and all that fluff on a laptop.
They really hit a home run with the Surface series.

>>55891954
Why can't other laptop manufactors rent the trackpad patents? Magnetic stuff is a meme but the state of other Windows trackpads is pretty disastrous. A company like Lenovo, Dell or HP should have no issues with the cost.

>>55892295
>Why can't other laptop manufactors rent the trackpad patents?
Because Apple are a bunch of cunts.

Also some laptops come with Windows Precision Trackpads which is basically the same stuff they use on the Surface. Mobiletechreview is a good review site that shows if a laptop has one or not.

But yeah, I think the Surface trackpad is a tad bit better, it has lower input lag and I just don't like the new Force Touch Apple touchpads.

>>55862260
>2500 dollar 15" rMBP (mid 2014)
>Display, lightweight, works well for video editing and school
>Overpriced as fuck, macOS sometimes lags at the weirdest movies
>i7-4870HQ, 16GB RAM, 512GB PCIe, Iris Pro and HD5200
>2500 + Applecare+ (education discount though, however much that counts)

>>55892367
>some laptops come with Windows Precision Trackpads
Most Dells I think, though it's "decent" at best.

Surface 4 sure sounds nice, MS did so much right, it should be interesting to see how they going to improve it, though I still have a hard time spending so much on "close enough but not a real laptop".

>I just don't like the new Force Touch Apple touchpads.
Why not? The only difference I picked up so far was that they feel slightly more solid and you can leftclick from any part of it. Also it's funny to see the difference disabling the click sound makes.

>>55892462
Hmm, looks like Windows Precision is just marketing fluff then, since Synaptics still builds the trackpads for Dell. They're fucking horrible, you press to click and the mouse still moves in the process.

Force touch is nice, but the click isn't as satisfying as the physical click on the older diverboard pads. It's also too easy to activate force touch gestures even on the firm setting.

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>>55862260
>Lenovo B570
>Intel Pendium B940 2x2.0GHz
>4 GB DDR RAM (I think it runs at 1333MHz)
>unnamed Intel® HD™ Graphics
>15' 1366x768

The good:
>Sturdy build quality
>No-nonsense features
>Comfy chicklet keyboard (before it broke and I'm too lazy to order a new one)
>Outstanding Linux compatibility

The bad:
>made 2011
>Intel® HD™, nuff said
>1366x768

Overall: 8/10 would buy Lenovo Laptops again. No superfishes in Linux anyway.

>>55892512
Honestly I have never used a trackpad I truly liked. That includes Apples offerings as well. I believe a proper mouse will always be superior

>>55863867

I have an HP 14 (2014) that runs great. I have my desktop for gaming and windows stuff. It can keep up with my browsing habits (having ~50 tabs open all the time, sometimes more) and while I have ubuntu also installed I haven't yet found myself in a situation where I've HAD to use it for anything.

>>55892512
>Synaptics still builds the trackpads for Dell.
Eww. I had a HP laptop with a Synaptics trackpad and that shit was nightmare inducing. Although later MS at least made it useable with whatever tweaks they did in Win 8/10.

>It's also too easy to activate force touch gestures even on the firm setting.
Heh, it feels just the opposite for me. Always found the force needed for force touch too strong to make it intuitive enough. Although even if it were more intuitive, I still fail to see the point beyond previewing pages.

>>55892606
That how I viewed it for years too, now I rather use a trackpad than any mouse. Even simple stuff like scrolling feels a lot more direct; besides it's nice not having to move your hands too far from the keyboard. Although depends on what one does of course.

>>55892795
>Eww
Really? Every laptop I've ever used that had a Synaptics trackpad was great. I'm pretty sure they even make Apple's, and they're basically the best trackpads there are.

Does anyone know where to find a cheap mac at? I heard they were overpriced but I didn't know the extent until I went to their site and saw the shitty specs on their $1000+ laptops, its ridiculous.

>>55894302
Good luck, Macs sell high new or used, you've got to look or get lucky to find a cheap one. I'd just watch eBay and Craigslist and hope something pops up

>>55894318
shieeeeeet

>Model
HP Pavilion 10TS

>What you like about it
Small, Nice battery life, keeps cool

>What you hate about it
Kinda ugly, Slow as all fuck, Windows 10 was literally unusable. Installed Manjaro.

>Specs
Some AMD dual-core 1ghz thing, 160gb, 2gb ram, 1366,768

>How much you paid
$300 NZD a couple of years ago

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>>55894625

>>55891941

>1366x768
>17"

jeez

>>55880083
Not a standard form factor. You can get adaptors for them to M.2 now though, so it's not too terrible.

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> Model
HP Pavilion 15, not sure which one in the series it is. Looks like pic related.

> Pros
+ Sturdy, screen hinges have suffered through a lot of stress and are still fine
+ Can run low/medium load games with decent FPS
+ Looks sleek
+ Track pad works fine
+ No touchscreen :)
+ Good at browsing the World Wide Web

> Cons
- Shitty battery life (1-2 hours)
- Fingerprint magnet
- Kind of heavy and clunky (5lbs)
- Speaker isn't that loud
- Can't multitask well if running a medium load game like CS:GO
- Shit resolution
- Gets hot easily
- Pre-installed with Windows 8

> Specs
4GB RAM
698GB HDD
AMD 2.0 GHz
Quad-core
15.6" 1366x768

> How much you paid
$300 USD

I don't really regret buying it but I definitely could of bought a better PC. The specs were fine in my case since I don't game much but you can get much lighter PCs than this with even better specs, like the HP 15-ay013nr. The HP 15-ay013nr is a pound lighter while still being the same size and has an even better resolution (full HD). It does have dual-core instead of quad-core but it exceeds everywhere else.

2015 15" mbp with the amd gpu

best computer ive ever owned, build quality is insane, no freezing/crashing like windows, no things not working for no fucking reason and spending 3 weeks trying to get your wifi working, and best of all it makes broke autists rage

feels good

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>HP DV5 1040eb (7.5 years old)

paid €500 for this thing back in early 2009. for its price and time it featured a pretty damn good processor (p8400) and also a bluray drive. also really love the clicky keyboard.

in its lifetime it has seen some changes: switched to ssd, got rid of the optical drive and installed hdd caddy. also had to replace the battery and charger. last year it was running extremely hot so i pried that motherfucker open (this series is notorious for being an engineering nightmare. sup heat sink blocking the fan exhaust. sup having to remove THE FUCKING SCREEN AND KEYBOARD to get to the heat sink), and i replaced the cooling paste. this helped for a couple of months but it's back to being a jet engine. i also disconnected the obnoxious amounts of leds which would burn my eyeballs at night

i love you dv5 but you are one heavy, scorching piece of shit in 2016 and you'll be getting replaced because you're struggling with multitasking and you've fried my nuts too many times

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>>55862260> Model
Macbook Pro 2011 13"

> Pros
+ Got it for free (Battery and trackpad was broken but fixed it for under a 100 euro)
+ God-tier build quality
+ Compact lil shitpost machine
+ Light but powerfull
+ I enjoy using OSX
+ Battery is okay-ish (4-5hrs)

> Cons
- Only has a Intel HD 3000 (No gayming)
- Can overheat sometimes (Flash is a bitch)
- Screen resolution (Althought 1280x800 doesn't even look to bad on a 13 inch screen)

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>>55894650
It's a lot less bad than you'd imagine, it's about the same PPI as a 1080p 24"

>>55862260
>Model
2012 base mbp13

>specs
Some ivy bridge quad core i5
8gb ddr3 1600 mhz
Shitty intel ivy bridge graphics
1280x800 13.3 inch screen
500gb hdd
240gb ssd (replaced the dvd drive with an ssd)

>Pros
Still fast enough to run the newest mac os with no hickups, or any windows, or meme os.
Battery easily lasts me 5 hours, even after 4 years of heavy daily usage.
The laptop still looks and works like the day I took it out of the box, eve thought i've brought it to uni every day for past 4 years.
Awesome touchpad

>Cons
Low res screen
Shit graphics
Heavy like a brick, eve thought it's a 13''

>Price
500 euro, uni discount ftw.

I've read like first 80-90 posts

but, are there any laptops in price like $300-400 that /g/ recommends, durability, maintenance, service etc wise?(I'm currently researching)

Indian so t420 costs like $250 but I am not particularly sure about buying from my fellow citizens, so can't get that.

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> Model
HP Envy 13-d010nr

> What you like about your laptop
Great for the money
High resolution color accurate display
Great speakers
Decent processor and memory
Thin & light
Aluminum design


> What you hate about it
Sacrificed battery life for thinness (lasts around like 5-6 hours)
Pentile screen
Integrated graphics
Gets too hot with intensive tasks
Not so great keyboard and touchpad

> Specs
Dual core 2.3GHz (2.8GHz boost) Core i5-6200U
3200x1800 QHD+ display
8GB DDR3L 1600MHz RAM
128GB SSD
3x USB 3, 1 HDMI, audio jack
Stereo speakers


> Price
$620 (huge discount on Amazon)

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>>55862260
>Model
inspiron 3452
>What I like?
pretty nice for the price(nice linux machine)
>What I hate?
slow CPU
>Specs
Intel N3700
4GB RAM
120GB SSD
14" 1366*768 display
>price
300$

>>55897771
You'd sit closer to a 17 inch screen than to a 24 inch screen.

Anything below 1920x1080 is outdated nowadays. Once you get a high res screen, 768p looks pixelated as hell.

Think I could get anything for my broken Latitude XT2 on eBay? It's got bad memory but still has good everything else.

I'm going to get an Acer C740 to run GalliumOS on. I want to keep it below 300€ and SSD instead of emmc memory is a must. Is there a superior choice to the c740? i spent quite some time researching but maybe i'm missing something.