Author Topic: What's you laptop? (Read 14601 times)

tipo33 · « **on:** Sat, 20 April 2013, 23:43:07 »

I love my desktops, but I can't be around them all the time, so I have assembled some laptops that meet my standards of what a computer should be.

My main laptop is a 15" IBM thinkpad T60 with a T61 mobo, 15" UXGA "Flexview" IPS display, T8100 CPU, intel graphics, middleton BIOS, Atheros AR9300, Intel X25 SSD, I have a WD Scorpio Black 320G in a caddy instead of an optical drive, and a ALPS ISO keyboard. It runs Kali linux. I LOVE this laptop, It is plenty powerfull for what I need to do. The screen is like nothing else they put into laptops these days, and the keyboard is the best laptop keyboard around. It is no match for a mechanical, but it is damn good.

My backup laptop is a "TR451" A Thinkpad T41 with a R51 motherboard, 14" XGA screen, and also a ALPS ISO keyboard. It runs Debian. I use this when I am working/repairing/modding my main laptop.

I have a Thinkpad X41 tablet with AndroidX86, as my "in bed computer"

I also have a Thinkpad A31p lying around, and a Toughbook CF-29 project laptop.

What do you guys use on the move?

bavman · « **Reply #1 on:** Sat, 20 April 2013, 23:51:11 »

I have an alienware m11x R1. The only reason I got it is because it was on clearance for like $500 and it got up to 8 hours of battery life which was perfect for me since I needed something that would last that long for school. With a whooping 1.3ghz dual core ULV cpu (oc'd to 1.6), a 335m, 4gb ram, and 128gb m4. The gpu cranks out decent frame rates on skyrim, diablo 3, and other lite games.

I'm very happy for what I paid for it, but it could honestly use a bigger display, 11'' is too small for a laptop.

noisyturtle · « **Reply #2 on:** Sat, 20 April 2013, 23:55:09 »

Some Asus piece of crap that overheats if I don't keep it on freaking ice cubes at all times. A 'gaming' laptop that you can't game on, desktop all the way.

Halverson · « **Reply #3 on:** Sat, 20 April 2013, 23:55:59 »

I've been using a 17" MacBook Pro since 2007 about. Video card seems to be baked a little. Used to play WoW with it, now it has issues playing YouTube full screen.
But it works great for everything else still.

Jocelyn · « **Reply #4 on:** Sat, 20 April 2013, 23:56:52 »

Samsung Chronos Series 7 17.3" 1080p (decent for a TN Panel), 3615QM CPU, 12GB DDR3, GT 650m (2gb DDR5)/HD4000 graphics, Plextor M5 Pro Extreme 256GB SSD + Plextor M3 256GB SSD. I keep static data on a server/NAS.
It's less than an inch thick, weighs 6.25 lbs., I get ~7 hours with the Battery Life Extender (sets the full charge at 80%), and I only paid ~$700 for it.

I have owned Macbook Pros before (My partner currently has my last one), but it's nice owning something that's specced higher and costs quite a bit less. I don't know anyone other than Samsung who makes a slim, semi-powerful notebook for half the cost of a MBP.

SmallFry · « **Reply #5 on:** Sat, 20 April 2013, 23:57:51 »

I use a ChromeBook at school with Ubuntu thrown on it. It's technically the school's so I can't take it home, but the IT office claimed it as a tinker machine since the screen cracked.

Dubsgalore · « **Reply #6 on:** Sun, 21 April 2013, 00:23:50 »

I have a School Owned Toshiba Laptop...
not the best in the world, but i can't complain..it's part of tuition anyway hehe

CPU: i5 2520m @ 2.5 GHz
Mobo: R840
RAM: 4 Gb
HDD: 250 Gb
GPU: Radeon 6450M 1Gb

can't remember the model name...anyway there are the stats

baldgye · « **Reply #7 on:** Sun, 21 April 2013, 01:05:30 »

Broken dell XPs m1330 that's about 5yrs old

vyshane · « **Reply #8 on:** Sun, 21 April 2013, 01:17:06 »

I'm using an 11" MacBook Air when I'm away from the iMac. It's the first gen 11" MacBook Air and it's time for an upgrade. I'm planning on getting the next version of the 13" retina MacBook Pro when it comes out.

daerid · « **Reply #9 on:** Sun, 21 April 2013, 01:21:05 »

Same here. Got a Mid 2012 11" Air. Love it, great for writing and coding in things like node. Gonna try to put Pro Tools on it and see if it can handle some simple recording.

TranscendingLogic · « **Reply #10 on:** Sun, 21 April 2013, 01:32:39 »

Asus G74SX. It's a bear to lug around on road trips, though. It's truly more powerful than any desktop I own at this point.

CommunistWitchDr · « **Reply #11 on:** Sun, 21 April 2013, 01:32:48 »

Thinkpad W530

infiniti · « **Reply #12 on:** Sun, 21 April 2013, 01:42:12 »

I use a 2.26 GHz Mid 2009 13" MacBook Pro at work. I'm thinking of popping in an SSD as an upgrade but I doubt I'd get paid more to work faster hahaha

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tipo33 · « **Reply #13 on:** Sun, 21 April 2013, 01:50:11 »

Quote from: CommunistWitchDr on Sun, 21 April 2013, 01:32:48

Thinkpad W530

Ohhh wow. How do you like the keyboard?? I have considered getting a W series when my T60 is no longer viable to keep running as a daily driver.

CommunistWitchDr · « **Reply #14 on:** Sun, 21 April 2013, 01:58:13 »

Quote from: tipo33 on Sun, 21 April 2013, 01:50:11

Quote from: CommunistWitchDr on Sun, 21 April 2013, 01:32:48
Thinkpad W530
Ohhh wow. How do you like the keyboard?? I have considered getting a W series when my T60 is no longer viable to keep running as a daily driver.

It's pretty good. I don't use it often, but I don't mind when I have to.

Nask · « **Reply #15 on:** Sun, 21 April 2013, 02:34:34 »

Bought in October 2008 and still working, Dell Latitude E6400, with upgraded CPU P9500, 4GB DDR2 PC-6400 (that's the weak part), 14.1" (best size ever) 1440x900, Scorpio Black 320GB instead of the original 160GB. Unfortunately, it shows its limits, not enough RAM to run more than 2 virtual machines, and there is some heat issue that can be fixed, and DDR2 is rare and expensive. And as I always wanted to, I want to get back to Lenovo.

davkol · « **Reply #16 on:** Sun, 21 April 2013, 03:28:14 »

My first laptop was an T40, so it set standards quite high. Unfortunately, its GPU eventually died, even though I tried to repair it few times. Switched to latitudes (D400, D410, D630, D830) then, because they were slightly cheaper, but still solid. My only _new_ laptop has been Lenovo ThinkPad Edge 11 (bought without OS; pure Intel, so GNU/Linux it ran flawlessly), and while it wasn't really bad (trackpoint, awesome form factor, good battery life, warranty), I got rid of it last year to get the laptop of my dreams.

I'm back on a thinkpad—X200T (#7450-AK4) this time. Feels great, runs Linux Mint out of the box... Although I'll have to replace some parts (worn-out UK keyboard, dying 9cell battery, possibly HDD) soon, there's no reason for me to upgrade until they produce something similar with reasonable resolution.

WhiteFireDragon · « **Reply #17 on:** Sun, 21 April 2013, 05:21:37 »

Samsung Series 9 13".

I love my desktop, but I have this notebook because its extremely portable. It's the thinnest and second lightest notebook. Has PLS screen (IPS equivalent), and high pixel density (1600x900 res). It came stock with a samsung SSD. Very little heat, fan nearly inaudiable, and battery last the whole day. Powerful and snappy enough for on-the-go stuff and remote access to all my computers, but emphasis is on portability and elegance. For things that need horsepower like rendering, video editing, crunching, I use my desktop.

IMO, anything that's 11" or smaller is too small to be productive, and anything larger than 14" is too bulky to be portable.

Malphas · « **Reply #18 on:** Sun, 21 April 2013, 05:41:09 »

Samsung Chromebook.

osxoep · « **Reply #19 on:** Sun, 21 April 2013, 09:18:28 »

Lots of Chromebooks...

I have the ARM Chromebook running ChromeOS and Ubuntu (awesomewm) with Crouton.
I hope the actual Ubuntu or Debian distribution gets proper graphics support. I really want to move over to a non ChromeOS install even though it's pretty good.

MJ45 · « **Reply #20 on:** Sun, 21 April 2013, 11:40:44 »

I am a Mac user, (have been since 1984 and hand countless Mac's) My main #1 laptop is my MacBook Pro late 2011 BTO Intel i7 quad core 2.5ghz, 16g Ram, OCZ Vertex 4 512g SSD, 1680x1050 non glare display. It can do anything the most potent desktop can do without the desk. Most Win PC user's are amazed how capable and fast a MacBook Pro can be.

nullstring · « **Reply #21 on:** Sun, 21 April 2013, 12:55:57 »

I have an Acer ao722 - 11.6" amd based netbook.
Only paid $200 for it and it works great for everything I need it to.

longweight · « **Reply #22 on:** Sun, 21 April 2013, 12:57:53 »

Lenovo 13.3" Yoga Book.

Neal · « **Reply #23 on:** Sun, 21 April 2013, 12:58:52 »

Fully specced out Retina MacBook Pro.
I'm a sucker for aluminum and high res, figured I'd go all the way.

heedpantsnow · « **Reply #24 on:** Mon, 22 April 2013, 01:12:16 »

My laptop has Cherry MX browns! (MS Surface Pro with Poker)

baldgye · « **Reply #25 on:** Mon, 22 April 2013, 02:11:15 »

Quote from: heedpantsnow on Mon, 22 April 2013, 01:12:16

My tablet has Cherry MX browns! (MS Surface Pro with Poker)

inteli722 · « **Reply #26 on:** Mon, 22 April 2013, 08:18:03 »

HP Probook 4320s

It does the job. Nothing fancy. No real gaming, but it's fast to start up and shut down, so I'm not really complaining.

boost · « **Reply #27 on:** Mon, 22 April 2013, 09:03:55 »

MacBook air 2011

justin one · « **Reply #28 on:** Mon, 22 April 2013, 09:08:50 »

I used to have a 2011 Macbook Pro 13" but I sold it for a 2012 Macbook Air 13".

calavera · « **Reply #29 on:** Mon, 22 April 2013, 09:10:21 »

Saber 9150

Dianoda · « **Reply #30 on:** Mon, 22 April 2013, 09:50:10 »

Dell Precision M4600

It's decent, was a great value (bought refurb'ed for cheap, still came with a 3 year warranty), but huge and heavy for what it is. The keyboard is actually pretty good for a laptop (although not as good as a my previous thinkpad), I'm sure the layout would drive some people nuts, but I don't mind it (the modifiers have odd sizing, but the arrow pad/page up/page down are in a decent location and I appreciate having a numpad for work). The firepro M5950 graphics are fast enough to run most games at playable framerates, processor is a i5-2520m, 4gb ram, SSD installed aftermarket, decent 1080P TN panel (good contrast, saturates sRGB). Having a ton of ports is pretty great (VGA/HDMI/DP, 2 USB 3.0, 2 USB 2.0, e-SATA/usb combo, SD, etc). The biggest detractor is probably the lack of switchable graphics - the laptop has a huge battery, but I'd be lucky to get more than 4 hours out of it unplugged.

RougeR · « **Reply #31 on:** Mon, 22 April 2013, 10:03:24 »

sure is mac*** in here....

im guna pick up a thinkpad t61p or an x200 at somepoint i think. Dont even have a laptop i use atm.

dorkvader · « **Reply #32 on:** Mon, 22 April 2013, 10:05:16 »

I have two laptops.

The first (now only used for travel) is a Fujitsu lifebook T4220 convertible tablet that I got for classes.
The second (which is being used now) is a Fujitse Lifebook T5010 convertible tablet that I got for $100 from work recently. I have the display flipped around, and the laptop is in it's side next to a monitor.

Having repaired and taken apart many (many) laptops, I really like how easy the Fujitsu ones are to repair. They have their quirks and issues, but their main problem is that they're more fragile than some other brands. I've never had an issue though (and i don't even try to be careful).

I have 3-4 more T4220's that are broken for spares. I plan to get some more T5010/T900 (the two are very similar, and share a lot of parts) spares as well.

As far as displays: pretty much all flat displays I've seen are trumped by a CRT @85Hz or higher.

badcop · « **Reply #33 on:** Mon, 22 April 2013, 10:08:12 »

macbook pro mid 2009 still kicking around

Tarzan · « **Reply #34 on:** Tue, 23 April 2013, 12:45:21 »

Dell Latitude E6420 for work, Acer Aspire Ethos AS8951G for home.

Glod · « **Reply #35 on:** Tue, 23 April 2013, 12:52:35 »

I carry 2 laptops always during travel, even when i am flying.

Dell Latitude E6410 i5 for work, its a massive piece of **** but i'm forced to use it.

also Alienware M11x rev1 still kicking for gaming travel. (hinges starting to break, using duck tape)

fohat.digs · « **Reply #36 on:** Tue, 23 April 2013, 13:24:24 »

I have an Acer 5534 that is good enough for the infrequent use it gets.

Dual boot Windows 7 and Ubuntu 12.04. My only real complaint is that the touchpad buttons just suck royally. Way too stiff and gritty.

Desktop computing is what is important to me, a laptop is a toy. Except when I travel, then it is a temporary lifesaver.

Leslieann · « **Reply #37 on:** Tue, 23 April 2013, 16:03:18 »

I use a pink Lenovo S10 netbook for work. It's small, lightweight, has an Express port and 500gig drive, making it great for on-site drive imaging. I got it for a song and few people want to steal a pink laptop. Also easy to spot on a table so I'm less likely to forget it.

My primary is a Sony SZ750. One of their really nice 13in carbon fiber laptops from a few years ago. It's one of the later Core2 Duos so it runs well, especially with the 4gigs and SSD. It's been relegated to bedtime use and travel now that I have the S10. While durable, I can replace the entire S10 for the cost of just about any major component in this.

Both run Win7 and Ubuntu.

I also have:
Fujitsu Stylebook tablet (12in) running Ubuntu (9) and Photoshop CS4. it is Wacome Penabled, making it a poor man's graphics tablet. $140 vs $3500.
Lenovo X100 netbook (2gigs ram, 250gig drive. I use this for testing stuff.
Gateway M series (14in, c2d,4gigs) for watching movies. Dual boots Ubuntu and Win7
A few other, older 13in Sonys.

SpAmRaY · « **Reply #38 on:** Tue, 23 April 2013, 16:31:27 »

Currently I have a 2 year old Dell L702X with an i7-2630QM, 16GB RAM a Sandisk SSDX-240Gb boot drive and a Samsung 640GB storage 7200RPM it has a 1080p Non-3D 17" LCD running off of an Nvidia GT555 3GB it also has an internal tv tuner a blu-ray reader/burner an Intel 6230N w/ blue tooth and to round it out a backlit keyboard and 9-Cell battery.

tp4tissue · « **Reply #39 on:** Tue, 23 April 2013, 16:37:31 »

I try to stay off mobile because I wear glasses already. when I have to use them, I stick with my trusty netbook,

x120e, amd brazos, m4 ssd, 8gig non-matching ram

the whole thing was $400 the week it came out, pretty solid deal

got in on the No OS slickdeals.

Findecanor · « **Reply #40 on:** Tue, 23 April 2013, 18:19:23 »

A two year old Samsung netbook, bought in a hurry, selected because its keyboard and touchpad sucked less than on the others in the store. Runs Ubuntu 11.04. I use it only to serf the web when I am travelling. I'm thinking of maybe replacing it with a tablet or Chromebook, but I need an OS and a user interface that does not suck.
If a Chromebook with Ubuntu had been available at the time, I would have bought it in a heartbeat.

Years ago, I used to have a Thinkpad T61 at work, and I loved the thing. Good keyboard, good 16:10 screen, good performance at the time. I was working at a crazy startup at the time, waiting for the company I worked for to go bust, hoping to be able to buy the laptop at a discount, but it got stolen in a break-in and I got a HP as replacement only because my boss thought that it could be delivered sooner than a new Thinkpad ...

gracy123 · « **Reply #41 on:** Wed, 24 April 2013, 07:55:02 »

Macbook 6.1

Vietnam tours- Sapa tours- Paradise cruises Halong

jcrouse · « **Reply #42 on:** Wed, 24 April 2013, 07:57:46 »

Lenovo T420 Thinkpad, company issued.

rian88 · « **Reply #43 on:** Fri, 26 April 2013, 05:30:51 »

I have a Mac.. it's so cool

RougeR · « **Reply #44 on:** Fri, 26 April 2013, 09:45:42 »

Quote from: rian88 on Fri, 26 April 2013, 05:30:51

I have a Mac.. it's so cool

lel

iri · « **Reply #45 on:** Fri, 26 April 2013, 09:50:03 »

a new samsung n100. paid around $200 for it.

JPG · « **Reply #46 on:** Fri, 26 April 2013, 09:59:01 »

I use a latitude E6530 with the i7-3720QM processor, 8g ram 1600 and a SSD. Very good laptop for the price.

It's my job computer.

khaangaaroo · « **Reply #47 on:** Fri, 26 April 2013, 10:39:50 »

I've had a bunch of thinkpads over the years. But I found my favorite of all time: x301

Potologue · « **Reply #48 on:** Sun, 28 April 2013, 15:14:02 »

Haven't used it a lot since I got my desktop, but I have an asus g74sx. Really liked it for the price and it's still working fine.

Photekq · « **Reply #49 on:** Sun, 28 April 2013, 15:17:16 »

I have a thinkpad. I have literally no idea what model it is and since it's downstairs I can't be bothered looking. It's got a dual core, 2gb of ram and came with vista business. Of course I've put win7 on it.

I rarely use it but it comes in handy sometimes. Since I got it for £10 I think it's pretty great value

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