What's you laptop?

[TacticalCoder]

While on the subject, anyone would have recommendation for a great laptop to run Linux on and tips & tricks if any to have it run fine? (I'm running Debian Wheezy on my workstation and on my servers as well)

I'd like something where everything works fine: sounds, video and, most importantly, power saving stuff.

[inteli722]

While on the subject, anyone would have recommendation for a great laptop to run Linux on and tips & tricks if any to have it run fine? (I'm running Debian Wheezy on my workstation and on my servers as well)

I'd like something where everything works fine: sounds, video and, most importantly, power saving stuff.

I'm running Linux on a HP ProBook 4320s, and it worked fine. New hard drive, installed Linux, everything works.

[davkol]

While on the subject, anyone would have recommendation for a great laptop to run Linux on and tips & tricks if any to have it run fine? (I'm running Debian Wheezy on my workstation and on my servers as well)

I'd like something where everything works fine: sounds, video and, most importantly, power saving stuff.

Keep it Intel-only, and beware of Secure Boot, and you should be fine then. thinkwiki.org is your friend.

[baldgye]

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

Someone sounds jelly

[Mandolin]

Currently a macbook 13", but I really love the samsung notebooks or ultrabooks.

[RougeR]

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

Someone sounds jelly

why do mac***s always think people are jealous?

I could have bought macshill with my money but i decided to get more better stuff,

[esoomenona]

Maybe because the people they're responding to always feel the need to respond first in a negative manner?

[Leslieann]

While on the subject, anyone would have recommendation for a great laptop to run Linux on and tips & tricks if any to have it run fine? (I'm running Debian Wheezy on my workstation and on my servers as well)

I'd like something where everything works fine: sounds, video and, most importantly, power saving stuff.

Lenovo.
While Dell sells systems with it, I really hate to buy a Dell. I would rather buy an older Lenovo and refurbish it than almost anything Dell offers.

On the other hand, both Lenovo netbooks I have, run Linux great (flawless actually), and will even run Mac. Same for the older Thinkpads, they run great. It's not so much that Lenovo works for it, it's that they tend to use common components, and corporations buy Thinkpads by the truckload, meaning lots of high level geeks are writing drivers for them in their spare time.

I have no experience running Linux on an Asus, but they have good stuff for the money.  Sony and Toshiba can be good, but hit or miss in terms of drivers (Sony can be terrible for power). Apple can work, but you will pay for it. HP/Compaq/Gatewaye etc... I wouldn't even consider due to their reliability unless it's really high end.

As mention, whatever it is, make sure it's Intel.

[baldgye]

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

Someone sounds jelly

why do mac***s always think people are jealous?

Broken dell XPs m1330 that's about 5yrs old

why do pc***s always never read...

[RougeR]

didnt read entire thread
>implying a mac isnt a PC
>PC = personal computer.

[RougeR]

Maybe because the people they're responding to always feel the need to respond first in a negative manner?

its not supring that people respond negatively to them supporting an abhorent company with an inferior product. Dont forgot then usual apple mightier than thou attitude

[baldgye]

didnt read entire thread
>implying a mac isnt a PC
>PC = personal computer.

When did I imply that? Oh that's right, I didn't.
It's cool that your super aggro on people having different use-cases than you for what they want a PC to do, but to cry about it as much as you have and to label them as 'mac***s' is so pathetic it verges on hilarious. Hence my use not only of 'pc***' but also 'always never'. Though, you really do come off as someone that's really bitter about not being able to afford one of there machines.

[esoomenona]

I'm just going to say this, because we're already on page 3, and no one has said it yet: What's youR laptop?

[baldgye]

I'm just going to say this, because we're already on page 3, and no one has said it yet: What's youR laptop?

what's you point?

[esoomenona]

FFFUUUUU-

[RougeR]

didnt read entire thread
>implying a mac isnt a PC
>PC = personal computer.

When did I imply that? Oh that's right, I didn't.
It's cool that your super aggro on people having different use-cases than you for what they want a PC to do, but to cry about it as much as you have and to label them as 'mac***s' is so pathetic it verges on hilarious. Hence my use not only of 'pc***' but also 'always never'. Though, you really do come off as someone that's really bitter about not being able to afford one of there machines.

it was implied
also I saved and poured my money into a desktop...i could have bought a mid end mac with it...but its far more logical to build my own high end computer, my way of labeling mac***s is more of a mocking, they buy overpriced, hard to upgrade hardware from a morally corrupt company and use a locked down OS

there is zero reason to own a mac computer.

I'm just going to say this, because we're already on page 3, and no one has said it yet: What's youR laptop?

not sure i follow. i use an old acer pentium dual core, going to upgrade to an x200/t61p thinkpad and run debian on it. I dont need much power on the go.

[baldgye]

didnt read entire thread
>implying a mac isnt a PC
>PC = personal computer.

When did I imply that? Oh that's right, I didn't.
It's cool that your super aggro on people having different use-cases than you for what they want a PC to do, but to cry about it as much as you have and to label them as 'mac***s' is so pathetic it verges on hilarious. Hence my use not only of 'pc***' but also 'always never'. Though, you really do come off as someone that's really bitter about not being able to afford one of there machines.

it was implied
also I saved and poured my money into a desktop...i could have bought a mid end mac with it...but its far more logical to build my own high end computer, my way of labeling mac***s is more of a mocking, they buy overpriced, hard to upgrade hardware from a morally corrupt company and use a locked down OS

there is zero reason to own a mac computer.

daawwww your so sweet, with your little opinions and everything!

[sth]

there is zero reason to own a mac computer.

and yet

[ping111]

MacBook Pro Early 2011.  I know you guys love Macs, so I thought it'd share! 
Also, I have no plans to switch - my next comp is gonna be a Retina Display MacBook with Parallels, baby!

[RougeR]

there is zero reason to own a mac computer.

and yet

there really isnt....

the only reason which might mean you have to use their OS is because your clients use their OS...and they dont have to use their OS because there is no actual reason to
even if you are forced into it...just hackintosh

Windows/Linux is superior in every single way.

didnt read entire thread
>implying a mac isnt a PC
>PC = personal computer.

When did I imply that? Oh that's right, I didn't.
It's cool that your super aggro on people having different use-cases than you for what they want a PC to do, but to cry about it as much as you have and to label them as 'mac***s' is so pathetic it verges on hilarious. Hence my use not only of 'pc***' but also 'always never'. Though, you really do come off as someone that's really bitter about not being able to afford one of there machines.

it was implied
also I saved and poured my money into a desktop...i could have bought a mid end mac with it...but its far more logical to build my own high end computer, my way of labeling mac***s is more of a mocking, they buy overpriced, hard to upgrade hardware from a morally corrupt company and use a locked down OS

there is zero reason to own a mac computer.

daawwww your so sweet, with your little opinions and everything!

they arn't my opinions, look em up and you will see they all have an excellent factual backing.

- Hardware is a pain to upgrade and usually invalidates warranty - FACT
- Apple branded upgrades are massively overpriced - FACT
- Apple Desktops and most of their laptops are massively overpriced - FACT
- Apple portable devices are also overpriced and are often re released year after year with next to no changes - FACT

see where im going with this?

- Apple stifles the innovation of other companies and likes to play patent wars...and have never actually innovated or invented anything in at least the last 10 years - FACT
- Apple uses less than err moral ways to build its products *cough foxconn* - fact (other companies do this as well)
- Apple uses guerrilla marketing tactics to sell their products by misleading buzzwords MAGGGGICAL...INNOVATION...BEAUTIFUL - FACT

inb4 hurrr you cant know anything man...facts are just like your interpretation.

[sth]

there is zero reason to own a mac computer.

and yet

there really isnt....

the only reason which might mean you have to use their OS is because your clients use their OS...and they dont have to use their OS because there is no actual reason to
even if you are forced into it...just hackintosh

Windows/Linux is superior in every single way.

didnt read entire thread
>implying a mac isnt a PC
>PC = personal computer.

When did I imply that? Oh that's right, I didn't.
It's cool that your super aggro on people having different use-cases than you for what they want a PC to do, but to cry about it as much as you have and to label them as 'mac***s' is so pathetic it verges on hilarious. Hence my use not only of 'pc***' but also 'always never'. Though, you really do come off as someone that's really bitter about not being able to afford one of there machines.

it was implied
also I saved and poured my money into a desktop...i could have bought a mid end mac with it...but its far more logical to build my own high end computer, my way of labeling mac***s is more of a mocking, they buy overpriced, hard to upgrade hardware from a morally corrupt company and use a locked down OS

there is zero reason to own a mac computer.

daawwww your so sweet, with your little opinions and everything!

they arn't my opinions, look em up and you will see they all have an excellent factual backing.

- Hardware is a pain to upgrade and usually invalidates warranty - FACT
- Apple branded upgrades are massively overpriced - FACT
- Apple Desktops and most of their laptops are massively overpriced - FACT
- Apple portable devices are also overpriced and are often re released year after year with next to no changes - FACT

see where im going with this?

- Apple stifles the innovation of other companies and likes to play patent wars...and have never actually innovated or invented anything in at least the last 10 years - FACT
- Apple uses less than err moral ways to build its products *cough foxconn* - fact (other companies do this as well)
- Apple uses guerrilla marketing tactics to sell their products by misleading buzzwords MAGGGGICAL...INNOVATION...BEAUTIFUL - FACT

and yet

[RougeR]

And yet Idiots still fall for it Sth

- see guerrilla marketing.

[sth]

And yet Idiots still fall for it Sth

- see guerrilla marketing.

and yet

[RougeR]

And yet Idiots still fall for it Sth

- see guerrilla marketing.

and yet

and yet.

[baldgye]

didnt read entire thread
>implying a mac isnt a PC
>PC = personal computer.

When did I imply that? Oh that's right, I didn't.
It's cool that your super aggro on people having different use-cases than you for what they want a PC to do, but to cry about it as much as you have and to label them as 'mac***s' is so pathetic it verges on hilarious. Hence my use not only of 'pc***' but also 'always never'. Though, you really do come off as someone that's really bitter about not being able to afford one of there machines.

it was implied
also I saved and poured my money into a desktop...i could have bought a mid end mac with it...but its far more logical to build my own high end computer, my way of labeling mac***s is more of a mocking, they buy overpriced, hard to upgrade hardware from a morally corrupt company and use a locked down OS

there is zero reason to own a mac computer.

daawwww your so sweet, with your little opinions and everything!

they arn't my opinions, look em up and you will see they all have an excellent factual backing.

- Hardware is a pain to upgrade and usually invalidates warranty - FACT
- Apple branded upgrades are massively overpriced - FACT
- Apple Desktops and most of their laptops are massively overpriced - FACT
- Apple portable devices are also overpriced and are often re released year after year with next to no changes - FACT

see where im going with this?

Yeah, your crying about the price... there is no shame in not being able to afford one.

[RougeR]

didnt read entire thread
>implying a mac isnt a PC
>PC = personal computer.

When did I imply that? Oh that's right, I didn't.
It's cool that your super aggro on people having different use-cases than you for what they want a PC to do, but to cry about it as much as you have and to label them as 'mac***s' is so pathetic it verges on hilarious. Hence my use not only of 'pc***' but also 'always never'. Though, you really do come off as someone that's really bitter about not being able to afford one of there machines.

it was implied
also I saved and poured my money into a desktop...i could have bought a mid end mac with it...but its far more logical to build my own high end computer, my way of labeling mac***s is more of a mocking, they buy overpriced, hard to upgrade hardware from a morally corrupt company and use a locked down OS

there is zero reason to own a mac computer.

daawwww your so sweet, with your little opinions and everything!

they arn't my opinions, look em up and you will see they all have an excellent factual backing.

- Hardware is a pain to upgrade and usually invalidates warranty - FACT
- Apple branded upgrades are massively overpriced - FACT
- Apple Desktops and most of their laptops are massively overpriced - FACT
- Apple portable devices are also overpriced and are often re released year after year with next to no changes - FACT

see where im going with this?

Yeah, your crying about the price... there is no shame in not being able to afford one.

you only quoted half my post.

more so its blatent i dont want one, and its not cost which is holding me back. They are WORSE and cost more.

building a new desktop at the end of the year...wonder what it would cost to buy it from apple and it be more locked down....and not work with most other things, and not follow standards.

oh and dont forget it would make me a supporter of a morally bankrupt company.

[baldgye]

oh and dont forget it would make me a supporter of a morally bankrupt company.

Your ignorance knows no bounds... which is super adorable

[esoomenona]

Damn, y'all. This isn't an Apple thread. It's a laptop thread.

[RougeR]

oh and dont forget it would make me a supporter of a morally bankrupt company.

Your ignorance knows no bounds... which is super adorable

okay stay brainwashed.

[baldgye]

oh and dont forget it would make me a supporter of a morally bankrupt company.

Your ignorance knows no bounds... which is super adorable

okay stay brainwashed.

MICROSOFT FOR LIFE.

[RougeR]

oh and dont forget it would make me a supporter of a morally bankrupt company.

Your ignorance knows no bounds... which is super adorable

okay stay brainwashed.

MICROSOFT FOR LIFE.

exactly

>dat brainwash

you do realize i dont really support Microsoft and am in no way a fanboy of them

[baldgye]

Damn, y'all. This isn't an Apple thread. It's a laptop thread.

Really though, its more of a 'What's you brainwash' at this point

[Jocelyn]

didnt read entire thread
>implying a mac isnt a PC
>PC = personal computer.

When did I imply that? Oh that's right, I didn't.
It's cool that your super aggro on people having different use-cases than you for what they want a PC to do, but to cry about it as much as you have and to label them as 'mac***s' is so pathetic it verges on hilarious. Hence my use not only of 'pc***' but also 'always never'. Though, you really do come off as someone that's really bitter about not being able to afford one of there machines.

it was implied
also I saved and poured my money into a desktop...i could have bought a mid end mac with it...but its far more logical to build my own high end computer, my way of labeling mac***s is more of a mocking, they buy overpriced, hard to upgrade hardware from a morally corrupt company and use a locked down OS

there is zero reason to own a mac computer.

daawwww your so sweet, with your little opinions and everything!

they arn't my opinions, look em up and you will see they all have an excellent factual backing.

- Hardware is a pain to upgrade and usually invalidates warranty - FACT
- Apple branded upgrades are massively overpriced - FACT
- Apple Desktops and most of their laptops are massively overpriced - FACT
- Apple portable devices are also overpriced and are often re released year after year with next to no changes - FACT

see where im going with this?

Yeah, your crying about the price... there is no shame in not being able to afford one.

[vyshane]

Isn't the complaint about not being able to remove the battery these days? Get on with the times

[Trent]

I've got an assortment, I like keeping my old ones to use as low power single job servers.

The lowest spec laptop I have (in use) is a Dell with a screen flipped inside out.  I originally intended it to be a home brew picture frame computer but that plan failed.  Specs:

• Single Core Centrino 700Mhz processor
• 1GB DDR1 RAM
• 40gb 5400RPM hard drive

It may sound like a nightmare, but it runs a slimmed down version of Windows XP SP3 like a CHAMP.  Surprisingly it doesn't run Linux well at all.  The hardware isn't well supported (even with Ubuntu or Linux Mint), and I've tried multiple times.  Slimmed down XP SP3 works amazing on this laptop.  I'm very attached to this machine for having kept it working for so long.

My main laptop (and main computer) is a Dell XPS 15z.  Specs:

• i7 2.8Ghz
• 8GB RAM
• 1GB Nvidia card
• LED screen, 1920 x 1080
• Windows 7 Enterprise

I tried Windows 8 with it but hated the UI.  Its too bad honestly, because for a Windows OS its crazy fast.

My original college laptop was a Thinkpad T61

• 2GB Ram
• Dual core something
• Some video card (typing these seems lazy but meeeeh)

My next laptop will be a desktop replacement.  I'm dying to get a Macbook Pro, 15 inch, 16gb ram, 512gb solid state, retina display, yeaaaaaaa.  I'm technically competent which means I have the right to own and use one.  I won't argue with anyone about this  .  All three major oses in my household, each with their own advantages (and disadvantages).

I'm going to convert my Dell 15z into a VM server.

And off topic, but still relevant, my desktop is a home made:

• 4gb RAM
• Intel Q6600 quad core
• 2 x 10,000 RPM Raptors in RAID 0

I use it for mainframe R&D.  It runs Ubuntu server w/ an LDXE environment, its running a z/OS 1.10 virtual machine that eats up about 90% of the resources.

[JaccoW]

Sony Vaio S13P
* i7-3520m
* 8GB RAM
* 256GB Samsung 830 SSD
* Nvidia GT640M LE @900mhz
* 1,55 Kg

It's light, it's fast and lasts quite long on the normal + sheet battery. Ideal laptop for schoolwork for me.

[vun]

As much as I don't like Apple as a company, I'll briefly defend their products because there's one thing people seem to have missed;
Ease of use, a lot of the problems people have with Apple products are problems who only concern those who are tech geeks, not everyone cares about being able to build and upgrade their computer, some people just want something that works, and people pay for convenience, this is part of the reason why F2P games make money.
Also design, even if it's not to your taste there has been much more effort and thought put into the design and materials used in Apple products than a lot of their competitors.

We do not have unlimited time, and we can't nerd every single thing we use.

Apple support is also more convenient than others, since there are Apple dealers where you can get help for your specific product. If you buy a HP product from some random electronics store you often can't expect the store to help you much unless your product is faulty, and if you want to get in touch with something like HP or Dell support you have to jump through hoops only to get some textbook reply.
Sure, they might not be able help with the things computer nerds might want help with, but I'm fairly confident they can help with any problem my parents would have with a mac if they had one.

So yeah, personally I don't like Apple as a company and I don't really care much for their products, but they have their place in the market.


As for my laptop, I have a 15" Alienware laptop, and while a lof of **** can be said about it(Dell sucks btw), it's worked great for me so far, and at the time I bought it there wasn't a lot of competition in that price range, so it was a fairly ok deal.

[RougeR]

it just werks

[naokira]

Even I hate Apple all my life, we are forced to used one on work. I despised it at first, but as time goes by i got used to it.
Still not into it tho, i would never buy one.

The point is some people here have macs because they love it or use macs for work. This aint mac vs pc thread.
Live with it.

[flacman]

I've got a MacBook Air (late 2011) 11"

I love and hate Macs.

Love their design and that touchpad.

Hate the dent in my wallet.

[vyshane]

empathy |ˈɛmpəθi|
noun [ mass noun ]
the ability to understand and share the feelings of another.

Empathy. Some people lack it.

Most people on this board are geeks who know their way around computers. It's presumptuous to think that one would know better than them what computer would suit their needs better. It's obnoxious to brand them stupid for simply owing a different brand of product.

Someone buys a Mac. Big whoop. If that bothers you, then you are the one who has a problem.

[flacman]

empathy |ˈɛmpəθi|
noun [ mass noun ]
the ability to understand and share the feelings of another.

Empathy. Some people lack it.

Most people on this board are geeks who know their way around computers. It's presumptuous to think that one would know better than them what computer would suit their needs better. It's obnoxious to brand them stupid for simply owing a different brand of product.

Someone buys a Mac. Big whoop. If that bothers you, then you are the one who has a problem.

+1

[davkol]

-1

[SmallFry]

HP 530 here. 160 gig drive and upgraded to 2 gigs of RAM.

[TheProfosist]

I have a Lenovo ThinkPad T420, 2.5ghz dual core sandy bridge i5, Nvidia NVS 4200m, 16gb of ram, Samsung 840 Pro 256gb, Samsung 840 500gb (in ODD bay) with the trackpad disabled and ctrl and fn swapped.

I really wish there was a ThinkPad smaller than this with a dedicated card graphics card, maybe a 12in one?

[Trent]

I have a Lenovo ThinkPad T420, 2.5ghz dual core sandy bridge i5, Nvidia NVS 4200m, 16gb of ram, Samsung 840 Pro 256gb, Samsung 840 500gb (in ODD bay) with the trackpad disabled and ctrl and fn swapped.

I really wish there was a ThinkPad smaller than this with a dedicated card graphics card, maybe a 12in one?

Hard to find.

P.S I LOVE THE NEW AVATAR

[SmallFry]

The new avatar is pre-AWOL.

[whiskerBox]

Dell XPS 13
MBP 13
CR-48

I use them all still probably time to upgrade again, but I actually really like the XPS. Never thought I would e praising a dell laptop lol.

[Trent]

The new avatar is pre-AWOL.

Eh?

[daerid]

Calling OSX "locked down" these days pretty much just shows how ignorant one is. Hating Apple is apparently the new "cool" thing. I have 2 macs, a linux server, and 3 Windows PC's in my office right now, and I love all of them.

So go f**k yourself.