I'll probably buy 1 more Win laptop. Recommendations?

rcjordan · April 12, 2013, 12:54:48 PM

I occassionally need a Win laptop for road-warrior work. My trusty old Panasonic Toughbook gave up the ghost yesterday. I can't really see spending more than $400 but -hell- it's a business expense.

What's thecore using lately?

jcoronella · April 12, 2013, 01:02:14 PM

Macbook Air with VMWare installed.

Done.

Mackin USA · April 12, 2013, 01:26:57 PM

I recently bought an HP > Win 8 and it works.

Spams almost as good as a MAC

Drastic · April 12, 2013, 01:48:57 PM

Lenovo, love 'em.

jetboy · April 12, 2013, 04:30:59 PM

11" ThinkPad

buckworks · April 12, 2013, 04:31:59 PM

Macbook Air.

nffc · April 12, 2013, 06:09:35 PM

Macbook Pro, 13" (retina obviously)

Brad · April 12, 2013, 06:13:20 PM

An MSi laptop with Ubuntu running on it.

Zwart · April 12, 2013, 09:59:05 PM

Doesn't really matter which one, as long as it's running XP.

rcjordan · April 12, 2013, 10:20:17 PM

>xp

I know. Trust me, I dread moving away from xp. But this laptop is only used 4 or 5 times a year so it'a a good place to try win 8. ...and load up a bunch of tweaks to make it look like xp.

I have a use for bluetooth 4, as well. I'm playing around with sensors & such. So far, it's narrowing down to leveno & acer.

grnidone · April 12, 2013, 11:58:51 PM

Win 8 was the most frustrating experience I've had with a laptop, HANDS DOWN. It has the *worst* usability I've ever seen with an OS.

rcjordan · April 13, 2013, 11:48:53 AM

Best spec so far with Win 8 & bluetooth 4 is

Lenovo IdeaPad U310 13.1-Inch Touchscreen Ultrabook $669.99

Intel Core i5-3337U ULV Processor (1.8 GHz)
4 GB DDR3 RAM
500 GB 5400 rpm Hard Drive, 24 GB Solid-State Drive

Lenovo model# 59365302

bill · April 14, 2013, 02:35:03 AM

That Lenovo sounds quite good. In recent shopping jaunts I have been quite impressed with the IdeaPad line.

In Japan I get a lot more local product exposure on the shelves. I've also been quite impressed with the Sony VAIO laptops. They have in-store customization packages where a sales rep will let you completely customize your machine. Not only can you pick all of the internal components, but also the external case and keyboard.

The ToughBook line is still going strong. I stopped by the Panasonic showroom and played with the convertible tablets. Those things look like they'd last a while, but they're not cheap.

rcjordan · April 15, 2013, 12:31:05 PM

>toughbook gave up the ghost

Pro tip: thump a dead laptop's underside rapidly & hard while it's trying to boot and you may bring it back to consciousness long enough for one last goodbye.

Zwart · April 15, 2013, 02:03:05 PM

Quote from: rcjordan on April 15, 2013, 12:31:05 PMPro tip: thump a dead laptop's underside rapidly & hard while it's trying to boot and you may bring it back to consciousness long enough for one last goodbye.

What kind of pro was that? Tortoise caretaker / chiropractor at your local zoo?