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On Tuesday, November 18, 2014 11:45:05 PM Stefan G. Weichinger wrote: |
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> I consider buying a new laptop in late 2014 ... taxes and stuff ... |
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> I run 2 thinkpads here, each with 8 gigs of RAM and SSD inside: |
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> L520 and X220 -> both still with Intel Core i-(5|7)-2xxx inside. |
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> So far OK, but not up2date. |
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> Considering a budget of ~1000 EUR maximum (more based on reason) ... do |
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> you have any recommendation from practical experience? |
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> I once had a Macbook Air (1st generation) with gentoo on it, it was nice |
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> because it was slim and lightweight ... a similar device costs 2000 |
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> bucks up when I buy it new (Lenovo Thinkpads X... or X1 Carbon). |
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> What I want to avoid is spending quite some money and getting basically |
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> the same weight/size I already know with minor performance gain (which I |
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> get used to within days anyway). |
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> opinions appreciated! |
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> :-) |
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> Stefan |
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Stefan, |
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Instead of going with the "big brands", you could also go for one of the |
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lesser known brands. |
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I myself am using a laptop from BTO (www.bto.eu). They actually are based near |
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my home, which saved me the shipping costs. |
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With this company (and similar ones like it), you have a lot of freedom when |
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deciding on what ends up inside it. |
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A lot more then when looking for laptops from the "big brands". And, they're |
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also cheaper. |
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Joost |
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