[BNM] laptops - your suggestions?

[Chris Korhonen]

Thats true, at work I've been using various Thinkpad's over the past 5 years
and too be honest I'm quite impressed aside from the odd hard drive failure.
They may not look pretty, but the build quality and features overall are
good.

I'm writing this on a X61 at the moment - keyboard is very good, and its a
great option if you are looking for something portable with 5 hour battery
life.

Chris

On Tue, Dec 2, 2008 at 9:15 AM, Chris Billett <chris at chrisbillett.net>wrote:

> Not sure if the standard went up with Lenova or the technology moved
> on, but T60 upwards were always very reliable in my experience (which
> was of at least fifty to a hundred users, so got a fair range of views).
>
> Certainly the best built PC laptops I've used.
>
> On 2 Dec 2008, at 14:12, Karim Ahmed wrote:
>
> > My Thinkpad R52 is well built, has anti-shock hard-drive protection
> > (in case
> > you drop it) an excellent keyboard and a clear display. I've had no
> > problems
> > in in three years of work use. Assuming Lenovo still make them to
> > the same
> > standards, get one!
> >
> > On Tue, Dec 2, 2008 at 2:07 PM, Chris Korhonen <ckorhonen at gmail.com>
> > wrote:
> >
> >> Another vote for Mac.
> >>
> >> One to avoid is Dell - I've had two friends recently who bought their
> >> laptops and have had nothing but problems.
> >>
> >> Chris
> >>
> >> On Tue, Dec 2, 2008 at 7:33 AM, Simon Early <simon.early at gmail.com>
> >> wrote:
> >>
> >>> recently aquired a inspiron 1720.
> >>> kids play top-end games on it (Spore/Age of empires/Rome total war
> >>> etc)
> >> no
> >>> problem. integrated webcam/wifi-the lot for a pittance. 300quid from
> >> comet
> >>> i
> >>> think.
> >>> top notch.
> >>>
> >>> 2008/12/2 Wayne Douglas <wayne at codingvista.com>
> >>>
> >>>> Don't buy Compaq :)
> >>>>
> >>>> If you can scrape a few more quid I'd buy a Mac/IBM - even if you
> >>>> want
> >> to
> >>>> run windows - the hardware on a mac is solid, same for IBM.
> >>>>
> >>>> w://
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>> On 02/12/2008, Mel Poluck <mel_poluck at yahoo.co.uk> wrote:
> >>>>>
> >>>>> Hi all. Boring request I know, and one that has no doubt come up
> >>>>> time
> >>> and
> >>>>> again on this list but I want to buy a laptop and I feel
> >>>>> overwhelmed
> >> by
> >>>> the
> >>>>> choice I'm facing. I want:
> >>>>>
> >>>>> - A fairly large memory
> >>>>> - Long lasting battery
> >>>>> - A medium-sized screen
> >>>>> - To be able to watch DVDs on it
> >>>>> - To spend around 300-400 quid
> >>>>>
> >>>>> Basic stuff really.
> >>>>>
> >>>>> Thanks for any suggestions, either about which one to go for or
> >>>>> which
> >>>> ones
> >>>>> to avoid.
> >>>>>
> >>>>> My laptop has 5% battery left and only works when plugged in so
> >>>>> time
> >> is
> >>>> of
> >>>>> the essence!
> >>>>>
> >>>>> And see you tomorrow, I'm hoping to come to my first BNM meeting
> >>>>> at
> >>>> Genesis
> >>>>> so look forward to meeting you there. Cheers! Mel.
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
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