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Post by Kawa » Wed Jan 09, 2013 10:50 pm

@indigolemon, what laptop brand did you recommend a few months ago? :D

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Post by indigolemon » Wed Jan 09, 2013 11:24 pm

Lenovo Thinkpads. Look at a T410, if that's too rich, then T400 is the model before. They're amazing bits of kit.

Google "tier one" they do corporate refurbs for decent prices.
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Post by nucleustylzlude » Wed Jan 09, 2013 11:24 pm

It's got to be a Vetech right? :-P

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Post by sha786 » Thu Jan 10, 2013 12:25 am

nucleustylzlude wrote:It's got to be a Vetech right? :-P
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Post by Kawa » Thu Jan 10, 2013 2:27 pm

Why do they all have little screens these days :cry:

Will have a look see.

Why do you like them?

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Post by indigolemon » Thu Jan 10, 2013 2:35 pm

Basically they are designed for corporate use, so things are just really nicely thought out and put together. The best bits:
  • Best keyboard I've ever used for typing - has drain holes so spilt drinks flow out the bottom of the laptop. You also have an LED built into the lid to light the keys in low light
  • Mag-Alloy chassis in the base of the laptop, makes it almost unbreakable
  • Totally user-serviceable, with a decent philips head screwdriver set you can take it apart completely (guides on the Lenovo site will help here)
  • All the hardware is really well matched. They choose the best bits they can get when the fit all these laptops together
I have an older one, a T60 - 32bit Core Duo processor at 1.86Ghz. It's still going strong, and I love it to bits :D
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Post by bennyboy » Thu Jan 10, 2013 2:50 pm

indigolemon wrote:I have an older one, a T60 - 32bit Core Duo processor at 1.86Ghz. It's still going strong, and I love it to bits
Ditto.
Wonder who put me onto them..... :roll:

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Post by Kawa » Thu Jan 10, 2013 3:12 pm

Screen resolution is quite important to me. I'll keep looking through their range :)

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Post by indigolemon » Thu Jan 10, 2013 7:32 pm

My T60 runs at 1400x1280, which is nice.
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Post by bennyboy » Thu Jan 10, 2013 10:14 pm

indigolemon wrote:My T60 runs at 1400x1280, which is nice.
Mine is only 1024x768, how can I get the extra out of it? Or is it a screen issue (I'm sure you told me when you were here and I cant remember :oops: )
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