Woohoo new laptop.

#21

Chris Bartram <news (AT) delete-me (DOT) piglet-net.net> wrote:

Quote:

Tim S Kemp wrote:

Toshiba Tecra. If you rely on the damned thing buy something robust,
well thought out and reliable.

Nah. Lenovo thinkpad.

Not as robust and reliable as they used to be, though.

A bit like comparing a Golf MkII with a Golf MkV.
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#22

Steve Firth <%steve%@malloc.co.uk> wrote:

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carl.robson (AT) gmail (DOT) com> wrote:

On Apr 1, 12:54 pm, %ste... (AT) malloc (DOT) co.uk (Steve Firth) wrote:
carl.rob... (AT) gmail (DOT) com> wrote:

Bum flaps.

This Apple laptop is working well. And it's shiny, shiny...

I bet it cost a bit more than the acer though.

And it's lasted a bit longer than the Acer. Indeed when I turned it on
24 hours after buying it, it was still working. It's still working three
years after buying it.

And the acer is shiny black too.

For a few seconds until it gets scratched like all the other "piano
black + scratches" Acers out there.

'Unibody aluminium' is the one true way to make a laptop....
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#23

In article <1ixibwq.fv88my16yxo7gN%steve (AT) italiancar (DOT) co.uk>,
steve (AT) italiancar (DOT) co.uk says...

Quote:

Steve Firth <%steve%@malloc.co.uk> wrote:

carl.robson (AT) gmail (DOT) com> wrote:

On Apr 1, 12:54 pm, %ste... (AT) malloc (DOT) co.uk (Steve Firth) wrote:
carl.rob... (AT) gmail (DOT) com> wrote:

Bum flaps.

This Apple laptop is working well. And it's shiny, shiny...

I bet it cost a bit more than the acer though.

And it's lasted a bit longer than the Acer. Indeed when I turned it on
24 hours after buying it, it was still working. It's still working three
years after buying it.

And the acer is shiny black too.

For a few seconds until it gets scratched like all the other "piano
black + scratches" Acers out there.

'Unibody aluminium' is the one true way to make a laptop....

Wasn't there some very fancy magnesium ones arround for a while?

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#24

Elder <carl.robson (AT) bouncing-czechs (DOT) com> wrote:

Quote:

'Unibody aluminium' is the one true way to make a laptop....

Wasn't there some very fancy magnesium ones arround for a while?

Titanium.
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#25

In article <1ixidtw.1iafiac6e8tg7N%steve (AT) italiancar (DOT) co.uk>,
steve (AT) italiancar (DOT) co.uk says...

Quote:

Elder <carl.robson (AT) bouncing-czechs (DOT) com> wrote:

'Unibody aluminium' is the one true way to make a laptop....

Wasn't there some very fancy magnesium ones arround for a while?

Titanium.

Ah yeah.

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#26

SteveH wrote:

Quote:

Chris Bartram <news (AT) delete-me (DOT) piglet-net.net> wrote:

Tim S Kemp wrote:

Toshiba Tecra. If you rely on the damned thing buy something robust,
well thought out and reliable.

Nah. Lenovo thinkpad.

Not as robust and reliable as they used to be, though.

A bit like comparing a Golf MkII with a Golf MkV.
:-)

the Golf II thing- When a non-techy colleague saw my (then nearly new)
x60s he thought it was ancient. They are not for the style-concious, but
they work. Another non-techy colleague has the reputation of breaking
every piece of tech he has, but his x61s is just a little battle scarred
but working well after 2 years of very hard use and worldwide travel.

I can say without a doubt it's the best laptop I've used. Quick enough,
durable (it gets dropped, bounced about in the car, and dragged around
server rooms, and still looks OK, and is 100% reliable.

I'm typing this on an ancient Dell- my own PC, which has lasted 5-6
years with just a battery and PSU, but then again it rarely leaves my
living room.

#27

Chris Bartram <news (AT) delete-me (DOT) piglet-net.net> wrote:

Quote:

A bit like comparing a Golf MkII with a Golf MkV.
:-)

the Golf II thing- When a non-techy colleague saw my (then nearly new)
x60s he thought it was ancient. They are not for the style-concious, but
they work. Another non-techy colleague has the reputation of breaking
every piece of tech he has, but his x61s is just a little battle scarred
but working well after 2 years of very hard use and worldwide travel.

I can say without a doubt it's the best laptop I've used. Quick enough,
durable (it gets dropped, bounced about in the car, and dragged around
server rooms, and still looks OK, and is 100% reliable.

We used T42s in my last job.

In terms of laptops, all I can compare them to is old school Mac
Powerbooks - but with a twist of pre-Sony Ericsson in there.

Absolutely rock solid metal chassis, anything that can be damaged is
designed to be replacable and the metal hinges mean you can never really
drop them in such a way they'll break.

Mine stood up to nearly 3 years of serious abuse, but still looked
professional and tidy the day I handed it back.

It was so good, I tried to buy it off them, but, despite Germany saying
yes, and even agreeing a price, the UK IT people said no.
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#28

On Wed, 01 Apr 2009 22:30:06 +0100, SteveH spouted forth:

Quote:

Chris Bartram <news (AT) delete-me (DOT) piglet-net.net> wrote:

A bit like comparing a Golf MkII with a Golf MkV.
:-)

the Golf II thing- When a non-techy colleague saw my (then nearly new)
x60s he thought it was ancient. They are not for the style-concious,
but they work. Another non-techy colleague has the reputation of
breaking every piece of tech he has, but his x61s is just a little
battle scarred but working well after 2 years of very hard use and
worldwide travel.

I can say without a doubt it's the best laptop I've used. Quick enough,
durable (it gets dropped, bounced about in the car, and dragged around
server rooms, and still looks OK, and is 100% reliable.

We used T42s in my last job.

In terms of laptops, all I can compare them to is old school Mac
Powerbooks - but with a twist of pre-Sony Ericsson in there.

Absolutely rock solid metal chassis, anything that can be damaged is
designed to be replacable and the metal hinges mean you can never really
drop them in such a way they'll break.

Mine stood up to nearly 3 years of serious abuse, but still looked
professional and tidy the day I handed it back.

It was so good, I tried to buy it off them, but, despite Germany saying
yes, and even agreeing a price, the UK IT people said no.

I'm using a T43 now. Great laptop, had it years now and it's never gone
wrong. All I've done is upgrade it to 2GB of RAM. It's been all over the
place in the back of the car and even in a suitcase to Brazil. Still
looks like new. The T61/X61 machines I rolled out before I got made
redundant seemed pretty well built too.

Mike P

#29

Chris Bartram wrote:

Quote:

Tim S Kemp wrote:

Toshiba Tecra. If you rely on the damned thing buy something robust,
well thought out and reliable.

Nah. Lenovo thinkpad.

Seconded. This (IBM branded) one'll be 5 years old in October and will
have been my general everyday computer during that time.

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#30

Elder <carl.robson (AT) bouncing-czechs (DOT) com> wrote:

Quote:

'Unibody aluminium' is the one true way to make a laptop....

Wasn't there some very fancy magnesium ones arround for a while?

Yes, and IIRC they still are. But the gizzards are crap even though the
cases are tough. The ones I used were Grid laptops for military use. The
good thing was you could give them to someone like Conor and he wouldn't
be able to break it. The bad things were the slow processor, the limited
RAM and the fucking incredible price tag.