There are a lot of threads on Jow Forums where people are looking for tech purchasing advice.
I know it's a topic that's frowned upon on here, but it's so common that we may as well have a general thread. And one that's not restricted to ThinkPads.
Has anyone bought a new laptop recently? What did you get, and what's it like to use?
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I'm looking for a laptop for college, I can drop up to $800 on it. I'd like it to be good enough to handle games like FighterZ and Overwatch, preferably with an i7 processor.
This one does not seem bad, thoughts?
can i play csgo and lol smoothly on razer blade pro full hd gtx 1060 for two years?
>For college
Just get a Thinkpad
You can do an of that on a thinkpad
I have a ThinkPad x60 but it has problems with overheating and I don't have a battery for it. wanting to get a laptop mostly for ssh and dickin around with shitty arduinos. preferably a light laptop. may just get a new battery for the ThinkPad if someone can help with the heating problem. I tried opening it but couldn't get the screen removed which is required to actually get to the processor. can anyone reccomend a 2008 MacBook? Kinda into the black version.
youre only gonna get 2 valid answers
macbook pro with retina display
thinkpad
MBP 13" 2013. Before that Macbook 2006. Don't think I'll be getting a new MBP though
if you don't have macbook pro at college everyone will laught at you
you are a big boy now so buy some serious hardware not junk shit you are used to
>>>/tpg/
>Has anyone bought a new laptop recently? What did you get, and what's it like to use?
I bought a red dell g5 with ubuntu
- i7 8750h
-16gb ram
-1050 ti
-128ssd+1tb hdd
installed w10 pro, and it runs like a dream
Was thinking of buying the vivobook s15
Honestly seems pretty good. I'm going to uni in the fall. Any thoughts?
>laptop for college
>only concerned with gayming
You are going to fail.
I'm looking for a laptop that I'll be using for software engineering in college. I'd also like it to be convertible for watching movies and what-not.
I'm currently looking at the HP envy x360 and the lenovo yoga 530
The envy costs 800 euros with:
- 15.6 inch
- i5-8250u
- 8 GB RAM / 256 GB SSD
- 2-in-1, full aluminum body
yoga costs 730 euros with:
- 14 inch
- Ryzen R5 2500u (about the same as the i5?)
- 8 GB RAM / 256 GB SSD
- 2-in-1, aluminum + plastic (can't find reliable sources on what parts are made of what)
Thoughts on this?
Most acer laptops look like plastic pieces of shit for some reason...
Currently running pic related. It's alright since I stopped using Windows, but I'm thinking of upgrading since it does kind of suck.
Am going to use it for programming, office stuff, browsing, shitposting, watching anime/movies/porn and playing a few games.
Dual booting Win 10 (need it for a few things) and Linux (will be used 99% of the time)
Is a Dell Latitude 5590 (i5 8250U, 512GB SSD) for 900€ a good option for that?
Feel free to suggest other Laptops under 1000€.
900 for that laptop seems like a good deal, considering that that configuration costs 1200 euros here in the Netherlands.
They are plastic, but not that bad actually.
sometime after haswell, acer decided they would stop making pieces of shit and ever since they have improved the quality of their pieces of shit
Well my most recent laptop purchase was the 2014 macbook pro. So far I like it. Running win7 on it as the main OS.
Do I recommend it? Definitely.
do you even need a graphics card to run those games?
I have an Aspire One from 2009 and its pretty good.
Based on reviews, I'd go with the Yoga 530. The HP Envy seems to have a very dim screen, which isn't great for watching movies/Netflix.
The Yoga 530 looks like a pretty nice device! I'm looking for something similar to you and that fits all my wants/needs.
It really should have its own board. Call it /consumer technology/ or something
>envy
get an elitebook you fag
Mbp is junk
Looking for laptops with an i5 (7th or 8th gen preferably), 8 gigs of RAM, and good for running Linux, at a fair price. How is the DELL Inspiron 5370? And are Mac's good for Linux? Because they have the ideal price, and the specs I need. Basically anything with minimal configuration, especially when it comes to wifi drivers, because its very infuriating to deal with those kinds of problems. Looking to run something like Debian, Manjaro, or Ubuntu. Are Chromebooks any good? Also, Lenovo Thinkpads? I've seen one with 4 gigs of RAM, is it enough? Would like to do a litttle bit of gaming with light esports titles like CSGO, low settings min 60fps.
Easily, I game on a gtx 1050ti OC, i5 7500, and I average 150-200fps on max settings. But I use a desktop, so yeah laptop performance will be a little less.
yeah i know they are not demanding games but i dont want laptop to fucked up after two or three month later.
i always played on low settings because of cs 1.6 habits so i probably dont even play anything more than medium settings.
pic rel or razer blade pro gtx 1060 256gb
Update on this:
I also found the HP Pavilion X360 for 800 euros with:
- 15.6 inch display
- i5-8250u
- 8GB RAM / 1128 GB Storage (128 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD)
- 2-in-1, full plastic (?)
70 euros over the Yoga, but with a lot more storage for movies and what the likes. The problem is, I cannot find a review on the version that I'm looking at (pic related)
The reviews that I find on "HP pavilion x360" seem to be an older model (bigger bezels). So I don't know if it's cheap plastic or actually durable, but that's the same with the Yoga since I cannot find a review that actually highlights what the laptop is mode from all-round.
>pic rel or razer blade pro gtx 1060 256gb
Personal choice man, if you have the cash go for the alienware. CSGO should run ez pz 400fps on low settings with this kind of hardware.
I don't play games and only do some light desktop usage, browsing YouTube, discord and Skype and eBay. My display is my 4k tv so I need something that has 4k capable output. I won't be using the laptops monitor at all, just it's video output. Need something small and quiet to replace my ricer desktop. 1TB of storage and under $1000 would be nice. I'm Canadian.
I'm a designer / illustrator. I need a laptop with great to perfect ARGB color coverage, at least 6 hour battery so I can work outside, processing power so I can work with big files and a good dedicated GPU so I can try my hand at 3D and game a bit on the side.
It's fucking IMPOSSIBLE to find something. Macbook is a hard no. Dell XPS has the shittiest quality check I've seen. Asus' Zenbook has terrible displays. Razer Blade is out of stock and I've heard has awful construction quality. Is there anything out there for me? Seriously.
Can anyone tell me what the difference is between:
- Yoga 530 (Intel)
- Yoga 530 (AMD)
- Yoga 710
I looked at the models on the Lenovo website but the general specs look largely the same? Help a scrub out, won't you?
difference between the two 530's is just the configuration. It can be configured in all sorts of ways. I'd personally just go for whichever one is cheapest of the two.
Can't really comment on the 710.
Just bought an Asus vivobook. Specs are nice and it all fits into a slim stylish and light form factor. Only issue is cooling. Fan gets loud as soon as the CPU usage gets to around 50%. Cooling is just poor but I guess that's to be expected
Looks like you're asking for too much out of a laptop. Try taking out your gaming graphics requirement and just looking for the other things you need
GPU is mandatory. I do design work.
thanks my man but alienware is $300 cheaper, did you mean go for razer?
Alright, so what I've found is that either the webshop I am looking at or HP made some mistake, since pretty much every review of the new model talks about aluminum. Perhaps it's plastic that just feels like aluminum, which would be fine for me. Anything is better than this piano black plastic I have now.
Go for an msi gs65 or aero 15x, both come with 144hz panels and the 8750h plus weigh half as much as the alienware
Im interested in the Librum laptop line from Purism. They advertise to be the only laptop vendor which produces modern laptops that ship with 100% open source software, including drivers and boot firmware. They also have hardware kill switches. Does anyone have experience with these laptops?
There's no laptop better than the MacBook.
>laptop
*space heater
>There's no laptop worse than the DongleBook
FTFY
True for ...-2015 only
It's a shitty heater to be honest. It could boil your water, sure, but it can't disperse the heat at all. Damn Apple can't do anything right.
Are those any good? I'll upgrade the RAM and storage myself.
How is the x1 carbon? What's the best gen? I have an x220 that I love but it's a bit underpowered for some of the stuff I do and the screen is absolutely abysmal
Why the 8gb SSD?
That seems so small it's pointless
That's probably just a hybrid HDD.
Just got a macbook pro 2018
- core i9 8950HK
- radeon pro 560x
- 32gb ddr4 2400mhz
- 1tb pcie ssd
It's fast as fuck, and outperforms my ryzen 7 desktop built last summer. Even handles some gaming (fortnite, rocket league, minecraft) pretty well on bootcamp, while staying quiet and cool to the touch. Costs a fuckton, only real downside
>cool to the touch
Satan pls.
>cool
talk with your doctor about those dead nerve endings my goy
It surprised me too, because the internal temps get pretty high (100C). But somehow the keyboard deck is cool
The underside gets warmer if you use it on your lap, neither side gets close to as hot as my (now underclocked) XPS 13 9350 though.
where is the power button?
It's to the far right of the touch bar. Doubles as touch ID sensor
pic with bread or fuck off shill.
>where is the power button?
A $79 dongle.
ah right, thanks
>knocking at your door
>hi this is applel design would you like a job?
>uses shit like "cool to the touch" unironically
oy vey
No bread in the apartment, but here's the XPS 13 I mentioned.
I would rather you post a pick of the $100,000,000 laptop you claim to own.
He meant it figuratively, go... GUYS, like a cool movie!
That guy here, Nice man. why do you own two laptops?
Did you look at the image retard? It's a picture of the MacBook pro with the specs on the screen, with the xps 13 to the left. 2/10 got me to reply
Multitasking Apple-style.
I had the XPS for about two years and wanted a new machine that's better for dev work. I mostly felt limited by the small screen and small hard drive
Nice
Are there any avaiable lapblet devices for purchase nowadays that have the same mechanism of the Thinkpad X60 ? Are lapblets even worth buying or should i stick with a normal tablet + usb keyboard case
doesn't Dell come to your house and fix that shit if it fucks up?
Not sure why you're ruling out the MacBook as it seems to fit your needs quite well, but perhaps the ARGB coverage isn't high enough? In any case, you're pretty much screwed if the MacBook and XPS aren't good enough for you. No laptop with a dGPU is going to get above 6 hours of battery life AND have at least XPS level quality. Not saying you're asking for too much, just that the current laptop climate is shitty.
I have €800 to spend on a laptop in Europe. I want:
>14/15.6" screen
>8GB RAM
>Great keyboard
>Excellent screen for watching Netflix/movies (this is important, dim display is a no-no)
>A quiet fan (or one that isn't whizzing constantly at least)
>Snappy, responsive type of laptop
I have basic bitch computing needs, but hoping to get something durable and ln-lasting.
Ideas?
Bought a 2018 silver 15 mbp but immediately regretted when it saw the space grey in person. So the silver is going back.
Holy fuck the space grey is a piece of art.
Buy a Mac. It just works.
Honestly the space gray one is so much nicer, I don't see how anybody could get one in silver. Imagine how good dark mode will look with Mojave.
What do you think of the touch bar?
Dont get a gaming laptop for college. If they're good enough to actually play games they'll usually be large and heavy. Carrying it from class to class will get annoying after a week and trying to put it on a desk will be a nightmare. Honestly all you'll need is small sleek notebook, something inexpensive, and build a desktop for your dorm/apartment.
Silver is a classic and more wear resistant than grey, but it's just so outplayed at this point, especially if you've owned a silver one before.
The grey looks significantly better in person since the way it refracts the light can't be shown in photos. It's gorgeous. The one thing I don't like about it is how there are no good slim cases for it. The frosted cases looks good on the silver, but on the grey I'm forced to use a glossy plastic cover. I need it because I've already accidently rubbed the bezel against the wall while on the bed. I'm clumsy and hate babysitting new toys.
The Touchbar is okay. That shit is definitely going to burn in. I'm already using it a million times more than I used the function keys on other laptops. Since the purpose is to replace function keys, it does the job perfectly.
I really love true tone as well. It's like flux but not artificial. I never get the feeling like it's too piss yellow or not yellow enough like on those static filters. I think it's the best feature so far.
i want to nakadashi iori
...
>dell xps 13 i5-8250u version
>8gb ram
>256gb ssd
>£1100 on amazon
>acer swift 3 i5-8250u version
>8gb ram
>256gb ssd
>£650 on amazon
Whats going on here, surely the screen can't account for a £450 difference?
>>>/job/
>ITT: people who are too gay to get a thinkpad
When will you guys realize that ThinkPad is the only way to go.
Thinkpad screens are awful
>Caring about screen on a laptop
I had the 9560... 3 times I had to replace it then asked for money back.
Looking for a laptop mainly for programming on Linux.
I have a T420 which I always treated it well and it was never dropped and I'm kinda disappointed with how long it lasted. Several cables that go through the right hinge must be broken: Thinklight can only turn on when the lid is almost closed, I had to disable the Webcam and BT module in BIOS, otherwise wiggling the lid would cause a crash. Depending on the lid angle wifi reception can be very bad.
Yeah, I usually use flux but surprisingly true tone is doing really well. Part of that could be because I usually use a lamp at night which has yellow-ish light, but who knows.
I have no doubts that the right side of it, with the system controls, is going to get burn in. I like it, but it's a bit annoying having to look down at the keyboard because I otherwise touch type. I've been finding stuff like switching between tabs and opening new tabs really useful, especially being able to see all of my opened tabs. Also, touch ID is really convenient and hasn't given me any issues so far.
It was definitely an expensive purchase, but so far I think it was worth it.
>getting a laptop if you're just going to hook it up to an external display and keyboard/mouse the whole time
I currently have a T520 and looking to upgrade, any recs?
Are you satisfied with thinkpads, and just looking for a better thinkpad?
Or are you looking for different manufacturers?
I'm fine with Thinkpads, the T520 did its job during school and casual use. But I feel like I want something more lighter in comparison. I was hoping the new thinkpads or other brands will fit the bill
If you want to go really light, you could always look at a MacBook. It should hold up for school and casual use, and you always have 14 days to return it if you're unhappy with its performance.
Price is obviously a concern, though, which I can understand.
download notebook fancontrol it allows you to easily manage the fan profiles
help me /lpg/
i want a laptop with a high dpi display and 8 GB RAM. Either 1080p @ 11" or 1440p+ at 13". Don't care about brand, processor, or storage. Willing to buy used but 3 years old max. Can I do it for
ThinkPad x220 for 100$
Upgrade the panel, storage, and ram for another 100-200$
Around 300$ you can have exactly what you want, only thing is that it's like 7 years old
do they make a 1440p+ compatible panel?
not crazy about thinkpads. My main goal is a good screen and the color reproduction on them is shit
>still thinks that someone needs a portable device with 4k ultra hdr
The state of Mac fags. use laptops for productivity and desktop for entertainment
Eh my bad, go for Alienware.
I have an xps 15 that I put an ssd in, just the standard 8gb 1080p one
great linux compatibility and I've had it for a couple years now, my next laptop might be the 13 inch one