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totoaus
Aug 1, 2008 2:57 PM
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My employer gave me a ThinkPad Xseries in 2001 to use for email and personal stuff, to complement a powerful Gateway desktop running IC design software. Ultimately, I unplugged the Gateway and used its screen, keyboard and mouse on the ThinkPad.
IC design, is heavily CPU and Graphics intensive, like some games, movie making and so on, placing significant demands a computer. Yet the ThinkPad was more than capable of meeting my needs and making it far easier to run everything on the tiny laptop, instead of the hassle of managing 2 PCs at once.
SInce then, I have only owned ThinkPad or Lenovo PCs either on the desk or laptop, and my experience has firmly convinced me of their capability, support and value. I don't consider anything else, whether it is for my my needs or those of an acquaintance.
Comment made about the PC Authority article:
Old School Ultraportables: the Good, the Bad & the Ugly?
Can’t decide between an Eee and a Wind? A Mini note or an Aspire One? Believe it or not, there’s a bunch of old school smaller laptops that may do the job for less money. We took a look at 7 old school ultraportables.
What do you think? Join the discussion. |
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FatBob
Aug 2, 2008 6:11 AM
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O.K. I have to agree here, I have 3 Old Compac laptops - they're all around 12" screen size - I was looking at getting one of the new 'You-Beaut' mini Ultra portable solid state hdd units, to take on trains, Busses, and wherever I work (Usually Construction Sites) but now I think after reading this & checking the specs on All of them - I'd rather take the old Clunkers anytime.... they are capable of doing most of the things the newer ones do, and they're not so enticing to the 'Gotta haves' that would relieve you of anything not bolted down, the Only (Small) problem I have is they're probably not quite as robust & power efficient as the newies - but Boy are they Cheaper - and the kids can have one each for around $300.00.... FatBob |
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spitfire
Aug 4, 2008 7:56 PM
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as i,m not the most informed about computers this article on the good,the bad and the ugly was very useful to me as i,m in the market for an older laptop.easy to understand information with pictures and ebay prices was a brilliant way for me to start looking.thanks pc authority |
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aonnet
Aug 5, 2008 1:14 PM
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timboe
Sep 17, 2008 11:03 AM
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Agreed the clamshell is ugly, but you forgot about another mac, the iBook.
I brought one from Harris Technology for $150! it has a 12" screen, 1.3ghz, 1.5gig ram, wireless, blue tooth & I can still get 4 hours from the battery! and it included OSX Tiger, Microsoft Office 2008 & iLife 2008 software (over $500 worth of
software)
I was lucky thought because they sell on ebay for $500 -$600, but even at that price it would still be a bargain.
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