Buying a new laptop

[Boydy]

Ordered it. Holding you responsible if it's no good, CJay.

It arrived yesterday. Started setting it up today. There's a problem with the screen. It's going back. :moop:

[Magic]

:harold:

[Boydy]

How's your wife? :harold:

[phonics]

I built myself a PC. I think I can harvest my HD and the i7 processor and the PSU but the rest is all a bit meh.

Around 500 quid. Going to save up 150 a month and get myself a Christmas Present.

[Magic]

How's your wife? :harold:

How's your life? :harold:

[Boydy]

Also, think I might just ask them for a refund instead of a replacement and get something else as I'm not sure was all that keen on the keyboard. Why are they all so shit on laptops these days? Seems to have really got bad since they all switched to those fucking chiclet style keyboards. I hate them. I miss my old Dell Studio 15's keyboard. It was great.

[Boydy]

How's your life? :harold:

Fine, thank you.

The wife jibe was a bit mean and I actually feel bad. I genuinely do hope you all work things out in whatever way works best for everyone involved.

[Magic]

Fine, thank you.

The wife jibe was a bit mean and I actually feel bad. I genuinely do hope you all work things out in whatever way works best for everyone involved.

Ah thanks mate. I hope your new laptop is all working ok.

[Giggles]

TTHugs.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Also, think I might just ask them for a refund instead of a replacement and get something else as I'm not sure was all that keen on the keyboard. Why are they all so shit on laptops these days? Seems to have really got bad since they all switched to those fucking chiclet style keyboards. I hate them. I miss my old Dell Studio 15's keyboard. It was great.

I don't mind mine at all.

Also didn't mind the actual keys of the XPS 15 keyboard, the layout though was horrific. There is about 2 inches of free space either side of the keyboard.

[Boydy]

Might get a Lenovo ThinkPad 13 (http://www3.lenovo.com/gb/en/gbeducation/laptops/thinkpad/13-series/ThinkPad-13-Windows-2nd-Gen/p/22TP2TX133E).

[Boydy]

I don't mind mine at all.

Also didn't mind the actual keys of the XPS 15 keyboard, the layout though was horrific. There is about 2 inches of free space either side of the keyboard.

Didn't you spend stupid money on your laptop though? You'd expect everything to be good then. It's the lower end of the market, where keyboards used to be alright (the keyboard on the Dell Inspiron I bought ten years ago is better to use than the chiclet ones nowadays) that they've really ruined them.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

I've heard that the Thinkpad has the best keyboard in the affordable range so go for that.

[Giggles]

I wasn't a fan at first of the XPS15 keyboard either but I love it now.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

I thought you got the 13?

Not sure how anyone can like the keyboard on the 15, it's too small for the laptop body. It feels like they've put the keyboard for the 13 inch into it.

[Giggles]

No, the 9560. I'd like a bigger Enter button, but apart from that I find it spot on.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

https://www.windowscentral.com/sites/wpcentral.com/files/styles/xlarge_wm_blb/public/field/image/2017/02/dell-xps-15-9560-keyboard.jpg?itok=Oi2R7lrU

:sick:

I had forgotten how bad it is.

[hfswjyr]

Give me a numpad or give me death.

[Giggles]

:sick:

I had forgotten how bad it is.

Hasn't bothered me at all. I'd much rather have it than the monster one that's on my work HP one.

The trackpad is adequate too, which is about the highest compliment you can pay a trackpad.

[Clunge]

I switched to Mac nearly five years ago and I'm still running the same one. It has been utterly, utterly flawless in that time. I mean it genuinely has not crashed or malfunctioned once in that time, I'm still amazed by it frankly. It's getting a little sluggish these days but nothing too bad. I am, however, still tempted by a high end Windows laptop. My only concern is the trackpad. Once you're used to a Mac trackpad with multi-touch and gestures, absolutely nothing else gets close. It is so intuitive and so customisable too.

[Boydy]

Who the fuck is buying a Chromebook for £800 (https://www.johnlewis.com/asus-chromebook-c302ca-intel-core-m7-4gb-ram-64gb-emmc-12-5-/p3177353)?

That is insane.

Has Brexit fucked laptop prices or something? I saw something saying it had but I dunno if it's true. It is ridiculous how much they cost.

Look at this (https://www.amazon.com/UX330UA-AH54-13-3-inch-Ultra-Slim-Processor-Fingerprint/dp/B01M18UZF5/ref=as_li_ss_tl?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1498756894&sr=1-3&keywords=asus+zenbook&linkCode=ll1&tag=listlap-20&linkId=f747f9b243ea8397b1433faed70cae0a). $699. The same laptop in the UK is about £800.

[niko_cee]

Tech (everything) has alwasy been dirt cheap in the US. The exchange rate only exacerbates it.

[Boydy]

Yeah, I know. The old rule of thumb with consoles was to take whatever the US price was and just change the currency sign to sterling. But it's a lot worse than that now. Fuck's sake.

[Giggles]

Who the fuck is buying a Chromebook for £800 (https://www.johnlewis.com/asus-chromebook-c302ca-intel-core-m7-4gb-ram-64gb-emmc-12-5-/p3177353)?

That is insane.

Has Brexit fucked laptop prices or something? I saw something saying it had but I dunno if it's true. It is ridiculous how much they cost.

Look at this (https://www.amazon.com/UX330UA-AH54-13-3-inch-Ultra-Slim-Processor-Fingerprint/dp/B01M18UZF5/ref=as_li_ss_tl?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1498756894&sr=1-3&keywords=asus+zenbook&linkCode=ll1&tag=listlap-20&linkId=f747f9b243ea8397b1433faed70cae0a). $699. The same laptop in the UK is about £800.

Google are launching one next week (https://www.theverge.com/circuitbreaker/2017/9/19/16335576/google-pixelbook-chromebook-leak) that is rumoured to range between $1200 and $1750 depending on storage. Wouldn't matter what it was made of, nobody should be paying more than 400 quid for Chrome OS.

[Boydy]

Google are launching one next week (https://www.theverge.com/circuitbreaker/2017/9/19/16335576/google-pixelbook-chromebook-leak) that is rumoured to range between $1200 and $1750 depending on storage. Wouldn't matter what it was made of, nobody should be paying more than 400 quid for Chrome OS.

Exactly. You can do fuck all on Chrome OS so what is the point?

[hfswjyr]

It's gotta be something to do with tariffs. Neigh on impossible to purchase a Amazon.com laptop while in the UK. The Amazon.co.uk ones are significantly more expensive.

[niko_cee]

Tariffs you say? I assume most of these things aren't made in the EU . . .

:sherlock:

[Boydy]

Computers didn't seem so stupidly expensive any time before.

https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2017/feb/16/microsoft-raises-prices-of-some-laptops-by-up-to-400-due-to-brexit

[Giggles]

Computers didn't seem so stupidly expensive any time before.

https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2017/feb/16/microsoft-raises-prices-of-some-laptops-by-up-to-400-due-to-brexit

Still though, you can now push all the browns and forrins into the sea so it's all worth it.

[niko_cee]

Computers didn't seem so stupidly expensive any time before.

https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2017/feb/16/microsoft-raises-prices-of-some-laptops-by-up-to-400-due-to-brexit

It's just wholesale energy prices style opportunism. These 'adjustments' only ever go one way.

Probably cheaper to get one of those bargain basement Norwegian flights to New York and stock up on Apple gizmos, if that's your bag, these days. Or fly over here and I'll buy them for you online and save on the VAT (you have to give me the money).

[Boydy]

"It might be because of the EU."
It's not. It's literally the opposite.
"Uh, that would happen anyway. Prices always go up."

Right.

[Boydy]

http://www.very.co.uk/lenovo-ideapadtradenbsp510s-14ikb-intelreg-coretrade-i5nbsp8gb-ramnbsp128gb-ssd-14-inch-full-hd-laptop-white/1600154374.prd?utm_campaign=content&awc=3090_1507054838_6906c24906616f287ecada199bd164 6b&aff=awin&affsrc=47868&cm_mmc=awin-_-47868-_-Communities+%26+UGC-_-0_0&utm_source=awin&utm_medium=affiliate&utm_term=HotUKDeals_47868&utm_content=na

Does that look decent?

Good screen, decent amount of RAM.

Processor is an i5 but it's only 6th gen. Not sure how much of a difference there is between the generations?

Price is good though - £430 with that £50 off offer.

[Boydy]

Fucking bastarding thing's gone out of stock already. :moop:

[Magic]

Yeah that's a bloody steal mate get on i...oh. Tough luck.

[Giggles]

Was definitely a good deal judging by the price here.

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Lenovo-80UV005LGE-IdeaPad-510S-14IKB/dp/B01N2QILNK

[Pepe]

:harold:

[Magic]

:drool:

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Lol.

If it's any consolation, I've heard bad things about Very.

[Giggles]

They did it anyway. They'll sell around four.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8PDnSzf_TV8

[Boydy]

Starting at a grand. Fuck's sake. :D

[Magic]

Got to pick a new laptop for work otherwise they'll pick something shit for me. Budget of £1k. What's good? Obviously don't want ANYTHING that is gimmicky shite, I want light, big screen, powerful as fuck with good battery life.

EDIT: Has to be Windows.

[Baz]

Dell XPS 13 are the ones but not sure you’ll be able to get one under a grand. Maybe on Black Friday it’ll dip under, but I doubt that is any use to you.

Apparently Asus Zenbook UX310UA are almost as good, and within the budget.

[Magic]

True Baz, remember prices are ex-VAT too. However Dell's site is exvat initially so the XPS range is totally out of the budget, which is a shame as the 13 looks amazing (if a bit small?). There's nothing with a 17" screen that isn't complete bobbins.

[Baz]

Lucky though. My work laptop is a Toshiba that predates electricity.

[Magic]

Not really. First I had an ancient Toshiba piece of plastic shit, then I had a horrific HP touchscreen thing you could barely see the screen because it was so reflective, it broke twice. Now I've got a 5 year old HP which has a CD player and weights a tonne.

Finally I get to pick something nice!

[Magic]

This one: http://www.dell.com/en-uk/work/shop/laptops/latitude-5580/spd/latitude-15-5580-laptop/n035l558015emea

probably fits the bill. I was looking at some multimedia type ones but they always tend to have problems, which I can't be fucked with.

[Adamski]

Apple blah blah but am I missing something on this deal? Looks pretty good compared to the price of it everywhere else.

http://www.very.co.uk/apple-macbook-pro-2017-13-inch-intelreg-coretrade-i5nbsp8gb-ramnbsp128gb-ssdnbspwith-optional-ms-office-365-home-space-grey/1600192263.prd?utm_campaign=content&awc=3090_1509895569_dc3d2deb94363544ad9d56331e65b9 a8&aff=awin&affsrc=103504&cm_mmc=awin-_-103504-_-Editorial+Content-_-0_9109145869&utm_source=awin&utm_medium=affiliate&utm_term=TechRadar_103504&utm_content=na

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

lol.

Just, lol.

[Magic]

Great deal. I'd buy it now.

[Adamski]

I’m annoyed I’m being trolled by the Polish Anne Frank and someone who pisses himself but whatever makes you feel better about your lives.

[-james-]

I think I was singing the praises of my Surface Pro 4 last time I was in this thread.

Some time last year I dropped mine on a marble floor and fucked the screen. Paid their extortionate fee and sent it away. You get a renewed warranty with the new one, which I thought was decent. It was clear straight away that the refurb that they sent back was much slower than my original device. Eventually it started having issues with overheating and the screen flickering and basically became unusable. Sent it away a couple of weeks ago and got given another refurb. Also slow as fuck, and within a week or so it's crashed and now completely refuses to turn on.

I've looked about online and it's a common issue. The refurbs they send out as replacements are seemingly pieces of crap more often than not. You've basically got to keep doing it until they send you one that works.

Wankers.

[Dark Soldier]

Just bought this :drool:

https://www.pcworld.co.uk/gbuk/computing/laptops/laptops/msi-apache-pro-ge62vr-15-6-gaming-laptop-black-10158038-pdt.html

[Boydy]

Why'd you go for a laptop over a desktop?

[Dark Soldier]

Because I want something portable. I'll be saving for a beast desktop but that's about three years down the line.

[Magic]

Settle down lad. Nigga only been working couple months thinks he's Raoul.

[Dark Soldier]

Gonna buy a house next week mate

[Raoul Duke]

I've got a house made out of desktop PCs

[Giggles]

Gonna buy a house next week mate

What a country.

[Dark Soldier]

Its so sexy lads, so so sexy :drool: