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Re: We Need a Better PC

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Post by alex_duf » Wed, Feb 17, 2016, 5:39 PM UTC

xlayn wrote: post #12

Do you like the MacBook but don't like the OS? go ahead and change it, you can have triple boot. Tiny fonts and pop ups doesn't have anything to do with the machine you are going to buy (unless you also want the website). HP makes the elitebook, magnesium construction a la thinkpad. And last but not least I would like to give this entry the RAGE post award, nomination points for What I want is a computer with: -Decen…

Except when buying a computer from Apple or Lenovo (or pretty much anyone really), you also pay for the software that is installed on it.

Yes you can change it, but it's the equivalent of buying a car and change the wheels when you get it.

Re: We Need a Better PC

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Post by debaserab2 » Wed, Feb 17, 2016, 5:40 PM UTC

miahi wrote: post #203

debaserab2 wrote: post #191

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> Bonus points for calling apple website an icon of web design when it weights almost 100mb. Huh? My chrome network panel registered 13.3k for apple.com

The html part only is 25KB; you got 13k because you had everything cached from previous sessions.

You're right, however, a full page load with caching disabled was 747k. Heavy, but nowhere near 100mb.

Where's the source on that?

Re: We Need a Better PC

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Post by johnchristopher » Wed, Feb 17, 2016, 5:40 PM UTC

perlgeek wrote: post #323

habosa wrote: post #113

Not disagreeing with the premise, but just want to plug a machine I am very happy with. I was a lifetime mac owner (since OS 9) and my 2010 Macbook Pro finally broke down this year. It made it that long because I doubled the RAM, replaced the battery, and replaced the HDD with a hybrid drive. Finally the battery puffed up and exploded. I brought it to the Apple Store and they were beyond useless. The new MBPs are not…

... and god help you if you ever need the Asus customer support for repairing that thing. A truely horrible experience. I can provide details of my "experience" with them, but the Internet is already full of horror stories that cover everything that is to say about that topic. And no, buying a new laptop after a year and a half simply isn't acceptable to me, even if it makes sense in your economic situation.

I join the others in praising ASUS support in Europe. Here in Belgium I had a laptop still under warranty picked up the day after calling support service for a failed motherboard and two weeks later it was back, no questions asked. Picked up by EDP (or something) and probably serviced in The Netherlands.

Re: We Need a Better PC

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Post by bacongobbler » Wed, Feb 17, 2016, 5:41 PM UTC

lorenzhs wrote: post #400

bacongobbler wrote: post #195

Earlier quoted context omitted.

12.04 is still under LTS support by Ubuntu for another 4 years (LTS releases are supported for 7 years), so even if it's "old" it's also receiving active support. That being said, there's nothing stopping you from upgrading to 14.04 yourself.

small correction, Ubuntu supports LTS releases for five years. Support for 12.04 ends in 14 months, in April 2017: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Releases

Thanks! I swore it was 7, but you're completely right.

Re: We Need a Better PC

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Post by bduerst » Wed, Feb 17, 2016, 5:52 PM UTC

I used an X1 Carbon for years - it's a sweet machine. If you get one, make sure you don't order the generation with the touch-pad control bar, because it craps out.

Re: We Need a Better PC

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Post by bduerst » Wed, Feb 17, 2016, 5:54 PM UTC

touristtam wrote: post #280

rmm wrote: post #235

Microsoft Surface Book. Easily the best device i have used in a very long time. Expensive (especially the i7 dGPU option) but i am amazed at how good this machine is. Huge battery life, powerful when it needs to be. Connect to a dock and you have a powerful desktop. Currently use it when im working in the office doing design work (plugged into a couple of Dell U2715H) then when i am out on mine sites use it as a port…

But then you are using Microsoft OS.

Windows 7 is still alright, but you can always boot linux.

Re: We Need a Better PC

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Post by FreeFull » Wed, Feb 17, 2016, 5:56 PM UTC

coldtea wrote: post #544

jtreminio wrote: post #508

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> and we complain for them being uncomfortamble to have on our bare laps... "lap"tops.

People also wear "wifebeaters" but we don't expect them to beat their wives in them. Also "laptop" is an american term. The rest of the world calls them something closer to "portable".

"laptop" is what they're called in Polish too

Re: We Need a Better PC

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Post by 001spartan » Wed, Feb 17, 2016, 5:56 PM UTC

hans0l074 wrote: post #277

I purchased a System76 Galago UltraPro (this model does not seem to be available anymore) at the end of 2014. I have been observing System76 for a year or more before I caved in and purchased this. I live in Finland - and they shipped it across. I really love this laptop. I'm also a Mac user (Air, Pro etc) and I expected the build quality to be lower, but it was surprisingly solid. Perhaps their build quality has imp…

I had the UltraPro as my work laptop at my last employer, and I despised it. The keyboard was impossible to work with (typos, keys didn't always register), and it felt flimsy and cheap. Not what I would expect from a system that cost as much as a MacBook. The only benefit was the powerful specs.

Re: We Need a Better PC

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Post by lumannnn » Wed, Feb 17, 2016, 6:35 PM UTC

julochrobak wrote: post #207

Does anyone have experience with the Tuxedo Computers - http://www.tuxedocomputers.com ? They have just recently released an interesting 13.3" InfinityBook.

Was about to post the same link. I was just recently introduced to them. Haven't seen or used one. But there is one user review (small one though) at the very bottom of the page.

Roughly translated: "Very good build quality, light and nice design. Everything works out of the box. Great and nice customer service. Thanks again!"

Haven't searched for other reviews yet.

http://www.tuxedocomputers.com/Linux-Hardware/Linux-Notebook...

Re: We Need a Better PC

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Post by tracker1 » Wed, Feb 17, 2016, 7:04 PM UTC

jmilloy wrote: post #526

randallsquared wrote: post #452

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You can install Linux on a Macbook, but you'll fight with drivers and end up with less machine than you would using OS X.

I just put Ubuntu on my 2010 Air and gained battery life and a lot of responsiveness. No driver issues.

Aside, ticks me off to no end that Ubuntu removed the reverse-scrolling option (at least with a desktop) ... On windows, I use an autohotkey script to reverse the scrolling, and for media shortcuts (non-media kb). Ubuntu is the odd one out there for me now.