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What laptop do you have ERA?
- Thread starter Vanillalite
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Asus N56VJ (2013)
Core i7 3630QM
GeForce 635M
120GB SSD, 500GB 2.5"
Still does everything I ask of it, though these days it's been relegated to a permanent spot on my desk where it plays media and I browse in between games. Mostly because the battery died a while ago, so it isn't mobile anymore.
Don't really have one at the moment. Was thinking of picking up a Huawei Matebook a couple months back and did try out the Surface Go. I just don't use enough productivity apps in my day to day to sell myself on a laptop over a tablet atm. I think we are in a holding pattern right now as we fully transfer to all in ones. I think if Apple ever allows for external HDD support with a true file system along with mouse support for true external monitor support, I could get away with an iPad Pro as my full time "laptop".
Macbooks used to be my go-to laptops, but the keyboard defects scare me off. I don't mind the typing experience much on those laptops but fear of defects has me more worried tbh.
I think I am still waiting for that mythical iPad iOS with mouse support and a file system. Idc if they never change the "home screen" as long as I have those two things.
Macbooks used to be my go-to laptops, but the keyboard defects scare me off. I don't mind the typing experience much on those laptops but fear of defects has me more worried tbh.
I think I am still waiting for that mythical iPad iOS with mouse support and a file system. Idc if they never change the "home screen" as long as I have those two things.
From best buy. I believe these models are out of production now. You can probably still find them online.
Matebook x pro love the 3:2 screen.
It looks like what Apple should have designed their macbooks
It looks like what Apple should have designed their macbooks
Surface book. The first ones that came out. I love it, but wish it had more power for gaming. I love how it feels like a premium laptop.
At home, I have a 2015 13" MBP. It was the last retina pro with the old keyboard and all of the ports, so I'm pretty partial to it. Upgrading next year is gonna be tough.
At work, I have a 2017 13" MBP without the Touch Bar. It's OK - I'm getting used to it.
At work, I have a 2017 13" MBP without the Touch Bar. It's OK - I'm getting used to it.
Directly from Dell. You can still order them.
And lol I picked the same pic without even seeing that in the thread.
A Toshiba Satellite that's barely functional at this point. The battery, parts of the keyboard (specifically letters I have to use all the time), and the track pad all died within the past year. Thankfully the USBs still work so until they give up the ghost I won't be forced to replace it.
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2017 MacBook Pro (i5/8gb/256gb). I absolutely love it. It does all of my development perfectly and the build quality is amazing. I consistently get 8-10hrs of battery life and it just looks and feels fancy. Plus MacOS runs like a dream. I had an Alienware before this and really disliked it but since I've been back on Apple, I can't see myself every buying another Windows laptop.
MacBook Pro 15 Late 2011
To say this thing is on its last legs is an euphemism, the battery is long gone, i had to cook the motherboard in the oven two times for the well known gpu issue, it no longer receives OS updates, the fans spin up like crazy for a mere 1080p youtube video and nowadays it's all damaged too.
The problem is that its modern replacement costs nearly double of what i paid for this one 7 years ago and it has all kinds of problems like the butterfly keyboard, the lack of magsafe and SD card slot and it also has that stupid and useless touchbar. To be honest even with all these problems i would have still probably have bought it if it costed like the one i have now but with that price and those problems i'm seriously considering buying a windows laptop.
To say this thing is on its last legs is an euphemism, the battery is long gone, i had to cook the motherboard in the oven two times for the well known gpu issue, it no longer receives OS updates, the fans spin up like crazy for a mere 1080p youtube video and nowadays it's all damaged too.
The problem is that its modern replacement costs nearly double of what i paid for this one 7 years ago and it has all kinds of problems like the butterfly keyboard, the lack of magsafe and SD card slot and it also has that stupid and useless touchbar. To be honest even with all these problems i would have still probably have bought it if it costed like the one i have now but with that price and those problems i'm seriously considering buying a windows laptop.
Surface Laptop 2, just above entry level spec. It was the model on sale for the holidays last year -- i5-8250U, 8GB RAM, 256GB SSD.
Sold my previous 2016 MSI GS65 Stealth to fund most of it, so I ended up paying just under $200 out of pocket for this laptop. I wasn't gaming on PC anymore and this thing's battery life is literally like 6x better, and it's much easier to carry around and doesn't have garbage speakers for everything non-gaming.
Never getting a thin chassis gaming laptop ever again. Too much damn fan noise and craptastic speakers. The latter didn't seem like a dealbreaker at the time that I bought it and I knew what I was getting into, but it ended up being one of the worst audio scape situations I've ever had in any media-capable device between the fans and the trash speakers.
Sold my previous 2016 MSI GS65 Stealth to fund most of it, so I ended up paying just under $200 out of pocket for this laptop. I wasn't gaming on PC anymore and this thing's battery life is literally like 6x better, and it's much easier to carry around and doesn't have garbage speakers for everything non-gaming.
Never getting a thin chassis gaming laptop ever again. Too much damn fan noise and craptastic speakers. The latter didn't seem like a dealbreaker at the time that I bought it and I knew what I was getting into, but it ended up being one of the worst audio scape situations I've ever had in any media-capable device between the fans and the trash speakers.
I treated myself to this last August:
Dell XPS 15 (9570)
15.6" 4K Ultra HD (3840 x 2160) InfinityEdge touchscreen display
Intel Core i9 8950HK Processor
32GB DDR4-2666MHz
1TB M.2 2280 PCIe SSD
NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1050Ti with 4GB GDDR5
Nice packaging:
I bought it for Photo and a bit of Drone/Video editing. It chews through massive Photoshop files with ease. Well impressed with it.
I have an iPad Pro for browsing.
Dell XPS 15 (9570)
15.6" 4K Ultra HD (3840 x 2160) InfinityEdge touchscreen display
Intel Core i9 8950HK Processor
32GB DDR4-2666MHz
1TB M.2 2280 PCIe SSD
NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1050Ti with 4GB GDDR5
Nice packaging:
I bought it for Photo and a bit of Drone/Video editing. It chews through massive Photoshop files with ease. Well impressed with it.
I have an iPad Pro for browsing.
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My Samsung Chromebook Pro is my primary driver for school and personal use. A tad peeved that they released an updated model a year after launch with a backlit keyboard, but otherwise I couldn't ask for a better laptop. The newer updates over the past 6 months also also made it work so much better in every area than it did at launch.
I also have a gaming rig for games or if I absolutely need to use Word for school. It is about to get some more usage after the 970 Evo I ordered comes in. Boot times and convenience are a must for me, which my Chromebook excels at. ^-^
I also have a gaming rig for games or if I absolutely need to use Word for school. It is about to get some more usage after the 970 Evo I ordered comes in. Boot times and convenience are a must for me, which my Chromebook excels at. ^-^
15" 2012 Macbook Pro Retina. Bought it a little over two years ago used from a pawn shop (more accurately: an Amazon seller that I later discovered was a pawn shop). I use it for hobbyist coding (Ruby, Javascript, HTML, CSS) and browsing the internet. Runs nicely even on the newest OS update, Mojave. For general tasks, It is noticeably slower (but only slightly) than my desktop (which is 5 years old), but the performance is great for being 6+ years old. Even runs simple games well. Really like the keyboard and trackpad. This is the first and only laptop I've ever purchased; I've always gotten by with desktops both personally and at work.
On the desktop side I always go Windows. Price is king for me. I'd never buy a Macbook new. My next laptop will be... something work gives me and I just won't bother buying another. I don't really need one. Maybe I'd grab another laptop if I decide to stop buying desktops, which may happen, as I'm trying to cut back heavily on videogames.
I do not like the scissor keys on the newer Mac laptops, which would greatly discourage me getting another. Maybe my next laptop would be another used Mac, but the most recent model that has the older, better keyboard keys.
On the desktop side I always go Windows. Price is king for me. I'd never buy a Macbook new. My next laptop will be... something work gives me and I just won't bother buying another. I don't really need one. Maybe I'd grab another laptop if I decide to stop buying desktops, which may happen, as I'm trying to cut back heavily on videogames.
I do not like the scissor keys on the newer Mac laptops, which would greatly discourage me getting another. Maybe my next laptop would be another used Mac, but the most recent model that has the older, better keyboard keys.
An HP Envy 17-T. They cheaped out on materials so only the top is aluminum. The bottom is plastic. 🤮
Lenovo P50 for work, it is nice enough.
Was leaning towards getting a Macbook my personal use and development, but like others have said, I tried out that keyboard over the weekend and ick that was terrible. Now leaning towards an XPS 13 or 15, or something from the Surface line.
Was leaning towards getting a Macbook my personal use and development, but like others have said, I tried out that keyboard over the weekend and ick that was terrible. Now leaning towards an XPS 13 or 15, or something from the Surface line.
Sager NP9153
i7 7700k (yes that's a desktop processor)
GTX 1070 GDD5 8 GB (yes that's a mini desktop card)
16 GB (8gb x2 DDr4-2400 with 2 more expansion slots)
128gb SSD and 1tb2.5" spinning rust.
i7 7700k (yes that's a desktop processor)
GTX 1070 GDD5 8 GB (yes that's a mini desktop card)
16 GB (8gb x2 DDr4-2400 with 2 more expansion slots)
128gb SSD and 1tb2.5" spinning rust.
2018 13" Macbook Pro with Touch Bar.
I am the only person on the planet who likes the Touch Bar. I find it incredibly cool and relatively useful, though I am not a power user. The screen looks amazing.
This replaced a 2010 13" MacBook Air which I still have and still runs amazingly well.
I am the only person on the planet who likes the Touch Bar. I find it incredibly cool and relatively useful, though I am not a power user. The screen looks amazing.
This replaced a 2010 13" MacBook Air which I still have and still runs amazingly well.
Surface Pro 2017 i5/8gb RAM
hardware is solid I just wish Windows could put more effort in the OS
hardware is solid I just wish Windows could put more effort in the OS
No laptop... I have a 12.9 iPad Pro that gets me by when I need to be portable, and a desktop at home.
Lenovo Yogabook (10" android)
Samsung Chromebook Pro (12.5")
Surface Pro (12.5?)
Lenovo 14" Thinkpad (don't remember the model)
Macbook Air (13" version)
A 10" dual boot tablet
Out of all the laptop I ever owned, my favorite is the Asus 10" flip chromeboook. I think I will sell half of my current laptops and get another flip.
Samsung Chromebook Pro (12.5")
Surface Pro (12.5?)
Lenovo 14" Thinkpad (don't remember the model)
Macbook Air (13" version)
A 10" dual boot tablet
Out of all the laptop I ever owned, my favorite is the Asus 10" flip chromeboook. I think I will sell half of my current laptops and get another flip.
Surface Book, and considering I got it for a great price new, I'm extremely happy with it. I'll probably get a surface tablet though next time. The tablet for the book is too big for practicalness.
Powerspec 1710.
7700HQ,
16 GB RAM
256 GB SSD
1 TB HD
17 inch, 1080p screen
1070 GTX
I bought it as a replacement for my desktop cause it was taking too much space. I downgraded from a 1080, but I don't miss it much. It's nice having the portability when I have to travel for work.
Got it for $1250 also. Open box from Microcenter
7700HQ,
16 GB RAM
256 GB SSD
1 TB HD
17 inch, 1080p screen
1070 GTX
I bought it as a replacement for my desktop cause it was taking too much space. I downgraded from a 1080, but I don't miss it much. It's nice having the portability when I have to travel for work.
Got it for $1250 also. Open box from Microcenter
I have a 2012 MacBook Air as my personal laptop and an HP EliteBook X360 as my work laptop. Frankly, with how far Windows 10 has come and the direction that Apple is going with their hardware, I likely won't get another Mac.
Got this baby last month: https://www.walmart.com/ip/OVERPOWE...-128-SSD-1TB-HDD-8GB-RAM-Windows-10/682079574
Amazing value for the price. Battery life sucks but I like the fact it's not heavy and has a beautiful screen.
Also rocking an old Surface Pro 2 (good for note taking and marking up pdfs) and my daily driver, the Google Pixelbook i5.
I turfed the 1TB spinner for a cheap 500GB SATA drive and added a used 8GB DDR4 stick. Flies now.
Amazing value for the price. Battery life sucks but I like the fact it's not heavy and has a beautiful screen.
Also rocking an old Surface Pro 2 (good for note taking and marking up pdfs) and my daily driver, the Google Pixelbook i5.
I turfed the 1TB spinner for a cheap 500GB SATA drive and added a used 8GB DDR4 stick. Flies now.
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I love my MSI GS43VR 7RE-085CH Phantom Pro. Small and still going strong. 14 inches and a little less than 4 pounds.
