Laptop Pricing - A small rant.
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Three months with the Apple MacBook and already noticed that the case is dented. Even though I baby the thing. This is the most fragile computer I've ever experienced.
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@scottalanmiller I'm sure you have a generous budget for hardware, did you go with Mac to learn it and get more cross platform experience? Can't imagine why you'd take one over a Lenovo X1 or a nice custom Sager etc.
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@scottalanmiller said:
Three months with the Apple MacBook and already noticed that the case is dented. Even though I baby the thing. This is the most fragile computer I've ever experienced.
Those things are awful. If you so much as touch it, it gets dented or twisted. No strength at all.
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@MattSpeller said:
@scottalanmiller I'm sure you have a generous budget for hardware, did you go with Mac to learn it and get more cross platform experience? Can't imagine why you'd take one over a Lenovo X1 or a nice custom Sager etc.
I have a rather large budget in general
Yes, I got it for cross platform experience. However, there is NOTHING that would make me do business with Lenovo. Worst vendor I've ever dealt with. I'd buy Mac in a heartbeat over Lenovo. I'll take whitebox over Lenovo.
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At this point, literally Lenovo is the very last vendor I'd consider. Both due to how unethical they are AND the ridiculously poor quality of their products.
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@scottalanmiller burn you once and never again ahy?
The X1 is worth the money, but I just tried to make one with more than 8GB of ram - no love. Back to Sager/Clevo for me.
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@MattSpeller said:
@scottalanmiller burn you once and never again ahy?
The X1 is worth the money, but I just tried to make one with more than 8GB of ram - no love. Back to Sager/Clevo for me.
If it has Lenovo's name on it, it's not worth a penny to me. Lesson learned. That's a horrible company.
Don't know Sager or Clevo. What are those?
In the US, HP and Dell are the key players in the laptop and desktop market along with Apple and Lenovo, and then Asus and Acer on another tier. Samsung is a smaller player in some circles. Sony is out there, but I'd never consider them. Pretty much HP and Dell are the big players.
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I think that he means these guys...
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@StrongBad Yup!
One of the ones currently that I want. Unlocked i7-k, 32gb ram, 2x M2 drives, 2x 2.5" drives, GTX970/980. So much win.
http://www.reflexnotebook.ca/sager-np9752-special-clevo-p75xzm-special.html
Edit: Why you ask? Because: 15.6" 4K QFHD Samsung Display with Super Glossy Surface (3840x2160)
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Quite.... um.... affordable?
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@scottalanmiller Oh absolutely mate, cheap as chips! Practically free.
Edit: Also that site is in $CDN, nicely loaded they're ~$3000USD
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Yeah, laptops just aren't worth that to me. If my device is going to be that expensive, I want to rethink what I'm doing with it. I suppose if you are a mobile gamer, but outside of that.
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@MattSpeller said:
@scottalanmiller Oh absolutely mate, cheap as chips! Practically free.
I've never been good with sarcasm... especially written but I assume this isn't affordable at all...
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@coliver said:
@MattSpeller said:
@scottalanmiller Oh absolutely mate, cheap as chips! Practically free.
I've never been good with sarcasm... especially written but I assume this isn't affordable at all...
I can get a nice Chromebook for $299.
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@coliver You would be correct. They can go for as much as a decent used car if you get really silly with the config.
