[NY Digital]

Just wait for the Yoga 2 then. It looks amazing. 3200 x 1800 resolution is absolutely ridiculous. That's the closest to 4K you'll get for a long time.

http://shop.lenovo.com/us/en/laptops/ide...oga-2-pro/

It's coming out in October. Well worth the wait.

[Staros]

(09-09-2013 07:11 PM)Vacancier Permanent Wrote:  

ElJefe,
if your budget is 800$, then add an extra 200 bucks and you'd get the best machine in the biz, a Macbook Air. Nothing out there can match let alone compare to it in every aspect. If you need more power, get a Macbook Pro. Either way, you won't beat that and will be very happy with the choice.

Agreed. A MacBook Air is probably the best travel laptop out there in my humble opinion.

[Tenerife]

I'm on the lookout for an ultrabook with an i7 quadcore and 8 gigs of ram. it's hard to find a quad core on any of these ultra books.

[ElJefe]

(09-13-2013 01:52 PM)NY Digital Wrote:  

Just wait for the Yoga 2 then. It looks amazing. 3200 x 1800 resolution is absolutely ridiculous. That's the closest to 4K you'll get for a long time.

http://shop.lenovo.com/us/en/laptops/ide...oga-2-pro/

It's coming out in October. Well worth the wait.

Thanks for chiming in, champ.

First off, I can't wait till Oct. I'm in the US now, and need it before I go back to Europe (30th sept) where prices are substantially higher.

2, I'd rather go below 800 than above, 800 is abolute maximum unfortunately. The Asus I was looking at looked like it could be had for USD550.

[ElJefe]

OK, so I'm a dork and I went ahead and got the Lenovo Yoga because I cannot deal with sales people.

Got it refurbished for USD770 (incl tax), but software (MS Office and antivirus whatnot) and warranties drove that up to 1100. Da fuq?

Am thinking perhaps I ought to return the antivirus and warranties - they cost combined USD220 (ex tax)

[Vacancier Permanent]

1100 for Lenovo? Ship it back and get an Mba or Mbp for about the same if not lower! No need to buy anti virus for a Mac!

[el mechanico]

Another virus for me this morning on my Lenovo. Msn is stuck on my screen. These things are all junk. I'm going to buy a Mac home laptop now.

[Tenerife]

(09-29-2013 12:26 AM)ElJefe Wrote:  

OK, so I'm a dork and I went ahead and got the Lenovo Yoga because I cannot deal with sales people.

Got it refurbished for USD770 (incl tax), but software (MS Office and antivirus whatnot) and warranties drove that up to 1100. Da fuq?

Am thinking perhaps I ought to return the antivirus and warranties - they cost combined USD220 (ex tax)

you planning to travel with this thing?

also, did you get the i5 with the 4g of ram?

I don't usually use warranties....so you may want to think about that. also, you can just pirate software.

[Aliblahba]

(09-29-2013 10:57 AM)el mechanico Wrote:  

Another virus for me this morning on my Lenovo. Msn is stuck on my screen. These things are all junk. I'm going to buy a Mac home laptop now.

I messaged 4 girls on POF last night and didn't get a response. Must be Windows fault. Gonna buy a Mac now.

[Enigma]

I just copped a Lenovo Thinkpad X230 from their outlet.

i5-3320M
8GB ram
320GB 7200RPM HDD

All of that for $520 shipped.

For another $150-200 bucks I'm going to double the ram and add either an mSATA or replace the HDD with a SSD. The 7200 HDD is still pretty fast though.

That's an i5 2.6 ghz processor, 16GB ram, solid state drive, all for $700 and weighing in at 3lbs. This thing will fuck a Mac's wife and eat all the food in his fridge while he's in the next room crying. Not to mention how durable these things are, spill proof keyboard, and great battery life.

If you're computer literate you don't even worry about viruses. I don't even know why people bring that up.

[ElJefe]

Pirate MS Office? Isn't that just a hassle?

Yeah, it's a i5 w 4Gs of ram.

Enigma that was an excellent purchase! screen is just a bit small. Where did you get it?

[Parlay44]

(09-13-2013 12:06 PM)slubu Wrote:  

Question for you experts. I'm in the same boat as the OP. I will use Office most of the time, browse the internet and occasionally watch tv shows or movies. I really like that Yoga from IBM, and can wait for the new one. If I'm ok spending 1200 on a laptop, should I just get that one? It looks pretty cool, can replace the tablet, and is supposed to be super light and thin with Haswell (whatever the hell that is) and good battery life.

Thoughts?

I almost bought the yoga. I liked the concept. Big hard drive. Convertible to a tablet. Has useable USB ports. What I didn't like is that the keyboard was on the back or the bottom when in tablet mode. The salesgirl said it disengages so you won't get accidently key presses. I passed on it.

Ended up buying a 15" Asus Ultrabook. It's super thin, 500GB and touch screen. Standard laptop format though. Looks and feels pretty much like a MacBook Pro. Same chicklet keys. I'll end up using it more for work. I'm happy with it so far.

I'm a big mac nerd. I'll turn it into a dual boot Windows 8 and Hackintosh when I get a chance.

[Aliblahba]

(09-29-2013 12:00 PM)Enigma Wrote:  

This thing will fuck a Mac's wife and eat all the food in his fridge while he's in the next room crying. Not to mention how durable these things are, spill proof keyboard, and great battery life.

If you're computer literate you don't even worry about viruses. I don't even know why people bring that up.

[Tenerife]

(09-29-2013 12:04 PM)ElJefe Wrote:  

Pirate MS Office? Isn't that just a hassle?

Yeah, it's a i5 w 4Gs of ram.

Enigma that was an excellent purchase! screen is just a bit small. Where did you get it?

mutorrent + piratebay

[el mechanico]

(09-29-2013 12:00 PM)Enigma Wrote:  

I just copped a Lenovo Thinkpad X230 from their outlet.

i5-3320M
8GB ram
320GB 7200RPM HDD

All of that for $520 shipped.

For another $150-200 bucks I'm going to double the ram and add either an mSATA or replace the HDD with a SSD. The 7200 HDD is still pretty fast though.

That's an i5 2.6 ghz processor, 16GB ram, solid state drive, all for $700 and weighing in at 3lbs. This thing will fuck a Mac's wife and eat all the food in his fridge while he's in the next room crying. Not to mention how durable these things are, spill proof keyboard, and great battery life.

If you're computer literate you don't even worry about viruses. I don't even know why people bring that up.

What is computer literate? You mean spending most of your life fucking with them? And if Bill Gates is so smart why can't he design the program that he makes billions off a year virus proof?

Also, Enigma don't tell me you never had a virus on your computers. You would be lying.

[Aliblahba]

[Enigma]

@ElJefe: Lenovo Outlet. It's on their website. It can be a pain because the good deals get snatched up in seconds but it was worth it. The computer I got reals at over a grand. I wanted something that was very portable, hence the small screen.

(09-29-2013 05:57 PM)el mechanico Wrote:  

What is computer literate? You mean spending most of your life fucking with them? And if Bill Gates is so smart why can't he design the program that he makes billions off a year virus proof?

Also, Enigma don't tell me you never had a virus on your computers. You would be lying.

I'm 25 so I was raised around computers. From Oregon Trail in elementary to online assignments in college. So, yeah, I guess you could stay I've spent my whole life fucking with them.

Macs aren't virus proof. Even Apple stopped claiming that a few years ago.

It's just that nobody was wasting their time developing viruses for a computer that only accounted for 10% of the market.

I paid $15 for Norton Security. It protects up to 5 computers for 18 months. Put the disc in. It downloads. Forget about it. No viruses.

The last time I got a virus on my computer that wasn't quickly stomped out by my anti-virus and actually affected me was like 5 years back.

[ElJefe]

OK I'm going to return the antivirus software, MS Office and the international warranty tomorrow - that'll save me about USD360 and bring me back down to budget. Feckin' ripoff and I hate American sales people

[Bolthouse]

Any recommendations on a laptop similar to the Macbook Air that runs Ubuntu? I have an Air right now and love it, but I'm trying to phase out using software/OS linked to PRISM.

[Parlay44]

(09-30-2013 06:37 AM)Bolthouse Wrote:  

Any recommendations on a laptop similar to the Macbook Air that runs Ubuntu? I have an Air right now and love it, but I'm trying to phase out using software/OS linked to PRISM.

Check out the Asus Ultrabooks. They have the same look and feel as the MacBook Pro and Air. Same chicklet keys. Ubuntu will run on anything.

[ElJefe]

So I've had the Lenovo for a week, and the touchscreen is already broken and the screen itself has a nice crack right down the middle. Terrific.

[Cattle Rustler]

(10-15-2013 04:12 PM)ElJefe Wrote:  

So I've had the Lenovo for a week, and the touchscreen is already broken and the screen itself has a nice crack right down the middle. Terrific.

That would never happen if you had a mac, never.

edit: This is my 1000th post, woohoo!

[slubu]

Bumping this thread...any thoughts now since computers change on a monthly basis? Main concern is that it is light and portable, long battery life, and fast. I will be using this 10+ hours a day, it is my job, my entertainment, etc. Maybe something coming along for black Friday? So far the Yoga 2 still looks the best, but there's a sony flip that maybe good too?

[Tenerife]

I'm a proud owner of the Yoga 11s. Have not had a single problem with it. Great computer.

The Yoga 2 pro is now out, and I checked it out in best buy before getting the 11s for 760, plus 30 for the cool slip cover, and tax.

The yoga 2 pro is pretty dope, but I wanted 11 inch form factor, not 13. They are the same weight, and the Pro is so light, thin, with excellent screen resolution and of course flexibility.

The lightest laptop out there is the Macbook Air at 2.36 pounds I believe. but at just a touch over 3, the yoga 11s is pretty sick. I'm currently travelling with it. You can get either with upgrades to 8gigs of ram, plus 500 gigs storage, and i7 dual core (but not quad core) processors. I have the i5 with 4gigs and 100 gig storage. It gets the job done for me.

In a few years these things might be below 2 pounds, and at that point it's going to be kind of pointless to have a tablet.

[Tenerife]

I will say though, that the trackpad on an apple computer simply can be beat. The trackpad on the yoga is decent, but leaves a bit to be desired. It can be a tad tough to use at times.