Which Laptop gives this...?????????
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Gorvid said:
OK...
Budget is £1000 - although it isn't relevant really....could double that if it was >worth it< etc...
I will need it to:
..surf the NET all over the place both wired and wireless.
...work with basic documents and databases and spreadsheets.
....work on the move possibly without mains power.
.....have a big screen.
......be fast and great.
And so we get to the nub of the matter. I know what you want. Budget is £1000 - although it isn't relevant really....could double that if it was >worth it< etc...
I will need it to:
..surf the NET all over the place both wired and wireless.
...work with basic documents and databases and spreadsheets.
....work on the move possibly without mains power.
.....have a big screen.
......be fast and great.
And here it is:
So no laptops in the world ever are able to run the internet fast and do basic office stuff but have a big screen and a good battery life??
I've tried giving a rough outline - "not enough info"
I've done listing the things I want - "can't be done"
Next I think I will try asking someone in the real world where scary techy pissing contests are easier to stamp out quickly.
Gorvid said:
So no laptops in the world ever are able to run the internet fast and do basic office stuff but have a big screen and a good battery life??
I've tried giving a rough outline - "not enough info"
I've done listing the things I want - "can't be done"
Next I think I will try asking someone in the real world where scary techy pissing contests are easier to stamp out quickly.
The trouble (apart from the geekery) is that you're effectively asking for the computer equivalent of a big luxobarge that does 1000 miles on a tank of fuel.I've tried giving a rough outline - "not enough info"
I've done listing the things I want - "can't be done"
Next I think I will try asking someone in the real world where scary techy pissing contests are easier to stamp out quickly.
Serious answer - look for the cheap integrated-graphics (i.e. they don't advertise themselves as being any good for games or as a 'desktop replacement') models from the better manufacturers (like Lenovo) and then get a sodding big extended battery pack that sits under the laptop.
Consumer laptops don't tend to have additional extended battery packs designed by the same manufacturers and you have to mess about with either replacement battery swapping or connectible packs (irritating).
The trouble is that the big laptops tend to be sold on the basis of 'power above all' which means they eat battery power like buggery. High performance graphics cards in laptops for gaming will kill battery life, and so will fast dual-core CPUs.
The efficiency end of the spectrum tends to be held by the ultraportables, but you want a big screen....
I'd try to find an integrated-graphics Lenovo second-hand with the largest extended battery pack you can find. Something with a Pentium M ULV or later (for efficiency), integrated GMA900 or GMA950 graphics (slow but low-power), a 15" screen (big enough for you?) and a sodding big battery.
However biased I may be towards Apple, their battery location / design precludes easy 'extended' big battery fitment whilst keeping the design sensible.
Wot he said.
All the other requirements are easy. But the "large screen and long battery life" are at odds. They live in different "real worlds".
Large (wide screen?) screens tend to be consumer devices. Consumer devices rarely leave the owner's desk or table. Business devices tend to have the long battery life capability, but they get carried about the place, so tend to be smaller, lighter. Smaller screen = better battery. The X series Lenovos are a 12.1" screen. That is not that big, but they have very good battery life.
What you ask is not impossible, but there is going to be a trade off between your requirement for large screen and battery, that is all. Which one is more important ?
All the other requirements are easy. But the "large screen and long battery life" are at odds. They live in different "real worlds".
Large (wide screen?) screens tend to be consumer devices. Consumer devices rarely leave the owner's desk or table. Business devices tend to have the long battery life capability, but they get carried about the place, so tend to be smaller, lighter. Smaller screen = better battery. The X series Lenovos are a 12.1" screen. That is not that big, but they have very good battery life.
What you ask is not impossible, but there is going to be a trade off between your requirement for large screen and battery, that is all. Which one is more important ?
My apologies to thelearner and everyone else for anything I posted which was offensive on Saturday night.
Gorvid, I thought of another piece of advice, IMHO if you can buy it from a shop you may be grateful if you have problems, PC's so often need 'support' and by phone it's much more difficult for someone to help you. Being able to walk into the shop where you bought it and say "...can you show me how to..." is worth a few quid extra.
I'll leave this thread to the others now, good luck, hope you get a good one.
Gorvid, I thought of another piece of advice, IMHO if you can buy it from a shop you may be grateful if you have problems, PC's so often need 'support' and by phone it's much more difficult for someone to help you. Being able to walk into the shop where you bought it and say "...can you show me how to..." is worth a few quid extra.
I'll leave this thread to the others now, good luck, hope you get a good one.
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