New work laptop, Lenovo thinkbook…?
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https://www.laptopsdirect.co.uk/lenovo-thinkbook-1...
I have accepted a new job which requires me to purchase my own equipment. I am mainly working in visual studio and management studio, sometimes dealing with large data sets.
Budget of £1200 for the laptop, the above seems to be sufficient for my needs, but is there anything that I should be looking for instead without blowing the budget? Thanks S
I have accepted a new job which requires me to purchase my own equipment. I am mainly working in visual studio and management studio, sometimes dealing with large data sets.
Budget of £1200 for the laptop, the above seems to be sufficient for my needs, but is there anything that I should be looking for instead without blowing the budget? Thanks S
Have a look at the Dell outlet store …. I agree about a dedicated graphics card and usb c is a must now imo.
I think you should be able to get a nice xps for that money. I’d look for a smaller, 4K machine that’ll be easier to travel with and pair it with a larger monitor for home use.
I think you should be able to get a nice xps for that money. I’d look for a smaller, 4K machine that’ll be easier to travel with and pair it with a larger monitor for home use.
Consider HP, something like this:
https://www.hp.com/gb-en/shop/product.aspx?id=2R9F...
The above is a bit of a compromise on size and weight. If you can get a dock and separate monitor then definitely look more at 14 or even 13” models as they will be so much more portable.
The HP business grade stuff is where Lenovo were a few years back, in my opinion as someone who manages around five thousand of them.
Dell, Lenovo and HP are all pretty similar as long as you stick with their business stuff. The consumer grade options may look temping but they really are built to a price and won’t last when in constant use as you do for work. The business stuff is usually user repairable too should it break once the warranty ends although not as good as they were say 5 years ago. Soldered on RAM is beginning to appear on some models and some parts of held in with annoying double sided tape that only sticks once.
https://www.hp.com/gb-en/shop/product.aspx?id=2R9F...
The above is a bit of a compromise on size and weight. If you can get a dock and separate monitor then definitely look more at 14 or even 13” models as they will be so much more portable.
The HP business grade stuff is where Lenovo were a few years back, in my opinion as someone who manages around five thousand of them.
Dell, Lenovo and HP are all pretty similar as long as you stick with their business stuff. The consumer grade options may look temping but they really are built to a price and won’t last when in constant use as you do for work. The business stuff is usually user repairable too should it break once the warranty ends although not as good as they were say 5 years ago. Soldered on RAM is beginning to appear on some models and some parts of held in with annoying double sided tape that only sticks once.
Edited by colin79666 on Tuesday 15th March 22:29
Thanks everyone for the comments, all very helpful.
Okay I have written off the Lenovo, there seems to be enough room in the budget for some upgrades on it.
I have a MBP for personal stuff, I have tried running Windows OS but I didn’t get on with it.
I currently use a company supplied HP G55 G7 but it’s too far out of budget. I just need to pull the trigger on something…
Okay I have written off the Lenovo, there seems to be enough room in the budget for some upgrades on it.
I have a MBP for personal stuff, I have tried running Windows OS but I didn’t get on with it.
I currently use a company supplied HP G55 G7 but it’s too far out of budget. I just need to pull the trigger on something…
How large are the datasets?
If in the GB range and you will be processing them locally, get a 45w cpu (look up the processors TDP on Intel's website) and fast ssd (throughput in the thousands of MB/s range).
You don’t need a graphics card. Not sure why people are recommending them for the sort of work you are describing. Even the integrated iris xe will support 4 external displays, which I’m guessing you will be able to daisychain with thunderbolt, at least it works like this on a Macbook Pro.
If your datasets are smaller, or processed mainly off laptop, that Lenovo looks like a decent choice.
If in the GB range and you will be processing them locally, get a 45w cpu (look up the processors TDP on Intel's website) and fast ssd (throughput in the thousands of MB/s range).
You don’t need a graphics card. Not sure why people are recommending them for the sort of work you are describing. Even the integrated iris xe will support 4 external displays, which I’m guessing you will be able to daisychain with thunderbolt, at least it works like this on a Macbook Pro.
If your datasets are smaller, or processed mainly off laptop, that Lenovo looks like a decent choice.
Edited by anonymous-user on Wednesday 16th March 05:05
My personal laptop is a Lenovo Legion Pro. Ryzen 7 5800H, 16GB Ram, 3060 6GB dedicated gaming graphics card and best of all a gorgeous 16:10 16 inch 500 nits screen.
This was £1125 (with the 10% discount you get for signing up to the newsletter) although I think they are hard to get hold of at the moment. It is pretty heavy for a laptop at 2.5KG but it utterly destroys the laptop work have provided for me. I run it in quiet mode so the CPU is only running at 1GHZ instead of 4GHZ but it is literally twiddling it's thumbs most of the time with CPU utilisation under 10% in everyday use.
I was hoping work were going to give me something similar but no I got some tiny 14 inch Think pad with a cut down 4 Core i7 (ultimate example of marketing, "Ooooooo it's an i7 most people thought.....)
This was £1125 (with the 10% discount you get for signing up to the newsletter) although I think they are hard to get hold of at the moment. It is pretty heavy for a laptop at 2.5KG but it utterly destroys the laptop work have provided for me. I run it in quiet mode so the CPU is only running at 1GHZ instead of 4GHZ but it is literally twiddling it's thumbs most of the time with CPU utilisation under 10% in everyday use.
I was hoping work were going to give me something similar but no I got some tiny 14 inch Think pad with a cut down 4 Core i7 (ultimate example of marketing, "Ooooooo it's an i7 most people thought.....)
BGARK said:
I am also considering an upgrade from a HP, it's been very good over the years.
Someone just showed me the Apple Macbook Air, I was very impressed with its speed.
No one mentioned Apple as an option, unsure if I should switch to the dark side?
If you start your own thread and I’ll give you my 2 pence, I use both platforms, but the short answer is that it depends on your use case.Someone just showed me the Apple Macbook Air, I was very impressed with its speed.
No one mentioned Apple as an option, unsure if I should switch to the dark side?
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