Posted on 04/13/2018 5:07:02 PM PDT by Don W
I am looking at a few new options, and would like some input.
Choice #1: ASUS VivoBook E203NA Ultra Thin and Light Laptop Intel Celeron N3350 Processor (Turbo up to 2.4 GHz) 4GB LPDDR3 RAM 32GB eMMC Flash Storage plus pre-installed 32GB SD Card 11.6”HD Display Windows 10
Choice #2: Panasonic A Grade CF-19 Toughbook 10.1-inch (XGA sunlight-viewable LED 1024 x 768) 1.06GHz Core Duo 160 GB HD 2 GB Memory Digitizer Pen Windows XP Pro OS Power Adapter Included
Choice #3: Apple Grade B Laptop MacBook MC516LL/A Intel Core 2 Duo P8600 (2.40 GHz) 2 GB Memory 60 GB HDD 13.3" Mac OS X
Choice #4: DELL Laptop Latitude E4310 Intel Core i5 520M (2.40 GHz) 4 GB Memory 120 GB SSD Intel HD Graphics 13.3" Windows 10 Home
Yeah, that’s about 3 times my budget. As for Chromebooks, I deeply distrust Google.
How little do I need? My desktop is running Vista on an Athlon64 X2 dual core with 3 gigs of ram. There is a whopping 55 gigs of data on the 186 gig HDD. The laptop had its HDD replaced 4 years ago, and it’s mostly empty too.
Like I said, a power user I am not...
What programs do you use? That would give us some guidance.
wordpad, paint, google earth pro, brave, opera, firefox, ie, canon photo utilities, XPS viewer etc. A couple of malware, cleanup and anti-virus programs.
That’s pretty much it.
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You’d do fine with a Chromebook.
So WIN 10 is ok now? I thought it was spyware.
Mirroring what I think most here have said, out of your options presented, the Dell #4 is likely your best option. Ok all-around specs, and the best processor compared to the others is where you’ll possibly notice the difference. Toughbook is kinda pointless unless you specifically want the hardened device, but given the other options, I don’t think you do. The Mac will be the most difficult on you. Once you get used to all their quirks and UI and whatnot, they’re not bad, actually have several features that Windows doesn’t. But I don’t find them to be user-friendly or intuitive at all. And, they’re generally about twice as much as a comparative Windows computer.
If you’re willing to go close to $1k, Sager is probably the best choice for a new laptop. They’re designed as gaming laptops, but they do all the basics just fine, and the gaming orientation means anything you end up wanting that’s somewhat gfx intensive will be easily handled.
It does look like the major consensus is for the Dell.
I will take this and other info into consideration.
I would like to thank all that contributed, and wish all a good evening. Morning comes early, and I have a full day ahead of me.
Good night, and may G_d bless us all.
That sounds like something my 80 year-old mother would say.
It’s SpyWare because that’s what some dumbass wrote on the internet. Or all the old geezers down at the co-op told you so.
Whatever, man.
Win10 has never NOT been ok.
It’s like hearing some old fart bitch about how “these modern, fancy motors are crap! You can’t work on ‘em and they have all that smog stuff.” All while these modern engines are outputting 500+ HP at the wheel and running for 200,000+ miles. And making 20+ MPG. Yeah. Real crap.
So I have to wait a few seconds more for a page load. It’s not a gaming notebook so I guess it’s what you intend to use if for.
I don’t do gaming. I’m a web developer and I can’t work with obsolete tools.
I suppose you're right, I shouldn't have read the threads here on FR all those dumbasses wrote a while back.
Why would you want a bulky laptop? Why not get an iPad? I carry mine all over. I’d feel burdened by a laptop. Three times a year I come upon some obscure necessity for which I need a computer and I do without. Like making a photo book from some specific company, or clicking some links to sign some primitive school program. Everything else I ever do is on this IPad Pro. It’s gorgeous, convenient, and doesn’t get hot or bulky. You don’t seem to do any gaming so why would you want the laptop?
I’m saving up for that. Mine will be rainbow colored with glitter and bigger boobs than yours.
Ain’t NOBODY a bigger boob than the LAZ!
I couldn’t afford the Glitter Option.
You must be rich.
Ain’t NOBODY a bigger boob than the LAZ!
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