Need a new laptop for < $600. Suggestions?

Started by merithyn, September 18, 2013, 02:49:39 PM

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Grey Fox

#30
October 17, 2013, 08:15:20 AM
Looks like 8.1 can do what I was saying.
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garbon

#31
October 17, 2013, 08:42:41 AM
http://www.theverge.com/2013/10/17/4845142/windows-8-1-review

QuoteThe first time you launch the desktop in 8.1, you'll see the return of the ultra-familiar Start Button. It acts as a portal to switch between the desktop and Start Screen worlds, and it will only show on the Start Screen if you use a mouse to navigate to the lower left-hand corner. It replaces Microsoft's odd looking square tip from Windows 8, and for many will act as a familiar reminder of how to navigate Windows. But it's just a button: Microsoft is not bringing back the traditional Windows Start Menu here.

Ah so looks like I'll stick to the setup that I already have.
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Grey Fox

#32
October 17, 2013, 09:56:12 AM
Get it anyway & continue to use ClassicShell or Start 8. The other improvements are worth it.
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garbon

#33
October 17, 2013, 10:03:51 AM
Like what? From my quick look most of them only apply if I were to use the metro interface.

Not that I won't get it but just yeah I won't be getting ride of ClassicShell like I'd been anticipating.
"I've never been quite sure what the point of a eunuch is, if truth be told. It seems to me they're only men with the useful bits cut off."
I drank because I wanted to drown my sorrows, but now the damned things have learned to swim.

Grey Fox

#34
October 17, 2013, 10:17:16 AM
The Multi Monitor improvements.

Btw, there's a new start menu. It's not the old start menu & they haven't mention it at all.

There's an option that leads metro directly to all the apps.

When you press windows button/key/charm It'll show you this a view with all your apps. It's a new start menu where you can search.
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Caliga

#35
October 17, 2013, 04:04:24 PM
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garbon

#36
October 18, 2013, 10:56:41 AM
Quote from: Grey Fox on October 17, 2013, 10:17:16 AM
The Multi Monitor improvements.

Btw, there's a new start menu. It's not the old start menu & they haven't mention it at all.

There's an option that leads metro directly to all the apps.

When you press windows button/key/charm It'll show you this a view with all your apps. It's a new start menu where you can search.


So nothing I need then? :P
"I've never been quite sure what the point of a eunuch is, if truth be told. It seems to me they're only men with the useful bits cut off."
I drank because I wanted to drown my sorrows, but now the damned things have learned to swim.

OttoVonBismarck

#37
October 20, 2013, 05:00:27 PM
I actually have an iPhone, iPad, and a Mac Mini I'm using as an HTPC at present so my long hatred of Apple has cooled substantially. Will probably be a long time before I'd go full Macfag and buy an Apple laptop or use one as my regular PC.

I actually like the search feature in the new Windows 8 Start Menu, but I hate the other aspects of it and really the Metro Apps bring no value at all to a desktop user. A more regular Start Menu that allows for searching would be better.

OttoVonBismarck

#38
October 20, 2013, 05:01:02 PM
I know Meri has already made her purchase some time ago, but I also thought I'd promote Lenovo a bit. I've been really happy with everything I've bought from them, they make good desktops/laptops.

Phillip V

#39
October 27, 2013, 01:02:12 PM
I just broke down and bought a refurbished Alienware M18X R2 for $1479  :blush:

Processor      :  Intel Core 3rd Generation i7-3610QM
RAM                :  16GB Dual Channel DDR3 at 1600MHz
Hard Drive   :   500 GB SATA Hard Drive (7200 RPM)
                          500 GB SATA Hard Drive (7200 RPM)
                          32 GB SSDR mSATA Full Card
Video card   :   2 GB DDR5 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660M
Optical Drive   :  Slot-Loading Dual Layer Blu-ray Reader (BD-ROM, DVD±RW, CD-RW
System           :  Windows 8  64 bit
Screen           : 18.4 inch WLED WideFHD display (1920 X 1080)


My current Toshiba Qosmio laptop from 2009 has performed well the past four years, but it just cannot handle intensive work anymore; crashing and overheating several times a day, even after some cleaning and adding cooling station under it.

garbon

#40
October 27, 2013, 02:58:44 PM
I don't see how 8 is at all likeable. :(
"I've never been quite sure what the point of a eunuch is, if truth be told. It seems to me they're only men with the useful bits cut off."
I drank because I wanted to drown my sorrows, but now the damned things have learned to swim.

MadBurgerMaker

#41
October 27, 2013, 03:04:28 PM Last Edit: October 27, 2013, 03:13:00 PM by MadBurgerMaker
Smooth, easy to use.  What's not to like?  It's pretty close to the same thing as 7 just with a different start menu.

E:  One real annoyance I had with 8 was the stupid full screen apps that couldn't be minimized (or at least I couldn't see how), but that is solved by changing the default programs to stuff that runs on the desktop (Win Media player vs. Music, Win Picture Viewer vs whatever the 8 App is called, Adobe Reader vs Reader?, and so on).   I was experimenting with using my Apple trackpad with it, but meh.  The mouse works fine once you get used to where shit is.

garbon

#42
October 27, 2013, 07:34:03 PM
All of the metro bits -_-
"I've never been quite sure what the point of a eunuch is, if truth be told. It seems to me they're only men with the useful bits cut off."
I drank because I wanted to drown my sorrows, but now the damned things have learned to swim.

MadBurgerMaker

#43
October 27, 2013, 08:27:54 PM Last Edit: October 27, 2013, 08:40:21 PM by MadBurgerMaker
Why?

E:  Seriously.  Given the nature of my job, I talk to a lot of different people about these sorts of things.  Windows 8, despite being very similar to 7 with the obvious exception of how the icons in the start menu look, gets a lot of hate, but quite a few people don't actually know why they don't like it (except when it's just things like "I don't like the way it looks," the OS equivalent of "I don't like your face"), so I'm always interested in seeing what people have to say when asked.  Windows 7 is also awful for the people we're forcing to upgrade from XP. 

There was also one Dr who hated OSX so much she had us completely wipe it off of her MacBook Pro and replace it with Win 7, so Apple catches shit too.

garbon

#44
October 27, 2013, 08:56:48 PM
I've no interest in learning a new layout. Particularly not one that looks like it was designed with tablets/touch screens in mind. I've seen little on how this is an improvement for a Pc User.
"I've never been quite sure what the point of a eunuch is, if truth be told. It seems to me they're only men with the useful bits cut off."
I drank because I wanted to drown my sorrows, but now the damned things have learned to swim.
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