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Recommendation for a Good Laptop Computer

posted by Dopefish on Saturday April 05 2014, @03:21PM   Printer-friendly
from the moore's-law-still-trucks-ahead dept.

An anonymous coward writes:

Question for the lentils out there: What makes and models of laptops are good these days? Traditionally, you could just get an IBM ThinkPad if you were willing and able to pay extra for quality, but judging by reviews, they aren't as consistent as they used to be. A 'nice' laptop has to get a lot of things right: fast internals, sturdy case, quality keyboard, excellent battery life, and good heat management, to name a few. Are there any manufacturers that sell machines worth buying anymore, or do you have to compromise?

 
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  • (Score: 1) by Twike on Saturday April 05 2014, @05:02PM

    by Twike (483) <lure@comiclisting.info> on Saturday April 05 2014, @05:02PM (#26734)

    I have a group of gamers(tabletop and pen and paper RP) which decided to try to get into the modern age. We including myself found a decent ebay deal, on the order of $150 each, for some used Fujitsu Lifebook T5010s. They have served us well, though with linux on them the buttons on the monitor don't operate correctly(I can't bother to fix), the scroll on monitor doesn't operate at all, and it was a pain to get the fingerprint detector working. They had previous use, and it's apparent in some minor wear. They have a pen digitizer on the screen, which makes up for no trackpoint equivalent in my opinion, and the rotation works well most of the time(they convert to tablet-style by screen rotation and lid closure). I second old thinkpads, though I don't have one any longer. I also bemoan the presence of trackpads, I'd rather the keyboard be lower and have a trackpoint instead of a trackpad.