[Chickensoup]

Notice I posted this to the cheese hole, in hopes of a couple of responses. Prove me wrong...let's see if this thread hits 100...heck 50 from the cheesehole of chat.

As a follow-up to yesterday's post : Tech Ping: Chickensoup is in Hot Water. Computer Died a Horrible Death. Need to Save Its Soul!

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/3739180/posts

I am now in the market for a new computer.

Your recommendations.

I like powerful computers, money is less of an issue than configuration. This laptop is only moving between desk and home.

Got to haves: 17" screen really fast nice color Good fans and airflows removable battery usb ports 2 or 3 Ethernet port card port for camera cards and others blue tooth wifi

Nice to have CD drive Touch screen doesn't flipping matter.

Sadly I have to move to WIN 10 and upgrade office from 2003.

Your recommendations and experiences would be great.

A big bowl of chickensoup to the recommendation that I choose!

[mountainlion]

Windows 8 convinced me to stay away form Windows PC. Mac Book Pro beats it hands down.

[taxcontrol]

I bought my 17” laptop from Tiger Direct (www.tigerdirect.com)

Alienware makes good higher end systems
Expect to spend a $1,000 or more

[Bruce Campbells Chin]

How important to you is graphics capability? And if you do need high end graphics, do you need it for things like 3-D modeling, gaming, watching video, or what? Becauae that will determine the the type of video card in which you should invest.

[Red Badger]

[Mount Athos]

helps if you can answer how fast a GPU you need.

Laptops with fastest GPU are much heavier and thicker and more expensive. Makes a big difference in how portable it really is.

[Jonty30]

My Toshiba laptops have never done me wrong.

[AppyPappy]

If it were me:

I would have a desktop at home and a laptop for moving around. You can use Cloud services to share files between the two.
Reason: Desktops are more powerful, easier to work on, less prone to failure like spilling something in it. It’s easier to do 2 or 3 monitors on a desktop.

I code for a living and I never spend more than $500 on a laptop. You don’t get better results by spending more if you have access to a desktop. I normally use a desktop. The laptop is for using in different places in the house like the kitchen. I use OneDrive to share everything.
I’ve noticed that people who use laptops tend to be more sloppy with them, like using it in bed.
Office 365 is the new paradigm.

[Gamecock]

Gotta trust the company. I'll put my guy in touch with you.

[Delta 21]

Here ya go.

[oh8eleven]

I suggest Dell Refurbished.
Have bought half a dozen refurbs - both desktop and laptop - over the last 10 years, and I have zero complaints.

[Lent]

Ignore the Apple fanbois. Have you looked at the HP Spectre lines? Really, how much do you want to spend in the end will govern your decision.

[ShadowAce]

Personally, I'd recommend the Oryx Pro or the Serval.

[devane617]

I use Apple products. I love my MacBook Pro, Mac Mini, iPad, iPhone, Apple TV, etc.,etc.

[TheNext]

The only TRUE removable battery laptops anymore limit you to Lenovo.
It is the old IBM Think Pad, under the new name Lenovo.

The advantage is at times spent in a coffee shop and when no outlets are available. Having a second charged battery is great, unplugged from a wall outlet.

Imagine that, once in a while, spending some time IN PUBLIC with real people around.

I have one Lenovo and may buy a second. One for browsing, one for hacking the Pentagon or CIA. So if someone here has the Pentagon password ...

[vikingd00d]

>>Sadly I have to move to WIN 10 and upgrade office from 2003.

Just run Linux. This problem and more.. solved.

[trebb]

I keep a decent desktop at home and use a laptop for when mobility and access is needed. Can probably do both for around the same cost as a “superior” laptop...

[TheNext]

If you upgrade Office, always save your last PERMANENT license version. All new software is going RENT only with temporary license. That is a bad trend.

[Bulwyf]

How do I get a big bowl of chickensoup without any recommendations? I love chicken soup, even when I’m not sick.

Most programmers I know here are using Lenovo thinkpads. They run about 4500 for the nice ones. That’s Canadian dollar though, so maybe 3500 there. That will do all your requirements and probably then some.

All your small arms questions you can shoot my way. I just need some soup!

[ShadowAce]

Here's a summary of some laptops

[Mr170IQ]

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Dell Inspiron 5775 17.3” Laptop: 1920x1080 IPS, Ryzen 3 2200U, 8GB DDR4, 1TB HDD
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BuyDig has Dell Inspiron 5000 17.3” Laptop (Recon Blue, I5775-A153BLU) on sale for $499 - extra $100 off w/ coupon code EXJ1094 = $399. Shipping is free

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DVD +/- RW Drive
Backlit Keyboard
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