Speaking of notebooks
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I'd like to buy a new notebook. My requirements are : 1 - light 2 - able to be used as a dev machine 3 - light 4 - not heavy Seriously, I want a machine for a couple of things: 1 - I want to be able to wipe it and use it to do clean machine Windows 7 installer testing 2 - I want it to be light because I'd take it on US trips, and so I'd have to use it as a dev machine for 2 weeks at a time. So, I expect light to mean a bit slower, but I want it to be usable all the same. Recommendations ?
Christian Graus Driven to the arms of OSX by Vista. Read my blog to find out how I've worked around bugs in Microsoft tools and frameworks.
You can buy a Dell Adamo from Microsoft Store. http://store.microsoft.com/microsoft/Dell-Adamo-Pearl/product/D0288FB9[^] Use coupon code "MSStore-PC-40%" and you will get 40% off. It is lightweight and reasonably powerful. You can upgrade the RAM yourself to 4GB.
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I'd like to buy a new notebook. My requirements are : 1 - light 2 - able to be used as a dev machine 3 - light 4 - not heavy Seriously, I want a machine for a couple of things: 1 - I want to be able to wipe it and use it to do clean machine Windows 7 installer testing 2 - I want it to be light because I'd take it on US trips, and so I'd have to use it as a dev machine for 2 weeks at a time. So, I expect light to mean a bit slower, but I want it to be usable all the same. Recommendations ?
Christian Graus Driven to the arms of OSX by Vista. Read my blog to find out how I've worked around bugs in Microsoft tools and frameworks.
A few months ago, I bought one much like this ($500 from NewEgg, 6 pounds, 2.2GHz Pentium Dual Core, 4GB RAM, 320GB HDD, on board graphics, Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit). Mine was 3GB RAM, Vista, and might have had some other minor variations (could have been an Acer, smaller HDD, graphics card was about the same). I use it for development sometimes... no complaints. I also use it to watch HD movies from iTunes, as my old desktop (Pentium 4) has problems with playing higher quality movies, so my laptop is actually better than my desktop in some respects.
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I'd like to buy a new notebook. My requirements are : 1 - light 2 - able to be used as a dev machine 3 - light 4 - not heavy Seriously, I want a machine for a couple of things: 1 - I want to be able to wipe it and use it to do clean machine Windows 7 installer testing 2 - I want it to be light because I'd take it on US trips, and so I'd have to use it as a dev machine for 2 weeks at a time. So, I expect light to mean a bit slower, but I want it to be usable all the same. Recommendations ?
Christian Graus Driven to the arms of OSX by Vista. Read my blog to find out how I've worked around bugs in Microsoft tools and frameworks.
Sony Vaio X. 650g. Wicked. Or, if it's a dev machine, Sony Vaio SX. A bit heavier - but not much and serious grunt
cheers, Chris Maunder The Code Project Co-founder Microsoft C++ MVP
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Sony Vaio X. 650g. Wicked. Or, if it's a dev machine, Sony Vaio SX. A bit heavier - but not much and serious grunt
cheers, Chris Maunder The Code Project Co-founder Microsoft C++ MVP
I can't find that one on Amazon. The ones I found were 6 lb. I was hoping for something in the 4 lb and under bracket. I like the one Rama linked to. It's $2500 in Oz. I am thinking of ordering something and having it waiting for me when I go over in March.
Christian Graus Driven to the arms of OSX by Vista. Read my blog to find out how I've worked around bugs in Microsoft tools and frameworks.
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I can't find that one on Amazon. The ones I found were 6 lb. I was hoping for something in the 4 lb and under bracket. I like the one Rama linked to. It's $2500 in Oz. I am thinking of ordering something and having it waiting for me when I go over in March.
Christian Graus Driven to the arms of OSX by Vista. Read my blog to find out how I've worked around bugs in Microsoft tools and frameworks.
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Haha, damn, you fixed the links before I could reply. Seems like Maunder himself was bit by the bug where the "Do not interpret HTML tags" checkbox gets checked automatically. That makes me a little bit happy. ;P
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I can't find that one on Amazon. The ones I found were 6 lb. I was hoping for something in the 4 lb and under bracket. I like the one Rama linked to. It's $2500 in Oz. I am thinking of ordering something and having it waiting for me when I go over in March.
Christian Graus Driven to the arms of OSX by Vista. Read my blog to find out how I've worked around bugs in Microsoft tools and frameworks.
Christian Graus wrote:
The ones I found were 6 lb. I was hoping for something in the 4 lb and under bracket.
So job descriptions that make me laugh by saying "may involve lifting up to 25 pounds" must make you cringe heavily. ;P
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Haha, damn, you fixed the links before I could reply. Seems like Maunder himself was bit by the bug where the "Do not interpret HTML tags" checkbox gets checked automatically. That makes me a little bit happy. ;P
Yep -and good that I was affected, too, because it makes it way easier to debug.
cheers, Chris Maunder The Code Project Co-founder Microsoft C++ MVP
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Christian Graus wrote:
The ones I found were 6 lb. I was hoping for something in the 4 lb and under bracket.
So job descriptions that make me laugh by saying "may involve lifting up to 25 pounds" must make you cringe heavily. ;P
It's one thing to carry a 6 lb notebook into another room. It's another to have it strapped to your back, with hard drives, cameras, GPS, books, etc. during the 30 odd hours it takes me to get from DFW to Hobart.
Christian Graus Driven to the arms of OSX by Vista. Read my blog to find out how I've worked around bugs in Microsoft tools and frameworks.
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OK, but it doesn't look like Amazon has those. I AM browsing at 56k ( I am over my 10 gig limit, thanks Apple for that ), so that is cramping my style a little.
Christian Graus Driven to the arms of OSX by Vista. Read my blog to find out how I've worked around bugs in Microsoft tools and frameworks.
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I can't find that one on Amazon. The ones I found were 6 lb. I was hoping for something in the 4 lb and under bracket. I like the one Rama linked to. It's $2500 in Oz. I am thinking of ordering something and having it waiting for me when I go over in March.
Christian Graus Driven to the arms of OSX by Vista. Read my blog to find out how I've worked around bugs in Microsoft tools and frameworks.
Christian Graus wrote:
The ones I found were 6 lb. I was hoping for something in the 4 lb and under bracket.
I thought this[^] might expand your options a bit.
Christopher Duncan www.PracticalUSA.com Author of The Career Programmer and Unite the Tribes Copywriting Services
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Sony Vaio X. 650g. Wicked. Or, if it's a dev machine, Sony Vaio SX. A bit heavier - but not much and serious grunt
cheers, Chris Maunder The Code Project Co-founder Microsoft C++ MVP
I thought Sony was the root of all evil, or something like that. How can you patronize such bad, bad people? And yes, I looked at the crappy Flash pages, which only serves to reinforce my impression that clearly they're the spawn of the devil, or at the very least were covertly instrumental in the design and implementation of Clippy.
Christopher Duncan www.PracticalUSA.com Author of The Career Programmer and Unite the Tribes Copywriting Services
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I thought Sony was the root of all evil, or something like that. How can you patronize such bad, bad people? And yes, I looked at the crappy Flash pages, which only serves to reinforce my impression that clearly they're the spawn of the devil, or at the very least were covertly instrumental in the design and implementation of Clippy.
Christopher Duncan www.PracticalUSA.com Author of The Career Programmer and Unite the Tribes Copywriting Services
Christopher Duncan wrote:
or at the very least were covertly instrumental in the design and implementation of Clippy
Code Project is no stranger to the implementation of Clippy either.
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Christopher Duncan wrote:
or at the very least were covertly instrumental in the design and implementation of Clippy
Code Project is no stranger to the implementation of Clippy either.
:laugh:
Christopher Duncan www.PracticalUSA.com Author of The Career Programmer and Unite the Tribes Copywriting Services
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OK, but it doesn't look like Amazon has those. I AM browsing at 56k ( I am over my 10 gig limit, thanks Apple for that ), so that is cramping my style a little.
Christian Graus Driven to the arms of OSX by Vista. Read my blog to find out how I've worked around bugs in Microsoft tools and frameworks.
Christian Graus wrote:
I AM browsing at 56k
Holy :baaaa!: er, I mean, cow! Do people still do that? :omg:
Christopher Duncan www.PracticalUSA.com Author of The Career Programmer and Unite the Tribes Copywriting Services
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Christian Graus wrote:
I AM browsing at 56k
Holy :baaaa!: er, I mean, cow! Do people still do that? :omg:
Christopher Duncan www.PracticalUSA.com Author of The Career Programmer and Unite the Tribes Copywriting Services
I have wireless, when I hit 10 GB a month, I get shaped to 56k. Sadly, the latest iPhone SDK was 2.5 GB, and now I am hosed. Only until next Tuesday tho.
Christian Graus Driven to the arms of OSX by Vista. Read my blog to find out how I've worked around bugs in Microsoft tools and frameworks.
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I have wireless, when I hit 10 GB a month, I get shaped to 56k. Sadly, the latest iPhone SDK was 2.5 GB, and now I am hosed. Only until next Tuesday tho.
Christian Graus Driven to the arms of OSX by Vista. Read my blog to find out how I've worked around bugs in Microsoft tools and frameworks.
I used to wonder why you were so cranky all the time. But this explains everything! :-D
Christopher Duncan www.PracticalUSA.com Author of The Career Programmer and Unite the Tribes Copywriting Services
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I used to wonder why you were so cranky all the time. But this explains everything! :-D
Christopher Duncan www.PracticalUSA.com Author of The Career Programmer and Unite the Tribes Copywriting Services
It certainly does not help....
Christian Graus Driven to the arms of OSX by Vista. Read my blog to find out how I've worked around bugs in Microsoft tools and frameworks.
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I'd like to buy a new notebook. My requirements are : 1 - light 2 - able to be used as a dev machine 3 - light 4 - not heavy Seriously, I want a machine for a couple of things: 1 - I want to be able to wipe it and use it to do clean machine Windows 7 installer testing 2 - I want it to be light because I'd take it on US trips, and so I'd have to use it as a dev machine for 2 weeks at a time. So, I expect light to mean a bit slower, but I want it to be usable all the same. Recommendations ?
Christian Graus Driven to the arms of OSX by Vista. Read my blog to find out how I've worked around bugs in Microsoft tools and frameworks.
Unsure if it's mentioned, but I like Acer laptops. Cheap, mostly light, down n dirty. best part: it doesn't fuss when you install another OS like ubuntu, and last one I bought had min bloat wear. lacks on the battery though ( least the one I bought). (edit) going by above specs... I diffently say Acer.
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I'd like to buy a new notebook. My requirements are : 1 - light 2 - able to be used as a dev machine 3 - light 4 - not heavy Seriously, I want a machine for a couple of things: 1 - I want to be able to wipe it and use it to do clean machine Windows 7 installer testing 2 - I want it to be light because I'd take it on US trips, and so I'd have to use it as a dev machine for 2 weeks at a time. So, I expect light to mean a bit slower, but I want it to be usable all the same. Recommendations ?
Christian Graus Driven to the arms of OSX by Vista. Read my blog to find out how I've worked around bugs in Microsoft tools and frameworks.
For what little it may be worth, I'll chime in and say that the 17" MacBook Pro I bought a few months ago is the first laptop I've ever genuinely liked. Unfortunately, I think there are some hiccups installing Windows 7 via BootCamp (I haven't tried myself), so this may put it out of contention for your purchase because of 2) on your list of tasks you'd like to use the laptop for in the immediate future. In addition, you'd have to shell out $$$ for the Windows 7 copy on top of the already-pricey MacBook Pro. All of the other laptops I've had (HP, Toshiba, Lenovo, non-Pro MacBook) have, IMHO, sucked royally. They all had one or two things that just made them infuriating to work with - keyboard size and/or feel, screen glare, crappy battery life, shockingly slow disk access, etc... . Are you sure there's no room in your carry-on luggage for a mini-tower? ;)
-- Russell Morris Morbo: "WINDMILLS DO NOT WORK THAT WAY!"
