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02/20/2007 11:24:17 PM · #26 |
Originally posted by skylercall:
My Lenovo ThinkPad T43 has a 14.1 inch screen. This is my preferred size because I like my laptops to be light and small. When at home I have a ViewSonic 19" LCD with display properties set to extend my desktop to it. I absolutely love that set-up for photoshop. I keep photoshop and it's tools on my laptop monitor and drag the picture I am editing over to the 19" LCD. |
Hey, skylercall -- I've been thinking about setting something up like that on my system, too. Did it take a long time to adjust to using your stuffs that way?
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02/20/2007 11:26:29 PM · #27 |
Originally posted by RainMotorsports:
Originally posted by yann:
We use 10k and 15k RPM HDDs that come with a 5 years warranty in servers and you don't see them fail often. In fact, they last longer than most 7200RPM maxtor drivers in consumer desktops. |
I have had a WD fail, 2 Quantum's Fail, I have never since my first (of 7) 512mb Maxtors ever had a maxtor hard drive fail.
I leave my PC on 24 hours a day, its constantly moved and i even hit the case when im mad (hdd is mounted in the front). WHen a HDD is too small it gets remanded to backup duty. SO theres 1 Maxtor 500 gig in the PC a maxtor 250 gig in the backup along with a 80.
I gave the 60 to my grand parents the 20's in my sisters and as for the 4 and 7 512's well theyd still be on backup duty but it was rediculous to buy 20 dollar cases for them or even store anything on them.
I plug one in once in awhile to get agame off when i cant find the cd i backed it up to.
THAT SAID Maxtor bought out quantum so i wont buy any NEW maxtors that are no DiamondMax or the other server lin cant think off the top of my head. But anything directly from the quantum merger is trash to me. Im slowly trying to find another manufacturer that i like hence the dead WD.
I HAVE NEVER HAD A MAXTOR FAIL, through abuse through constant usage through those backups i do while im doing while using photoshop that has the head from one side to the other in constant work. |
Lucky bastard! :) I've had problems with Maxtors in the past.
Anyways, the best durable brand right now is Seagate, for sure. I'd never buy anything else right now. They come with a 5 year warranty too.
Message edited by author 2007-02-20 23:27:08. |
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02/20/2007 11:27:41 PM · #28 |
Originally posted by EducatedSavage:
Originally posted by skylercall:
My Lenovo ThinkPad T43 has a 14.1 inch screen. This is my preferred size because I like my laptops to be light and small. When at home I have a ViewSonic 19" LCD with display properties set to extend my desktop to it. I absolutely love that set-up for photoshop. I keep photoshop and it's tools on my laptop monitor and drag the picture I am editing over to the 19" LCD. |
Hey, skylercall -- I've been thinking about setting something up like that on my system, too. Did it take a long time to adjust to using your stuffs that way? |
No, it is very easy and I love it. I have the same setup at work too.
Edit: It sure makes me a lot more productive because I can see many windows at once when needed.
Message edited by author 2007-02-20 23:29:05. |
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02/20/2007 11:29:58 PM · #29 |
Originally posted by yann:
Lucky bastard! :) I've had problems with Maxtors in the past.
Anyways, the best durable brand right now is Seagate, for sure. I'd never buy anything else right now. They come with a 5 year warranty too. |
Ill have to give seagate a try. I still have the 100GB samsung that came with this pc i took that out the day i got it. Its been on backup duty but it got dropped 3 times and its a bit noisy it kinda worries me so i mean i use it to backup 90 gigs of porn on those ocasians when i dont have enough drives to backup on.
WHA? come on 700mb movies add up lol |
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02/20/2007 11:31:27 PM · #30 |
Originally posted by skylercall:
No, it is very easy and I love it. I have the same setup at work too.
Edit: It sure makes me a lot more productive because I can see many windows at once when needed. |
I have a PS2 style USB controller and i play my PC games on my tv using my video out on my X700 Pro (is a pos 8x AGP with 256mb of GDDR3).
Its cool because i can run the game at a lower res get that playstation vibe while having all other setting sup to max and the card runs cooler. |
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02/20/2007 11:36:22 PM · #31 |
Originally posted by RainMotorsports:
Originally posted by skylercall:
No, it is very easy and I love it. I have the same setup at work too.
Edit: It sure makes me a lot more productive because I can see many windows at once when needed. |
I have a PS2 style USB controller and i play my PC games on my tv using my video out on my X700 Pro (is a pos 8x AGP with 256mb of GDDR3).
Its cool because i can run the game at a lower res get that playstation vibe while having all other setting sup to max and the card runs cooler. |
Well I am no gamer. The only game I play is OGame and it is not hard on the video card at all. |
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02/20/2007 11:41:30 PM · #32 |
Originally posted by skylercall:
Well I am no gamer. The only game I play is OGame and it is not hard on the video card at all. |
Heh When i play fear I overclock the card to 450MHZ CPU and 510MHZ on the 256mb of GDDR3 Ram. Run the fan at 96% she keeps around 150 degree's.
SO how far am i overclocking? on the cpu +25mhz on the memory +78 Mhz. The card runs around 100 normally anyways the fan kicks in when im gaming at normal clock keeps it between 120-130.
Incase ur wondering that slight overclock actually gives me 20 extra framse per second in windows normally which is good for 2 or 3 FPS in a game like Fear. ANyone whos camera shoots at 5 FPS rather then 2.5 knows exactly what im talking about every FPS counts.
Message edited by author 2007-02-20 23:43:48. |
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02/21/2007 12:58:05 AM · #33 |
Originally posted by faidoi:
What are your like and dislike about your laptop? I'm thinking about getting one and not sure really what to look for. Only thing is I can't get an Apple because some of my devices won't work with it :(
I've been checking various websites but they have jargon that I don't really understand, so it's a pain. |
My Dell is okay, but some things are inexcusable...(besides an ongoing system problem I've been having).
But really Dell, why is there no built in camera and microphone for video conferencing?
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02/21/2007 12:59:59 AM · #34 |
Originally posted by theSaj:
Originally posted by faidoi:
What are your like and dislike about your laptop? I'm thinking about getting one and not sure really what to look for. Only thing is I can't get an Apple because some of my devices won't work with it :(
I've been checking various websites but they have jargon that I don't really understand, so it's a pain. |
My Dell is okay, but some things are inexcusable...(besides an ongoing system problem I've been having).
But really Dell, why is there no built in camera and microphone for video conferencing? |
Heh id say maybe 5% of all current laptops do that. Believe it or not i think its become a bit less common. AT first alot of high end business laptops came with it But iguess people opted out for BETTER and CHEAPER external clipon units.
I think ASUS got big intot he built ins so did Apple. |
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02/21/2007 01:02:39 PM · #35 |
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02/21/2007 01:23:32 PM · #36 |
The one thing I hated most about having a laptop, was my tendency to run them over with my car.
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02/21/2007 01:25:12 PM · #37 |
Like: Portable...
Dislike: cooks up my balls... so I bought a laptop cooler. Now they are freezing, but I think I can live with that :P |
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02/21/2007 01:31:42 PM · #38 |
Originally posted by focuspoint:
Like: Portable...
Dislike: cooks up my balls... so I bought a laptop cooler. Now they are freezing, but I think I can live with that :P |
You should wear pants.
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02/21/2007 01:33:17 PM · #39 |
Originally posted by Nikolai1024:
Originally posted by focuspoint:
Like: Portable...
Dislike: cooks up my balls... so I bought a laptop cooler. Now they are freezing, but I think I can live with that :P |
You should wear pants. |
I do... you kidding! that thing gets so hot, I put cover, still cooks. But not anymore :/ |
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02/21/2007 01:58:07 PM · #40 |
Have an Acer Aspire 1300
But it is now three years + old.
Likes:
Great quality 15" matte screen
Thin
Light weight
Dislikes:
Too slow
Battery has become unreliable
The cooling of the processor is not optimal so when you are visiting sites with a lot of flash or watching a video on youtube the fans blow like amd and make a lot of noise.
My brother has a 6 months old Dell Inspiron 6400 that I had configured for him.
What I likes:
It is freaking fast, but it should be because it was build to work with the latest AutoCad software. Dual Core processor and 2 gig RAM.
Doesn't have cooling issues.
Great battery.
What I dislike:
The glossy screen is awful, I really hate the shiny reflective surface.
Relatively thick and heavy
Feels a lot cheaper build compared to my old Acer
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02/21/2007 02:02:51 PM · #41 |
Didn't bother to read it all, but beware of shiny screens. My laptop's got great specs and good performance, but the screen reflects pretty much anything which is very annoying when you're editing pictures or working outside.
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02/21/2007 02:08:26 PM · #42 |
My laptop is an old Dell Inspiron 8200. It's 4 years old now, but it was loaded for when it was new ;). It has 1gb RAM, 80GB 5400RMP HDD, and a 64MB Radeon 9000, 14in non-glossy Screen. I think the glossy screens kindof suck.
I've done photo processing, gaming, 3D rendering and animation, a little video work, and programming among other things and Its never had any real problem keeping up. New games don't work, but thats to be expected.
It's been the perfect mix of power and portability for me. The battery did wear out after two or three years, but I bought a new one and it worked like new.
I don't really have anything bad to say about it except that it didn't have USB 2.0 so I had to get an adapter and the audio-out jack wore out so I have to jam a pen above it to keep the contacts working.
My next laptop will be a Dell XPS 12in screen becasue I'd like something even more portable. |
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02/21/2007 04:27:33 PM · #43 |
Originally posted by Spazmo99:
The one thing I hated most about having a laptop, was my tendency to run them over with my car. |
The Legends of ThinkPad: Watch the third video "Crunched". |
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02/21/2007 04:45:28 PM · #44 |
| Sony Vaio AR-150G. Beautiful 17" wide screen. Very fast but terrible terrible battery life. One hour max. The finget pad does things I don't want it to do, too sensitive or not sensitive enough. Love the screen ... hate the machine. $2200 ... get a Dell ... much better. |
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02/21/2007 08:32:27 PM · #45 |
Originally posted by gloda:
Didn't bother to read it all, but beware of shiny screens. My laptop's got great specs and good performance, but the screen reflects pretty much anything which is very annoying when you're editing pictures or working outside. |
I've seen this complaint quite a bit while researching. Thanks for bringing it back up. |
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02/21/2007 08:33:26 PM · #46 |
| Seems like the smallest screen anyone here would get is a 14" one. |
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02/21/2007 09:31:59 PM · #47 |
Originally posted by gloda:
Didn't bother to read it all, but beware of shiny screens. My laptop's got great specs and good performance, but the screen reflects pretty much anything which is very annoying when you're editing pictures or working outside. |
My last laptop had the regular LCD screen on it and my new one has the 'truelife' or whatever it's called glossiness to it. My experience is that the glossiness does have a LOT of glare to it.... But it also has the advantage of being usable at a wider range and, for me, I can see my glossy screen better in sunlight than the LCD screen. For what it's worth, I do live in the desert, so the sun is REALLY vicious. The LCD screen just kinda fades away into amorphous greyness and with the glossy screen I can find a good shadow to combat the glare. Just my experience.
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02/21/2007 09:37:32 PM · #48 |
| I have a Thinkpad R60 and love it - It's a great workhorse and very robust. If you can spend a bit more there's the Thinkpad T60, thinner, lighter and stronger. |
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02/21/2007 09:40:58 PM · #49 |
Originally posted by jhonan:
I have a Thinkpad R60 and love it - It's a great workhorse and very robust. If you can spend a bit more there's the Thinkpad T60, thinner, lighter and stronger. |
The T60 is what I would like to get when I replace my T43. |
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