My new laptop (eat this mac foghats)

Post by **saturn** » Fri May 27, 2005 3:52 pm

Reading the specs, 3.9 kg, what a mammoth.

My powerbook has all the same functionality packed in 2 kg. (plus 5 hours of battery life)

Post by **saturn** » Fri May 27, 2005 3:53 pm

brisk wrote:I was seriously considering a mac for the longest time, and rest assured if i bought one, there would be similar spec spam copied straight from the apple website

I paid £1250 for it, which is less than the RRP of £1400 I believe. There are better spec laptops out there, but very few have a screen that competes with this. Its just a joy to behold (and my first LCD screen too)

The 17" powerbook is 3.1 kg I think, but yeah, it's probably 1500 quid.

Post by **shadd_.** » Fri May 27, 2005 3:54 pm

i like the looks of both, but i think the sony may have a little more punch.

yeah wtf is with all the stickers? fuk thats gay.

Post by **Denz** » Fri May 27, 2005 4:00 pm

The only difference with my Sony Viao is that don't have the widescreen and it's P4 is 1.6ghz other than that it's about the same.

Post by **brisk** » Fri May 27, 2005 4:03 pm

Stickers removed. The small pentium sticker felt like it was attached with superglue.. but the others came off nice and easy. No marks too

Post by **DiscoDave** » Fri May 27, 2005 4:07 pm

Nice lappy, quite impressive.

I've always wanted a laptop but I can never justify purchasing one, seeing as i use my desktop for 99% of my work

Post by **saturn** » Fri May 27, 2005 4:08 pm

It's nice to have a small laptop that you can bring with you everywhere and connect to all those numerous unprotected open WIFI netwerks. muahahaha

Post by **DiscoDave** » Fri May 27, 2005 4:12 pm

Lol yeah, thats what my old networking tacher and I did at sixth form when we were bored. Too many people didn't set up their wireless security

Post by **brisk** » Fri May 27, 2005 4:13 pm

Yeah, i'd like an ultra-portable laptop too, but I can't really justify spending cash on something that I wouldn't really find much use for. I got this 17" model because its big enough to use for the creative apps, and also rocks it for the games. I guess the only use i'd make for a 12" model would be to show my work at uni or to clients. But looks wise, I still prefer the powermacs. They're the epitome of sleek and sexy.

Post by **DiscoDave** » Fri May 27, 2005 4:15 pm

Well, I was going to buy a laptop because when I came home for easter from uni I only had access to my brother's computer, which unfortunatly has Lindows on it (no dual boot, just that). It was the hardest 2 weeks of getting work done because of that POS. Though i do admit it would be nice to use a laptop on the train / in bed at home when my bros using his comp.

Post by **brisk** » Fri May 27, 2005 4:19 pm

Yeh dave, thats the beauty of a laptop. Last night at around midnight, I just popped open the laptop and got down to some serious music production. No wires, no fuss, just pure joy.

I just ordered a Linksys Wireless-G 54mbps Broadband Router too, which will mean I can connect to my computer/connection wirelessly without having to leave my bed. Slackers paradise for sure.

Post by **DiscoDave** » Fri May 27, 2005 4:24 pm

Ahh this is tempting now. Because at the end of this semester I have abot £500 left. Not a lot I know but I have a mate in America and over there £500 can get you a smashingly good laptop...

Post by **saturn** » Fri May 27, 2005 4:25 pm

brisk wrote:Yeah, i'd like an ultra-portable laptop too, but I can't really justify spending cash on something that I wouldn't really find much use for. I got this 17" model because its big enough to use for the creative apps, and also rocks it for the games. I guess the only use i'd make for a 12" model would be to show my work at uni or to clients. But looks wise, I still prefer the powermacs. They're the epitome of sleek and sexy.

I wanted an ultraportable cause it's easier to bring with you. What's the purpose if need a lorry to carry your laptop around

. True, 1024x768 res gets cramped with windows easily. It's perfect for browsing, music, wordprocessing, presentations (the docs at the hospital will watch my presentations in awe). If I want to work with a bigger screen I still have my desktop PC.

The only thing that's really lacking for mac is games support, but I only play games on my xbox anyway. (I have Q3 arena for the mac though

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Post by **brisk** » Fri May 27, 2005 4:26 pm

DiscoDave wrote:Ahh this is tempting now. Because at the end of this semester I have abot £500 left. Not a lot I know but I have a mate in America and over there £500 can get you a smashingly good laptop...

Do it.

Post by **saturn** » Fri May 27, 2005 4:27 pm

brisk wrote:Yeh dave, thats the beauty of a laptop. Last night at around midnight, I just popped open the laptop and got down to some serious music production. No wires, no fuss, just pure joy.

I just ordered a Linksys Wireless-G 54mbps Broadband Router too, which will mean I can connect to my computer/connection wirelessly without having to leave my bed. Slackers paradise for sure.

I'm sitting with the 12" on my balcony now, enjoying a beer and the sun :icon31:

Post by **brisk** » Fri May 27, 2005 4:28 pm

saturn wrote:
brisk wrote:Yeah, i'd like an ultra-portable laptop too, but I can't really justify spending cash on something that I wouldn't really find much use for. I got this 17" model because its big enough to use for the creative apps, and also rocks it for the games. I guess the only use i'd make for a 12" model would be to show my work at uni or to clients. But looks wise, I still prefer the powermacs. They're the epitome of sleek and sexy.
I wanted an ultraportable cause it's easier to bring with you. What's the purpose if need a lorry to carry your laptop around . True, 1024x768 res gets cramped with windows easily. It's perfect for browsing, music, wordprocessing, presentations (the docs at the hospital will watch my presentations in awe). If I want to work with a bigger screen I still have my desktop PC.

The only thing that's really lacking for mac is games support, but I only play games on my xbox anyway. (I have Q3 arena for the mac though )

Heh, i'm gonna buy a nice leather bag for this. Its not too bad, I carry much heavier stuff to uni everyday, so portability isn't gonna be an issue. I'd be more worried of some opportunist cunt trying to steal it though, but since its quite heavy, they wouldn't get far

Post by **saturn** » Fri May 27, 2005 4:30 pm

Testoclesius · Post by **Testoclesius** » Fri May 27, 2005 4:45 pm

brisk wrote:Sony VAIO A417M.

17 inches of pure beauty, and the performance is almost as good as my main desktop machine.

The A417M offers the home user all the capabilities of the desktop with the added advantage of mobility. The widescreen display uses Sony X-black technology offering increased colour vibrancy, sharper contrast and less reflection that, when combined with its powerful graphics card, make it ideal for viewing DVDs or for giving presentations. Its dual format double layer DVD drive allows you to record up to 4 hours of DVD-quality video on a single DVD. With Bluetooth® technology, wireless LAN and built-in modem the A417M is also your ideal home office tool.

Specs:

Intel® Pentium® M processor 750 1.86 GHz, 533 MHz frontside bus
Supports Enhanced Intel® SpeedStep® technology
Microsoft® Windows® XP Home Edition with Service Pack 2
80 GB (Serial ATA 5400 rpm) hard disk drive
Memory: 2*256 MB DDR SDRAM; maximum 2 GB DDR SDRAM
Widescreen 17" WXGA+ (1440 x 900) X-black LCD screen
Graphics: ATI MOBILITY(TM) RADEON(TM) X600 with 256 MB VRAM
16-bit CD-quality stereo sound
Double layer DVD±RW drive (up to 24x CD-ROM reading speed / up to 24x CD-R reading speed / up to 24x CD-RW reading speed / up to 8x DVD-ROM reading speed / up to 8x DVD-R reading speed / up to 6x DVD-RW reading speed / up to 8x DVD+R reading speed / up to 4x DVD+R DL (Double Layer) reading speed / up to 6x DVD+RW reading speed / up to 24x CD-R writing speed / up to 24x CD-RW writing speed / up to 8x DVD-R writing speed / up to 4x DVD-RW writing speed / up to 8x DVD+R writing speed / up to 2.4x DVD+R DL (Double Layer) writing speed / up to 4x DVD+RW writing speed)
Ethernet network; built-in 56 kbps data / fax modem; Wireless LAN 802.11b/g; Bluetooth® technology
Built-in stereo speakers, touchpad, auto luminance sensor, plug & display
Connections: docking station, i.LINK(TM) (IEEE1394) S400, 3 USB 2.0 ports, Memory Stick(TM) slot, PC card slot
Wireless switch, volume buttons, magnify button, brightness button, S1 button, mute button
Dimensions (W x H x D): 405.5 x 42.2 - 45.2 x 280.1 mm
Weight with battery: 3.9 kg

8=========D!

i guess thats ok if you like ugly notebooks and cant afford a 17" powerbook :lol:

Post by **brisk** » Fri May 27, 2005 4:47 pm

:lol:

Testoclesius · Post by **Testoclesius** » Fri May 27, 2005 4:51 pm

oh yeah baby :lol:

Post by **inphlict** » Fri May 27, 2005 4:53 pm

Which one is faster the testos or yours?

Post by **brisk** » Fri May 27, 2005 4:56 pm

Assuming this is testo's system:

£1,849.00
(£1,573.62 ex VAT)
Ready to ship: 2 days

Free Shipping

17-inch TFT Display
1440x900 resolution
1.67GHz PowerPC G4
512MB DDR333 memory
100GB Ultra ATA/100
ATI Mobility Radeon 9700 (128MB DDR)
Enhanced Backlit keyboard
Gigabit Ethernet
FireWire 400 & 800
2 USB 2
Combined analog/digital I/O
DVI & S-Video out

Then mine :lol:

Post by **+JuggerNaut+** » Fri May 27, 2005 4:57 pm

saturn wrote:Reading the specs, 3.9 kg, what a mammoth.

My powerbook has all the same functionality packed in 2 kg. (plus 5 hours of battery life)

not wide? BOOO

Testoclesius · Post by **Testoclesius** » Fri May 27, 2005 5:02 pm

brisk wrote:Assuming this is testo's system:

£1,849.00
(£1,573.62 ex VAT)
Ready to ship: 2 days

Free Shipping

17-inch TFT Display
1440x900 resolution
1.67GHz PowerPC G4
512MB DDR333 memory
100GB Ultra ATA/100
ATI Mobility Radeon 9700 (128MB DDR)
Enhanced Backlit keyboard
Gigabit Ethernet
FireWire 400 & 800
2 USB 2
Combined analog/digital I/O
DVI & S-Video out

Then mine :lol:

dream on nerd the g4 shits all over it :lol:

Post by **brisk** » Fri May 27, 2005 5:07 pm

pure sex.

My new laptop (eat this mac foghats)

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