should I go new or used...laptop poll question

[xdude]

Re: should I go new or used...laptop poll question

No it is a webex session, and the teacher streaming at say 1280 by 800, then you have a chat window which I would like to get out of the way from the Teachers window and move to the side , and have a small amount of space left over for a mail window... I found a 15 inch that does 1080P and that looked like a good deal ..

I actually found one for under $500 that is 17" and 1080 P and an i5
the $750 one was a deal through work and was an i7 ,16 gb , and 1 tb hybrid drive ( way over the top glorious over kill )
I personally have ruled out touch screen , because I hate finger prints

just say Best buy had a 13 inch with 3200 by 1800 ...wow that is a little ridiculous

[BigBones]

Re: should I go new or used...laptop poll question

Oh so you have a resolution size requirement. That makes sense, have more space to have more open without visual overlap.

Also, sounds like you dont need high end graphics (1080P level of detail).

I can find you a really good deal for under
$500 that will exceed your needs. 500+GB, i7 quad core, 8GB ram and resolution (screen space) up to 1900x1300 or so.

Let me know and I will post you some suggestions.

[xdude]

Re: should I go new or used...laptop poll question

the new ones are coming with the 5th generation processor ... so I have been searching a round . I7 is overkill for a laptop ,and will just suck down power...
I saw today that the 4k models are coming ( wow those are ridiculous 3200 by 1800 and that was a 13 inch ! )
I don't like touch screen ( am I the only one freaking over finger prints on the screen? I think I must be in the minority here )
pm me with some choices .. I am willing to look Thanks

[xdude]

Re: should I go new or used...laptop poll question

been having computer issue ( beside this one) and rather than reinstall on a new one ,reconfigure . copy over emails etc
I bought a display on Ebay ( punch in my model number out pops 5 displays vendors) and I will tell you this..
If you own a Toshiba ...replacement took just over an hour , and that was me going slow.. this feels like coming home
Windows 10 is coming 4k displays are coming , I think it would be better to wait
Beside I prefer windows 7 and Linux

[BigBones]

Re: should I go new or used...laptop poll question

Smart man.

[xdude]

Re: should I go new or used...laptop poll question

ended up getting a deal through work ..complete and total over kill but it has the display

the old slippery slope though.... get this one which has what you need..
for a little more ..get a lot more
for a little more get the support contract that covers spills..
a little more get the 4k TV
order it now .. get 10% back ..finance through dell another 10%
end result I spent more and got the killer Laptop

[BigBones]

Re: should I go new or used...laptop poll question

Good man. If you will use the extras sounds like a good buy.

[xdude]

Re: should I go new or used...laptop poll question

wow the monitor is sweet now to get rid of windows 8.1

[BigBones]

Re: should I go new or used...laptop poll question

Free win10 upgrade? Make sure to read about the security/privacy issues. They can easily be mitigated.

[xdude]

Re: should I go new or used...laptop poll question

win 10 is nothing compared to android as far privacy in my opinion

[BigBones]

Re: should I go new or used...laptop poll question

Agree with you but if you are going to drop the Windows OS and move to an Android distro there are even better privacy OS's distros.

My top 3 are Parrot Security, JonDo, and lastly Tails (in that order, all Linux).

[xdude]

Re: should I go new or used...laptop poll question

Android is Google's privacy invasion OS, Linux is another story... hmm could do A hackintosh..

[BigBones]

Re: should I go new or used...laptop poll question

Hack it up!

[xdude]

Re: should I go new or used...laptop poll question

well I have been delaying transfer data from my old laptop to the new ... once the display was replaced ...
it was what I was comfortable with..

well apparently the screen failing was a harbinger of things to come and I should have scrapped it then .
it is now dead ... no post ..

I had the box , and it was a decent laptop, just low res screen...
darn I was thinking I could sell it on Ebay for a nice bit of coin ...

anyhow yesterday I got linux on the new one ( win10 has issues that I don't like)
and copied the mozilla and thunderbird file over from the old hard drive
... boom I am back in action..
on the new laptop ..love this screen . the keyboard is a little awkward and will take a while to get used to..
the battery life is off the chart ... I could start to get use to this ...

see what I can get for the scrap old one ..

So the correct answer was go new ...and I took the wrong route ;(

[Lunchbox]

Re: should I go new or used...laptop poll question

well I have been delaying transfer data from my old laptop to the new ... once the display was replaced ...
it was what I was comfortable with..

well apparently the screen failing was a harbinger of things to come and I should have scrapped it then .
it is now dead ... no post ..

I had the box , and it was a decent laptop, just low res screen...
darn I was thinking I could sell it on Ebay for a nice bit of coin ...

anyhow yesterday I got linux on the new one ( win10 has issues that I don't like)
and copied the mozilla and thunderbird file over from the old hard drive
... boom I am back in action..
on the new laptop ..love this screen . the keyboard is a little awkward and will take a while to get used to..
the battery life is off the chart ... I could start to get use to this ...

see what I can get for the scrap old one ..

So the correct answer was go new ...and I took the wrong route ;(

Live and learn right! Good lord how many times i have said that in the past... lol