I want a real computer.

~~Cuthbert~~ · 01-11-2021, 02:39 AM

OK then, cheers mate

Trollheart · 01-11-2021, 05:15 AM

OH if you're going for a tablet (if you're still thinking of getting anything) be aware that a) they have usually quite low disc space (I think mine has 32 gig, that's about ten times less than the lowest-spec cheapest laptop) but more importantly are pretty **** if you want to write on them. Unless you pay extra or get one with an external keyboard, you'll be using an onscreen virtual one like you probably have on your phone. These aren't good for writing long rambling diatribes on why one man playing a dustbin lid while farting is the new Bandcamp must-download. What are you using to write your journal articles?

I have a tablet, which I bought more or less to read comics because it's better than a PC for that (and about only that) and I hardly ever even power it up these days. I've used it maybe twice since I bought it about a year and a half ago.

~~jwb~~ · 01-11-2021, 05:17 AM

the **** kinda ****ty tablet doesn't have a spot for an SD card?

Trollheart · 01-11-2021, 05:23 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ando here

Think I'm going with the Lenovo ThinkPad W530. Refurb. Comes with 32 gb RAM. 1920 x 1080 Screen Res. Backlit Keyboard. Hard Drive: 500GB 7200rp Windows 10 Pro. Under $600. Course it is 8 years old tech but from what I've researched it's a beast of a machine. This may be it. Don't think I'll find better unless I upgrade myself.

Does that have an SSD? Probably don't consider getting one that doesn't have one of those.

~~jwb~~ · 01-11-2021, 05:33 AM

7200rpm = not SSD

but to me that's not such a big deal. Usually means more storage for cheaper. Just back your **** up.

OccultHawk · 01-11-2021, 05:35 AM

Quote:

These aren't good for writing long rambling diatribes on why one man playing a dustbin lid while farting is the new Bandcamp must-download. What are you using to write your journal articles?

1) lmfao
2) my phone

3) thanks for input bro

right now I’m thinking I might be able to justify the expense next summer unless something else ****ed up happens

~~jwb~~ · 01-11-2021, 05:41 AM

Oo you use swipe to type? I live by swipe. That's why I edit my posts so goddamn much.

Plankton · 01-11-2021, 07:18 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ando here

Think I'm going with the Lenovo ThinkPad W530. Refurb. Comes with 32 gb RAM. 1920 x 1080 Screen Res. Backlit Keyboard. Hard Drive: 500GB 7200rp Windows 10 Pro. Under $600. Course it is 8 years old tech but from what I've researched it's a beast of a machine. This may be it. Don't think I'll find better unless I upgrade myself.

A Dell G3 is just over $700 and 32GB 2666 megahertz DDR4 is about $130 average.

https://www.amazon.com/Dell-G3-Gamin.../dp/B07C9J1PY6

https://www.newegg.com/hyperx-32gb-2...0BC4-_-Product

For just a bit more you could have a much better machine. Just a thought. The Lenovo you're looking at seems decent though, and I've used Lenovo's exclusively for our RTD systems for a while, since they were dirt cheap as refurbished machines. I usually have a stack of them next to my desk.

Good luck in your search.

YorkeDaddy · 01-11-2021, 07:24 AM

^ looks like you are nearly 5 years late on shipping that briefcase with El Dorado, might want to get on that

Plankton · 01-11-2021, 07:31 AM

lol

I got that in the mail last week. It's a system that needs diagnostics and that was the original tape that it shipped with back in 2016.

01-11-2021, 05:15 AM	#82 (permalink)
Trollheart Born to be mild Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: 404 Not Found Posts: 26,996	OH if you're going for a tablet (if you're still thinking of getting anything) be aware that a) they have usually quite low disc space (I think mine has 32 gig, that's about ten times less than the lowest-spec cheapest laptop) but more importantly are pretty **** if you want to write on them. Unless you pay extra or get one with an external keyboard, you'll be using an onscreen virtual one like you probably have on your phone. These aren't good for writing long rambling diatribes on why one man playing a dustbin lid while farting is the new Bandcamp must-download. What are you using to write your journal articles? I have a tablet, which I bought more or less to read comics because it's better than a PC for that (and about only that) and I hardly ever even power it up these days. I've used it maybe twice since I bought it about a year and a half ago. __________________ Trollheart: Signature-free since April 2018

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~~Cuthbert~~ Account Disabled Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: The Black Country Posts: 8,827	OK then, cheers mate

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~~jwb~~ Account Disabled Join Date: Jul 2019 Posts: 4,403	the ** kinda **ty tablet doesn't have a spot for an SD card?

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~~jwb~~ Account Disabled Join Date: Jul 2019 Posts: 4,403	7200rpm = not SSD but to me that's not such a big deal. Usually means more storage for cheaper. Just back your **** up.

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~~jwb~~ Account Disabled Join Date: Jul 2019 Posts: 4,403	Oo you use swipe to type? I live by swipe. That's why I edit my posts so goddamn much.