Technology Got a new Windows laptop

[Rukas]

Got sick of having to Bootcamp in my MacBook so got a new Windows 7 laptop as well.

It's a Lenovo ThinkPad. i7 620 with 8GB of RAM.

I've been playing with it for a couple days now. I still prefer OSX to Windows 7. Just the ease of use and the way applications are installed and removed. It's just cleaner all up.

It's a good laptop though. Oh and the bag that comes with it is so kick ass. It's like I discover a new compartment every day lol and it's large enough for me to haul my Mac and ThinkPad around.

 

[dilla]

i7? 8GB of RAM? WTF?? That's a fuck ton, even by today's standards of 4 GB on a 64 bit OS. How much did it set you back?

And you could have used VMWare to boot Windows in OSX for small tasks. I only use Windows for gaming so I don't mind rebooting and running off the BC partition just for that.

I may need to root using Windows this time as well. Instructions seem more abundant and easier for that method.

 

[Rukas]

I find VM Ware buggy, especially with Firewire.

I got all the extras. Finger print scanner. 2MP camera. Biggest HDD, etc etc. It was $4000 worth of value but I got it for just under $3000.

I got a big tax refund so went all out. I need laptops that just WORK whatever I throw at them.

 

[masta247]

Lenovo laptops are good. 3000$ for a laptop sounds like a lot of cash though.

 

[dilla]

Assuming that's AUD, it's not that much in USD. It's about $2700 which isn't too bad for something with all the bells and whistles.

And I was told Lenovo makes the best laptops out there. Their build-quality is superb.

 

[THEV1LL4N]

ive heard so many good things about lenovo. reliability being some of the best and foremost things mentioned about them.

 

[Rukas]

^That's why I got it, reliability. As for the specs I basically needed a laptop with the same specs as my PC so that I know the same studio sessions will run on both.

It was all about just knowing it would work.

 

[masta247]

Yes, Lenovo bought out IBM's facilities and engineers. They're not as good as some IBM laptops used to be but still are probably the best out there.