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 Took me a while to get that.
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 The Agent or th' joke 
(yes|no|maybe)*
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Seems the special ended on 31 March already...
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Why does Rambo wear a headband?
So he knows which end to stuff the burgers in!
Why does John Wayne walk that way?
He doesn;t wear a headband!
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I will never again mention that I was the poster of the One Millionth Lounge Post, nor that it was complete drivel. Dalek Dave
CCC Link[ ^]
Trolls[ ^]
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The unkindest cut of all?
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Oh yes, something I wouldn't run back and do again
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Don't get too cocky, the success rate is only 99.99%. One of my friends was the 10,000th. 
3x12=36
2x12=24
1x12=12
0x12=18
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I put it off as long as I could but the time to finally get a laptop has come as I will soon be on the road for a while. I have been putting this off for so long mostly because I like working with 2 24" screens.
The only unusual thing I need is good CUDA support.
If you have any recommendations I would love to hear them.
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I hate laptops myself, but I've been forced to use them at work because the boss loves them. We have Dell, IBM (Lenovo). and Toshibas at work, and they all suck. But the Dells seem to suck the least, and have been far more reliable in actual field use. The one major drawback I've seen in the Dell systems is that, no matter how hard you press the button to increase the brightness, there's no way to make the screen visible in daylight.
I won't bother you with details about the other brands I mentioned, but they're not worth considering. Others will have different opinions, to be sure, but of the popular brands I'll order a Dell before any other choice, simply because they produce the least defective product. No manufacturer makes a laptop that I consider useable, but Dell at least makes a reasonable attempt.
Will Rogers never met me.
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For field work I would suggest that you have a look at Panasonics Toughbook[^] series, if you can afford them that is. 
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Re the IBM/Lenovo stuff. they make at least two model ranges, one for the average Joe consumer - tinny like any noname POS, and a "real" one. I have no idea of the current nomenclature, but the cheap stuff was R series and serious was T series. It took 8 years of violence to finally kill my T22.
I suspect many other manufacturers do the same.
Cheers,
Peter
Software rusts. Simon Stephenson, ca 1994.
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Peter_in_2780 wrote: It took 8 years of violence to finally kill my T22.
I wonder how well you'd do against a T1000.
This is not the age of reason, this is the age of flummery, and the day of the devious approach. Reason’s gone into the backrooms where it works to devise means by which people can be induced to emote in the desired direction.
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I'll be back! and I'll tell you...
po-po-pom-po-pom!
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Roger Wright wrote: Lenovo
I have a Lenovo for development. There's nothing wrong with the laptop performance and specs per se, but it sure as hell ain't something I would want to have in the lap...
For one: It's MUCH bigger and heavier than it ought to be. I have a 17" screen, and the laptop is around 19" x 21" - Looks like there's a big old-fashioned picture frame around the screen.
And the most annoying thing: The power supply is almost just as big and heavy as the laptop itself. I know you will find this hard to believe, but it's true.
You'll have to think twice before picking it up and move it around. And that kinda kills the whole laptop idea, don't you think???
Why can't I be applicable like John? - Me, April 2011
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Beidh ceol, caint agus craic againn - Seán Bán Breathnach
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Da mihi sis crustum Etruscum cum omnibus in eo!
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Everybody is ignorant, only on different subjects - Will Rogers, 1924
modified on Friday, April 15, 2011 4:11 AM
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1. One that can be used with a docking station that has double monitor ports.
2. Make up your mind whether you want a laptop or a portable desktop. Anything above 15" isn't a laptop.
3. Visual Studio likes Solid State Disks.
4. Don't buy cheap. You'll regret it
Personally I'm having a Dell Latitude E6400 with a docking station at work and one at home, and I love it.
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I got a Dell XPS15 (new Sandy Bridge model). Pretty nice. Wish I insisted more on a SSD though 
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No docking station, that would be a no go for me. But that's a personal preference.
The SSD had a much bigger performance impact than I ever would have expected. And one has to remember that the Samsung Drives that comes with Dell aren't the fastest.
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It is 7200RPM though. Pity about no docking station, getting annoying every morning plugging all the cables.
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I'm looking to get an XPS 15 too (i5/6 GB/1920*1080/500GB 7200 RPM). The SSD upgrade is way too expensive
What are your specs? How are you finding the laptop? Is it really as heavy as the reviews make it out to be?
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I got the i7 model with 2GB Geforce 540M.
Laptop is rather nice. Getting used to it. Good enough to do work on. Really need 8GB though (still got original 6GB).
And yes, it will make your arms strong. It is heavy.
It does have really good sound though (not that I ever use it).
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I heard that HP is pretty good, but haven't tried myself.
V.
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I've had two HP's die on me this year, so I'm avoiding them like the plague now.
Have a ThinkPad T510 on order, so we'll see how that goes....
- S
50 cups of coffee and you know it's on!
Code, follow, or get out of the way.
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I'm using a ProBook 6550 these days and find it decent enough to work with. Decent screen, quite heavy and fairly pumps out the heat.
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Nobody is a Sony Vaio Fan here ? They make pretty decent systems.
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Vaio is for chicks 
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