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Relax! Not spam.

I want a laptop and am thinking EOFY is a reasonably good time to buy at a good price.
Is it?

What I'm after is probably (I'm flexible):
Not Apple (not that there's anything wrong with that, just not what I want)
Not a tablet (got one, but will be in mkt for new one soon too)
15 inch screen or more
Intel i7, but an i5 will probably do
Weight is not an issue (the laptop's weight, not mine)
At least 3 usb ports (preferably one usb 3 port too)
All the standard inclusions (Wifi, etc - seems obvious but better say it)

Any thoughts?
Any bargains you are seeing?

Anything else I'm not considering and should be?
 
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Timmy said:
Relax! Not spam.

I want a laptop and am thinking EOFY is a reasonably good time to buy at a good price.
Is it?

What I'm after is probably (I'm flexible):
Not Apple (not that there's anything wrong with that, just not what I want)
Not a tablet (got one, but will be in mkt for new one soon too)
15 inch screen or more
Intel i7, but an i5 will probably do
Weight is not an issue (the laptop's weight, not mine)
At least 3 usb ports (preferably one usb 3 port too)
All the standard inclusions (Wifi, etc - seems obvious but better say it)

Any thoughts?
Any bargains you are seeing?

Anything else I'm not considering and should be?
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Hiya Timmy, i have a new Lenovo x220 ThinkPad i5 and its the best laptop I've had in the last 7 years. During that time I've had two Dell's, and worked on an HP. Its great for trading and runs NT, Multi-charts and Amibroker at the same time! Not great for movies and games as the video adapter is weak. Basically its a business laptop.

I have been told though, that there is a new chip set due out soon about the same time as the new Windows release and that it will be a new generation that's worth waiting for...maybe some PC nerds can elaborate for me....

Cheers,


CanOz
 
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CanOz said:
Not great for movies and games as the video adapter is weak.
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Tks Can - yep, movies and games not a priority for me either. Sounds like a contender.
 
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Timmy said:
Tks Can - yep, movies and games not a priority for me either. Sounds like a contender.
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haha i was just going to suggest an ASUS gaming laptop. I have one and it's amazing
 
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Hi Timmy,

As someone who provisions and works on millions of dollars worth of IT kit every day (including tenders from large vendors like HP/Dell/IBM), take my word for it along with CanOz, IBM ThinkPad is the only "PC" laptop brand you should pay for.

Personally the only reason I'd wait for a 'new' chip of any kind is to get the now slightly older model for much cheaper. CPU and RAM capacity overtook my needs back in 2002. Who cares if it's a quad core 3.8GHz versus quad core 3.6GHz? That 200MHz difference used to be your whole CPU!
 
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sinner said:
Hi Timmy,

As someone who provisions and works on millions of dollars worth of IT kit every day (including tenders from large vendors like HP/Dell/IBM), take my word for it along with CanOz, IBM ThinkPad is the only "PC" laptop brand you should pay for.

Personally the only reason I'd wait for a 'new' chip of any kind is to get the now slightly older model for much cheaper. CPU and RAM capacity overtook my needs back in 2002. Who cares if it's a quad core 3.8GHz versus quad core 3.6GHz? That 200MHz difference used to be your whole CPU!
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Why is that exactly Sinner? Did IBM just get it exactly right before they sold the brand to Lenovo, and then Lenovo just didn't change it or improved it? They're so light, but yet so tough.

CanOz
 
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CanOz said:
Why is that exactly Sinner? Did IBM just get it exactly right before they sold the brand to Lenovo, and then Lenovo just didn't change it or improved it? They're so light, but yet so tough.

CanOz
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Yeah I would say that's pretty much it CanOz.

ThinkPad was always the geeks laptop. Lenovo knows their market, they aren't about to alienate their customer base by changing the secret sauce. I am sitting nearby the last three major models, they all share the high utility and tough design.

As an example, at my current employer if you want a personal laptop provided by work then it's either Dell or Apple. If you want anything else you have to jump through huge hoops of justification/meetings with procurement/etc. All the geeks are willing to jump the hoops around here, nobody has a Dell or Apple laptop.
 
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Add me to the Thinkpad list. I've done countless hours with mine they're seriously unbreakable (almost). When I was traveling for work I had a Thinkpad, I dropped it a number of times but it never stopped. My IBM is 6 years old, ex-work computer that I kept when I left. I haven't thought about upgrading it because it does everything I need.
 
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Thanks CanOz, Sinner, Prawn And McLovin.
Much appreciated.

Now to the last word in thread title .... Sale

Good time to buy at good price now (EOFY)? ... Where best to buy at good price ?
 
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Timmy said:
Thanks CanOz, Sinner, Prawn And McLovin.
Much appreciated.

Now to the last word in thread title .... Sale

Good time to buy at good price now (EOFY)? ... Where best to buy at good price ?
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Again Timmy, and maybe Sinner can answer...but i think there is a new chipset coming out. Could be the reason for the sale. Could be a good time to buy, unless you are interested in paying more for the latest.

As far as prices go, the flyer for the new TESCO opening up tomorrow in my home town has my model listed for 3999.00 RMB or 620.76 AUD....as a reference.

CanOz
 
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Like I said, at least personally, it's been literally a decade since CPU and RAM requirements were an issue. These days I would say even the tiniest laptops are over-provisioned for Word and browsing by 30-60%! In my day-to-day role I'm using Google Chrome, Thunderbird and a terminal emulator. Yet my workstation has 7GB of RAM and quad core 2.4GHz processors, which just sit there doing nothing.

So, again, the only reason I'd be interested in a 'new chip' is to take advantage of clearance prices in 'older chips'. It's really unlikely you need the performance, and the price difference can be significant.

Boggo's link is on the money, we buy direct from Lenovo at work and I think it's the safest route.
 
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Thank-you too Boggo and Dutchie.

sinner said:
Like I said, at least personally, it's been literally a decade since CPU and RAM requirements were an issue. These days I would say even the tiniest laptops are over-provisioned for Word and browsing by 30-60%! In my day-to-day role I'm using Google Chrome, Thunderbird and a terminal emulator. Yet my workstation has 7GB of RAM and quad core 2.4GHz processors, which just sit there doing nothing.
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Sinner, given your professional knowledge here - can you share what sort of specs you think are good for a trading-related PC? Not to just get by, but reliable and cope easily with tasks.

For me, I don't use backtesting and heavy processing. Ever.

On my current desktop PC when trading I have, running simultaneously (of course ... sry) :eek:
a live data feed,
a charting package (Investor R/T),
broker interface (with maybe a chart or two generated from the broker data feed in the broker software package - but nothing heavy, price candles and volumes, no indicators),
Tweetdeck
.... and occasionally Firefox if I want to check something or other (or get bored ...).

The laptop wont be replacing my desktop, but I may flick Tweetdeck and the Broker interface to it.

sinner said:
So, again, the only reason I'd be interested in a 'new chip' is to take advantage of clearance prices in 'older chips'. It's really unlikely you need the performance, and the price difference can be significant.
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Sounds like a good plan

sinner said:
Boggo's link is on the money, we buy direct from Lenovo at work and I think it's the safest route.
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Ditto
 
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sinner said:
Like I said, at least personally, it's been literally a decade since CPU and RAM requirements were an issue. These days I would say even the tiniest laptops are over-provisioned for Word and browsing by 30-60%! In my day-to-day role I'm using Google Chrome, Thunderbird and a terminal emulator. Yet my workstation has 7GB of RAM and quad core 2.4GHz processors, which just sit there doing nothing.

So, again, the only reason I'd be interested in a 'new chip' is to take advantage of clearance prices in 'older chips'. It's really unlikely you need the performance, and the price difference can be significant.

Boggo's link is on the money, we buy direct from Lenovo at work and I think it's the safest route.
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Agree, if generally you use software that makes use of the cores. NT and TWS are shocking resource consumers. Multicharts is real sweet and i do get addicted to speed when back-testing.

The other reason i like the latest is to try and be on the cusp so as to realize some longevity in the inevitable obsolescence cycle, however futile that is.:rolleyes:

Perhaps I'll look for a fast i7 desktop sale too, before the new set comes out.

Cheers,


CanOz
 
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Try this link. You should be able to find what you like. If you phone them they can point you in the direction of the deals. If you register they will email you the special deal.

I'm still using an IBM G41 Laptop (3.33 ghz cpu, 2 gig ram) comming up for 11 years old. Thinking of upgrading to a Lenovo with Intel i7 cpu, 8 gig of ram, 15.6" screen, windows 7 (64bit) etc. They are getting cheaper and cheaper.

http://shopap.lenovo.com/SEUILibrar...6CF1BCD411404E8B1184A5C307A0FB&cid=AU1A00477&

http://shopap.lenovo.com/SEUILibrar...-category-id=CCAA98F81F1149E1BC701E0BB6728667

Good luck.
 
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CanOz said:
Again Timmy, and maybe Sinner can answer...but i think there is a new chipset coming out. Could be the reason for the sale. Could be a good time to buy, unless you are interested in paying more for the latest.
CanOz
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I always try to buy the last model when the new one comes out. Bought my iPhone 3 when the 4 came out and my iPad 2 on the day that the 3 was released, never buy the A model of anything.

This is interesting though -
http://uk.finance.yahoo.com/news/apple-offers-ipad-3-refund-111018116.html
 
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