[thelist] OT: Need a new laptop for development...

Nan Harbison nan at nanharbison.com
Mon Nov 26 06:10:39 CST 2007


I recently had to get a new laptop. It was really hard to find one with
Windows XP, they all were going to come with Vista, which I was not ready to
conquer for many reasons. And, a tech guy in a big computer store told me
that Vista has issues with getting into VPNs, which is essential for my job.
I didn't have time to research this so I am not sure whether it is true. I
was able to get an HP in a computer store with XP loaded.

I was just using my sister's Mac, which she loves. But I am not sure I could
handle the lack of a right-click mouse! How do you do all the right click
stuff on a Mac anyway? 

Nan 

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[mailto:thelist-bounces at lists.evolt.org] On Behalf Of Ben Joyce
Sent: Monday, November 26, 2007 5:57 AM
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Subject: Re: [thelist] OT: Need a new laptop for development...

Currently using an HP Compaq nw8440 - Intel Core 2 Duo @ 2Ghz/4Gb.
It's a lovely bit of kit; lightweight and very responsive, even with several
IDEs and VMs running.  It's a little noisier due to the heat being produced
(the fan kicks in a lot) but I can live with that.
Comes with a 256Mb FireGL card - no complaints here.

On 11/26/07, Chris Dempsey <evolt at cubeit.co.uk> wrote:
> I've had a couple of high end Asus laptops [currently run a VX2S - 
> 2.2ghz santa rosa, 2gb, 160gb, blueray etc.].  Still use a 6 year old 
> Asus in the production room, solidly built and never missed a beat, highly
recommended.
>
> Chris.
>
> -----Original Message-----
>
> Can anyone make a suggestion as to a good brand, excellent graphics 
> capability, and a work horse machine?
>
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