Thanks, guys, great food for thought!

Post #429,109 by CRConrad 5/22/19 11:00:10 AM 5/22/19 11:00:10 AM Reply	Thanks, guys, great food for thought! But I'm beginning to think I'll keep this desktop advice on the side for a while, and go with a laptop (and a Big Honking Screen to go with it) first. If anyone wants to pitch in with more advice on laptops, I'm listening. -- Christian R. Conrad The Man Who (used to think he) Knows Fucking Everything Mail: Same username as at the top left of this post, at iki.fi
Post #429,110 by Another Scott 5/22/19 5:43:52 PM 5/22/19 5:43:52 PM Reply	I got an Lenovo L390 for work, too. Faster and substantially cheaper than a comparable Dell. It seems pretty good. (My previous Dell E7450 developed a motherboard fault just outside the 3 year warranty - I had to cut the clock speed in half to keep it from spontaneously shutting down.) Good luck. Cheers, Scott.
Post #429,114 by scoenye 5/22/19 10:23:01 PM 5/22/19 10:23:01 PM Reply	Asus GL703GE It sits at the lower end of Asus's gaming range. We got one about a month ago to replace my falling apart Toshiba A215. What a difference :-) It is not a lightweight but in return it is solid. The keyboard feel and operation was a pleasant surprise. The trackpad, although it does not have separate buttons, is nowhere near as obnoxious as the ones HP foists on you. The fans do seem to run most of the time but they are quieter than any other laptop I worked with, especially when something (say, the Washington Post website...) gives the CPU a workout. Sign of the times: it does not have a DVD drive. I didn't even notice at first but it did lead to some headscratching later on.

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