My next PC

[Onkel Neal]

Since I have gone mobile as a truck driver (in Green Bay one day, Alabama the next), my next PC will be a laptop. I've got and had laptops before but mainly budget models, as I did all my website work on my gaming desktop.

I am leaning toward the Carbon X1 from Lenovo.
http://www.digitaltrends.com/laptop-...carbon-review/

I like the HDMI out port, backlit keyboard, SSD hard drive, and bluetooth for my mouse.

Any pros or cons? It does not have a dedicated grfx card, apparently that is not possible with ultr books, so I will have to live with no hard core gaming. It's not like I have a lot of time to play games these days anyway

But you can't guess what mah favorite feature is....

[Sailor Steve]

You like having the Backspace and Delete keys touching each other, because it makes life more interesting.

[the_tyrant]

In my opinion, it is quite decent. But hey, if all you want to do is play silent hunter, the integrated graphics should be more than enough. Intel HD 4400/5000 is surprisingly good.

The keyboard change however, is atrocious. I much prefer the old classic thinkpad keyboard over the new one.

If you would like more powerful gaming, consider this model: https://www.asus.com/Notebooks_Ultra...pecifications/

It is one of the few ultrabooks with dedicated graphics.

[Onkel Neal]

Yeah, I like that ASUS, for me a smaller screen is more desirable. You would pick it over the Lenova?

[CaptainHaplo]

We are a Lenovo shop for our laptop users. I have to say, the T440 is a good little machine. I prefer the T430 simply because of the greater HD space (the 440 is SSD, the 430 isn't) and the lid latch. I have a 410, 430 and 440 - the 410 and 440 are work machines, the 430 is much more my "game" machine simply because of space.

My only concern recommending the 440 besides space - is the fact that the 410 - 430 all used the same chassis. Issues with the 410 were ameliorated with the 420/430 - so its a solid chassis with no issues. The 410's had cooling fan and docking port plug problems in many of ours. Those are no longer an issue with the later models using the same chassis. The 440 uses an entirely new chassis - so I am somewhat concerned to see how steady the fan and dock port are long term. Oh - and the 440 can't support a built in CD/DVD drive - you have to get a USB one (which is a good idea anyway).

Note that the T420 and above does come with an Nvidia chipset - so "integrated" graphics are still very good. Just max out your ram and if going 440 - disk as well.

[Onkel Neal]

Thanks, Cap. I am still flogging my Dell Inspiron. Hard to believe I bought this thing for college, that was 5 years ago. I've got the itch for one of those machines you described, I'm just hesitant to spend the money.

[nikimcbee]

Originally Posted by Neal Stevens

Since I have gone mobile as a truck driver (in Green Bay one day, Alabama the next), my next PC will be a laptop. I've got and had laptops before but mainly budget models, as I did all my website work on my gaming desktop.

I am leaning toward the Carbon X1 from Lenovo.
http://www.digitaltrends.com/laptop-...carbon-review/

I like the HDMI out port, backlit keyboard, SSD hard drive, and bluetooth for my mouse.

Any pros or cons? It does not have a dedicated grfx card, apparently that is not possible with ultr books, so I will have to live with no hard core gaming. It's not like I have a lot of time to play games these days anyway

But you can't guess what mah favorite feature is....

Thank you for contributing to my bonus.

[Onkel Neal]

Hey, you are the reason I do it!

[Wolferz]

A Quantum computer?
http://www.msn.com/en-us/news/techno...9UAh?ocid=iehp

It can do your thinking for you.

[Onkel Neal]

Any day now....
http://www.fudzilla.com/news/noteboo...gb-ram-1tb-ssd

Although, I am now contemplating the 15" model....

Anyone familiar with theNvidia GeForce GTX 960M graphics card?

[Onkel Neal]

no?

While waiting for the Dell update, doing some compariso shopping

http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2472500,00.asp

http://www.laptopmag.com/reviews/laptops/alienware-13
Which only makes deciding more difficult....

[Herr-Berbunch]

That Alienware screen would be amazing, we use that res on Surface Pro 3 tablets and it's such a difference compared to my usual 1050 23" monitor. That graphics amp sounds interesting, and maybe a necessity for gaming but I don't know. Glad it's not my choice.

[Onkel Neal]

The Decision has been made.

New XPS 15 Non-Touch
Date & Time: October 10, 2015 2:01 PM CST

It is only an inch wider than my current 13", and a pound lighter.


Base XPS 15
Operating System Windows 10 Home 64-bit English
Memory 16GB (2x8GB) 2133Mhz DDR4 Memory
Keyboard Backlit Keyboard, US English
Video Card NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 960M with 2GB GDDR5
Driver Dell Wireless 1830 Driver (Windows 10)
Hard Drive 512GB PCIe Solid State Drive
Wireless DW1830 3x3 802.11ac 2.4/5GHz + Bluetooth 4.1
Cable PowerCord 2.5A 1M C5 E3
Documentation/Disks Safety/Environment and Regulatory Guide (English/French Multi-language)
Support 1 Year Ltd Hware Warranty: Mail-in; Customer supplies box, Dell pays shipping
Systems Management XPS 15 Software
PalmRest US Palmrest
Placemat Win 10 Placemat
Retail Software Dell.com Order
Primary Battery Dell 84 WHr 6-Cell Lithium-Ion Battery
Processor 6th Generation Intel Core i7-6700HQ Quad Core (6M Cache, up to 3.5 GHz)
Packaging Label Dell.com Order
Packaging System Shipment Material, 5510
FGA Module XPS151605_1630_P/XPS151701_1630/US/CA/BTO
Processor Branding Intel® Core™ i7 Label
Display 15.6" FHD (1920 x 1080) InfinityEdge
Office Productivity Software – Word, Excel, Powerpoint & more No Office License Included
Non-Microsoft Application Software Additional Software
Security Software McAfee LiveSafe 12 Month Subscription
Power Supply 130W AC Adapter

Oh baby, baby!

[Onkel Neal]

Took long time. Man, the expected delivery date was listed as Nov 13 which I assumed was due to this being a new product. I watched the order page every day, listed as PreProduction. Finally after 12 days, it changed to Production. Nice feeling. This afternoon, after 4 days in Production, I got an email from Dell titled Dell`s Terms and Conditions of Sale...hmmm. OK, I check the order page: "No Recent Orders". Oh what?

I was on hold waiting for sales to explain wth was going on, and after 315 refreshes, the order page came back up with Shipped: expected delivery date 10/28.