Why do students waste their money on macbooks when something like this is more than sufficient for them?
http://www.laptopmag.com/reviews/laptops/lenovo-ideapad-100s
$199 laptop. Good battery life, solid performance, Good build quality, looks nice.
>>52537540
>1366x768
>>52537558
>11.6 inch screen
>>52537540
Because most students get a big student loan and go into maximum good goy mode by splurging on the most expensive laptop they know of because everyone else will have one and they don't want to appear like they're poor.
Bringing a cheap walmart laptop makes you look poor.
>>52537574
11.6 inch screens should be 1920x1080 at minimum.
Not to mention it's probably a disgusting TN panel with awful contrast, color accuracy, and viewing angles.
>no ssd
>>52537540
>32GB nonexpandable memory
into the trash it goes
>>52537540
My garbage can is ready.
>>52537589
Even shitty 1366x768 looks fine on a screen that small. Anything beyond 1600x900 is a waste of money and energy.
>>52537540
is this a troll thread?
>>52537540
That is the biggest pile of garbage I've seen all year. Geek Squad agent here, large store here in a college town, and we get one of those things returned about every 2 days. Then, it takes an ENTIRE day for it to get tested by us and reset. All. Fucking. Day.
Buy a Chromebook and not this joke.
>>52537605
its raspi tier
>>52537645
>being blind
>>52537540
>shit trackpad
>creaks then picked up
>TN panel
Because it's a very low quality device and it shows.
You don't need to buy a macbook, but don't stoop to ideapad levels - just becuase you heard /g/ loves Thinkpads doesn't mean everything Lenovo makes is good, in fact for the most part Lenovo is fucking shit, everything but the Thinkpads are terribad worse than HP and they've been cucking Thinkpad owners since IBM sold off their PC division.
Look into a cheaper Dell or even, fundly enough these days, Acer - they've improved a LOT in the last few years.
>tfw your thinkpad only cost you $60
>tfw the SSD inside of it cost more than the computer
>people at uni probably think i'm dirt poor because i have an ancient-looking computer and i'm too poor to afford windows
Because how much or how little you spend is closely tied to the performance of the machine and thusly the user experience with it.
This is exactly why people people who bought sub $500 laptops whine all day that windows is so slow and then decide that enough is enough and shell out ~2K on some macbook and then proclaim how "everything just works"
>>52537657
>Then, it takes an ENTIRE day for it to get tested by us and reset. All. Fucking. Day.
I once did a reset one lenovo laptop, doing it the 'secure' way takes ages to complete, literally like half a day to wipe/reset a 1TB HDD
>>52537665
>Acer
>>52537735
>confirmed for not actually working on a 2012+ Acer.
>>52537699
in laptops, the only thing that matters is the CPU
sub-200 machines are usually AMD garbage and you don't see decent dual core intels until the $350 mark
>>52537540
>education discounts
>financial aid or parents will pay for it
>they can use it for things outside of school and it will last far longer both in usability and quality
>they actually want it in the first place
I'd buy something that cheap to use as a companion to something beefier, but I'd never in a million years use that much of a cheap piece of consumer shit like that as my sole laptop, even as a note taker.
>>52537753
This is the most retarded things ever. CPU is pretty much one of the least important things in a laptop. Anything past an i3 will be good enough for 99% of people. Screen, battery life, weight, keyboard, trackpad, etc are all much more important than the CPU.
I will say that I got a MacBook because I was dissatisfied with the emulation of it, I have Windows and Linux VMs that work flawlessly on it
Also I work at a help desk and I get a good portion of the Apple calls since most people think they're too good to work on them or something
Most people could do the majority of their work with a cheaper ThinkPad type device
>>52537752
Any good dirt cheap tablet with stylus?
I had in mind buying a toshiba dynapad but if there is a cheaper and reliable option that just werks for drawing and taking notes I would buy it.
>>52537558
>needing anything more to use Word
Please.
>>52537540
>Intel Atom
>solid performance
Kill yourself.
>buy a laptop that's going to last some years
>or buy a laptop that's going to struggle to run a web browser in a few months
Gee I wonder.
>>52537888
>in a few months
Atom has struggled to render websites since its inception and will continue to do so for years at this rate.
because they would rather be part of an apple botnet and look cool than the windows botnet and look like a poorfag who couldnt afford a macbook
>>52537902
>couldnt afford a macbook
Poverty fag detected.
im actually posting from this laptop
it gives me about 13hrs battery life
im travelling at the moment so i picked it up
its shit for any games other than 90s to early 2000s games like age of empires and shit like that.
but thats not what this is for
ram and emmc is soldered though, i opened it up and had a look
>>52537923
did i ever say I had a mac book? did I ever even imply that i liked them?
>>52537662
It's fucking 11.5 inches. There's really no reason to go above 1600X900 with that real estate.
Just buy a Chromebook. My main laptop, a RMBP, isn't allowed to leave the country so I use an Asus CB when I do and it's amazing for how cheap it is. The screen is pretty nice and the battery is rock solid. I think the CPU is a Rockwell(?). Some ARM chip. Performs on par with the Intel Celeron in most CBs.
>>52537717
I need to put it in a race with that Toshiba junker that still rocks an AMD E1 chip to see what's the slowest piece of shit in the store. It must be done to pass the time during this crappy winter weather.
>>52537540
>atom
>2016
https://www.cpubenchmark.net/cpu.php?cpu=Intel+Atom+Z3735F+%40+1.33GHz
>literally half the performance of an eight year old cpu released in 2008
http://www.cpubenchmark.net/cpu.php?cpu=Intel+Core2+Duo+P8600+%40+2.40GHz
>trying to browse any kind of modern website without the entire OS locking up on a core2duo, but twice as slow
>>52537925
oh and if you want linux on this, its not impossible, maybe 5 people have done it successfully on forums out there
but its very very difficult to get working, as this is a 64 bit cpu and the bios is locked 32 bit efi mode, with only windows boot manager, so you cant even boot from a live usb with 32bit linux unless you have 32bit efi boot loader and even then most of this shit is unsupported
the windows 10 that comes stock is 32bit and the ram is 2gb non expandible
>>52537540
because part of owning a macbook isn't just owning one it's showing everyone on campus that you do.
>>52537657
yes, these suck
pls tell me how to linoox on it
>>52537940
Don't blame him, he's a tech hipster who's gotta have MUH RETINA on everything like the other consumertard sheep told him to. Could you imagine not owning something that trendy in 2016?
>>52537670
Honestly this.
>Bought an R60 for $30
>Put a new SSD and 4GB ram in it
>Everybody looks at it like it came out of the 80's
>Slapped stickers on it for shits and giggles
I just need a Trump sticker and an anime sticker now. Maybe a WAT sticker.
>>52537657
i already ripped mine open and what the FUCK is with those clips on the bottom, are they designed to snap off? i've opened hundreds of laptops but never have i opened one that broke this easily
>>52537970
i have that same cpu and no modern websites lock up on me
at least it's not a goddamn AMD E1
literally the worst CPU i've ever had the displeasure of using, even worse than gen 1 intel atoms
>>52537982
>>oh and if you want linux on this, its not impossible, maybe 5 people have done it successfully on forums out there
OHHH, So that's why it was apain in the ass.
>tfw you are 1 of those 5 people
Man, I could fill an entire greentext of the odyssey that was.
>>52537780
Anything past an i3 will be cost over $500 doe
>>52537670
>that priceless feeling when someone next to you at uni sees the i7 sticker on your T420
>>52538024
i'm still trying buddeh
any tips?
i want xubuntu or debian on it, preferebly xubuntu but i can't get it to even show the drive.
>>52537540
>Considering that it's powered by low-cost components, the Lenovo IdeaPad 100S offers really solid performance.
Nice backhanded compliment.
>>52537875
>only needing to use word for university
>>52537875
Liberal Arts pleb detected.
>>52538045
>Make sure that the usb ports you are using, match (be 2.0 with a 2.0 port, 3.0 with 3.0, etc (2.0 be preferable))
>If you are making a live booting USB, use rufus instead of unetbootinb or usb live installer, etc.
>Make sure not to be using pic related (the 32GB version I think). Is infamous for making gnu/linux installations literally impossible, even if it works flawlessly as an everyday USB.
>Try using a disk tray instead of USB. I haven't myself tried it but who knows, it may work.
At the end you will have installed a barely working gnu/linux distro full of errors that you'll have to solve manually. Usually reinstalling fix them
>>52537540
I would have loved to have bought this some years ago when my only $200 choice was a chromebook
sure my chromebook is still running strong but linux needed some patching here and there to get it running decently but it's still going
>>52538109
Also:
> http://cirrus.ucsd.edu/~pierce/fix_ubuntu_usb/
>>52538109
already tried all 3. i'll keep trying once i'm back home.
>>52538177
Try 32 instead of 64
Most students only need a chromebook.
But who doesn't want an XPS 15 or whatever else trendy laptop?
>>52537939
Of course not. That's why he called you a povertyfag
>>52538190
maybe i got a dud laptop, did you patch the bios? i tried 64 and 32..
>>52537670
Mfw the amount of double takes people will have at the retro ThinkPad when it's release and they release this dinosaur is more powerful than any consumer shit
That's like saying why would you buy a decent looking car when you can buy an old police car.
>>52538274
exactly
old police cars are boss
>>52537583
This
>>52537540
>midrange desktop at home for more demanding computer uses
>low end $199 laptop for studying and taking notes at uni
This is how it should be for most students. Anyone who spends more either needs the better hardware in the laptop or is a complete idiot.
Most are just idiots.
>>52538313
People who drive retired police crown vics are the same kind of people who use old thinkpads
>>52538533
I'm sure they buy them for the same reasons, but the kind of person who hoards thinkpads is not the same kind of person who buys a detective crown vic for the purpose of scaring people on the highway.
>>52538488
I am one of those. I got a job as a web development start up and my thinkpad x220 isn't cutting it anymore, so I'm in the market for a new laptop. The rMBP is catching my eye super hard.
>>52537540
>Why do students waste their money on macbooks or new $200 budget tier craptops when something like this is more than sufficient for them?
>
>~$300 business surplus laptop. 15 hour battery life, excellent performance, excellent build quality, excellent user upgradability, looks nice.
Fixed.
>>52537923
>imac in a coffeeshop
LOL thanks for posting this picture friend
>>52538595
>800mhz
>catching my eye hard
>>52537540
>Lelnovo
>not even Thinkpad
wew
>all these madfags
posting fom an 100s now, very happy with it. For the price point everything about it is good, the screen has great angles, though it really needs to be max brightness all the time. It's fast for what powers it, battery is excellent even with heavy use, it's light, keyboard is solid. Memory is not really an issue given what it is used for,
Lenovo being chinese spies and microsof being corporate privacy invasion personified is a worry though. Idk how to deal with suss lenovo activities, but wiping the ms botnet n win 10 is a fucking nightmare and installing linux is troublesome on it because it doesn't use BIOs or something idk.
Fucking awesome device though. Cheap laptop, cheap desktop and a large capacity home server is the future.
>>52538639
>posting fom an 100s now, very happy with it.
There's no need to lie on the internet.
>>52538662
I would take a webcam shot with the 0.3mp camera, but I don't send selfies to ugly boys I don't know.
So much anal frustration in here.
Sent from my Macbook Air
>>52538723
>$1000
>1366x768 TN
>actually bragging about it
I'd be embarrassed to admit getting scammed that hard desu senpai.
>>52537925
>>52538639
>>52538662
Posting with one now as well, fucking amazing device. Its pretty good, long battery is a huge plus the performance is expected but satisfactory.
>>52537540
>Why do people waste their money on x when something like y is more than sufficient for them?
Lots of reasons. People have different needs and some people don't like to have the absolute minimum of what works.
>>52537540
>plastic
>shitty keyboard that flexes
>shitty screen
>solid performance
>intel atom
>32 GB of storage
>2gb of ram
thing is literally a piece of shit facebook computer.
>>52537540
>Lenovo
>Malware
iPads are better. They have no pre-installed malware.
>>52538833
>ios
>not malware
Pick one.
>>52538767
Fuck forgot pic
>>52538802
fair enough if you need a laptop with a bit more grunt so the kids can play their minecrafts or whatever, but most adults just need a device for business or learning and this does just fine.
>>52537540
>Z3735F
no.
Because my macbook pro has gotten me through all 4 years of college and still works flawlessly. About to replace the battery though because it doesn't hold quite the charge it did before and I only noticed its performance dip significantly in the last 6 months.
>>52538767
>>52538896
yay
good to know other people actually use this
whats up with lenovo not hving drivers for this shit?
also,
>keeping stickers on the computer
>not knowing your specs by heart
>>52538929
it's very cost efficient
$1 per year is good
compared to my desktop which is like 70 bucks a year just for the cpu alone.
>>52537540
>windows
kek
>>52538610
2bh ops laptop is quite a bit more portable and comes with warranty, so it's better for normies who aren't tech literate.
>>52538966
Only spec I remember is the 32 gig of storage, aside from core programs I don't store anything on it, I was just lucky I had a spare 64 gig sd card and that has a bit of music and other media, but really the only time I use that is when I'm flying or whatever. Would've been nice if it was a standard SD slot, rather than micro.
I honestly cannot see why anyone would by a high speced laptop anymore, you don't need a beast machine to work on the move, all it does is mae the device bigger and chew more battery.
>not buying an used x220 + ssd instead
>>52538914
maybe in terms of performance but by every other metric a used business ultraportable is far more effective and will last far longer
>>52537583
Nobody in any decent university cares about anyone's laptops.
Hell, most would sooner judge you for having a laptop at all. Most students in my Appalachian Literature program don't have one.
>>52539064
Personally I've never been a fan of buying used.
I'm still on a sony vaio but I'm surprised that this laptop can almost match the battery life of my sony even though it has 2 batteries (one internal, one docked). Performance should be plenty for me since all I use it for is taking notes at uni and reading my lecture slides, maybe a little music playback too.
Lenovo 100s is $299 aus. I got my sony a few months ago for $270 used, from a friend.
Does the sony perform better? Fuck yes. Will I ever need that extra performance on my laptop? No.
>>52539141
>he fell for the "new is better" meme
>limits himself to $300 complete shit tier when buying computers
I don't even know how to respond to that.
>>52538024
If I ever wear earphones I'm going to do that.
>>52537657
>geek squad
I chuckled, just find a proper programmer job, don't be a pleb tier.
>>52539141
The problem is with compromising on performance you also compromise on everything else, the two tend to go hand in hand (wish it didn't, I'd kill for a lightly specced but ultra-portable, flagship quality piece with a long battery life). I've always bought used because while it's a great feeling owning brand new hardware and having a warranty that will cover up my fuckups, I'd rather have a used high-end product that will probably last for years longer, look better, feel better, and perform better when I need it for running a VM or two or some heavier than average multitasking.
>>52539194
I never said the new one is better.
I just said that it does everything I need it to and has other advantaves, like being smaller and slimmer which makes it more portable.
The sony will easily outperform the lenovo. But the Lenovo 100s is still fast enough for my needs.
They each have their benefits.
>>52537657
>Chromebook
holy shit you just made OP's laptop look awesome in comparisson
>>52537982
why the fuck did they even do that, I don't have a lot of experience with linux on laptops, but it seems like the way the 100s was made is unusual.
>>52537540
is this better than an x230?
>>52539223
You're forgetting different use cases though. For many students the 100s is more ideal because of its portability and battery life.
Older high end laptops are better value though, I can't deny that.
>>52539337
In some ways.
>>52539015
Your warranty is that it has worked for 2 years or something
>eMMC
no thank you.
>>52539401
>has worked for 2 years
>has been subject to regular wear and tear daily for 2 years
>2 years closer to its death than a new laptop
Yeah sure thing man.
>>52539094
>Appalachian Literature
>Literature
The fuck you doing son?
>>52539094
>decent university
>my Appalachian Literature program
kek
>>52539219
>tech support
>Suggesting programmer job
>assuming everyone working in tech support can actually code
lol
>>52538533
I've never seen a black person with a thinkpad
>>52539609
Because using a $2000 thinkpad usually comes with having a job.
>>52539345
You're fully right, I wouldn't mind one myself for that purpose.
>>52537540
>implying that lenovo ideapad will work for all students
>implying that thing can run photoshop, 3ds Max or Visual studio or whatever demanding program other students in other programs use
>implying that thing will last a year without being chucked off a cliff
>>52538620
even winfags do it
>>52539723
>beats
>applel subsidiary
Ok.
>>52539742
shit I forgot about that lol
>>52539345
I'd get one just because 32gb. Can't fit much distracting materials on there, but it's enough space for my music and study notes.
Plus it's flash memory so it does have some of the benefits of an SSD.
Pretty sure my piece of fucking horse shit garbage absolute cock-in-ass rimjobbing cuck of a Toshina Satellite P55W just died so I'm looking for something fairly cheap just to type up shit for uni... Any reccomendations fami/g/lia?
>>52537540
because kids are stupid
>>52540025
A used thinkpad, go on a thinkpad thread
>not just installing Solaris on a Chromebook
>>52539219
>codemonkey
>not pleb tier
>>52537939
OMG DUMBASS. THATS EXACTLY WHY HE CALLED YOU POOR DUMBSHIT. YOU CANT AFFORD A MAC. DONT EVEN PRETEND YOU CAN. YOU CANT.
>>52538595
The rMBP13 is only 5-10% faster than the X220 thanks to the ULV CPU. It won't be better at all.
>>52537540
>Why do /g/fags waste their money on gaming gear when a console like Xbox One or PS4 is more than sufficient for them?
I can play this game as well anon. The key word is "them" what is sufficient in your eyes is not for someone else. There's this thing called preferences. You have them and so do other people.
tl;dr Fuck off shitposter.
>>52537583
Cs student here. Im from poland. I didnt get any loan, actually i dont pay for university either. Anyway, im on 2nd year and im using cheapest i could find acer laptop with celeron n2840. Es1-311. Its more than enough. Besides that laptop has 13 inch screen, 4gb ram and 6 hours battery life. Oh and a ssd drive. I recommend that, and no, nobody says im poor, stupid etc. Noone cares, well maybe in america where kids want to kill parents just because didnt get newest iphone for christmas, but not here.
>>52540692
It's screen is 10x better, and it has twice the battery life.
>>52540919
Yes, but you have X220 power powering a display with 4x the resolution on native scaling and around 7x the resolution with virtual 1680x1050 Hi-DPI mode. It's a disaster for doing anything more than simple web browsing.
If you go the Mac route, you will have to spring for the 15", the 13" is an Air with a fancy screen.
Also the 10 hour battery life quote is for simple web browsing and videos. I use one daily for work and the battery barely lasts 4 hours. If you have a new 9 cell on the X220, it will last 3.5 hours absolutely flat out, 6-7 hours doing work.
>>52540901
This. A lot of people don't realise that the basic models are more than enough for their uses.
Because it's momy's credit card and they look pretty.
Me, I just wanted the closest thing to solid I could buy, I had $1000 store credit thanks to a warranty claim on a toshiba, and the only thing the store had in metal where macbooks.
I used a "premium" laptop for two years, it ran fucking beautifully but the thing was falling apart from day one.
Two years onto my macbook air, it's as solid as it is on day one, and just as fucking annoying in a thousand other areas.
But it's consistent.
For $199 I wouldn't mind, if it had 4GB ram.
>>52537590
It'd have to be eMMC, right?
According to statistics it seems Chromebooks have the biggest share of the educational market.
>>52537540
Because macbooks have nice screens, high res is just better for the eyes. I have a laptop with 15.6" 1080p display and even that cant compare to retina
>>52540901
I don't think people would care in the united states, but people think others will
>>52539219
>>52537540
>http://www.laptopmag.com/reviews/laptops/lenovo-ideapad-100s
looks nice?
HAHAHAHHAHA
Stay poor
>>52539585
It goes the other way around too. Assuming everyone in a programmer job knows anything about consumer tech hardware.
>>52537540
Because that thing is built like trash and will die or at least begin having issues a few months in.
They go with mac because they last longer than this chink botnet shit, you get what you pay for.
Also I'd rather be seen with a Mac than that pos.
>>52537540
>student
>Good battery life, solid performance, Good build quality, looks nice
>NO NUMPAD
Lib arts >Out
>>52541661
It's flash memory so it has a lot of the advantages of an ssd with the read and write speeds of a standard laptop hdd.
Also for note taking and studying 2gb should be enough. Debloated windows 10 uses a tiny bit under 800mb ram on my desktop. I'm sure 1gb is enough to multitask office and a few internet tabs.
>>52541859
>I'd rather be seen with a mac
>>52541929
For kids, sure.
I was saying I'd almost like it if it had a bit more ram.
>>52541859
>Also I'd rather be seen with a Mac
>their money
>>52541965
Office and a few internet tabs should be enough for most students. In the review the guy said it handled 12 tabs smoothly.
You need to look at more than just the numbers. Like are the numbers enough?
Different people have different use cases, but for a study laptop it's great.
>>52537540
>Why do students waste their money on macbooks when something like this is more than sufficient for them?
because it's not a macbook dipshit
>>52541859
>I'd rather be seen with a Mac
>>52542045
JIDF detected
Normies need their status symbols and generally have no idea what they should buy. Aggressive marketing and memes started by shills work very well on normies.
>>52537540
does it support linux gewd?
>>52541859
>I'd rather be seen with a Mac
>>52537540
> Intel Atom Z3735F
> 2gb ram
> Windows 10
Really ? you only want to use notepad
>>52537875
Even if you only did need to use Word, 1366x768 is objectively garbage.
>>52542248
There's nothing wrong with 1366x768 as long as it's on a 10" or smaller screen.
>>52537540
Before laptops uni students bought expensive music players, dvd players, vhs players, TVs.
>>52541953
>>52541968
>>52542045
>>52542213
Get a load of these circle jerk redditors who would rather have cheap spyware chink shit over a well built fashionable unix based Mac.
>>52542283
>macshit
>unixbased
>>52538884
iirc location based alerts is something some apps can leverage by being woken up by ios when the location changes a certain distance or if the user enters a specific location
>>52542177
nay
>>52541859
>I'd rather be seen with a Mac
Most schools require people to get macs cause they're retarded.
>>52542346
jewish shill detected!
get him!
>>52537940
>that real estate.
Screen real estate is NOT about dimensions. Fuckwad.
>>52542352
>>52542352
plz help
>>52542355
What. I'm saying the reason a lot of people get mac books are because a lot of colleges demand you have one. I think it's dumb who am I shilling for?
I come from a third world, and I never saw students using laptops during lectures, so can you explain why would a student need a laptop with small resolution to make presentations and weak performances for CAD software?
To take notes during lectures? Doesn't seem viable, since there's no enough time to draw all those sketches and diagrams on laptop, so why would you carry it?
>>52538896
>>52537540
But, but... does it come with bloatfish?
>>52542045
I'd be ashamed to be seen with one. I like the screens, tho.
>>52541859
>I'd rather be seen with a Mac
Playing around trying to create a VCS bridge webservice.
Mostly because I fucking hate git, but so many people seem to love it (or github, at least).
Syncing the repos themselves is not a big issue, but I'd like it to also handle github issues and wiki and comments and shit.
>>52542012
With 4GB ram I can run a tiny linux VM to handle the heavy lifting windows can't do.
2GB is pushing it, but, eh.
Fuck it, I want one, just to see how far I can push it.
>>52542460
>I come from a third world, and I never saw students using laptops during lectures, so can you explain why would a student need a laptop with small resolution to make presentations and weak performances for CAD software?
>To take notes during lectures? Doesn't seem viable, since there's no enough time to draw all those sketches and diagrams on laptop, so why would you carry it?
>I never saw students using laptops during lectures
>I come from a third world
The above explains why. Had you not been from third world and financially not "poor" you'd buy a laptop for the convenience it allows.
>To take notes during lectures?
Yes, to take notes. It's entirely possible provided you're not a slowpoke keygazer.
>Doesn't seem viable, since there's no enough time to draw all those sketches and diagrams on laptop, so why would you carry it?
Here's some technews for you. Laptops and tablets (Surface line for example) these days offer touchscreen functionality and software for it, such as OneNote, which is awesome. The software is bretty good and you can ditch the keyboard entirely if you wish to write and draw on the screen all the time.
>so why would you carry it?
Having the possibility to access the internet on the go for quick facts lookup, quick document editing, cloud stored books, videos, university websites, quick emailing etc. etc. is very convenient in one device. Granted, laptops still have their inconveniences. which will be eliminated as technology progressed, but they can be overcome and the benefits they provide outweigh any cons laptops/tablet devices have.
>>52540901
How will this help you to learn how to fix British toilets.
>>52542012
Sure if youre a lib arts student
>>52538045
Stop wasting your time trying to put a meme OS on a shit netbook and do something productive
>>52539094
Have you ever been to a Power 5 school, anon?
>>52537735
>>52537752
I loved my little 2011 Acer when I bought it. $300 and it did everything I could reasonably ask for it.
Why do people buy laptops with 1366x768 resolution? Even smartphones have better screens
The result is that everything above that resolution is overpriced
>>52544031
>Why do people buy laptops with 1366x768 resolution?
Because having more on a laptop is pointless. Why destroy your eyes with small as shit desktop elements on an underpowered piece of shit laptop when you can just use a desktop with a large screen + large workspace?
>>52537583
i LITERALLY just bought a mac, about an hour ago. went into the store without a goal, and decided to acquire a rmbp 13".
now my bank account is negative 2000 dollars :)
Bought this bad boy for Uni 5 years ago for 400 eurobucks. Lasted me for all of it.
>Matte screen for muh reflections during daytime use.
>Size of an A4 piece of paper
>8-10 hour battery life, still gets 6+ 5 years later
>Core i3 CPU is surprisingly capable
>Bought a 60GB Sam 830 for it. From power button press to desktop is ~6-7 seconds.
>I've dropped it 10+ times and nothing broke, despite a large crack in the case surrounding the LCD panel.
>3 standard screws keeps the bottom on, that's it.
It just werked.
I wouldn't judge someone for getting an 11.6 inch air for college, it's probably what I would have gotten if I had an unlimited budget (but I didn't).
>>52544208
craigslist or ebay an old macbook pro, the new ones have no usb slots for fucks sake
>>52537540
>Why do students waste their money
because they are either born in a rich or a stupid country
For the Lawfags here, what did you use?
I'll probably end up getting a used Thinkpad.
That shit is for kindérgardeners.
>>52539258
they're trying to kill linux so everyone is forced to use windows 10 to maximize microsoft's new business models of monetizing user metrics and selling it to ad and 3-letter agencies.
>>52545546
>trying to kill linux
loonix is doing that pretty well on its own with unity, systemd, and selinux
>>52544947
it has 2
>>52537540
Why are you so concerned with how other people spend their money?
>>52546740
It's funny because it's not even their money they're wasting.
Most students invariably choose the macbook pro because everyone else has one and they don't want to be singled out.
Either their parents or their student loan money is footing the bill.
And when your tutition is $40,000+ a year, what's another $2000 for a laptop that is guaranteed to last you through college?
>>52538639
Shiny new toy syndrome. And then it breaks. And then rage.
No poor people allowed in this thread.
Sent from my Retina 5k iMac
>>52544434
>>I've dropped it 10+ times and nothing broke, despite a large crack in the case surrounding the LCD panel.
It was designed for kiddies. I built a lab for 8th graders using those things.
>>52539444
What are quality components. Just because something is newer doesn't mean it will last longer, dude.
>>52543369
Epic. Ask those polish people that fix british toilets what kind of university they graduated. Protip: there is a reason they had to leave poorland.
>>52546840
How does having a $2000 prove you are not poor? It does prove you're a poser and you spend money on overpriced, underpowered stuff, but you could be skipping meals in order to pay for it for all we know.
In fact, we do know you suck cock. The question is, do you do it for money?
I have an HP Envy DV6 and I'm fucking sick of it
The battery doesn't hold a charge, it's slow as shit, can't run gayums, and even linux doesn't work on it
But I payed $700 for it a few years ago and now I can't even sell it for $400
What do
>>52546917
Actually it was $2300 and I bought 40 of them :^)
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>>52546994
>2300$ for a 3.2Ghz computer
baka senpai
baka
>>52546994
Damn anon, that is a lot of sucked cock.
>>52546994
>>52547015
>>52546917
>Z0RT
>>52546917
so how much does a 5k display + computer cost
>>52537875
>>52537540
Try running eclipse on it, lel.
>>52544434
>dropping laptop
You're not actually supposed to put it on your lap anon.
>>52537645
>Anything beyond 1600x900 is a waste of money and energy.
15.6" 1920x1080 will be king for a while unless your a macfag who likes burning cash for no reason
lmaoing at all these poorfags that bought macbooks because they couldn't afford a surface book
lmao
>>52538020
This. The AMD E series of chips should be illegal. There is literally no use case where they would be useful.
>>52546768
>And when your tutition is $40,000+ a year,
You realize that student loans have debt limits,? Going to any school that has 40k a year tutition should be avoid like rat poison. Spending 2k on a hipster memetop increases your chances hitting that limit. If you hate that limit you going to have to get private student loan, those debt collectors will make your bitch.
The rule of thumb with student loan is to spend only the bar minimal because you going to anallying probe by the insane interest rates of students loan. 2K laptop is not a big deal because even min wagecuck or stable rich parents with proper budgeting could get a macbook pro if they get a down payment.
>>52539015
lenovo consumer warranty is comparable to taking a straight shit on your malfunctioning laptop
>>52539094
>appalachian literature
Holy kek this has to be fake
>>52547193
whats up with that big ass gap
>>52547193
related
>>52547082
>>52547889
That's where I store my extra cash, because I'm not poor like you, poorfag.
>>52547840
Warranty would be with the retailer, wouldn't it?
>>52537540
a better question is: why do you fucking care what other people do with their lives?
>>52548606
He's just asking a question dude, chill out.
Why does OPs question have you on edge? Buyers remorse?
>>52541859
>I'd rather be seen with a Mac
New Dell Inspiron 7559
>>52549851
>>52541953
>>52541968
>>52542045
>>52542213
>>52542326
>>52542527
>falling for such obvious bait
>>52544139
>Because having more on a laptop is pointless.
I guess having a desktop at home or a phone is pointless too?
>Why destroy your eyes with small as shit desktop elements on an underpowered piece of shit laptop
Don't buy shit laptops with shit specs, problem solved.
>when you can just use a desktop with a large screen + large workspace?
But muh portability.
So can I ask for laptop recommendations in this thread? I have a desktop at home for intensive tasks so I just want a small lightweight laptop that I can take to class, all it will be used for is shitposting, microsoft office, MATLAB, and maybe some Aspen software. I need Windows, so that rules out Chromebooks, I guess. Do they even make cheap netbook style stuff anymore or should I just shell out for an ultrabook? I don't mind doing so, I guess, but it seems kind of unnecessary for my purposes.
Should I get an XPS13, is that still one of the best options? If I do so then is it worth it to upgrade from the cheapest one (i3 4GB RAM) to an i5 8GB model? And I like having a QHD monitor on my desktop, but that's 27" so I question whether upgrading from 1920x1080 to 3200x1800 is really a noticeably worthwhile upgrade on a screen that's only 13".
What else should I consider, Asus ultrabooks? I'm a pretty big fan of their laptops but lately me and everyone I know with an Asus has had problems with the chargers shitting themselves and replacements being unavailable except for questionable shitty off-brand ones.
my whole student life, i used an eee pc 1000he with xubuntu (then later, lubuntu)
it was fucking fantastic
it fit in any bag, it was light, it had 10 hours of battery, it booted in 30 seconds. i took all my notes in notetaking software with built in LaTeX for math. i redirected my university email (outlook) to thunderbird. the keyboard was fucking glorious and the thing was built like a tank
most students have macbooks because they go to university, it's their first time away from home and they haven't yet learned how to manage money. however they also don't know how to pick which laptop to buy, because the majority of laptops are garbage and they know they're safe with a macbook. is that really so bad?
