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Thread ID: 118504 2011-06-07 21:13:00 New Laptop The Error Guy (14052) PC World Chat
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1207644 2011-06-07 21:13:00 Just ordered my new laptop from itexpress, $1700 for a shiny new DV7

i7 2GHz (i7-2630 Sandy Bridge)
4GB DDR3 (will upgrade to 6 or 8)
640GB HDD, I think it has a 2nd HDD bay in which case extra space to come
ATi Radeon HD 6770M with 1GB GDDR5

Shall have some designing madness with that, my DV5 doesn't play as nice as it used to.
The Error Guy (14052)
1207645 2011-06-07 22:44:00 Let me know how it goes and if it has an expansion port 3 when you get it, my DV6 is really starting to test my patience, so was thinking about getting new laptop but I want to be able to use my XB3000 media dock still, so that means an HP media laptop. nedkelly (9059)
1207646 2011-06-07 23:47:00 We just got the Lenovo X220...i7 2620, 4Gb 160GB SSD, 12.5 IPS LCD, 3G,802.n....got the ultra docking station with it with 3 external LCD outputs...its quiet nice although I have had some fun bringing the damn thing out of sleep!
We did buy a new Sony, but it had implementation issues where the output to 2 x 16x10 was awful!, so sent it back...looking at demoing the new Samsung unit, which looks real nice...
SolMiester (139)
1207647 2011-06-08 08:45:00 I had a look at some samsungs in china. They were a pretty good price at the i5 range but anything with an i7 was heinous.

Hopefully it arrives at keale before friday, would not be a happy chappie if it arrived on saturday whilst i'm at home for the weekend. Or even worse, didn't arrive at all. Sometimes I wonder about the mail system :o
The Error Guy (14052)
1207648 2011-06-08 23:46:00 We just got the Lenovo X220...i7 2620, 4Gb 160GB SSD, 12.5 IPS LCD, 3G,802.n....got the ultra docking station with it with 3 external LCD outputs...its quiet nice although I have had some fun bringing the damn thing out of sleep!
We did buy a new Sony, but it had implementation issues where the output to 2 x 16x10 was awful!, so sent it back...looking at demoing the new Samsung unit, which looks real nice...

What do you think of it? I'm considering getting the x220t or elitebook 2760p, but not sure which to get. I'm currently leaning towards the HP, but it doesn't have display port out, while the lenovo has a 16:9 screen and a battery hump (both a bad thing)
gretag34 (16372)
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