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Yeah, for home use they're probably a good deal. Ours cost around 700€. I've installed Diablo 3 on mine, and it works well.
For development however, my experience with it has been less than satisfying so far (I've been using it for some seven months now).
Full-fledged Java/.NET lover, full-fledged PHP hater.
Full-fledged Google/Microsoft lover, full-fledged Apple hater.
Full-fledged Skype lover, full-fledged YM hater.
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Mine was CHF 890.- in a sale. Back home in the UK the 11.11 of any year is remembrance day whereas in Switzerland it's an 11% off sale day.
I do have a VM on mine which I do occasional work on, but mainly I have a huge collection of old school DOS games and DOSBox. Unsurprisingly it does fairly well with them.
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It's an intereresting, if a bit off-topic, observation, that while I strolled the main mall here in Chiang Mai in northern Thailand, looking into store after store stuffed with iPods, iPads, all the netbooks and notebook from Acer, Asus, Dell, HP, Lenovo, Toshiba, Sony ...
The priciest notebooks were the Toshibas (compared to other manufacture's similar notebooks with matching specs: same screen size and resolution, same processor running about the same speed, same amount of ram, etc., etc.)
But, I found out the Toshiba notebooks all have a one-year warranty only, while some of the other vendors' netbooks, have three year warranties.
Made me wonder why Toshiba can up-sell like that with a short warranty. Now Sony, I think, is a brand that has its own special following, just as the Cult of Mac has its masses of mentally brainwashed, who will pay through the nose for its excellent design and engineering, rendered aesthetically.
I'll stick to building my own, thanks 
best, Bill
"Everything we call real is made of things that cannot be regarded as real." Niels Bohr
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The best laptop I've ever had is an IBM (not lenovo which I never owned one).
Lightweight, powerful, worked like charm...
Fujitsu-siemens also worked well, HP elitebook also nice but I've got problems with the battery.
I'd look for a LENOVO T430s or T530.
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I just bought a I5 with 6GB Ram, 750GB hard drive for $550.00 USD which is not much at all to pay ! It is a DELL laptop.
Runs VS 2010 great ! A fine development machine. The only issue I have with it is when I start typing I keep accidentally hitting the touch pad and moving the mouse around. I have to look into disabling the touch pad.
ANYWAY, GREAT LAPTOP AND REALLY REALLY CHEAP !!! I was impressed at what I got for the price I payed !
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The greatest trick the U.S Govt ever played on the world was getting people to think that Satellite Torture was all about crazy people...
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Most laptop lines seem to be about the same as far as quality. Some people love them and others hate them. Some of that comes down to which line you buy off of. For example, Dell has their home line and their business line. Only ever buy off of their business line (there aren't any restrictions on doing so). The quality is night and day different. The same goes for HP and others.
As far as the hard drive, a SSD will make any laptop faster. However, I would recommend getting it third-party. That will allow you to get a cheaper system (even after buying the drive) and it will allow you to get a good drive. Not all SSDs are the same. Some are slower than others and some are prone to failure over time. I personally recommend this line: http://eshop.macsales.com/shop/SSD/OWC/[^] I have had two of them and I have put them through their paces. If you are going to spend money anywhere, spend it here. It will make all the difference in the world.
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I have an Asus G73J with 17" screen backlit keyboard. Here
i7 proc, 8 gig ram 650 gig hd. Will play movies in HD etc etc.. Price pushes $1500 so would be right at your limits if I have the conversion right. I run a full SQL server instalation, a Mysql install, Visual studio 2008, 2010 and 2011 beta. I also run up to 5 VMs with vmware that have a web server, a sql server, Domain controller, sharepoint server 2010. All at the same time(minimal recourses on them of course.) that are my testing playground.
Also run Android emulator, Eclipse.
I have run quite a few of them at the same time with little to no issues as far as being draggy or slow. When I run all 5 vms at once it can get a little laggy but still functions.
Common sense is not a gift it's a curse. Those of us who have it have to deal with those that don't....
Be careful which toes you step on today, they might be connected to the foot that kicks your butt tomorrow.
You can't scare me, I have children.
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That does look really nice, but apparently we're getting ripped off over here - prices seem to range from £1500 to £2000!
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ouch. I actually got mine at 1200 US on sale. The normal price was 1500. Double that over there? jeesh.
Common sense is not a gift it's a curse. Those of us who have it have to deal with those that don't....
Be careful which toes you step on today, they might be connected to the foot that kicks your butt tomorrow.
You can't scare me, I have children.
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That being said though, the idea still holds. Look at gaming laptops that fall in your budget. Gamers tend to like a lot of horsepower, which translates into horsepower for development as well.
Common sense is not a gift it's a curse. Those of us who have it have to deal with those that don't....
Be careful which toes you step on today, they might be connected to the foot that kicks your butt tomorrow.
You can't scare me, I have children.
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Yep that's a good shout, I've seen the specs on a few now & they definitely deliver what I'm after - just a bit on the pricey side for some of the models.
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We use MSI gaming laptops - mine's a G640 (i7 + 15.4" display); Beth's is a newer model with an i5, 15.6" full HD display and twin hard disks.
I would heartily recommend them, though whatever you go for make sure you pick one with a decent screen resolution and that has a graphics adaptor that doesn't steal main RAM.
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"Why would anyone prefer to wield a weapon that takes both hands at once, when they could use a lighter (and obviously superior) weapon that allows you to wield multiple ones at a time, and thus supports multi-paradigm carnage?"
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Congratulations to Nicola Adams for reaching the Olympic final of the Women's Fly Weight.
She has had to overcome years of sexism and innuendo in the sport to get this far.
I, for one, am really looking forward to seeing her box.
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I will never again mention that I was the poster of the One Millionth Lounge Post, nor that it was complete drivel. Dalek Dave
CCC Link[ ^]
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Definitely. She's looked great in the fights I've seen so far.
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Well played Sir.
Every man can tell how many goats or sheep he possesses, but not how many friends.
Shed Petition[ ^]
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I have enjoyed seeing her box
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Pic or it didn't happen.
I wanna be a eunuchs developer! Pass me a bread knife!
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I was too preoccupied with seeing her box to take any pictures.
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At this rate, we may have to change your sign in to Finbarr.
Finbarr[^]
Some poor guy in Knoxville too apparently...
http://finbarrsaunders.com/[^]
Oh the fun Viz could have with the election posters.
(Edited to correct first link)
modified 9-Aug-12 11:37am.
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Well played against Mary Com.
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Wow, the news topics today have managed to be even more one-sided that the BBC during the Olympics - all but one relating to phone development. Yawn.
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A slow news day in the U.S. means that no one shot 5+ people all at once. Which is a good thing !
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The greatest trick the U.S Govt ever played on the world was getting people to think that Satellite Torture was all about crazy people...
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Sad thing is that happens all the time, just doesn't get reported as international news when the perps and victims are a certain race, the guns are illegal, and they have sh*t aim.
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An Englewood District officer standing on the block spotted the shooter firing a handgun into a group of people standing nearby, police said.
The shots sent the crowd scattering for cover, though at least one man pulled a handgun and returned fire at the gunman, according to authorities
People shoot into crowds all the time, in the ghetto.
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Unless his intention was to scare people, rather than injure, in which case it was quite remarkable.
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In that neighborhood, I think you can expect to get shot back so I doubt it was to scare.
The officer fired at the initial gunman and gave chase. Officers at the scene eventually arrested three young men and recovered a weapon.
So to recap. 3 people shooting at each other, including a trained police officer, and nobody was hit. 3 people were arrested though.
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