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Pea-brained Volcanic Crater School Cafeteria
  04/24/18
how much do you want to spend
Scarlet Heady Puppy
  04/24/18
I'm flexible maybe
Pea-brained Volcanic Crater School Cafeteria
  04/24/18
i had the pro a couple years ago. I liked it, but it was a b...
maize contagious doctorate travel guidebook
  04/24/18
the only awkward thing IMO is that you can't really put it o...
electric fiercely-loyal school
  04/24/18
Is the keyboard good if just on a desk
Pea-brained Volcanic Crater School Cafeteria
  04/24/18
Absolutely. That said at home I still have a dock and an ex...
electric fiercely-loyal school
  04/24/18
I have a surface Pro i7 for work. I really like it. The on...
electric fiercely-loyal school
  04/24/18
the book with the nice graphics card is the POTUS of laptops...
Scarlet Heady Puppy
  04/24/18
Lenovo carbon x1
Chocolate beady-eyed gaming laptop home
  04/24/18
Had the Carbon X1, now have the surface pro. Windows is pure...
Sexy fear-inspiring twinkling uncleanness
  04/24/18
I'm posting on a Macbook Pro now. I have no idea what you'r...
electric fiercely-loyal school
  04/24/18
you sound like pddj re windows being sps: http://www.xoxohth...
Unholy Theatre Yarmulke
  04/24/18
Yes, using Windows 10. Windows seven is fine.
Sexy fear-inspiring twinkling uncleanness
  04/24/18
can you make win 10 look like win 7?
Unholy Theatre Yarmulke
  04/25/18
https://www.laptopmag.com/articles/make-windows-10-like-wind...
electric fiercely-loyal school
  04/25/18
Windows is garbage. I'm poasting from a T450s, Windows 8.1. ...
Peach athletic conference lay
  04/25/18
why win 8 not win 7? win 8 is crap. win 10 seems not as bad ...
Unholy Theatre Yarmulke
  04/25/18
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doobsian useless brakes library
  04/25/18
Do Pros still not get LTE? That was a big reason I didn’t ge...
Exciting turdskin
  04/24/18
Lenovo Thinkpad T470 at $783.20: https://www3.lenovo.com/...
Peach athletic conference lay
  04/25/18
who needs an $1000 laptop (post-tax)? TP is the best pc, but...
Unholy Theatre Yarmulke
  04/25/18
A comparable Macbook starts at $1,300; I use my laptop as my...
Peach athletic conference lay
  04/25/18
both are unnecessary unless you are a rare user who needs hi...
Unholy Theatre Yarmulke
  04/25/18
Recently caved and bought $1500 MacBook for the wife. She us...
jet locus pisswyrm
  04/25/18
To be fair, it is much higher quality than a $500 computer a...
electric fiercely-loyal school
  04/25/18
thinkpads have better keyboards than macs, and you can get a...
Unholy Theatre Yarmulke
  04/25/18
4k > Retina > HD > shit Lenovo display "&qu...
electric fiercely-loyal school
  04/25/18
can you pirate software (eg, office) easily on mac?
Unholy Theatre Yarmulke
  04/25/18
Sure, though with the number of viruses/malware in pirated s...
electric fiercely-loyal school
  04/25/18
office and adobe shit isnt cheap/free. how is there virus...
Unholy Theatre Yarmulke
  04/25/18
You can get Office 365 for cheap and it includes a shit ton ...
electric fiercely-loyal school
  04/25/18
how cheap is office 365? i need lightroom and photoshop f...
Unholy Theatre Yarmulke
  04/25/18
Check ebay and depends on if you want the family or personal...
electric fiercely-loyal school
  04/25/18
Can you link to a reliable Ebay vendor selling a family lice...
ultramarine vibrant principal's office
  04/25/18
Wtf, do your own research. Their ratings are right there.
electric fiercely-loyal school
  04/25/18
This is true but not nearly worth it imo
jet locus pisswyrm
  04/25/18
It all depends on how you value your time/labor/nice things ...
electric fiercely-loyal school
  04/25/18
rofl no reason she cant do that w a $500 pc. tbf, xo hasn...
Unholy Theatre Yarmulke
  04/25/18
Could she? Sure. Will it be as nice? No. It'll have a ...
electric fiercely-loyal school
  04/25/18
you can install a 128GB SSD yourself for $50 on a thankpad
Unholy Theatre Yarmulke
  04/25/18
I think I paid 400 for the shitty dell I use, it works great...
jet locus pisswyrm
  04/25/18
Oh look, it's business ready, honey!
doobsian useless brakes library
  04/25/18
...
Unholy Theatre Yarmulke
  04/25/18
thinkpad. only cr way to go
Soul-stirring dysfunction
  04/25/18
I have a new x1 Carbon. How credited is a thinkpad p70 for p...
Puce talented native
  04/25/18
does anyone here use a surface pro for marking up documents?...
chrome hall hissy fit
  04/25/18
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Puce talented native
  04/25/18


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Date: April 24th, 2018 3:11 PM
Author: Pea-brained Volcanic Crater School Cafeteria

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(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3958613&forum_id=2#35910220)



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Date: April 24th, 2018 3:16 PM
Author: Scarlet Heady Puppy

how much do you want to spend

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3958613&forum_id=2#35910269)



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Date: April 24th, 2018 3:21 PM
Author: Pea-brained Volcanic Crater School Cafeteria

I'm flexible maybe

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3958613&forum_id=2#35910324)



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Date: April 24th, 2018 3:24 PM
Author: maize contagious doctorate travel guidebook

i had the pro a couple years ago. I liked it, but it was a bit awkward to use. it also bricked on me after a year.

I have the surface laptop now, it's 180 as fuck. i'd go with that.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3958613&forum_id=2#35910361)



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Date: April 24th, 2018 3:28 PM
Author: electric fiercely-loyal school

the only awkward thing IMO is that you can't really put it on your lap like a normal laptop.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3958613&forum_id=2#35910392)



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Date: April 24th, 2018 3:28 PM
Author: Pea-brained Volcanic Crater School Cafeteria

Is the keyboard good if just on a desk

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3958613&forum_id=2#35910397)



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Date: April 24th, 2018 3:32 PM
Author: electric fiercely-loyal school

Absolutely. That said at home I still have a dock and an external keyboard/mouse. But I had that when I had a regular laptop too.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3958613&forum_id=2#35910426)



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Date: April 24th, 2018 3:25 PM
Author: electric fiercely-loyal school

I have a surface Pro i7 for work. I really like it. The only thing is that if you like to put it on your lap like a normal laptop then that won't work with the surface pro. It is really a tablet with a keyboard cover with laptop internals.

Build quality of the Surface line is really good. If I was buying for myself I'd get a Surface Book with the discrete Nvidia graphics.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3958613&forum_id=2#35910364)



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Date: April 24th, 2018 3:28 PM
Author: Scarlet Heady Puppy

the book with the nice graphics card is the POTUS of laptops IMO

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3958613&forum_id=2#35910391)



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Date: April 24th, 2018 3:26 PM
Author: Chocolate beady-eyed gaming laptop home

Lenovo carbon x1

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3958613&forum_id=2#35910375)



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Date: April 24th, 2018 3:29 PM
Author: Sexy fear-inspiring twinkling uncleanness

Had the Carbon X1, now have the surface pro. Windows is pure shit. If iMac is not an option, then get the next best thing - beaten to death with baseball bats on live TV

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3958613&forum_id=2#35910402)



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Date: April 24th, 2018 3:46 PM
Author: electric fiercely-loyal school

I'm posting on a Macbook Pro now. I have no idea what you're talking about, Windows 10 is fine.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3958613&forum_id=2#35910542)



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Date: April 24th, 2018 3:48 PM
Author: Unholy Theatre Yarmulke

you sound like pddj re windows being sps: http://www.xoxohth.com/thread.php?thread_id=3958067&mc=18&forum_id=2

are u using win 10? win 7 is fine for me.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3958613&forum_id=2#35910567)



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Date: April 24th, 2018 8:56 PM
Author: Sexy fear-inspiring twinkling uncleanness

Yes, using Windows 10. Windows seven is fine.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3958613&forum_id=2#35912714)



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Date: April 25th, 2018 1:43 AM
Author: Unholy Theatre Yarmulke

can you make win 10 look like win 7?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3958613&forum_id=2#35914282)



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Date: April 25th, 2018 9:28 AM
Author: electric fiercely-loyal school

https://www.laptopmag.com/articles/make-windows-10-like-windows-7

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3958613&forum_id=2#35915475)



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Date: April 25th, 2018 1:44 AM
Author: Peach athletic conference lay

Windows is garbage. I'm poasting from a T450s, Windows 8.1. I pity all new "PC" users.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3958613&forum_id=2#35914285)



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Date: April 25th, 2018 1:53 AM
Author: Unholy Theatre Yarmulke

why win 8 not win 7? win 8 is crap. win 10 seems not as bad but havent used it much.

poasting from an x230 on win7.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3958613&forum_id=2#35914347)



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Date: April 25th, 2018 9:38 AM
Author: doobsian useless brakes library



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3958613&forum_id=2#35915545)



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Date: April 24th, 2018 9:05 PM
Author: Exciting turdskin

Do Pros still not get LTE? That was a big reason I didn’t get one a few years back.

Firm gave me HP elite book which is awesome. Light, great battery and crazy stats but it’s like 2500.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3958613&forum_id=2#35912749)



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Date: April 25th, 2018 1:47 AM
Author: Peach athletic conference lay

Lenovo Thinkpad T470 at $783.20:

https://www3.lenovo.com/us/en/laptops/thinkpad/thinkpad-t-series/ThinkPad-T470/p/22TP2TT4700

$895.20 with FHD screen and RAM upgrades.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3958613&forum_id=2#35914308)



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Date: April 25th, 2018 1:51 AM
Author: Unholy Theatre Yarmulke

who needs an $1000 laptop (post-tax)? TP is the best pc, but in the end, it's still chinese garbage with a 1 yr depot warranty. i dont see the point of spending more than $500 on a laptop unless you need high-end performance

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3958613&forum_id=2#35914329)



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Date: April 25th, 2018 1:53 AM
Author: Peach athletic conference lay

A comparable Macbook starts at $1,300; I use my laptop as my primary computer, on which I do work and watch (((media))). It's worth the investment.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3958613&forum_id=2#35914350)



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Date: April 25th, 2018 1:55 AM
Author: Unholy Theatre Yarmulke

both are unnecessary unless you are a rare user who needs high-end performance.

and tbf, at least the $1300 macbook holds its value much better than the $1000 thinkpad.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3958613&forum_id=2#35914368)



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Date: April 25th, 2018 9:34 AM
Author: jet locus pisswyrm

Recently caved and bought $1500 MacBook for the wife. She uses it for work all the time, which is why she HAD to have something expensive. Work, in this instance, means email and some office docs. By the time we finish with all the accessories we may as well have set over $1000 on fire.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3958613&forum_id=2#35915517)



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Date: April 25th, 2018 9:47 AM
Author: electric fiercely-loyal school

To be fair, it is much higher quality than a $500 computer and will last much longer. Things like the keyboard and screen are much nicer too.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3958613&forum_id=2#35915606)



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Date: April 25th, 2018 10:59 AM
Author: Unholy Theatre Yarmulke

thinkpads have better keyboards than macs, and you can get a HD screen on a pc.

"last much longer" is mac flame. better to buy 3 $500 laptops than one $1500 one.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3958613&forum_id=2#35916072)



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Date: April 25th, 2018 12:36 PM
Author: electric fiercely-loyal school

4k > Retina > HD > shit Lenovo display

""last much longer" is mac flame. better to buy 3 $500 laptops than one $1500 one."

It is not. Dealing with a laptop crash (or a dying laptop), buying a new laptop, setting it up is a PITA. I understand you're cheap and don't value your time/convenience at all, but if you did you would see why a better $1500 laptop that lasts 3x as long (or more) is cr. And I say this as someone who isn't all in on Apple. I have one MBP, one custom gaming laptop, a surface pro and wife has two thinkpads (one Yoga, one T series).

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3958613&forum_id=2#35916875)



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Date: April 25th, 2018 1:24 PM
Author: Unholy Theatre Yarmulke

can you pirate software (eg, office) easily on mac?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3958613&forum_id=2#35917380)



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Date: April 25th, 2018 2:06 PM
Author: electric fiercely-loyal school

Sure, though with the number of viruses/malware in pirated software these days I've stopped doing that years ago. There's basically no reason to either since a bunch of shit is free or cheap.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3958613&forum_id=2#35917734)



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Date: April 25th, 2018 2:07 PM
Author: Unholy Theatre Yarmulke

office and adobe shit isnt cheap/free.

how is there viruses and malware? i get shit from torrents and it's fine.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3958613&forum_id=2#35917754)



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Date: April 25th, 2018 2:13 PM
Author: electric fiercely-loyal school

You can get Office 365 for cheap and it includes a shit ton of cloud storage. There are cheap grey market keys on ebay.

Adobe - I don't really need pro.

All fun and games until you get some ransomware or money is missing from your bank account or whatever.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3958613&forum_id=2#35917824)



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Date: April 25th, 2018 2:18 PM
Author: Unholy Theatre Yarmulke

how cheap is office 365?

i need lightroom and photoshop for photos.



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3958613&forum_id=2#35917885)



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Date: April 25th, 2018 2:21 PM
Author: electric fiercely-loyal school

Check ebay and depends on if you want the family or personal licenses or individual or what.

For photoshop, I don't know since I don't use those. Check gray market for that too. Buying gray market keys won't get your system raped.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3958613&forum_id=2#35917907)



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Date: April 25th, 2018 3:38 PM
Author: ultramarine vibrant principal's office

Can you link to a reliable Ebay vendor selling a family license? I assume these are originating from Europe?

Thank

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3958613&forum_id=2#35918717)



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Date: April 25th, 2018 4:04 PM
Author: electric fiercely-loyal school

Wtf, do your own research. Their ratings are right there.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3958613&forum_id=2#35918974)



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Date: April 25th, 2018 1:18 PM
Author: jet locus pisswyrm

This is true but not nearly worth it imo

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3958613&forum_id=2#35917295)



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Date: April 25th, 2018 2:06 PM
Author: electric fiercely-loyal school

It all depends on how you value your time/labor/nice things and how much money you have.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3958613&forum_id=2#35917743)



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Date: April 25th, 2018 11:00 AM
Author: Unholy Theatre Yarmulke

rofl no reason she cant do that w a $500 pc.

tbf, xo hasnt come up with a credible $500 pc laptop itt. xo's alternative to a $1500 mac is a $1000 thinkpad.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3958613&forum_id=2#35916084)



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Date: April 25th, 2018 12:38 PM
Author: electric fiercely-loyal school

Could she? Sure.

Will it be as nice? No. It'll have a shittier display, keyboard, last less, probably not have an SSD, low RAM, be made of cheap plastic instead of metal, etc.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3958613&forum_id=2#35916901)



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Date: April 25th, 2018 1:25 PM
Author: Unholy Theatre Yarmulke

you can install a 128GB SSD yourself for $50 on a thankpad

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3958613&forum_id=2#35917387)



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Date: April 25th, 2018 1:17 PM
Author: jet locus pisswyrm

I think I paid 400 for the shitty dell I use, it works great.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3958613&forum_id=2#35917288)



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Date: April 25th, 2018 8:14 PM
Author: doobsian useless brakes library

Oh look, it's business ready, honey!

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3958613&forum_id=2#35920736)



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Date: April 25th, 2018 8:16 PM
Author: Unholy Theatre Yarmulke



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3958613&forum_id=2#35920759)



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Date: April 25th, 2018 12:48 PM
Author: Soul-stirring dysfunction

thinkpad. only cr way to go

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3958613&forum_id=2#35916974)



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Date: April 25th, 2018 2:16 PM
Author: Puce talented native

I have a new x1 Carbon. How credited is a thinkpad p70 for playing games and doing work at home. Ie desktop replacement. I don’t have room in my apartment for a full on desktop rig but would like to be able to play games and do more serious work on a bigger screen.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3958613&forum_id=2#35917853)



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Date: April 25th, 2018 3:19 PM
Author: chrome hall hissy fit

does anyone here use a surface pro for marking up documents? would love to be able to hand-mark things without actually printing + scanning.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3958613&forum_id=2#35918471)



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Date: April 25th, 2018 8:12 PM
Author: Puce talented native



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3958613&forum_id=2#35920721)