Buying new laptop recommendations

samsiam

Bought my son this last year, he very happy with it....but I have no idea how to operate it...i will say though that he almost never uses the touch screen. http://cdn2.ubergizmo.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/V5-571P-6401.jpg I have a samsung tablet and looking for something different to use in Bali, not a big laptop, nor a small tablet as they just too hard to read the screen.

samsiam

Is porn illegal in Indo ?

ferdie

samsiam wroteIs porn illegal in Indo ?

Distributing porn is illegal but if you have some for your personal library no problem

Markit

samsiam wroteIs porn illegal in Indo ?

Sam you always get to the quintessence of the discussion.

Markit

I prefer and use a large laptop 17" screen not only for the screen but also because I want and use a full keyboard which you don't get with a 14" or smaller. The large screen is a bonus for us with older eyes Cnt/+ or - increases the print size with needing to find those damned glasses every time. They can fly to the moon but can you get glasses with variable focal lengths.... that actually work? Feck no! Another plus with big lappys is that they usually have about 4 usb slots - don't know about you lot but mine tend to rust up here in the tropics so if you've got a smaller one with fewer slots get an extra expander card with say... 6 or 8 slots. But that's something else to lug around or get tangled in. Mouse wise go for a Teck Net radio mouse - work forever with one AA battery and no wires. Try and get a lappy with blue tooth connectivity as it's great for updating your phone and attaching to external speakers. Stay away from "display" models - they may be cheaper but there is a good reason why - the monitors tend to die quickly. Try for a largish internal hard disk - norm now is 1 or 2 terabyte. But get an external while you are at it as you will need that for backing up and hiding all your porn.

davita

Markit wroteI prefer and use a large laptop 17" screen not only for the screen but also because I want and use a full keyboard which you don't get with a 14" or smaller. The large screen is a bonus for us with older eyes Cnt/+ or - increases the print size with needing to find those damned glasses every time. They can fly to the moon but can you get glasses with variable focal lengths.... that actually work? Feck no!

Thanks markit......seems like you and I are on the same page with our readability. Can you tell me where to get a 17" screen lappy in Bali...I haven't found one yet.

ronb

The computer manufacturers selectively target certain modes in certain countries. I don't think they are offering 17" laptops in ASEAN countries. Perhaps, gettign service on a 17" laptop screen would be a headache.

Markit

ronb wrotePerhaps, gettign service on a 17" laptop screen would be a headache.

For sure if they're not sold in all of ASEAN. I got mine in the UK from Amazon.

SquarePeg

If you can stretch to the cost of an Apple MacBook Pro, although they deleted the 17" model a while back of which I had one, the 15" with the Retina display is very good on the eyes and can make up for the loss of physical size. For work, I usually hook it up to an external 23" monitor also and have stuff open on both screens - eg porn on big screen, spreadsheet and presentation to the customer on the laptop - just don't flip screens accidentally when on a video conference. Keyboard is great also, and for work, I attach an external keyboard and mouse.

davita

I always think mac supporters are like religious fanatics...their way or no way. My buddy is the same and yet..every time he opens his mac to show me something he has an excuse why he cannot deliver...makes me :icon_rolleyes:! I'm not anti-mac....don't know enough about computers to have an opinion and haven't slept in a Holiday Inn for at least a couple of years. Has anyone seen a laptop or all-in-one for sale in Bali with 17" + screen? I'ts my 77th birthday tomorrow and I think my wife is desperate to bring me out of the dark ages with a birthday present. She knows porn-sites are censored in Indonesia but I haven't told her of many on this forum who tell me how to get around the ban. I told her I need a big screen for educational purpose...and I don't lie!!!:icon_wink:

Smoke

computer mall in Denpasar just open your eyes or ask

SquarePeg

Sorry I suggested it, your loss. I also have quite a background in Windows and still also use that when it makes sense to do so. I was advising in line with the requirements you have stated, not because of a blind preference for one manufacturer or another.

SquarePeg

If they have a Mac with a big screen in Bali.....I'd be happy to look at it. ......... http://www.global-apr.com/iMac.html. I really don't care, but if you want to see what is possible in a non-Windows world ........

Joe Writeson

At the end of the day you work with what you are most comfortable with...no matter what the herd bleats

samsiam

Rumaging through some old boxes in storage tonight, throwing away tons of crap stored over the years and I find a receipt for a Compaq laptop I bought in Oz in 2002........I upgraded to a whopping 512mb and I got a free carry bag...all for $4100.....cannot believe I paid that for a lappy way back then.

davita

SquarePeg wroteSorry I suggested it, your loss. I also have quite a background in Windows and still also use that when it makes sense to do so. I was advising in line with the requirements you have stated, not because of a blind preference for one manufacturer or another.

Sorry...I thought you said Mac doesn't make a 17" any more and using a laptop and hooking up different monitors/keyboards seems a complicated system to me. I like simplicity and have become accustomed to windows. If they have a Mac with a big screen in Bali.....I'd be happy to look at it. I wasn't directing to your post particularly.....Gurkha also said 'Get a Macbook' but didn't mention where I could get one with a big screen in Bali. @smoke.....is Rimo that what you mean by Computer Mall in Denpaser, or is there another, and do they sell large screen laptops with already installed OS?

Smoke

davita wrote @smoke.....is Rimo that what you mean by Computer Mall in Denpaser, or is there another, and do they sell large screen laptops with already installed OS?

Rimo is the place they sell large screen laptops yes 17 inch !! No idea if they add the OS or it preinstalled by manu.

samsiam

I have never had a computer with original Windows in it....never. My son has W8 in his new laptop and interesting to read it includes anti virus, so safe and no need for extra protection....2 months ago had to reinstall W8 as his puter was riddled with virus and malware crap.

Normy

The anti virus included in W8 is 'Defender' which has a very low rating.

davita

samsiam wroteI have never had a computer with original Windows in it....never. My son has W8 in his new laptop and interesting to read it includes anti virus, so safe and no need for extra protection....2 months ago had to reinstall W8 as his puter was riddled with virus and malware crap.

samsiang...I don't think you should use your sons 'puter to acces those porn sites that have malware and virus'! :lemo:

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