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MBP 2011/2012s reach the end of the road

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    #11
    Originally posted by cojak View Post
    I saw that but I must admit that I’m looking at the Inspiron 7000. Dell Inspiron 7370

    But I will hold off until 3pm.
    Looks good for a budget laptop!

    I've gone with the surface book 2 but it's damned expensive but should last me for 3 years at least.

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      #12
      Access Denied will get you 10% off at the outlet.

      Personally I would be looking at Latitude Business machines (you get 3 years onsite support included in the price). https://outlet.euro.dell.com/Online/...cYtfyTmQ%3d%3d nearly meets your criteria but only has a 256gb disk. It is however about £640 after the discount above and you can upgrade the ssd if you need to down the line...

      If you want the inspiron it's actually cheaper new than at the outlet at the moment but you'll only get a single years support....

      Also ring them for the discount - Dell's sales really don't bite....

      Oh and for me the Surfacebook is partly for show - it's part of the demonstration why I'm more expensive than other consultancies....
      Last edited by madame SasGuru; 2 October 2018, 10:06.

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        #13
        What do you want to do with the laptop? Are you a programmer or a project manager?

        Consider something second hand. A Thinkpad x250 or models above can be had for a couple of hundred quid. You can install Mint Linux and do the majority of what you require ok a day to day basis as a PM, for example.

        You can run WINE to emulate windows software if there are a few things you need to get working.

        It's the best change I've made. I also came from a Mac world too before this. Unlike others here I see laptops as consumables and expect them to die every few years, so ensure your backups are arranged well. 'Timeshift' makes this easy.

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          #14
          Originally posted by cojak View Post
          No Mojave for me or my MBP

          Time to look at PCs I guess.
          My 2011 MBP can't have it either, but then again 7 years for a laptop I use everyday is bloody good going!
          Originally posted by Stevie Wonder Boy
          I can't see any way to do it can you please advise?

          I want my account deleted and all of my information removed, I want to invoke my right to be forgotten.

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            #15
            Originally posted by cojak View Post
            Looking at the John Lewis website now (I can get 5% IPSE discount too).
            I shopped there too. Bought a new but open box ASUS i7 laptop for GBP 399. Chucked in a 1Tb Crucial SSD upgrade after a couple months. Said ASUS cooks on gas now. Very nice. Very cheap.
            Public Service Posting by the BBC - Bloggs Bulls**t Corp.
            Officially CUK certified - Thick as f**k.

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              #16
              Originally posted by BR14 View Post
              You can experiment with various OS's too.
              If you've really nothing better to do with your life
              Originally posted by MaryPoppins
              I'd still not breastfeed a nazi
              Originally posted by vetran
              Urine is quite nourishing

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                #17
                Originally posted by Fred Bloggs View Post
                I shopped there too. Bought a new but open box ASUS i7 laptop for GBP 399. Chucked in a 1Tb Crucial SSD upgrade after a couple months. Said ASUS cooks on gas now. Very nice. Very cheap.
                Did you go into the shop for that? (I can imagine open box deals in-store).
                "I can put any old tat in my sig, put quotes around it and attribute to someone of whom I've heard, to make it sound true."
                - Voltaire/Benjamin Franklin/Anne Frank...

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                  #18
                  Originally posted by cojak View Post
                  Did you go into the shop for that? (I can imagine open box deals in-store).
                  Indeed I did yes.
                  Public Service Posting by the BBC - Bloggs Bulls**t Corp.
                  Officially CUK certified - Thick as f**k.

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                    #19
                    Originally posted by madame SasGuru View Post
                    Access Denied will get you 10% off at the outlet.

                    Personally I would be looking at Latitude Business machines (you get 3 years onsite support included in the price). https://outlet.euro.dell.com/Online/...cYtfyTmQ%3d%3d nearly meets your criteria but only has a 256gb disk. It is however about £640 after the discount above and you can upgrade the ssd if you need to down the line...

                    If you want the inspiron it's actually cheaper new than at the outlet at the moment but you'll only get a single years support....

                    Also ring them for the discount - Dell's sales really don't bite....

                    Oh and for me the Surfacebook is partly for show - it's part of the demonstration why I'm more expensive than other consultancies....
                    Update:

                    I called Dell and got a good deal on a Latitude 5491.

                    The biggest problem was my hesitation before the move to Windows.

                    Farewell Apple...

                    But thanks guys!
                    "I can put any old tat in my sig, put quotes around it and attribute to someone of whom I've heard, to make it sound true."
                    - Voltaire/Benjamin Franklin/Anne Frank...

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                      #20
                      Originally posted by cojak View Post
                      Farewell Apple...
                      I'm not sure I could go back to Windows. There's lots to like but even more to hate :-(

                      I'll be interested to hear about what you miss and what you what you don't as you switch.

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