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Sepia volcanic crater senate
  04/24/18
how much do you want to spend
Fiercely-loyal stain laser beams
  04/24/18
I'm flexible maybe
Sepia volcanic crater senate
  04/24/18
i had the pro a couple years ago. I liked it, but it was a b...
Gay Wrinkle Alpha
  04/24/18
the only awkward thing IMO is that you can't really put it o...
Gaped Ticket Booth Weed Whacker
  04/24/18
Is the keyboard good if just on a desk
Sepia volcanic crater senate
  04/24/18
Absolutely. That said at home I still have a dock and an ex...
Gaped Ticket Booth Weed Whacker
  04/24/18
I have a surface Pro i7 for work. I really like it. The on...
Gaped Ticket Booth Weed Whacker
  04/24/18
the book with the nice graphics card is the POTUS of laptops...
Fiercely-loyal stain laser beams
  04/24/18
Lenovo carbon x1
nubile orchestra pit pervert
  04/24/18
Had the Carbon X1, now have the surface pro. Windows is pure...
brindle nighttime institution factory reset button
  04/24/18
I'm posting on a Macbook Pro now. I have no idea what you'r...
Gaped Ticket Booth Weed Whacker
  04/24/18
you sound like pddj re windows being sps: http://www.xoxohth...
twisted church
  04/24/18
Yes, using Windows 10. Windows seven is fine.
brindle nighttime institution factory reset button
  04/24/18
can you make win 10 look like win 7?
twisted church
  04/25/18
https://www.laptopmag.com/articles/make-windows-10-like-wind...
Gaped Ticket Booth Weed Whacker
  04/25/18
Windows is garbage. I'm poasting from a T450s, Windows 8.1. ...
Canary knife
  04/25/18
why win 8 not win 7? win 8 is crap. win 10 seems not as bad ...
twisted church
  04/25/18
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exhilarant alcoholic useless brakes jew
  04/25/18
Do Pros still not get LTE? That was a big reason I didn’t ge...
Milky laughsome locus international law enforcement agency
  04/24/18
Lenovo Thinkpad T470 at $783.20: https://www3.lenovo.com/...
Canary knife
  04/25/18
who needs an $1000 laptop (post-tax)? TP is the best pc, but...
twisted church
  04/25/18
A comparable Macbook starts at $1,300; I use my laptop as my...
Canary knife
  04/25/18
both are unnecessary unless you are a rare user who needs hi...
twisted church
  04/25/18
Recently caved and bought $1500 MacBook for the wife. She us...
Narrow-minded Psychic Multi-billionaire
  04/25/18
To be fair, it is much higher quality than a $500 computer a...
Gaped Ticket Booth Weed Whacker
  04/25/18
thinkpads have better keyboards than macs, and you can get a...
twisted church
  04/25/18
4k > Retina > HD > shit Lenovo display "&qu...
Gaped Ticket Booth Weed Whacker
  04/25/18
can you pirate software (eg, office) easily on mac?
twisted church
  04/25/18
Sure, though with the number of viruses/malware in pirated s...
Gaped Ticket Booth Weed Whacker
  04/25/18
office and adobe shit isnt cheap/free. how is there virus...
twisted church
  04/25/18
You can get Office 365 for cheap and it includes a shit ton ...
Gaped Ticket Booth Weed Whacker
  04/25/18
how cheap is office 365? i need lightroom and photoshop f...
twisted church
  04/25/18
Check ebay and depends on if you want the family or personal...
Gaped Ticket Booth Weed Whacker
  04/25/18
Can you link to a reliable Ebay vendor selling a family lice...
dashing walnut national
  04/25/18
Wtf, do your own research. Their ratings are right there.
Gaped Ticket Booth Weed Whacker
  04/25/18
This is true but not nearly worth it imo
Narrow-minded Psychic Multi-billionaire
  04/25/18
It all depends on how you value your time/labor/nice things ...
Gaped Ticket Booth Weed Whacker
  04/25/18
rofl no reason she cant do that w a $500 pc. tbf, xo hasn...
twisted church
  04/25/18
Could she? Sure. Will it be as nice? No. It'll have a ...
Gaped Ticket Booth Weed Whacker
  04/25/18
you can install a 128GB SSD yourself for $50 on a thankpad
twisted church
  04/25/18
I think I paid 400 for the shitty dell I use, it works great...
Narrow-minded Psychic Multi-billionaire
  04/25/18
Oh look, it's business ready, honey!
exhilarant alcoholic useless brakes jew
  04/25/18
...
twisted church
  04/25/18
thinkpad. only cr way to go
indecent cracking roommate gunner
  04/25/18
I have a new x1 Carbon. How credited is a thinkpad p70 for p...
Bipolar Associate
  04/25/18
does anyone here use a surface pro for marking up documents?...
Snowy metal parlor lettuce
  04/25/18
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Bipolar Associate
  04/25/18


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Date: April 24th, 2018 3:11 PM
Author: Sepia volcanic crater senate

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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: Fiercely-loyal stain laser beams

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: Sepia volcanic crater senate

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: Gay Wrinkle Alpha

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: Gaped Ticket Booth Weed Whacker

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: Sepia volcanic crater senate

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: Gaped Ticket Booth Weed Whacker

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: Gaped Ticket Booth Weed Whacker

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: Fiercely-loyal stain laser beams

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: nubile orchestra pit pervert

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: brindle nighttime institution factory reset button

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: Gaped Ticket Booth Weed Whacker

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: twisted church

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: brindle nighttime institution factory reset button

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: twisted church

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: Gaped Ticket Booth Weed Whacker

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: Canary knife

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: twisted church

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: exhilarant alcoholic useless brakes jew



(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: Milky laughsome locus international law enforcement agency

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: Canary knife

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: twisted church

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: Canary knife

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: twisted church

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: Narrow-minded Psychic Multi-billionaire

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: Gaped Ticket Booth Weed Whacker

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: twisted church

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: Gaped Ticket Booth Weed Whacker

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: twisted church

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: Gaped Ticket Booth Weed Whacker

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: twisted church

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: Gaped Ticket Booth Weed Whacker

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: twisted church

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: Gaped Ticket Booth Weed Whacker

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: dashing walnut national

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: Gaped Ticket Booth Weed Whacker

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: Narrow-minded Psychic Multi-billionaire

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: Gaped Ticket Booth Weed Whacker

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: twisted church

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: Gaped Ticket Booth Weed Whacker

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: twisted church

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: Narrow-minded Psychic Multi-billionaire

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: exhilarant alcoholic useless brakes jew

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: twisted church



(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: indecent cracking roommate gunner

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: Bipolar Associate

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: Snowy metal parlor lettuce

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: Bipolar Associate



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