Anyone have any thoughts on the upcoming quad core Xeon based lenovos?
http://www.notebookreview.com/feature/lenovo-thinkpad-p50-and-p70-first-look-preview/ Jason Roberts Journeyman Software Developer Twitter: @robertsjason Blog: http://DontCodeTired.com Pluralsight Courses: http://bit.ly/psjasonroberts =========================================================== I welcome VSRE emails. Learn more at http://vsre.info/ =========================================================== From: Ken Schaefer Sent: Tuesday, 17 November 2015 9:10 AM To: ozDotNet I’ve found my keyboard and touchpad to be fine. But then I don’t really care what keyboard I use, and I don’t use touchpads (external mouse for me). That said, the touchpad is quite good. Of the main problems reported re the SB: a) BSODs – I’ve had one – related to the video card drivers b) Video card driver falling over – happens to me all the time – maybe once every 30 minutes. Screen freezes for a fraction of a second then comes back. Possibly a problem if you are in the middle of a game, but no biggie if just doing regular work. c) Losing cursor when undocking/redocking – haven’t had this happen me d) Popping audio – haven’t had this either Screen is bright, undock works well. Hoping that the various problems can be solved via software updates. From: ozdotnet-boun...@ozdotnet.com [mailto:ozdotnet-boun...@ozdotnet.com] On Behalf Of Tom Rutter Sent: Tuesday, 17 November 2015 11:49 AM To: ozDotNet <ozdotnet@ozdotnet.com> Subject: Re: [OT] New laptop Any dislikes yet? How are the keyboard and touchpad? On Tue, Nov 17, 2015 at 10:45 AM, Stephen Price <step...@perthprojects.com> wrote: Still early days but so far it's the best laptop I've owned. Ever. On Tue, 17 Nov 2015 at 9:33 AM, Tom Rutter <therut...@gmail.com> wrote: Have any devs here had a play with the surface book yet? Thoughts? On Wed, Oct 7, 2015 at 8:18 PM, DotNet Dude <adotnetd...@gmail.com> wrote: In case anyone here hasn't heard yet and is interested the new Surface Book will apparently be available in Oz on Nov 12th. Looks to be expensive though On Thu, Sep 24, 2015 at 10:10 AM, DotNet Dude <adotnetd...@gmail.com> wrote: I also read somewhere next version of Surface Pro likely to be announced oct 6 so anyone interested may want to wait to see what happens there On Thursday, 24 September 2015, Ken Schaefer <k...@adopenstatic.com> wrote: Microsoft are going to start offering Signature editions via their new stores in Aus (first one opening soon-ish in Sydney). They might offer the same online I guess, once the store opens. From: ozdotnet-boun...@ozdotnet.com [mailto:ozdotnet-boun...@ozdotnet.com] On Behalf Of Tom Rutter Sent: Wednesday, 23 September 2015 3:57 PM To: ozDotNet <ozdotnet@ozdotnet.com> Subject: Re: [OT] New laptop Any things to look out for if I buy direct from US? I've always purchased locally On Fri, Aug 28, 2015 at 2:31 PM, Eddie de Bear (Gmail) <eddie.deb...@gmail.com> wrote: The Signature Editions are the exact same machines (HP, Lenovo, etc) BUT stripped bare of all the crapware.. From what I remember reading when Microsoft first started with them, it’s a clean windows install, with all the correct tweeks, drivers etc to get the most out of the hardware.. Here is a link to their US store: http://www.microsoftstore.com/store/msusa/en_US/cat/categoryID.69916600 From: ozdotnet-boun...@ozdotnet.com [mailto:ozdotnet-boun...@ozdotnet.com] On Behalf Of mike smith Sent: Friday, 28 August 2015 2:11 PM To: ozDotNet <ozdotnet@ozdotnet.com> Subject: Re: [OT] New laptop On Fri, Aug 28, 2015 at 10:44 AM, Eddie de Bear (Gmail) <eddie.deb...@gmail.com> wrote: This is where Microsoft could really make a difference, if they would stop thinking about just the US and make the Signature Edition laptops/PCs available in Australia… Do they make them (or rebadge) ? If the former, whose their manufacturer? From: ozdotnet-boun...@ozdotnet.com [mailto:ozdotnet-boun...@ozdotnet.com] On Behalf Of Thomas Koster Sent: Friday, 28 August 2015 10:09 AM To: ozDotNet <ozdotnet@ozdotnet.com> Subject: Re: [OT] New laptop On 27 August 2015 at 19:28, <osjasonrobe...@gmail.com> wrote: What’s peoples views on Lenovo ATM given there have been a few PR things happen in the last 12 months…? price v performance v reliability? Are you talking about Superfish? http://arstechnica.com/security/2015/02/lenovo-pcs-ship-with-man-in-the-middle-adware-that-breaks-https-connections/ Consider how this could have happened and all the people who would have had to sign off on this. I'll let people make up their own minds about the competence and trustworthiness of Lenovo... -- Thomas Koster -- Meski http://courteous.ly/aAOZcv "Going to Starbucks for coffee is like going to prison for sex. Sure, you'll get it, but it's going to be rough" - Adam Hills