Yeah I have one of these as well. Rock solid. On 6 Apr 2016 11:19, "Greg Low (罗格雷格博士)" <[email protected]> wrote:
> Still loving my Dell E7440. Lightweight, and I fitted it with 16GB memory > from Crucial, 2TB EVO SSD, and an LTE-A internal modem from Sierra > Wireless. (Currently getting near 100MB/sec down and 45MB/sec up). > > > > Great machine. > > > > Regards, > > > > Greg > > > > Dr Greg Low > > > > 1300SQLSQL (1300 775 775) office | +61 419201410 mobile│ +61 3 8676 4913 > fax > > SQL Down Under | Web: www.sqldownunder.com > > > > *From:* [email protected] [mailto: > [email protected]] *On Behalf Of *Dave Walker > *Sent:* Wednesday, 6 April 2016 8:34 AM > *To:* ozDotNet <[email protected]> > *Subject:* Re: [OT] New laptop > > > > i5 is fine though I struggle a little with only 8 GB of ram. Ssd way more > important though. > > My mac - or the current equivalent - I bought last year seems to have > jumped $1k which would have made it out of my bracket. > > On 6 Apr 2016 09:52, "Tejas Goradia" <[email protected]> wrote: > > Just wondering, is it worth spending so much money on local computing? > > I wonder how many people are now using Amazon or Azure as an option vs > buying best in the breed local computing power. > > Is 8gb, i5 environment not enough? > > On 29/10/2015 9:22 AM, "Tom Rutter" <[email protected]> wrote: > > Geez had a look and it gets expensive real quick > > > > On Thu, Oct 8, 2015 at 12:27 PM, Stephen Price <[email protected]> > wrote: > > I've ordered mine. If the 1Tb version was available (no date on that has > been released yet) I would have gotten that one. Shut up and take my money! > > Have disclosed said pre-order to my significant other, and I've > successfully trained her to react with a simple eye roll. I'll likely "pay" > for it later. :) > > > > It's a great feeling to not have to drool over Apple hardware and be > embarrassed about being in the Microsoft camp. > > It would have been nice for the Surface Book to have come with Usb-C > port(s) but given I don't actually yet have any devices, and how long it > takes for devices to spring up, I can live with USB 3.0 for a while more. > > > > Exciting times! > > > > On Thu, 8 Oct 2015 at 08:49 <[email protected]> wrote: > > Yeah - looks pretty nice, 512GB / i7/ 16GB for $4,199 AUD > > > > Compared to similar spec Lenovo ThinkPad W541 (no touch/pen/etc) $3,649.00 > AUD (though I think the Lenovo is 5th Gen i7 not 6th Gen as in Surface > Book?) > > > > 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:* DotNet Dude <[email protected]> > *Sent:* Wednesday, 7 October 2015 5:18 PM > *To:* ozDotNet <[email protected]> > > > > 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 <[email protected]> > 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 <[email protected]> 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:* [email protected] [ > mailto:[email protected] <[email protected]>] *On > Behalf Of *Tom Rutter > *Sent:* Wednesday, 23 September 2015 3:57 PM > *To:* ozDotNet <[email protected]> > *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) < > [email protected]> 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:* [email protected] [ > mailto:[email protected] <[email protected]>] *On > Behalf Of *mike smith > *Sent:* Friday, 28 August 2015 2:11 PM > *To:* ozDotNet <[email protected]> > *Subject:* Re: [OT] New laptop > > > > On Fri, Aug 28, 2015 at 10:44 AM, Eddie de Bear (Gmail) < > [email protected]> 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:* [email protected] [ > mailto:[email protected] <[email protected]>] *On > Behalf Of *Thomas Koster > *Sent:* Friday, 28 August 2015 10:09 AM > *To:* ozDotNet <[email protected]> > *Subject:* Re: [OT] New laptop > > > > On 27 August 2015 at 19:28, <[email protected]> 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 > > > > > > > > > >
