Need new laptop.....going insane trying to decide.

Vayra86 · Oct 10, 2018

Sounds like what you need is a bumper case for an ultrabook

On second thought, does it exist?

Frick · Oct 10, 2018

Vayra86 said:
Sounds like what you need is a bumper case for an ultrabook

On second thought, does it exist?

It does for Macbooks...

qubit · Oct 10, 2018

Judging by the amount of physical abuse and damage that that this laptop has suffered, I think one of your primary concerns is to buy a model specifically built to take knocks. It'll probably cost you more, but at least it should last.

Putting that in a protective bumper will help further. It will be heavy.

Hope this helps.

Killer_Rubber_Ducky · Oct 11, 2018

newtekie1 said:
I posted a good option above, but it seems it was ignored.

I didnt ignore it. I am just looking at compatibilty with Linux and the hardware in each machine. I also look at teardowns and other reviews. Especially seeing as how that laptop has 3 eggs out of 5.

qubit said:
Judging by the amount of physical abuse and damage that that this laptop has suffered, I think one of your primary concerns is to buy a model specifically built to take knocks. It'll probably cost you more, but at least it should last.

Putting that in a protective bumper will help further. It will be heavy.

Hope this helps.

I am actually hoping that by getting a lighter option that is a metal chassis, I will be able to avoid the issues I had over the past 6 years. I have been aiming for hopefully a 13 or 14" screen to reduce the size and weight of the thing in my backpack for one. If I am no longer slinging around a backpack weighing in at over 70 lbs, that will be a good thing.

MatGrow · Oct 11, 2018

I consider Lenovo is good choice.
Just decide which model best suit your needs.

Processor	i7 8700k 4.6Ghz @ 1.24V
Motherboard	AsRock Fatal1ty K6 Z370
Cooling	beQuiet! Dark Rock Pro 3
Memory	16GB Corsair Vengeance LPX 3200/C16
Video Card(s)	ASRock RX7900XT Phantom Gaming
Storage	Samsung 850 EVO 1TB + Samsung 830 256GB + Crucial BX100 250GB + Toshiba 1TB HDD
Display(s)	Gigabyte G34QWC (3440x1440)
Case	Fractal Design Define R5
Audio Device(s)	Harman Kardon AVR137 + 2.1
Power Supply	EVGA Supernova G2 750W
Mouse	XTRFY M42
Keyboard	Lenovo Thinkpad Trackpoint II
Software	W10 x64

System Name	Black MC in Tokyo
Processor	Ryzen 5 5600
Motherboard	Asrock B450M-HDV
Cooling	Be Quiet! Pure Rock 2
Memory	2 x 16GB Kingston Fury 3400mhz
Video Card(s)	XFX 6950XT Speedster MERC 319
Storage	Kingston A400 240GB \| WD Black SN750 2TB \|WD Blue 1TB x 2 \| Toshiba P300 2TB \| Seagate Expansion 8TB
Display(s)	Samsung U32J590U 4K + BenQ GL2450HT 1080p
Case	Fractal Design Define R4
Audio Device(s)	Line6 UX1 + some headphones, Nektar SE61 keyboard
Power Supply	Corsair RM850x v3
Mouse	Logitech G602
Keyboard	Cherry MX Board 1.0 TKL Brown
VR HMD	Acer Mixed Reality Headset
Software	Windows 10 Pro
Benchmark Scores	Rimworld 4K ready!

System Name	Quantumville™
Processor	Intel Core i7-2700K @ 4GHz
Motherboard	Asus P8Z68-V PRO/GEN3
Cooling	Noctua NH-D14
Memory	16GB (2 x 8GB Corsair Vengeance Black DDR3 PC3-12800 C9 1600MHz)
Video Card(s)	MSI RTX 2080 SUPER Gaming X Trio
Storage	Samsung 850 Pro 256GB \| WD Black 4TB \| WD Blue 6TB
Display(s)	ASUS ROG Strix XG27UQR (4K, 144Hz, G-SYNC compatible) \| Asus MG28UQ (4K, 60Hz, FreeSync compatible)
Case	Cooler Master HAF 922
Audio Device(s)	Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi Fatal1ty PCIe
Power Supply	Corsair AX1600i
Mouse	Microsoft Intellimouse Pro - Black Shadow
Keyboard	Yes
Software	Windows 10 Pro 64-bit

System Name	FumoffuFumoffu
Processor	Intel i7 4770K
Motherboard	Gigabyte Z87X -UD3H
Cooling	Corsair H100i
Memory	16GB DDR3 1600 Crucial Ballistix
Video Card(s)	Sapphire AMD Radeon HD 7970 OC
Storage	1- WD 500GB 1- Samsung F2 1.5TB 1- Crucial M4 128GB SSD 1-256GB ADATA XPG SX900 ASX900S3 SSD
Display(s)	Hanns-G HZ281HPB 27.5'' 3ms Full HD 1920x1200 WideScreen LCD Monitor
Case	Corsair Graphite Series 600T
Audio Device(s)	Creative Soundblaster X-Fi Titanium
Power Supply	Corsair HX 750W Gold
Software	Windows 7 Pro x64

Need new laptop.....going insane trying to decide.

Vayra86

Frick

Fishfaced Nincompoop

qubit

Overclocked quantum bit

Killer_Rubber_Ducky

MatGrow