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Hello all,  I am a complete newbie here and not much of a techie.  I've replaced some RAM and a CPU or two back in the 90s but that is about it.  I am here looking for any recommendations for rugged and or durable technology.  I work as teacher internationally and I love to travel, over ten countries and counting.  I found many of the linus tech tips videos highly informative and I'm hoping maybe the community here will have some recommendations for more durable technology.  I had a major scare with my toshiba laptop (it would prob be dead if I hadn't swapped out the HD for an SSD before I got here) here in Mongolia, and I'd like to find some more durable stuff. Thank you for your time guys.

Me- I feel like a secret agent man, as my wallet now has five different currencies in it

Me- It has come to my attention that it is impossible to buy liver in Mongolia because it is bad, but it is perfectly ok to buy salted sheep heads

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Lenovo 11e series, panasonic tough book, dell has a rugged line, GETAC, General Dynamics

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Toughbook-type machines are the way to go for durability. Aside from that, the higher end Clevos are a step down but would work as well. Anything beyond that point sits in the high-end gaming category.

 

Either way you take it, a properly solid machine would be costing quite a bit.

I have finally moved to a desktop. Also my guides are outdated as hell.

 

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True, but some of those might have been in my price range like the lenovo

Me- I feel like a secret agent man, as my wallet now has five different currencies in it

Me- It has come to my attention that it is impossible to buy liver in Mongolia because it is bad, but it is perfectly ok to buy salted sheep heads

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True, but some of those might have been in my price range like the lenovo

I looked at the thinkpads. The tech inside is extremely weak and they are not thin/light models, so they might have used the space on solid construction. 

I have finally moved to a desktop. Also my guides are outdated as hell.

 

THE INFORMATION GUIDES: SLI INFORMATION || vRAM INFORMATION || MOBILE i7 CPU INFORMATION || Maybe more someday

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The weak tech I can deal with to a point.  I don't need a super powerful gaming laptop or anything.  What I do with it is Word, powerpoint, the occasional excel, web browing (chrome), blogging, and the occasional game like Civ or sim city.  I'd like to get back into gaming though (platformers, and old school adventure and RPG games) and I don't care about visuals, watching movies, (I need an optical drive for work).  Oh and a non tiny screen say 14-15in and the ability to run a projector.  I also wouldn't mind learning some photoshop stuff.  Oh and skype the best way to stay in touch overseas

 

This is what i currently use

Toshiba satellite

8gb ram

i7 1.8ghz240gb intel ssd

optical drive

1tb external HD

touch screen (had to turn it off)

Camera

OS windows 8.1

Me- I feel like a secret agent man, as my wallet now has five different currencies in it

Me- It has come to my attention that it is impossible to buy liver in Mongolia because it is bad, but it is perfectly ok to buy salted sheep heads

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Oh yeah. Anything you get now likely would be better than what you have there. Just be aware that the CPUs in those thinkpads are "ULV" chips and if you stress them with something they will throttle. They're meant for basic tasks sure, but Sim City will murder that CPU's computational abilities. Not sure about Civ.

I have finally moved to a desktop. Also my guides are outdated as hell.

 

THE INFORMATION GUIDES: SLI INFORMATION || vRAM INFORMATION || MOBILE i7 CPU INFORMATION || Maybe more someday

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Dang and I just bought my current laptop a little under a year ago, oh well as long as this one works I can wait

Me- I feel like a secret agent man, as my wallet now has five different currencies in it

Me- It has come to my attention that it is impossible to buy liver in Mongolia because it is bad, but it is perfectly ok to buy salted sheep heads

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Dang and I just bought my current laptop a little under a year ago, oh well as long as this one works I can wait

You bought your current one under a year ago? Must be second hand? I've not seen a 1.8GHz i7 chip in years. I assumed you had a 1st gen mobile i7 or something, which is why I said the power would be a huge increase.

I have finally moved to a desktop. Also my guides are outdated as hell.

 

THE INFORMATION GUIDES: SLI INFORMATION || vRAM INFORMATION || MOBILE i7 CPU INFORMATION || Maybe more someday

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macbook air. No moving parts, super light, amazing battery and superb build quality! ticks all the boxes I'm my eyes.

Gaming PC: • AMD Ryzen 7 3900x • 16gb Corsair Vengeance RGB Pro 3200mhz • Founders Edition 2080ti • 2x Crucial 1tb nvme ssd • NZXT H1• Logitech G915TKL • Logitech G Pro • Asus ROG XG32VQ • SteelSeries Arctis Pro Wireless

Laptop: MacBook Pro M1 512gb

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You bought your current one under a year ago? Must be second hand? I've not seen a 1.8GHz i7 chip in years. I assumed you had a 1st gen mobile i7 or something, which is why I said the power would be a huge increase.

 

Well its weird I bought a 2.4ghz but in the computer properties it tells me its both and I bought it brand new at best buy

 

macbook air. No moving parts, super light, amazing battery and superb build quality! ticks all the boxes I'm my eyes.

 

The problem is the price, and I am not a fan of MAC and their OS.  I find it very troublesome to use in my opinion

Me- I feel like a secret agent man, as my wallet now has five different currencies in it

Me- It has come to my attention that it is impossible to buy liver in Mongolia because it is bad, but it is perfectly ok to buy salted sheep heads

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Well its weird I bought a 2.4ghz but in the computer properties it tells me its both and I bought it brand new at best buy

Use CPU-Z and tell me your processor name.

I have finally moved to a desktop. Also my guides are outdated as hell.

 

THE INFORMATION GUIDES: SLI INFORMATION || vRAM INFORMATION || MOBILE i7 CPU INFORMATION || Maybe more someday

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I don't know what CPU-z is

 

intel core i7 4500U @ 1.8 ghz 2.40 ghz

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Me- It has come to my attention that it is impossible to buy liver in Mongolia because it is bad, but it is perfectly ok to buy salted sheep heads

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Ok... cool

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Me- It has come to my attention that it is impossible to buy liver in Mongolia because it is bad, but it is perfectly ok to buy salted sheep heads

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