Need suggestion for workbook

[hash87]

Hello people,

 

I'm in dire need of a new laptop as my old and trusted acer timelineX is not able to handle my current requirements.

 

My requirements are, my primary work is to run developments tools likeI SQL server and visual studio etc. I am looking for a portable machine with good battery life.

Apart form this some media consumption like Netflix, YouTube etc.

Can I please get any suggestions please.

[Guest]

Budget? 

[hash87]

1 minute ago, deXxterlab97 said:

Budget? 

I have good budget. ☺

[Guest]

Just now, hash87 said:

I have good budget. ☺

Hoe much can you spend 

[Electronics Wizardy]

time for the good old buiness laptops. There built well, have good warranties, water restant keyboards, touch sticks, docking stations, matte screens normally.

 

Id look at a dell e5470, e7470 or a thinkpad t470/t460. You can also get 12 and 15 in versions if you want 

[hash87]

1 minute ago, deXxterlab97 said:

Hoe much can you spend 

Budget is not an issue. I need a good productive machine and futureproof. I can shoot my budget also. 1000$-1500$ or above is also fine

[Pendragon]

1 hour ago, hash87 said:

My requirements are, my primary work is to run developments tools likeI SQL server and visual studio etc

How heavy are these uses? SQL server can't get insane from what I've seen from our engineer

 

You can either opt for a X270 king of battery life and mobility. or something with more ompf and a quadcore. There's a Dell Latitude E5480 with a quad core + 930m for cuda acceleration in the event you ever need it and tb3 for anything dock wise. Or stick with the old school PGA laptopst hat have socketed CPUs that can slot in quad cores in really nice and small form factors. @Dackzy @Mark77 link some fabled old school non thinkpad laptops with socket CPUs for that quad core goodness. I never really memorized the Dell line up and the HP lineup has been confusing me since kingdom come. 

[Dackzy]

4 hours ago, Pendragon said:

link some fabled old school non thinkpad laptops with socket CPUs for that quad core goodness. I never really memorized the Dell line up and the HP lineup has been confusing me since kingdom come. 

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why none ThinkPad? I am sure that I can find some Dell laptops with a socket CPU, but not HP, I HATE their older laptops (and a lot of their newer models), so I got no clue of the models. I normally call HP for Hot Piss, so yeah.

[hash87]

2 hours ago, Dackzy said:

why none ThinkPad? I am sure that I can find some Dell laptops with a socket CPU, but not HP, I HATE their older laptops (and a lot of their newer models), so I got no clue of the models. I normally call HP for Hot Piss, so yeah.

Thanks all for your suggestions. Can I get some model names. Also, I'm a lttle confused here. If I check the prices of lenovo thinkpad or dell's latitude series, for that price I can get a MSI gaming laptop with almost same specs. Now, my priority is not gaming. But, what is the difference between them. Can anyone please explain

[Dackzy]

30 minutes ago, hash87 said:

Thanks all for your suggestions. Can I get some model names. Also, I'm a lttle confused here. If I check the prices of lenovo thinkpad or dell's latitude series, for that price I can get a MSI gaming laptop with almost same specs. Now, my priority is not gaming. But, what is the difference between them. Can anyone please explain

 

A ThinkPad or latitude is built worlds better than any gaming laptop, that is also why they cost so much, but I am not sure that I would recommend going the route with a older laptop with a PGA CPU.

The latest laptop I can remember on top of my head that has PGA is the T440p, where you can get a i7 4900MQ

[Pendragon]

4 hours ago, hash87 said:

Thanks all for your suggestions. Can I get some model names. Also, I'm a lttle confused here. If I check the prices of lenovo thinkpad or dell's latitude series, for that price I can get a MSI gaming laptop with almost same specs. Now, my priority is not gaming. But, what is the difference between them. Can anyone please explain

 

Ur looking at retail prices for Thinkpads and business line laptops. Those are EXTREMELY expensive because they sell to corporate. Look on ebay refurb and thinkpad outlets for the good prices.