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Sid70 · 10-06-2016, 06:57 AM

Any alternative on the market?

Slick design, slim body, SILENT, like fucking silent - that's a must!

nico-t · 10-06-2016, 07:00 AM

Relic · 10-06-2016, 07:17 AM

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Originally Posted by Sid70

Any alternative on the market?

Adnium_Ivana · 10-06-2016, 08:13 AM

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Originally Posted by Sid70

Any alternative on the market?

Slick design, slim body, SILENT, like fucking silent - that's a must!

I Googled and found some links for you

Check them out!

Notebookcheck's Top Windows Alternatives to the MacBook Pro 13 and 15

Best Ultrabooks of 2016 - Travel Laptops and MacBook Air Alternatives

From last year but still relevant:

5 Superior Alternatives To Apple's New MacBook

Sly · 10-06-2016, 08:17 AM

When I was a kid I had a Gateway 17". I loved it, but I have not seen a 17" laptop in years. The everyday I did see a gaming rig that was 17" but it was ridiculous.

crockett · 10-06-2016, 08:20 AM

I love my surface pro but it's not quite a laptop. They do make a surface book or something like that which is an actual laptop..

As for mbp replacement it's easy.. anything g but apple.. lol

Nicky · 10-06-2016, 08:24 AM

I have an MSI GS70 (slim) 17,3" works good and is quite silent

lagwagon · 10-06-2016, 08:25 AM

Get an ultrabook

NakedWomenTime · 10-06-2016, 08:45 AM

Microsoft Surface Book will be worth a look.

Dell XPS series.

j3rkules · 10-06-2016, 12:09 PM

I love my ALIENWARE 17. It has a pretty great cooling system, a very niche machine.

Sid70 · 10-06-2016, 12:31 PM

The reason to have 17" is because I do designs, less than that is hard to work on, even if it's a retina 15" - have to zoom in and out all the time + the objects are really small - I would need to wear glasses to make it ( +1 LOL ).

Main bug i hate about all other machines is that they start to drool like a helicopter after 3 months of usage.

Will check ultrabooks, if there are 17".

So far, found this one: 15.6" :]
ASUS ZenBook UX501VW-16 i7-6700HQ/16GB/256SSD/Win10

klinton · 10-06-2016, 12:40 PM

go with Lenovo.......
love their ultrabooks...but 17' wont be a ultrabook for sure ;]

klinton · 10-06-2016, 12:54 PM

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Rochard · 10-06-2016, 01:32 PM

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I love my ALIENWARE 17. It has a pretty great cooling system, a very niche machine.

I just retried my Alienware 18, and went with a brand new 13. The new ones are nice, very quiet, boot up instantly, and never have cooling issues.

Sunny Day · 10-06-2016, 11:28 PM

Buy the smallest MacBook Pro with 512 GB storage. Makes travel easier.
Get the biggest external monitor possible
When traveling leave the design work at home. Relax

Sid70 · 10-06-2016, 11:56 PM

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Buy the smallest MacBook Pro with 512 GB storage. Makes travel easier.
Get the biggest external monitor possible
When traveling leave the design work at home. Relax

Well, yeah, good insight. Fuck macbook in that case, any $200-300 11'6 acer/asus can handle skype, emails and movies on the go

Lykos · 10-07-2016, 04:31 AM

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Hahaha this is amazing

Sid70 · 10-07-2016, 04:36 AM

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Hahaha this is amazing

HAHA? This is a 'joke' like from 1995

testpie · 10-07-2016, 01:41 PM

HP EliteBook Folio G2 - hands down the finest Business Laptop I've ever had the pleasure of using: HP EliteBook Folio 1040 G2 Ultrabook Review - NotebookCheck.net Reviews

The battery life on this - given the size, less weight than a Thai Hooker and Intel Core i7 CPU - is frankly insane.

2MuchMark · 10-07-2016, 01:53 PM

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Any alternative on the market?

Slick design, slim body, SILENT, like fucking silent - that's a must!

Are you sure you need such a machine? Unless you're doing some video editing, I'd suggest going for a Macbook Air instead. I bought mine a couple of years ago and LOVE IT. It boots in 5 seconds, does everything I want (email, browsing, videos, ftp, etc). It also doubles as a computer for my music studio (I run Logic Pro X). It's also super light, and I get about 10 hours to a charge. Love Love Love this machine.

Sid70 · 10-07-2016, 02:11 PM

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Are you sure you need such a machine? Unless you're doing some video editing, I'd suggest going for a Macbook Air instead. I bought mine a couple of years ago and LOVE IT. It boots in 5 seconds, does everything I want (email, browsing, videos, ftp, etc). It also doubles as a computer for my music studio (I run Logic Pro X). It's also super light, and I get about 10 hours to a charge. Love Love Love this machine.

I LOVE macbook air. But I can NOT really work design shit on it. Since there is no 17" macbook pro anymore, I'm considering a retina 15" macbook pro.
In fact, I'd get a macbook air, now any suggestion about THIN 21" standalone display? Like fucking thin, so I could take a macbook air + that display when I travel to work in a hotel.

Relic · 10-07-2016, 02:12 PM

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HAHA? This is a 'joke' like from 1995

Ukraine is a joke since forever and it just gets better and better.

LiveLeak.com - US financed Right Sector Nazis take over radio station and beat helpless civilians

Relic · 10-07-2016, 02:13 PM

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LiveLeak.com - US financed Right Sector Nazis take over radio station and beat helpless civilians

Sid70 · 10-07-2016, 02:29 PM

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Ukraine is a joke since forever and it just gets better and better.

LiveLeak.com - US financed Right Sector Nazis take over radio station and beat helpless civilians

What asshole do you come from, commie?

Relic · 10-07-2016, 02:33 PM

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What asshole do you come from, commie?

The one that denied your immigration application.

Relic · 10-07-2016, 02:36 PM

Sid70 · 10-07-2016, 02:42 PM

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The one that denied your immigration application.

Fucknada ? Why did you bomb Titanic? When did you sell your nick to rooskies ?

Relic · 10-07-2016, 02:57 PM

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Fucknada ? Why did you bomb Titanic? When did you sell your nick to rooskies ?

Sid70 · 10-08-2016, 08:14 AM

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mineistaken · 10-08-2016, 12:25 PM

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The one that denied your immigration application.

Migrants are slick, he found some places else, unfortunately.

Relic · 10-08-2016, 12:41 PM

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Migrants are slick, he found some places else, unfortunately.

Run Sid Run!

Sid70 · 10-08-2016, 01:12 PM

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Run Sid Run!

You residing in Canada does NOT prove a thing. I believe this is you in the picture and your way of getting to Canada. Who can tell how many lumberjack dicks you had to suck to get there.

Sid70 · 10-08-2016, 01:13 PM

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Migrants are slick, he found some places else, unfortunately.

Right behind you, drop your pants now.

mineistaken · 10-08-2016, 03:03 PM

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Run Sid Run!

"running from war"

SBJ · 10-08-2016, 04:05 PM

why not just get a 15" laptop and hook it into a 23" or larger monitor. That's what I do. I use to swear by 17" laptops cause they were big enough to use and not have to squint but you could still take them with you. Now that I've had a ipad and now a samsung 10.5" tablet I don't need my laptop to go on overnight trips.

I have a sleek and quiet Dell 15" laptop that I hook up to a 23" lcd via hdmi. I also use a wired usb keyboard and wireless mouse. It's a i7 processor so it's powerful enough to replace a desktop but the 15" is still portable

Relic · 10-08-2016, 04:49 PM

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I believe this is you in the picture and your way of getting to Canada.

Believe what you want. My descendants crossed the Atlantic on a boat 500 years ago.

2MuchMark · 10-08-2016, 09:17 PM

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I LOVE macbook air. But I can NOT really work design shit on it. Since there is no 17" macbook pro anymore, I'm considering a retina 15" macbook pro.
In fact, I'd get a macbook air, now any suggestion about THIN 21" standalone display? Like fucking thin, so I could take a macbook air + that display when I travel to work in a hotel.

Hi Sid,

I have no recommendations on a 21" monitor for you, sorry, but there are definitely lots to choose from.

There's a cool feature in OS/X that I only really started using this year. In OSX, you can "extend" your desktop without the need for multiple monitors. I think its called a "Virtual Extended Desktop". You can create additional desktops, and then "swipe" between them using 3 fingers on the trackpad.

When I want to work on my Macbook air, I setup a desktop with an HTML editor in full screen, then create a second desktop with a browser in full screen, then a 3rd with FTP, and a 4th with Photoshop for example.

Then to switch between screens, all I have to do is the 3-finger swipe left or right on the trackpad.

It's surprising natural, and moving between screens is instant. It's much better than trying to pack the 4 windows all on to the same screen, or click between them.

Of course this also works if you have 2 monitors and an extended desktop.

marlboroack · 10-08-2016, 10:21 PM

Fuck mac

Sid70 · 10-09-2016, 01:15 AM

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why not just get a 15" laptop and hook it into a 23" or larger monitor. That's what I do. I use to swear by 17" laptops cause they were big enough to use and not have to squint but you could still take them with you. Now that I've had a ipad and now a samsung 10.5" tablet I don't need my laptop to go on overnight trips.

I have a sleek and quiet Dell 15" laptop that I hook up to a 23" lcd via hdmi. I also use a wired usb keyboard and wireless mouse. It's a i7 processor so it's powerful enough to replace a desktop but the 15" is still portable

This is what I'm currently doing. But i travel a lot. Hence, 17" macbook pro ( sadly not an option anymore ) or 15" retina one ( fairly expensive solution and yet i'm not 100% sure if i want to work doing a lot of zooming due to physical object size ).

Since most of the work, when i travel, is done in a hotel / apartment, not on the go, i tend to think a 21.15 slick monitor and a powered up macbook air should do.

Sid70 · 10-09-2016, 01:18 AM

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Hi Sid,

I have no recommendations on a 21" monitor for you, sorry, but there are definitely lots to choose from.

There's a cool feature in OS/X that I only really started using this year. In OSX, you can "extend" your desktop without the need for multiple monitors. I think its called a "Virtual Extended Desktop". You can create additional desktops, and then "swipe" between them using 3 fingers on the trackpad.

When I want to work on my Macbook air, I setup a desktop with an HTML editor in full screen, then create a second desktop with a browser in full screen, then a 3rd with FTP, and a 4th with Photoshop for example.

Then to switch between screens, all I have to do is the 3-finger swipe left or right on the trackpad.

It's surprising natural, and moving between screens is instant. It's much better than trying to pack the 4 windows all on to the same screen, or click between them.

Of course this also works if you have 2 monitors and an extended desktop.

I'm used to work on a single monitor, but having tools on the side would definitely help.
I guess I'm more or less convinced to get a slim 21,5" screen + i.7 8GB macbook air.

Sid70 · 10-09-2016, 01:19 AM

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Originally Posted by Relic

Believe what you want. My descendants crossed the Atlantic on a boat 500 years ago.

Traitors!

Sid70 · 10-09-2016, 01:21 AM

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Originally Posted by mineistaken

"running from war"

I made my choices long ago before war.
I'm still curious tho why America is not sending any expendables to fix rooski question.

NatalieK · 10-09-2016, 02:33 AM

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Fuck mac

that's what he said

Sid, you want a windows, an alternative to Mac.

Model

A super impressive piece of machinery. To look at, it's art & to work with, it's components could come from Nasa & run a space station

A beautiful laptop, a hardworking grafter

Dvae · 10-09-2016, 05:02 AM

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"running from war"

yup - those are "widows and orphans".

Obama: GOP refugee opponents 'scared of widows and orphans' | TheHill

2MuchMark · 10-09-2016, 07:59 AM

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I'm used to work on a single monitor, but having tools on the side would definitely help.
I guess I'm more or less convinced to get a slim 21,5" screen + i.7 8GB macbook air.

Hi Sid,

I just thought of something - you can use an iPad as a second monitor and as extended desktop on a mac.

The biggest iPad is 12.9" only, however it's ultra thin, light weight, and runs about 10 hours on a charge, and it connects to your Macbook wirelessly. Maybe this would be an ideal travel monitor for you?

Relic · 10-09-2016, 08:14 AM

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Traitors!

Sarn · 10-09-2016, 08:32 AM

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Originally Posted by Sid70

I made my choices long ago before war.
I'm still curious tho why America is not sending any expendables to fix rooski question.

Sid70 · 10-09-2016, 12:11 PM

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Originally Posted by **********

Hi Sid,

I just thought of something - you can use an iPad as a second monitor and as extended desktop on a mac.

The biggest iPad is 12.9" only, however it's ultra thin, light weight, and runs about 10 hours on a charge, and it connects to your Macbook wirelessly. Maybe this would be an ideal travel monitor for you?

LOL

no, mate, 21" is the minimal 1920 x 1080 option for a graphic designer.

Sid70 · 10-09-2016, 12:12 PM

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Meanwhile in Russia . . .

Sid70 · 10-09-2016, 12:15 PM

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yup - those are "widows and orphans".

Obama: GOP refugee opponents 'scared of widows and orphans' | TheHill

Those have been paid by Putin and sent to fuck EU from the inside.

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