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[TheEliteMaker]

Hey dudes

I'm looking for some tips. I'm thinking of getting a new laptop (tablet) and obviously I want to be able to program on it. Do any of you guys have any recommendations for me? Please note, I am an inpatient S o B and don't wanna spend ages wiring for my program's to compile. Budget is around £500.00

Advice appreciated.

On another note, I'm just back from a business trip in Holland and wanna catch up with my programming but the fiancé is bugging me to spend some time with her. The quandary is, do I invest some time with her now hoping that I'll get more in the future!?

[LuX]

Dunno much about different tablets, but if your looking forward to code a lot, a laptop might be better if you need a mobile computer (or why not a hybrid with touch screen and keyboard). Else, you'll always get more for your money when you buy a table top.

Can't help you with your fiance, there : -P

[Asimov]

Hi Elitemaker,

I always use Thinkpads because they are reliable and have some power. However they are not cheap, but for £500 you would get a pretty decent Lenovo. There are cheaper alternatives, but I wouldn't have any other laptop other than a thinkpad.

As for programming, unless you are doing really taxing 3D, then you won't be pushing your processor too hard.

I do all my 3D design on my laptop and I use a Lenovo Thinkpad T510 with 8Gb of ram. For programming you won't need that much RAM though. I can play modern games like Burnout Paradise and Deadspace quite easily. Also Thinkpads use the Nvidia graphics cards.

Good thing about a laptop is that you can spend time with your fianci and still use the laptop on the sofa. Tell her that you are working to a better a future and not just playing Unreal Tournament LOL.

Asimov

[chili]

Just make sure that the laptop has a proper discreet graphics card and it'll be all good.