Hi,
I am already sick from waiting my old MSI vr630 loading things.
It has upgraded Turion RM-70 cpu
He's got 2gb of ddr2
With 16" 1366x768.
And is a proud owner of 37 bad sectors on his HDD, with 49% health. (hd sentitnel)
Well i guess it would'nt work so bad if his HDD is healthier, but i won't bother replacing it with new. It is just not worth it.
So i am looking for some second hand Thinkpads.
I decided for thinkpad, because I am really impressed with how this machine works.
Atleast i know for t42 and t60. (my professor has it, this one will be my first Thinkpad)
I need laptop for electronics design education. Not professional work
Work that I do on a laptop is mostly reading pdf's and browsing internet.
But I am also doing embedded programming, designing pcb, some simulations and maybe play some game but rarely (it will be nice to be able to)
P.S. I am not doing this stuff professionaly, but next year i need this laptop for college and probably more intense work.
2 laptops i came acros are:
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L430 300euros
cpu: i5 3210m
gpu: HD 4000
screen: 14" 1366x768
RAM: 8GB DDR3
SSD: 128GB ( Seller says samsung, though he doesnt tell which model)
He claims 4 hours battery life
And does not mention warranty or age
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T430: 400euros
Intel i5-3210M 2.50GHz
4gb ddr3 ram memorija
14.1 wide led ekran Anti reflex 1600x900
Intel HD4000 grafika
500gb hard disk
claims 3h+ battery life
And has year and a half warranty.
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By the specs and price L430 wins.
8gb RAM would probably be good to have.
And i like SSD opossed to BAD SECTORS, i can probably squeeze myself on 128GB.
I would really like if my cpu is in socket. So i can upgrade it if i want to.
Not sure if one on these laptops is replacable?
Then i am not sure that 14" will suite my needs, but i am prepared to give it a go. It is possible to use it with external monitor when using at desk.
And screen resolution, i heard people saying 768p is no go.
But i am using it now on bigger screen, i can not say i am satisfied because i am not experienced with laptops and not sure how 1600x900 looks like.
I need opinion on someone who tried to use PCB software like eagle or do programming on 14" 1366x768 and versus 1600x900
I would really like to hear an opinion on these laptops.
On paper l430 looks better, but is it in action?
Is it worth giving 100e or probably more for t430 (for resolution and quality factor)
I am eager to hear alternatives, but i am buying laptop second hand.
And offer in Serbia is not that good.
P.S. I watched alot of Daves videos, but I never heard what he thinks of laptops for electronics work.
And his opinion on Thinkpad and other brands.
Maybe I missed it