Personal computing discussed
Moderators: renee, mac_h8r1, Nemesis
TheEmrys wrote:Avoid the nvidia gpu's for photography. Their color gamuts are still wonky. It can be fixed through a registry hack, but both Intel's and AMD's are safe.
Airmantharp wrote:You need to ask her just exactly how she wants to use the laptop on the move.
Crappy TN panels can be calibrated; every photo editing program supports zooming, so resolution isn't as important as one might think; and so on.
If she just wants to show proofs to a client, a tablet may be a better option, for example. If she wants to be able to deliver on the go, she needs to start saving.
lonleyppl wrote:TheEmrys wrote:Avoid the nvidia gpu's for photography. Their color gamuts are still wonky. It can be fixed through a registry hack, but both Intel's and AMD's are safe.
Interesting. I haven't seen anything about this before. Could you post some links? Does it apply to Optimus?
lonleyppl wrote:I'd caution against the Latitude 6500 laptops (6520, 6530, etc.). Build quality is abysmal compared to other enterprise laptops and battery-life sucks. A lot of my college friends (and my fiance) ordered Dell laptops through our university's computer store as they were cheaper and a more familiar brand than Lenovo. They've been less than satisfied with them, while none of the Thinkpad users I know have had any problems.
Yes, I'm picky about brands. I also don't have any issues with older Latitude laptops (6500 and 6510 are great!), but since 2011 they haven't been the same.TheEmrys wrote:Avoid the nvidia gpu's for photography. Their color gamuts are still wonky. It can be fixed through a registry hack, but both Intel's and AMD's are safe.
Interesting. I haven't seen anything about this before. Could you post some links? Does it apply to Optimus?
Yeats wrote:Airmantharp wrote:You need to ask her just exactly how she wants to use the laptop on the move.
Crappy TN panels can be calibrated; every photo editing program supports zooming, so resolution isn't as important as one might think; and so on.
If she just wants to show proofs to a client, a tablet may be a better option, for example. If she wants to be able to deliver on the go, she needs to start saving.
Resolution is important - you need to have enough of it to display image, histogram, color panels, etc.
TheEmrys wrote:Avoid the nvidia gpu's for photography. Their color gamuts are still wonky. It can be fixed through a registry hack, but both Intel's and AMD's are safe.
asliarun wrote:Thanks for all your comments. Personally, I am a diehard Thinkpad user (using it excusively for over a decade - for both work and personal use), and that would always be my first recommendation to anyone who needs a laptop for work.
slowriot wrote:divide_by_zero, neither the Thinkpad Edge or Ideapad lineup are Thinkpads. They're priced like that too. Just around me I have all T4x0 models from T400 to T400, T510s and T520s, a W530, and several X1 Carbons. My anecdotal evidence suggests there's been zero reliability or construction quality changes. What has changed is the keyboard and amount of whining people do over it.
divide_by_zero wrote:slowriot wrote:divide_by_zero, neither the Thinkpad Edge or Ideapad lineup are Thinkpads. They're priced like that too. Just around me I have all T4x0 models from T400 to T400, T510s and T520s, a W530, and several X1 Carbons. My anecdotal evidence suggests there's been zero reliability or construction quality changes. What has changed is the keyboard and amount of whining people do over it.
No argument about the T4x0 series, and the T5 series were mostly solid in my experience as well. I was seeing more failures on newer generations of these series, but it wasn't as pronounced as it was with the lower-end models. Have had a bit of experience with the X1 Carbons (which I rather enjoyed) and a substantial amount with the Yoga 2 Pro which is my secondary work PC. The Yoga is a frustratingly flaky machine. There's a 100+ page thread on Lenovo's site related to ongoing WiFi problems (good thing there's a speedy SSD for my thrice-daily reboots to get wifi working again), and another issue regarding some sort of wonky implementation of DPTF that causes problems for many users.
Anywho, we may quibble about what makes a "real" Thinkpad, but the lower-end models are indeed being branded as such, and in my experience the higher-end stuff is no longer as bulletproof as it used to be. To each their own, but I'm certainly not going to be buying another one.
divide_by_zero wrote:No argument about the T4x0 series, and the T5 series were mostly solid in my experience as well. I was seeing more failures on newer generations of these series, but it wasn't as pronounced as it was with the lower-end models. Have had a bit of experience with the X1 Carbons (which I rather enjoyed) and a substantial amount with the Yoga 2 Pro which is my secondary work PC. The Yoga is a frustratingly flaky machine. There's a 100+ page thread on Lenovo's site related to ongoing WiFi problems (good thing there's a speedy SSD for my thrice-daily reboots to get wifi working again), and another issue regarding some sort of wonky implementation of DPTF that causes problems for many users.
Anywho, we may quibble about what makes a "real" Thinkpad, but the lower-end models are indeed being branded as such, and in my experience the higher-end stuff is no longer as bulletproof as it used to be. To each their own, but I'm certainly not going to be buying another one.
slowriot wrote:Oddly enough I also have a Yoga 2 Pro, which I purchased refurbished (and saved about $500 on to the same configuration new). I haven't had any WiFi issues or any at all for that matter. I also don't understand why you haven't had it RMA'd if you really are rebooting three times (or even once) a day to fix it. In fact, I find that REALLY confusing you haven't had it serviced.