Tinuz
June 18th, 2006, 09:35 PM
Well, as the title says. I am in 'need' of a laptop, but because this is the first time I am buying a laptop, I need some feedback.
I will use the laptop primarily to increase productivity while I am travelling. I will be travelling atleast 3 hours a day, so a good batterylife is necessary. I will also be using it for some heavy computations from time to time, the batterylife for normal office work(excel, word, the usual) should be around 5 or 6 hours (My own estimate, feel free to criticize).
The main software packages I will be using on it:
Matlab (no excessively long computational tasks)
Office suite (Probably MS, because of 'track changes' :-\" )
ArcGIS (Primarily used for viewing maps and small tasks)
Some programming environment(C++, Ruby, Python)
And ofcourse some small programs such as an audioplayer .
Gaming, watching movies and other fancy multimedia stuff is not relevant to me.
I need it to run windows, but I want it to dual boot in Dapper drake.
I am interested in the Lenovo Thinkpad T60, the bottom model(I can get it for around 1400 euro's inc. VAT). It's specs can be found here (http://http://www5.pc.ibm.com/nl/products.nsf/$wwwPartNumLookup/_UD0F3NI?OpenDocument).
Now I'm not worried about most of it's specs, but I do have doubts about the screen resolution. Is 1024x768 enough for a 14" screen? I am used to working with 15" screens of which I am pretty sure have the same resolution, but how is it on a laptop?
I wasn't able to find any competitors which offer similar features, but perhaps some of you know a laptop which does have similar features. To sum it up I need: A good batterylife, a decent amount of computational power and a sturdy, carriable design and weight.
And one final question, I need a good bag for it. The problem isn't as much the bag itself, but what does make for a good laptopbag protection wise? Most vendors advertise a "laptop compartment" but do not specify what kind of protection this compartment offers.
I will use the laptop primarily to increase productivity while I am travelling. I will be travelling atleast 3 hours a day, so a good batterylife is necessary. I will also be using it for some heavy computations from time to time, the batterylife for normal office work(excel, word, the usual) should be around 5 or 6 hours (My own estimate, feel free to criticize).
The main software packages I will be using on it:
Matlab (no excessively long computational tasks)
Office suite (Probably MS, because of 'track changes' :-\" )
ArcGIS (Primarily used for viewing maps and small tasks)
Some programming environment(C++, Ruby, Python)
And ofcourse some small programs such as an audioplayer .
Gaming, watching movies and other fancy multimedia stuff is not relevant to me.
I need it to run windows, but I want it to dual boot in Dapper drake.
I am interested in the Lenovo Thinkpad T60, the bottom model(I can get it for around 1400 euro's inc. VAT). It's specs can be found here (http://http://www5.pc.ibm.com/nl/products.nsf/$wwwPartNumLookup/_UD0F3NI?OpenDocument).
Now I'm not worried about most of it's specs, but I do have doubts about the screen resolution. Is 1024x768 enough for a 14" screen? I am used to working with 15" screens of which I am pretty sure have the same resolution, but how is it on a laptop?
I wasn't able to find any competitors which offer similar features, but perhaps some of you know a laptop which does have similar features. To sum it up I need: A good batterylife, a decent amount of computational power and a sturdy, carriable design and weight.
And one final question, I need a good bag for it. The problem isn't as much the bag itself, but what does make for a good laptopbag protection wise? Most vendors advertise a "laptop compartment" but do not specify what kind of protection this compartment offers.