ketchenany Posted January 17, 2016 Report Share Posted January 17, 2016 Well it won't be long before that happens Cliff. The hut and ATV expenses for this year should pay for it., MAC or go for an iPad. Just like the one I'm on now ONE problem with iPad NO USB but it may come one day Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FloatnFly Posted January 18, 2016 Report Share Posted January 18, 2016 Well it won't be long before that happens Cliff. The hut and ATV expenses for this year should pay for it., MAC or go for an iPad. Just like the one I'm on now ONE problem with iPad NO USB but it may come one day and he can't output it to a monitor and keyboard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fishwilly Posted January 18, 2016 Report Share Posted January 18, 2016 +1 for iMac...Overall better product. I'm typing on the same one I've had since 2009. Still runs great. Most of my friends with Windows replace them every other year. The Apple support is also amazing, either over the phone or at the Apple store. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SirCranksalot Posted January 18, 2016 Report Share Posted January 18, 2016 (edited) I have tried to use an Apple at my sister's house and don't find it any more user friendly than a PC----just another system to get used to. After spending a long time just trying to get into my e-mail I gave up. Maybe in the past they were much more user friendly but not any more IMO. Edited January 18, 2016 by SirCranksaLot Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon Posted January 18, 2016 Report Share Posted January 18, 2016 Not sure of your needs but I have a refurbished HP desktop, Dell laptop and Ipad at home. I like and dislike them all for different reasons. Laptop Had a few problems with the battery and fan. Backlit keyboard is nice, as is Bluetooth for a mouse so that you don't use up a USB port for a wireless transmitter.Portable but not as portable as a tablet. Desktop Old school but comfortable. I like the feel of a real keyboard. Ipad Portable, good battery life and many apps. Don't like using the touch screen for typing too much but you can get a Bluetooth keyboard if all you are doing is answering emails. Storage can be expanded (http://www.macworld.com/article/2904073/4-handy-options-for-adding-storage-to-your-iphone-or-ipad.html). I have a similar thing to the Sandisk option (Sandisk Media Drive) and it works well. Great for bringing movies along on a trip. They do most things that a PC does but can be issues with copying stuff from a USB or memory card (maybe impossible) and cutting and pasting text is functional but a pain. Other tablets allow you to expand the memory. Happy shopping when you go. Jon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FloatnFly Posted January 18, 2016 Report Share Posted January 18, 2016 (edited) Not sure of your needs but I have a refurbished HP desktop, Dell laptop and Ipad at home. I like and dislike them all for different reasons. Laptop Had a few problems with the battery and fan. Backlit keyboard is nice, as is Bluetooth for a mouse so that you don't use up a USB port for a wireless transmitter.Portable but not as portable as a tablet. Desktop Old school but comfortable. I like the feel of a real keyboard. Ipad Portable, good battery life and many apps. Don't like using the touch screen for typing too much but you can get a Bluetooth keyboard if all you are doing is answering emails. Storage can be expanded (http://www.macworld.com/article/2904073/4-handy-options-for-adding-storage-to-your-iphone-or-ipad.html). I have a similar thing to the Sandisk option (Sandisk Media Drive) and it works well. Great for bringing movies along on a trip. They do most things that a PC does but can be issues with copying stuff from a USB or memory card (maybe impossible) and cutting and pasting text is functional but a pain. Other tablets allow you to expand the memory. Happy shopping when you go. Jon He posted what his needs are in the first post, has to have a dvd/cd tray, has to be able to output to a monitor/keyboard, and has to be able to run MS Office as well as other programs he has on DVD/CD, and has to be portable. a tablet and desk top are out of the question, and he said he does not want a tablet, so not sure why people are saying tablet. Macs are very expensive to buy, and even more expensive to repair, for the price of a mac book, you can buy a very nice windows based laptop, since macs start around $1500 Edited January 18, 2016 by FloatnFly Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BFSC Kevin Posted January 18, 2016 Report Share Posted January 18, 2016 I have a Lenovo Thinkpad and it is solid. Four years old and after a few drops, it boots up does what I need it to do. The most CPU demanding thing I do on it is video editing. I also have a monitor hooked up to it, that's a check mark off your list. If you don't mind, there are lots of good deals on refurbished lenovo laptops. This one will handle microsoft word no problem.... https://ca.refurb.io/products/lenovo-thinkpad-t420-laptop-4gb-320gb-i5-2-5ghz?siteID=CAqD7bLWUPI-298_zlIC2J05mQqIm8ye1A Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Ironmaker Posted January 18, 2016 Report Share Posted January 18, 2016 (edited) Consigliere said, "This is crazy. If you need office and surf the Internet get a chrome book for 150. Use google docs. By far the cheapest option for the most functionality. There is no comparison for the money. I have had Mac, good windows etc. Will buy chrome every time from now on." The best advice for Beans here as of yet. I have never met Beans but I am familiar with him as far as IT stuff goes. Not clueless but maybe has just enough intelligence to be detrimental to the cause. Very much like me. I will give an analogy. He is looking at 4X4's with a V8 (new laptop with 7 jigaboobles, maybe a V6 minimum), maybe even Military grade aluminium box (Mac). He never tows anything and it doesn't snow where he lives. Besides that he never puts anything in the trunk of his car anyway. Although not very sexy all he needs is a Ford Escort ( a note book to use for these sites and type a letter). But Beansie is willing to save up for something he doesn't realize he doesn't need because everyone else has one. When I was in business I had 5 PC's and 7 laptops because I needed them and probably more. Johnny D, the other Consigliare. Edited January 18, 2016 by Old Ironmaker Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terry Posted January 18, 2016 Report Share Posted January 18, 2016 It's too bad that it's Big Cliff waiting it and not Beans. And he needs a real laptop with a DVD in it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
i2cool2fool Posted January 18, 2016 Report Share Posted January 18, 2016 I picked up a Lenovo G50 laptop before Christmas for $500. I am quite happy with the purchase. Big Cliff... Here is the unit I purchased before Christmas. It works for me. Maybe you? http://m.staples.ca/en/Lenovo-80E301Y6US-G50-156-HD-Notebook-AMD-A86410-4GB-RAM-1TB-HDD-Integrated-AMD-Radeon-R5-Graphics-Win10-Black/product_1974023_2-CA_1_20001?langId=1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Ironmaker Posted January 18, 2016 Report Share Posted January 18, 2016 (edited) Steve said "It's too bad that it's Big Cliff waiting it and not Beans. And he needs a real laptop with a DVD in it." Exactly what I think he needs too Steve. In fact that what he asked for. 10 trillion gigabibbles of space not required. Sorry " Steve" not "eve". Edited January 18, 2016 by Old Ironmaker Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beans Posted January 18, 2016 Report Share Posted January 18, 2016 (edited) I ain't waiting for 'nutting Edited January 19, 2016 by Beans Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Cliff Posted January 18, 2016 Author Report Share Posted January 18, 2016 Big Cliff... Here is the unit I purchased before Christmas. It works for me. Maybe you? http://m.staples.ca/en/Lenovo-80E301Y6US-G50-156-HD-Notebook-AMD-A86410-4GB-RAM-1TB-HDD-Integrated-AMD-Radeon-R5-Graphics-Win10-Black/product_1974023_2-CA_1_20001?langId=1 Checked the product specs out, doesn't say if it has DVD or not, does yours? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terry Posted January 18, 2016 Report Share Posted January 18, 2016 it doesnt have one Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iFish4real Posted January 18, 2016 Report Share Posted January 18, 2016 If you have it and wanna spend it, MAC all the way, I had one and Windows 7 ran on a partition better than on any PC I've ever seen Otherwise, I back the guys that said to stay away from Win 8 or 10, they're crap, so far Win 7 best ever that came out of Microsoft Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FloatnFly Posted January 18, 2016 Report Share Posted January 18, 2016 If you have it and wanna spend it, MAC all the way, I had one and Windows 7 ran on a partition better than on any PC I've ever seen Otherwise, I back the guys that said to stay away from Win 8 or 10, they're crap, so far Win 7 best ever that came out of Microsoft depends on what version of windows you have/had, the version i had did not support dvd playback, i had to search for a 3rd party player to watch any dvds on my laptop Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
i2cool2fool Posted January 19, 2016 Report Share Posted January 19, 2016 (edited) Checked the product specs out, doesn't say if it has DVD or not, does yours?Yes sir. Check under Product Information. There is a Detail tab and a Specification tab. Windows10 included. PM if you have specific questions. For $500 it turns out to be a good laptop. I have a second monitor attached. You could easily plug a usb keyboard in if you wish. Edited January 19, 2016 by i2cool2fool Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SirCranksalot Posted January 19, 2016 Report Share Posted January 19, 2016 If you don't mind, there are lots of good deals on refurbished lenovo laptops. This one will handle microsoft word no problem.... https://ca.refurb.io/products/lenovo-thinkpad-t420-laptop-4gb-320gb-i5-2-5ghz?siteID=CAqD7bLWUPI-298_zlIC2J05mQqIm8ye1A That's about the same price as my wife paid for her new Thinkpad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ccmtcanada Posted January 22, 2016 Report Share Posted January 22, 2016 Every laptop I've ever had for business has been a Thinkpad. Great multitasking machine and I've never had issues with them. And I'm not just saying that because I now work for Lenovo. Lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Cliff Posted January 22, 2016 Author Report Share Posted January 22, 2016 Well, I know I have been very pleased with the Lenovo I have, it is about 7 years old and still works quite well and it's had a lot of use. I already have Lenovo on my short list when I do upgrade. Congratulations BTW Cliff Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mister G Posted January 22, 2016 Report Share Posted January 22, 2016 and he can't output it to a monitor and keyboard Sure you can......... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terry Posted January 22, 2016 Report Share Posted January 22, 2016 I think the fact he said he didn't want a tablet and had to have DVD , kind of makes the argument pointless Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davey buoy Posted January 22, 2016 Report Share Posted January 22, 2016 And windows 10 is not ok?,who are these people and why??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smitty55 Posted January 24, 2016 Report Share Posted January 24, 2016 And windows 10 is not ok?,who are these people and why??? It's never a good idea to upgrade early to a new OS anyway. There are always lots of kinks to work out. In this case with Win10 there are a lot of legitimate privacy issues. Microsoft want to know everything about everyone. Google it. Even worse is that now Microsoft has managed to slip in some of the same user tracking software into their "recommended" update category a while back for Win7 and 8. Check this out. http://www.pcworld.com/article/2978239/windows/microsoft-slips-user-tracking-tools-into-windows-7-8-amidst-windows-10-privacy-storm.html Cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scugpg Posted January 24, 2016 Report Share Posted January 24, 2016 If you can find something at Costco that you like, that is a great option due to extended warranty and no hassle returns (I think it's 90 days for laptops?) if it doesn't come with a dvd drive you can easily get a USB external one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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