Laptop Suggestions

[kev2021]

Hi All,

 

So my HP i3 laptop is down as not supported by Windows 11.  It is 5 years old so whilst I’m a little surprised, apparently it *may* install and be ok but there is no support for it.

So in view of this, I’m considering getting a new laptop but unsure what to get.

Any suggestions?  Thinking getting 15″ laptop.

What are peoples opinions of the Lenovo T15 gen 2? or similar?

Have used Lenovo in work and until recently have always been pretty good build wise and not too many issues with failures etc.  The last decent machine we have in work was probably the T470/470s, after that we switch to L380/390 Yoga’s and then it started to go down hill some what hence why started looking back at the t series but seems Lenovo have changed the names?  Last I knew the T series was T450/460/470/480 and maybe a 490? but now its T14, T15 ?

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Kev

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[Grisu]

Keep it as long as you are happy with it!

No reason only because it is not officially support by Win11 not to use it in future.

They did it only to be able to completely ignore complaints on this platform, but they never did their job even if it is supported, so what – will make no difference!

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[kev2021]

oh I plan to keep it and use it as a spare for basic stuff but thinking get a machine supported as it is 5 years old now and that way should all be ok rather than some devices not showing drivers etc as no driver for it :)

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Kev

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[UK Sentinel]

Lenovo is a Chinese brand, so a consideration as always. Dell is my preferred manufacturer as well as MSi – but depends what you need the laptop for (Gaming – Work) and how deep your pockets are.

Any preferences over Processors, as Intel have just launched there  Intel Alder Lake (12th-gen) processor, which is the best out there and AMD cannot match currently.

Alas only available for PC at the moment, so a waiting game for laptops etc.

There is always MacBook Pro with there M1 Max chip

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[kev2021]

Interesting, I have used a Dell and  I have to say, not impressed at all, poor build quality, keyboard not great to use, numerous defective machines straight out the box, issues reported to dell and they are unable to resolve as issues are duplicatable.

I’ve had good experience with Lenovo and HP, prefer intel processors overall, never been a fan of AMD. Mainly use as a work machine, don’t play games hardly at all now.  10th or 11th gen CPU be ok I think.  Will be mainly used when away so not as a main machine.

For mac, i have a 2012mac mini i use, its not that good now, even with ram added, takes several mins to boot up, it has gotten slower since each new OS came out and its currently running the max os it can i.e. it cant take the last 2 OS’s i think as not supported.

The mac minis shot up in price though, I’m sure i only paid around 300-400 quid for mine but the new one is £699 and if u want 16gb ram, add £200 and 10gb nic, add £100 so effectively 1k… bit extreme as i don’t use it all that much to warrant the 1k.. have it as bit more secure than windows and to get familiar with mac os :)

Kev

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Shame Sony stopped producing laptops a few years back, as they where my go to device manufacture, which is why I switched to Dell.

Even Sheldon (Big Bang Theory) rocked his Dell Alienware M17x Nebula Red Laptop back in the day

Kidding aside, Dells XPS range always rate well so I am surprised you have had such a poor experience.

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[Grisu]

There isnt really any difference in Win11 to Win10, they scratched only on the surface.
Sure they will bring new features for Win11 only and Win10 will get security and bug fix till 2025 to make a difference.
But if your machine is running Win10 with last drivers it will run Win11 the same way with any CPU or support by Microsoft.

Right now it isnt a good time to get electronics, you would have to wait till end of next year to get adequate prices again.

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[kev2021]

Thanks, will keep that in mind, I’ve shelved the idea of a replacement laptop for another time, as might as well wait till laptops ship with Win 11 rather than Win 11 Ready :)

Kev

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There wont be any difference as long as it got Intel >Gen7 CPU, so any ix-8xxx or higher will be fine.

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kev2021 wrote:

Thanks, will keep that in mind, I’ve shelved the idea of a replacement laptop for another time, as might as well wait till laptops ship with Win 11 rather than Win 11 Ready :)

That is what I have decided to do, we have until 2025 and if i don’t drop my Dell by then, then I will simple purchase a new laptop with Windows 11 already installed and working, or treat my self to new Mac as my Air is showing its age.

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[kev2021]

Thanks, mine has i3 :(

Yeah, gonna keep going with the laptop for now, when needed.  Have a desktop PC which is even older (10 years approx) so going to upgrade that next year, just bought a smaller case (took weeks of checking website for it to become available) as I don’t need a full tower now so got that, now just got to decide on components and go from there but not planning to do it until mid next year at the earliest, have to wait and see what is available and the cost and decide then.

Kev

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[Grisu]

I recently updated my good old Lenovo SL-510 with Intel Core 2 Duo T6670 from 2009 with Win11, no problems so far.

Did it with inplace upgrade because I dont wanted to install old programs again (might even be troublesome with activations).
Only one simple registry patch needed for it which you can delete afterwards.

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[kev2021]

Very nice, tbh my desktop is i5, probably 2nd gen, 8gb ram.  Was fine at the time but thinking will upgrade as its main pc i use and if i upgrade can take advantage of m.2 (my mb doesn’t have) as well as faster cpu, get 16gb ram and overall get better performance.  This PC been fine, it wont play games that well now, main issue is gfx card, I’ve replaced it twice over the last 10 years and now alas it needs another replacement, which i’ll do when specking up replacement components, if indeed I need one as I see a lot of Motherboards come coming with HDMI, display port and some with usb-c so might not need separate gfx card, will have to see or at least not initially to get up and running.

I’ve also noticed lots of CPUs don’t come with stock heat sink & fan, does anyone know what models do? I see some cpu with K or KF on the end, but bit out of touch with it all now :)

I never OC my CPUs etc, so always gone with stock heat sink and fan.

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Kev

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KF are without GPU, thats the only difference.

https://www.extremetech.com/computing/283979-intels-graphics-free-cpus-dont-come-with-discounts-higher-clock-rates

And if you get a new MB invest in a silent CPU-fan e.g. from noctua: https://noctua.at/en/products/cpu-cooler-retail

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[kev2021]

Thanks, i only have a mATX case so looking at those heat sink/fans, they look like might be a bit too big but will have to check when i decide what I’m getting, don’t want heat sink/fan to block the MB slots preventing me adding in gfx card etc if required.

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Kev

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