Bonz Posted September 13, 2012 Share Posted September 13, 2012 Ive had this asus for bout 2 years now..time to move on.-i5 M450 2.4 CPU-4gb RAM-500gb HDD this is pretty much it here.... http://www.asus.com/Notebooks/Superior_ ... ificationsits just not cuttin it nemore...anyone got news on the latest??hehe and before anyone says mac its already a no. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mitch Posted September 13, 2012 Share Posted September 13, 2012 budget? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kodiak Posted September 13, 2012 Share Posted September 13, 2012 Ive had this asus for bout 2 years now..time to move on.-i5 M450 2.4 CPU-4gb RAM-500gb HDD this is pretty much it here.... http://www.asus.com/Notebooks/Superior_ ... ificationsits just not cuttin it nemore...anyone got news on the latest??hehe and before anyone says mac its already a no. Unless willing to spend bulk coin for minor improvement you won't get much awfully better than that. Yeah, can go up a generation of CPU and 8gb ram. Both have greater impact on paper than they will in the real world.How is that not cutting it? That would handle most applications except massive CAD/Rendering/graphics programs or gaming. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bonz Posted September 13, 2012 Author Share Posted September 13, 2012 Budget around 2000drc1 i use it for alot..not only music. heavily used for work and whatnot. its not only about its performance either I want to up the screen size.Whatever gives me the edge. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
legunner Posted September 16, 2012 Share Posted September 16, 2012 Macbook Pro 17"? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cupe Posted September 16, 2012 Share Posted September 16, 2012 if you use it for work can't you write it off? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mitch Posted September 16, 2012 Share Posted September 16, 2012 here is a couplehttp://www.mwave.com.au/sku-31051059-HP ... HD_Displayhttp://www.mwave.com.au/sku-31051044-HP ... _173_FHD_L Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kodiak Posted September 16, 2012 Share Posted September 16, 2012 if you use it for work can't you write it off?You can claim a certain percentage of depreciation over the following 3 years. Its not like you get all of it back and essentially a free laptop. But there are better tax experts than me here. I only know cause I did it a few years ago. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eggssell Posted September 16, 2012 Share Posted September 16, 2012 yeah thats right you depreciate it over three years, so essentially getting it before tax. so not free, and how much you save depends on your marginal tax rate Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dflux4 Posted September 18, 2012 Share Posted September 18, 2012 This thing looks bad ass!http://www.catchoftheday.com.au/smallfi ... aign=sos_bDetails:$1,999.00Alienware M18x i7 18.4" Gaming Notebook18.4" Full HD Backlit WLED with 16:9 aspect ratio (1920 x 1080)2nd Gen Quad-Core i7-2670QM (2.2GHz) CPUNVIDIA GeForce 1.5GB GTX 560M graphics card8GB DDR3 RAM (expandable to 32GB)Dual 500GB Hybrid (7,200rpm) hard drives that function like SSDs - 1TB total capacityImpressive and immersive audio powered by KlipshAdvanced-N 6200 a/g/n wireless functionalityFull-size backlit keyboard with numpad and five programmable macro buttons3MP HD Webcam12-Cell Lithium-Ion batteryWindows 7 Home Premium 64-bitDimensions (cm): 43.61(W) x 5.33(H) x 32.2(D)Weight: 5.41kg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mitch Posted September 18, 2012 Share Posted September 18, 2012 Dell represent!(i am a dell warranty tech) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SolDios Posted September 18, 2012 Share Posted September 18, 2012 Personally im not a fan of alienware, they ask alot of money for what they are. Not to mention your paying 2k for only 8gb ram (Yes I know it's enough, but for that cash you should be getting more)This laptop is a pretty reasonable dealhttp://shopap.lenovo.com/SEUILibrary/co ... 781&cid=auLenovo THINKPAD EDGE E530 $674ProcessorIntel Core i5-3210M Processor (3M Cache, up to 3.10 GHz)Operating systemWindows 7 Home Premium (64 bit)Display type15.6" W HD (1366x768) AntiGlare, Midnight BlackSystem graphicsNVIDIA GeForce GT 635M Graphics with 2GB VRAM (WWAN or mSATA capable)Total memory4 GB DDR3 - 1600MHz (1 DIMM)Pointing deviceUtraNavHard drive500GB Hard Disk Drive, 7200rpmOptical deviceDVD RecordableBattery6 cell Li-Ion Battery 62WH - 75+Integrated WiFi wireless LAN adaptersThinkPad a/b/g/n Wireless & Bluetooth 4.0 (2x2 ABGN & BT 4.0)Integrated mobile broadbandNo Mobile Broadband supportWarranty1 Year Depot/Express Warranty Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kodiak Posted September 18, 2012 Share Posted September 18, 2012 Dell represent!(i am a dell warranty tech)Surely you would pay the Alienware premium though? Although, that is a pretty good deal (got to love catch of the day). Must be old stock but compared to the current offerings it is a good $1k cheaper.This is a laptop for hardcore gaming nerds. I don't understand why people over-spec their computers when the basic ones are more than capable of doing what the majority of people do. I still maintain that their is nothing wrong with the OP's current laptop. Maybe clean out the crap that is slowing it down? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kodiak Posted September 18, 2012 Share Posted September 18, 2012 This laptop is a pretty reasonable dealhttp://shopap.lenovo.com/SEUILibrary/co ... 781&cid=auLenovo THINKPAD EDGE E530 $674ProcessorIntel Core i5-3210M Processor (3M Cache, up to 3.10 GHz)Operating systemWindows 7 Home Premium (64 bit)Display type15.6" W HD (1366x768) AntiGlare, Midnight BlackSystem graphicsNVIDIA GeForce GT 635M Graphics with 2GB VRAM (WWAN or mSATA capable)Total memory4 GB DDR3 - 1600MHz (1 DIMM)Pointing deviceUtraNavHard drive500GB Hard Disk Drive, 7200rpmOptical deviceDVD RecordableBattery6 cell Li-Ion Battery 62WH - 75+Integrated WiFi wireless LAN adaptersThinkPad a/b/g/n Wireless & Bluetooth 4.0 (2x2 ABGN & BT 4.0)Integrated mobile broadbandNo Mobile Broadband supportWarranty1 Year Depot/Express WarrantyWhich is practically identical to the one he already has.And Bonz... As you said you want to up the screen size, why not just buy a monitor? Get a nice 23" for about $200 and then when set up you can have dual screen goodness. When on the move you have the portability of a 15" laptop. Just a suggestion..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bonz Posted September 19, 2012 Author Share Posted September 19, 2012 karms... yeah i would usually seeing as its my company as well, but this one i want solely for music.i am so tired of buffer issues.dflux that is intense bruh...ive never really tried alienware before tho..are they more for gaming?fuddzy my last one was a dell and it was great! only thing it lacked was build quality tho.. screen hinges didnt last etc.Sol ive heard alot of good things about lenovo (producing related) but yeah that is very close to what i already have...i sorta wanna up the game if im gunna buy something new.DrC1 ive already cleaned out, i do it pretty often. still doest fix the screen size issue tho.i already have a 24" asus screen, its more for when im on the move...the 13" screen i got now(while portable) wont even fit some VST's/plugins on the screen.looking more around the 15" size. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mitch Posted September 19, 2012 Share Posted September 19, 2012 the alienwares are a subsidary of dell, yes they are more aimed at gaming but that is mainly due to they have beast graphics cards and processors.As due to the build quality, if you get an inspiron then yeh, the build quality on them is less than the xps, latitude and alienware range are decent quality. also next business day on site service for all warranty repairs.I also do lenovo and apple warranty, they all have their good / bad models, and these 3 have best warranty terms, being on site instead of posting the machine away. Dell is probably even a bit better than the other two with promptness of sending the parts etc.So yer alienwares are pretty boss if you wanna spend that cash. They also have 2 HDD bays which you can either configure as mirrored raid (so if one hdd dies it automatically fails over to the other drive without any data loss). Or configure as two separate drives for maximum storage (something to think about with all those samples & plugins).If not alienware check the Dell XPS range, they are pretty boss too Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kodiak Posted September 19, 2012 Share Posted September 19, 2012 Hmmm... Cannot vouch for the vendor but to me this seems like an awesome deal...http://www.onlinecomputer.com.au/product_info.php?products_id=9938&osCsid=d0199ec237cecabe158633eabfe7945915.6" Asus N56VM R501VM-SPECIAL $1,399.00Features : FREE Ext. Subwoofer Core i7 3610QM ~3.3GHz 16GB DDR3 RAM / 750GB SATA HDD 2GB NVIDIA® GT630M Bluray Combo / DVD Writer Wireless N / Bluetooth HDMI / USB3.0 Windows 7 Premium 64bit 2 Years Global WarrantySpecial Features: Built-in Wireless Display Full HD 1920x1080 Res.To me a Bluray drive should now be standard. They are cheap now. 16Gb ram is massive and more than you will need. Plus a full HD (1080) screen on 15" monitor.An equivalently specced Dell XPS is north of $1600. And I personally like Asus Laptops (along with higher spec Dells) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bonz Posted September 19, 2012 Author Share Posted September 19, 2012 the alienwares are a subsidary of dell, yes they are more aimed at gaming but that is mainly due to they have beast graphics cards and processors.As due to the build quality, if you get an inspiron then yeh, the build quality on them is less than the xps, latitude and alienware range are decent quality. also next business day on site service for all warranty repairs.I also do lenovo and apple warranty, they all have their good / bad models, and these 3 have best warranty terms, being on site instead of posting the machine away. Dell is probably even a bit better than the other two with promptness of sending the parts etc.So yer alienwares are pretty boss if you wanna spend that cash. They also have 2 HDD bays which you can either configure as mirrored raid (so if one hdd dies it automatically fails over to the other drive without any data loss). Or configure as two separate drives for maximum storage (something to think about with all those samples & plugins).If not alienware check the Dell XPS range, they are pretty boss too truuuue those XPS's look bullshit. Although pretty pricy tho, i guess u get what u pay for. definitely keep in mind.Hmmm... Cannot vouch for the vendor but to me this seems like an awesome deal...http://www.onlinecomputer.com.au/product_info.php?products_id=9938&osCsid=d0199ec237cecabe158633eabfe7945915.6" Asus N56VM R501VM-SPECIAL $1,399.00Features : FREE Ext. Subwoofer Core i7 3610QM ~3.3GHz 16GB DDR3 RAM / 750GB SATA HDD 2GB NVIDIA® GT630M Bluray Combo / DVD Writer Wireless N / Bluetooth HDMI / USB3.0 Windows 7 Premium 64bit 2 Years Global WarrantySpecial Features: Built-in Wireless Display Full HD 1920x1080 Res.To me a Bluray drive should now be standard. They are cheap now. 16Gb ram is massive and more than you will need. Plus a full HD (1080) screen on 15" monitor.An equivalently specced Dell XPS is north of $1600. And I personally like Asus Laptops (along with higher spec Dells)This is true....that asus is ridiculous...how can it be so cheap??i love my original asus, never fails me through all the abuse.this one is lookin pretty sweet.and i can always go to there store, its on george st. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SolDios Posted September 19, 2012 Share Posted September 19, 2012 I saw one of those in jb today, was so nice to use! Really solid feeling too, and the track pad clicking/movement was as good as a mac. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bonz Posted September 19, 2012 Author Share Posted September 19, 2012 I saw one of those in jb today, was so nice to use! Really solid feeling too, and the track pad clicking/movement was as good as a mac.are u talking bout the xps or the Asus sol?And they sell them at jb hifi?did u catch the price? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mitch Posted September 19, 2012 Share Posted September 19, 2012 they sell both ASus and dell at jb hifi So im not sure which one he is on about either Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SolDios Posted September 20, 2012 Share Posted September 20, 2012 1k with there 15% off.Bloody good deal!http://www.jbhifi.com.au/computers/asus ... sku-86857/This one aint to shabby either http://www.jbhifi.com.au/computers/sams ... -ComputersAsus NX90 isn't too bad of a computer, It's pretty much a monitor with a keyboard attached really (18.4 screen) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eggssell Posted September 20, 2012 Share Posted September 20, 2012 not sure if it contributes much as lenovo doesnt seem to be on your cards. but ive had two lenovos in the last six years from work. and they are both doggs balls compared to my perso laptop; an asus thats about 6 years going on 7 (dual core 2.33Ghz, 4GB Ram, 80 GB HD, XP).start up, browsing, excel, PDF rendering, everything. runs so much better on the asus. i mean i only got my latest lenovo only last year (thinkpad T410 with an i5 2.53Ghz, it says 2.98GB RAM??) and it still runs shitter than a machine 5-6 yrs older.with the experience ive had i would never personally buy a lenovo. could be just work buys the cheap ones but yeah i think they are slow as buggery. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mitch Posted September 20, 2012 Share Posted September 20, 2012 would never buy a samsung laptop. shittest warranty Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GREMM1S Posted September 20, 2012 Share Posted September 20, 2012 The new hp's are very nice, i want to move to a lighter laptop soon though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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