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Microsoft Surface Pro vs Laptop vs Book

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diverse very tactful brethren station
  04/24/18
how much do you want to spend
cheese-eating nowag circlehead
  04/24/18
I'm flexible maybe
diverse very tactful brethren station
  04/24/18
i had the pro a couple years ago. I liked it, but it was a b...
rusted theatre
  04/24/18
the only awkward thing IMO is that you can't really put it o...
racy stead newt
  04/24/18
Is the keyboard good if just on a desk
diverse very tactful brethren station
  04/24/18
Absolutely. That said at home I still have a dock and an ex...
racy stead newt
  04/24/18
I have a surface Pro i7 for work. I really like it. The on...
racy stead newt
  04/24/18
the book with the nice graphics card is the POTUS of laptops...
cheese-eating nowag circlehead
  04/24/18
Lenovo carbon x1
Glittery University Sweet Tailpipe
  04/24/18
Had the Carbon X1, now have the surface pro. Windows is pure...
frozen copper preventive strike
  04/24/18
I'm posting on a Macbook Pro now. I have no idea what you'r...
racy stead newt
  04/24/18
you sound like pddj re windows being sps: http://www.xoxohth...
Disrespectful Indian Lodge
  04/24/18
Yes, using Windows 10. Windows seven is fine.
frozen copper preventive strike
  04/24/18
can you make win 10 look like win 7?
Disrespectful Indian Lodge
  04/25/18
https://www.laptopmag.com/articles/make-windows-10-like-wind...
racy stead newt
  04/25/18
Windows is garbage. I'm poasting from a T450s, Windows 8.1. ...
plum fiercely-loyal macaca temple
  04/25/18
why win 8 not win 7? win 8 is crap. win 10 seems not as bad ...
Disrespectful Indian Lodge
  04/25/18
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arousing bull headed hospital new version
  04/25/18
Do Pros still not get LTE? That was a big reason I didn’t ge...
Heady Big-titted Elastic Band Market
  04/24/18
Lenovo Thinkpad T470 at $783.20: https://www3.lenovo.com/...
plum fiercely-loyal macaca temple
  04/25/18
who needs an $1000 laptop (post-tax)? TP is the best pc, but...
Disrespectful Indian Lodge
  04/25/18
A comparable Macbook starts at $1,300; I use my laptop as my...
plum fiercely-loyal macaca temple
  04/25/18
both are unnecessary unless you are a rare user who needs hi...
Disrespectful Indian Lodge
  04/25/18
Recently caved and bought $1500 MacBook for the wife. She us...
talented blood rage state
  04/25/18
To be fair, it is much higher quality than a $500 computer a...
racy stead newt
  04/25/18
thinkpads have better keyboards than macs, and you can get a...
Disrespectful Indian Lodge
  04/25/18
4k > Retina > HD > shit Lenovo display "&qu...
racy stead newt
  04/25/18
can you pirate software (eg, office) easily on mac?
Disrespectful Indian Lodge
  04/25/18
Sure, though with the number of viruses/malware in pirated s...
racy stead newt
  04/25/18
office and adobe shit isnt cheap/free. how is there virus...
Disrespectful Indian Lodge
  04/25/18
You can get Office 365 for cheap and it includes a shit ton ...
racy stead newt
  04/25/18
how cheap is office 365? i need lightroom and photoshop f...
Disrespectful Indian Lodge
  04/25/18
Check ebay and depends on if you want the family or personal...
racy stead newt
  04/25/18
Can you link to a reliable Ebay vendor selling a family lice...
talking crotch
  04/25/18
Wtf, do your own research. Their ratings are right there.
racy stead newt
  04/25/18
This is true but not nearly worth it imo
talented blood rage state
  04/25/18
It all depends on how you value your time/labor/nice things ...
racy stead newt
  04/25/18
rofl no reason she cant do that w a $500 pc. tbf, xo hasn...
Disrespectful Indian Lodge
  04/25/18
Could she? Sure. Will it be as nice? No. It'll have a ...
racy stead newt
  04/25/18
you can install a 128GB SSD yourself for $50 on a thankpad
Disrespectful Indian Lodge
  04/25/18
I think I paid 400 for the shitty dell I use, it works great...
talented blood rage state
  04/25/18
Oh look, it's business ready, honey!
arousing bull headed hospital new version
  04/25/18
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Disrespectful Indian Lodge
  04/25/18
thinkpad. only cr way to go
Crimson home
  04/25/18
I have a new x1 Carbon. How credited is a thinkpad p70 for p...
Gay Abnormal Whorehouse Roast Beef
  04/25/18
does anyone here use a surface pro for marking up documents?...
swashbuckling violet theater
  04/25/18
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Gay Abnormal Whorehouse Roast Beef
  04/25/18


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Date: April 24th, 2018 3:11 PM
Author: diverse very tactful brethren station

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(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3958613&forum_id=2#35910220)



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Date: April 24th, 2018 3:16 PM
Author: cheese-eating nowag circlehead

how much do you want to spend

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3958613&forum_id=2#35910269)



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Date: April 24th, 2018 3:21 PM
Author: diverse very tactful brethren station

I'm flexible maybe

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3958613&forum_id=2#35910324)



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Date: April 24th, 2018 3:24 PM
Author: rusted theatre

i had the pro a couple years ago. I liked it, but it was a bit awkward to use. it also bricked on me after a year.

I have the surface laptop now, it's 180 as fuck. i'd go with that.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3958613&forum_id=2#35910361)



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Date: April 24th, 2018 3:28 PM
Author: racy stead newt

the only awkward thing IMO is that you can't really put it on your lap like a normal laptop.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3958613&forum_id=2#35910392)



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Date: April 24th, 2018 3:28 PM
Author: diverse very tactful brethren station

Is the keyboard good if just on a desk

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3958613&forum_id=2#35910397)



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Date: April 24th, 2018 3:32 PM
Author: racy stead newt

Absolutely. That said at home I still have a dock and an external keyboard/mouse. But I had that when I had a regular laptop too.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3958613&forum_id=2#35910426)



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Date: April 24th, 2018 3:25 PM
Author: racy stead newt

I have a surface Pro i7 for work. I really like it. The only thing is that if you like to put it on your lap like a normal laptop then that won't work with the surface pro. It is really a tablet with a keyboard cover with laptop internals.

Build quality of the Surface line is really good. If I was buying for myself I'd get a Surface Book with the discrete Nvidia graphics.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3958613&forum_id=2#35910364)



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Date: April 24th, 2018 3:28 PM
Author: cheese-eating nowag circlehead

the book with the nice graphics card is the POTUS of laptops IMO

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3958613&forum_id=2#35910391)



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Date: April 24th, 2018 3:26 PM
Author: Glittery University Sweet Tailpipe

Lenovo carbon x1

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3958613&forum_id=2#35910375)



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Date: April 24th, 2018 3:29 PM
Author: frozen copper preventive strike

Had the Carbon X1, now have the surface pro. Windows is pure shit. If iMac is not an option, then get the next best thing - beaten to death with baseball bats on live TV

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3958613&forum_id=2#35910402)



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Date: April 24th, 2018 3:46 PM
Author: racy stead newt

I'm posting on a Macbook Pro now. I have no idea what you're talking about, Windows 10 is fine.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3958613&forum_id=2#35910542)



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Date: April 24th, 2018 3:48 PM
Author: Disrespectful Indian Lodge

you sound like pddj re windows being sps: http://www.xoxohth.com/thread.php?thread_id=3958067&mc=18&forum_id=2

are u using win 10? win 7 is fine for me.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3958613&forum_id=2#35910567)



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Date: April 24th, 2018 8:56 PM
Author: frozen copper preventive strike

Yes, using Windows 10. Windows seven is fine.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3958613&forum_id=2#35912714)



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Date: April 25th, 2018 1:43 AM
Author: Disrespectful Indian Lodge

can you make win 10 look like win 7?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3958613&forum_id=2#35914282)



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Date: April 25th, 2018 9:28 AM
Author: racy stead newt

https://www.laptopmag.com/articles/make-windows-10-like-windows-7

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3958613&forum_id=2#35915475)



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Date: April 25th, 2018 1:44 AM
Author: plum fiercely-loyal macaca temple

Windows is garbage. I'm poasting from a T450s, Windows 8.1. I pity all new "PC" users.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3958613&forum_id=2#35914285)



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Date: April 25th, 2018 1:53 AM
Author: Disrespectful Indian Lodge

why win 8 not win 7? win 8 is crap. win 10 seems not as bad but havent used it much.

poasting from an x230 on win7.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3958613&forum_id=2#35914347)



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Date: April 25th, 2018 9:38 AM
Author: arousing bull headed hospital new version



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Date: April 24th, 2018 9:05 PM
Author: Heady Big-titted Elastic Band Market

Do Pros still not get LTE? That was a big reason I didn’t get one a few years back.

Firm gave me HP elite book which is awesome. Light, great battery and crazy stats but it’s like 2500.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3958613&forum_id=2#35912749)



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Date: April 25th, 2018 1:47 AM
Author: plum fiercely-loyal macaca temple

Lenovo Thinkpad T470 at $783.20:

https://www3.lenovo.com/us/en/laptops/thinkpad/thinkpad-t-series/ThinkPad-T470/p/22TP2TT4700

$895.20 with FHD screen and RAM upgrades.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3958613&forum_id=2#35914308)



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Date: April 25th, 2018 1:51 AM
Author: Disrespectful Indian Lodge

who needs an $1000 laptop (post-tax)? TP is the best pc, but in the end, it's still chinese garbage with a 1 yr depot warranty. i dont see the point of spending more than $500 on a laptop unless you need high-end performance

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3958613&forum_id=2#35914329)



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Date: April 25th, 2018 1:53 AM
Author: plum fiercely-loyal macaca temple

A comparable Macbook starts at $1,300; I use my laptop as my primary computer, on which I do work and watch (((media))). It's worth the investment.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3958613&forum_id=2#35914350)



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Date: April 25th, 2018 1:55 AM
Author: Disrespectful Indian Lodge

both are unnecessary unless you are a rare user who needs high-end performance.

and tbf, at least the $1300 macbook holds its value much better than the $1000 thinkpad.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3958613&forum_id=2#35914368)



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Date: April 25th, 2018 9:34 AM
Author: talented blood rage state

Recently caved and bought $1500 MacBook for the wife. She uses it for work all the time, which is why she HAD to have something expensive. Work, in this instance, means email and some office docs. By the time we finish with all the accessories we may as well have set over $1000 on fire.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3958613&forum_id=2#35915517)



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Date: April 25th, 2018 9:47 AM
Author: racy stead newt

To be fair, it is much higher quality than a $500 computer and will last much longer. Things like the keyboard and screen are much nicer too.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3958613&forum_id=2#35915606)



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Date: April 25th, 2018 10:59 AM
Author: Disrespectful Indian Lodge

thinkpads have better keyboards than macs, and you can get a HD screen on a pc.

"last much longer" is mac flame. better to buy 3 $500 laptops than one $1500 one.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3958613&forum_id=2#35916072)



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Date: April 25th, 2018 12:36 PM
Author: racy stead newt

4k > Retina > HD > shit Lenovo display

""last much longer" is mac flame. better to buy 3 $500 laptops than one $1500 one."

It is not. Dealing with a laptop crash (or a dying laptop), buying a new laptop, setting it up is a PITA. I understand you're cheap and don't value your time/convenience at all, but if you did you would see why a better $1500 laptop that lasts 3x as long (or more) is cr. And I say this as someone who isn't all in on Apple. I have one MBP, one custom gaming laptop, a surface pro and wife has two thinkpads (one Yoga, one T series).

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3958613&forum_id=2#35916875)



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Date: April 25th, 2018 1:24 PM
Author: Disrespectful Indian Lodge

can you pirate software (eg, office) easily on mac?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3958613&forum_id=2#35917380)



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Date: April 25th, 2018 2:06 PM
Author: racy stead newt

Sure, though with the number of viruses/malware in pirated software these days I've stopped doing that years ago. There's basically no reason to either since a bunch of shit is free or cheap.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3958613&forum_id=2#35917734)



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Date: April 25th, 2018 2:07 PM
Author: Disrespectful Indian Lodge

office and adobe shit isnt cheap/free.

how is there viruses and malware? i get shit from torrents and it's fine.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3958613&forum_id=2#35917754)



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Date: April 25th, 2018 2:13 PM
Author: racy stead newt

You can get Office 365 for cheap and it includes a shit ton of cloud storage. There are cheap grey market keys on ebay.

Adobe - I don't really need pro.

All fun and games until you get some ransomware or money is missing from your bank account or whatever.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3958613&forum_id=2#35917824)



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Date: April 25th, 2018 2:18 PM
Author: Disrespectful Indian Lodge

how cheap is office 365?

i need lightroom and photoshop for photos.



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3958613&forum_id=2#35917885)



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Date: April 25th, 2018 2:21 PM
Author: racy stead newt

Check ebay and depends on if you want the family or personal licenses or individual or what.

For photoshop, I don't know since I don't use those. Check gray market for that too. Buying gray market keys won't get your system raped.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3958613&forum_id=2#35917907)



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Date: April 25th, 2018 3:38 PM
Author: talking crotch

Can you link to a reliable Ebay vendor selling a family license? I assume these are originating from Europe?

Thank

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3958613&forum_id=2#35918717)



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Date: April 25th, 2018 4:04 PM
Author: racy stead newt

Wtf, do your own research. Their ratings are right there.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3958613&forum_id=2#35918974)



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Date: April 25th, 2018 1:18 PM
Author: talented blood rage state

This is true but not nearly worth it imo

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3958613&forum_id=2#35917295)



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Date: April 25th, 2018 2:06 PM
Author: racy stead newt

It all depends on how you value your time/labor/nice things and how much money you have.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3958613&forum_id=2#35917743)



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Date: April 25th, 2018 11:00 AM
Author: Disrespectful Indian Lodge

rofl no reason she cant do that w a $500 pc.

tbf, xo hasnt come up with a credible $500 pc laptop itt. xo's alternative to a $1500 mac is a $1000 thinkpad.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3958613&forum_id=2#35916084)



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Date: April 25th, 2018 12:38 PM
Author: racy stead newt

Could she? Sure.

Will it be as nice? No. It'll have a shittier display, keyboard, last less, probably not have an SSD, low RAM, be made of cheap plastic instead of metal, etc.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3958613&forum_id=2#35916901)



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Date: April 25th, 2018 1:25 PM
Author: Disrespectful Indian Lodge

you can install a 128GB SSD yourself for $50 on a thankpad

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3958613&forum_id=2#35917387)



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Date: April 25th, 2018 1:17 PM
Author: talented blood rage state

I think I paid 400 for the shitty dell I use, it works great.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3958613&forum_id=2#35917288)



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Date: April 25th, 2018 8:14 PM
Author: arousing bull headed hospital new version

Oh look, it's business ready, honey!

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3958613&forum_id=2#35920736)



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Date: April 25th, 2018 8:16 PM
Author: Disrespectful Indian Lodge



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Date: April 25th, 2018 12:48 PM
Author: Crimson home

thinkpad. only cr way to go

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3958613&forum_id=2#35916974)



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Date: April 25th, 2018 2:16 PM
Author: Gay Abnormal Whorehouse Roast Beef

I have a new x1 Carbon. How credited is a thinkpad p70 for playing games and doing work at home. Ie desktop replacement. I don’t have room in my apartment for a full on desktop rig but would like to be able to play games and do more serious work on a bigger screen.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3958613&forum_id=2#35917853)



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Date: April 25th, 2018 3:19 PM
Author: swashbuckling violet theater

does anyone here use a surface pro for marking up documents? would love to be able to hand-mark things without actually printing + scanning.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3958613&forum_id=2#35918471)



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Date: April 25th, 2018 8:12 PM
Author: Gay Abnormal Whorehouse Roast Beef



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