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17 Responses to “Time to Throw the Laptop Out of the Window!”

1. By Mark McWilliams on Feb 12, 2008 | Reply

   Sounds good Lee! This is the EXACT same as my computer and I need a new one too! Only trouble is that I don’t have the cash to replace it, so I’ll just have to put up with it!

   Well, to be honest I would actually like a laptop aswell because you can’t move the desktop up or down the stairs whenever you like it!

   Lets hope that I can get a new one soon and maybe I’ll too become more productive. You’d be amazed how I can live with it taking 15 minutes just to get IE7 running, never mind Firefox!

   (Secretly I need a new ‘office’ aswell, but I’ll not go into that at the moment!…)

   Thanks
   Mark

2. By Tod on Feb 12, 2008 | Reply

   Lee,

   If you can you should break the raid 0 striping. It does not add to the hard drive performance.

   Raid 0 can theoretically be useful for audio and/or video production but I have seen too many tests that do not show a significant enough benefit to outweigh the negatives.

   What are those negatives? I thought you’d never ask.

   Your data is now tied to 2 drives, should one fail you lose everything. You’ve technically halved (not the exact number but you get the idea) the reliability of your drives.

   Second windows can take better advantage of 2 independent hard drives. It will intelligently use the drive with the most resources available for many system functions. That can eliminate bottlenecks and even some mystery machine pauses.

   Tod

3. By Graham Cox on Feb 12, 2008 | Reply

   I’ve not heard the word bampot before Lee, is that a northern thing?

   640GB hard drive…wow! Maybe you should run a competition on this blog to guess how long it takes you to fill it up!

   Cheers…Graham

4. By John Szram on Feb 12, 2008 | Reply

   All my work is done on a 1.6Ghz Toshiba Laptop! 1Mb RAM & a 60GB hard drive!

   My 3 year old desktop is more powerful, but is sooo cluttered with old software and files etc. that it’s actually worse!

   I always resort to my laptop, which means I have to be much more creative with my use of memory/disk space when getting tasks done!

   A new desktop is definitely something I’ll be investing in this year too!

   Good luck with yours, Lee!

   John Szram

5. By Lee McIntyre on Feb 12, 2008 | Reply

   Hi Todd - I think I need to consult with you when I buy my new laptop!

   It’s too late to change the desktop order, but I’ll take your feedback on board when I grab a laptop later in the year. Many thanks.

   Hi Graham - a Bampot? Actually I mistyped and meant a ‘barmpot’. E.g a crazy person with no sense of rationale.

   People have heard the term barmpot haven’t they?

   Hi John - the spec you mention for your laptop is actually higher that what I work on now. It’s frustrating when it goes slow and locks up isn’t it?!

   Thanks everyone for the comments!

   Lee McIntyre

6. By Brendan on Feb 12, 2008 | Reply

   I haven’t heard of barmpot. I guess it is related to barmy, a slang term for mentally irregular.

7. By Mike on Feb 12, 2008 | Reply

   Hi Lee. Don’t take this as a negative comment but, one would think that someone, (YOU), who has made a boatload of $ and £ wouldn’t suffer a minute with problematic equipment, especialy the equipment you use to earn your living!
   Will be looking forward to some new products from you, with the help of your new super-duper-puter!

   Cheers, Mike

8. By Lee McIntyre on Feb 12, 2008 | Reply

   Hi Mike

   I SHOULDN’T suffer with bad equipment, but the reality is I’m VERY disorganised!

   Getting a new PC wasn’t a question of funds, more a question of just getting organised enough to do it.

   I’m pretty rubbish at getting out there and doing the simple things that will make me more productive, and this is something I need to work on.

   I’m on a major productivity drive though, and when I get the new PC I’ll force myself to invest the time to install all the gadgets that will speed up my working day.

   That’s the plan anyway!

   Lee McIntyre

9. By Randy Smith on Feb 12, 2008 | Reply

   Lee…

   2 questions

   Where from ?
   and
   How much ?

   I’ll be getting one myself when the end of the month cb cheques have cleared… so any advice and pointers would be appreciated.

   Being non-techy - I’d end up with a dinosaur…

   Can you or a reader give an idea of minimum specs we should be asking for these days?

   Cheers
   Randy

10. By blogzilla on Feb 12, 2008 | Reply

    Now that is speed! You’re never leaving home with that beast!

11. By Ron on Feb 12, 2008 | Reply

    Wow Lee!!!! Nice setup!

    Will you buy us all one too?

    Ron

12. By Ray Johnson on Feb 12, 2008 | Reply

    Nice job Lee,

    Maybe that one will stop the helpdesk gremlins?

    But seriously, congrats on your success.

    Regards

    Ray

13. By Lee McIntyre on Feb 13, 2008 | Reply

    Hi Ron - Who knows? I’ve been thinking of a way of saying thanks to my best customers, but I was thinking about sending a handwritten note rather than a new PC!

    Hi Blogzilla - yeah it’s fast isn’t it? I’ve just checked with Dell and have been told it’s in transit so I’m excited.

    Hi Randy - it’s from Dell and it cost….(close your ears) a whopping £915. I know it’s a lot, but I have a feeling I’ll get my money’s worth!

    I’ll post a pic the second this bad boy arrives - after a few months of crash, creash, crash, I’m really looking forward to it!

    Lee McIntyre

14. By reycovirt on Feb 13, 2008 | Reply

    damn thats really really expensive i cant afford for that..,,

15. By Hugh Fraser on Feb 13, 2008 | Reply

    Hey Lee,
    Sounds like a nice rig! I use the other halfs laptop, It’s not too slow either, It’a apecs are below:

    CPU: 1.6 Ghz
    RAM: 2Gb plus 2Gb ReadyBoost
    HDD: 160Gb
    USB: 3 2.0 Speed
    Webcam: 1.3M Pixel
    and it’s Wireless

    Not bad for 3 £500 but it’s a small screen only 15.4″

16. By Lee McIntyre on Feb 14, 2008 | Reply

    Hi reycovirt - yeah it’s a crazy price isn’t it. I’d normally go cheap, but as this is what I work on all day I thought this would be a good option.

    Hi Hugh - the screen I work on now is that size. I work on the laptop with a comfy keyboard plugged in, but this makes the screen too far away so I’m looking forward to the new setup.

    It’s delivered tomorrow…I can’t wait!

    Lee McIntyre

17. By Ken. on May 17, 2008 | Reply

    Hi Lee me old chum (I like people to think I’m mates with all the top marketers )
    Why are people who make a living online so lazy when it comes to upgrading their equipment?
    I think it’s the same mentality that I had when I was a mechanic. All my customers cars were kept in tip top condition yet my car was falling to bits.
    A friend of mine is a great builder, yet his own house is in terrible condition.
    We are so focused on making a living that we forget that our tools and possessions are an important part of that process.
    As to you paying £915 for your computer, I paid £1400 for a top computer 7 years ago. That computer lasted about 2 years before it became
    obsolete Technology is moving at such a pace that old foggies like me just can’t keep up.

    Ken.