Bleeding Edge Laptops

[Ed P]

If you have lots of loot need a new laptop and are in the Willy-waving brigade, then you should check out Samsung’s new OLED laptop Ultra-HD screen. AnandTech link

[Alan Wood]

I thought Samsung had decided some time ago to cease production of Laptops . Seems they have changed their mind. Looks good though.

[Ed P]

I THINK Samsung now just makes screens. If you check CES HP has stated that their new laptop will have a very similar screen.

[Richard]

It did say very clearly that Samsung were producing the screens rather than complete machines. I thought that there were now very few machine builders as such, who built to the order of the ‘names’.

Still it should well be an interesting development though I suspect that the items will have a price to match their appealing display form.

[The Duke]

I’m all for better screens but stop making them thinner, I just want the old think pad keyboards.

I was paling with a new TP Carbaon last week, and it was great, a very nice keyboard compared to anything mac and also better than the dell xps 13, but still not in the league as the older ones. When my x220 isn’t up to it, I don’t know where I’ll go.

Probably xps tbh, I had the xps1330 which was great, but in 2006 its 2.6Ghz C2d and discreet gfx gave it about a 50min battery. So I only used it for about 6 months, before I found my TP X200t which got 8h with the UL s9400 (iirc) cpu, then that was amazing. But super pricey at rep was £1700. Which also was amazing in a bad way.

Now only gaming laptops are measured in minuets, and anything 1080p or above is fine for me, so it all comes down to keyboard and I’d like a ‘nub’. After 12 years on the nub, I can’t do track pads well. Also they are really inefficient compared to a nub.

[Ed P]

On the subject of thin machines DO NOT touch 2016 MacBook Pros with a bargepole! They have a massive design fault which results in the thin cables to the screen suffering wear damage. This loom cannot be replaced due to a carp design and the only solution is a very expensive new screen. However, I guess if you quote this YouTube evidence then you could cite the EU instigated 3-year warranty on goods which are not fit for purpose.

Hooray for the EU!

[The Duke]

Seen this on twit the other day. Aparantly all laptops they do that has a USB C is affected. The Airs have the same cable but it’s slighty longer and positions slightly different.

Though the airs a 6 months newer than the Pros, so they are waiting to see if they start showing the same effects.

The main issue is in the aim of thinness, the cable is built into the panel, so it’s a new screen replacment to five this flacky arse cable.

Just don’t touch any apple products. I’m actually coming around to the Mac Sheep that are actually Steve Jobs deciples. The ones that say it was great before he left. I’ll disagree with it was all great before hand, but I don’t see a single apple product that is actually good.

All there stuff is buatiful, the air is amazing looking and they feel so amazing. However that’s all you get superficial shine crap.

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