First action on any budget´ish PC should probably be to just reinstall Windows without even looking at it. Then the fishies are gone for sure. Not exactly fun trying to uninstall preloaded bloat.
There are some notebook from System76 for instance that come with VGA as well (https://system76.com/laptops/gazelle ). But they don´t come with a Windows license, since they come preinstalled with Linux if you want/need Windows you gotta get a License Key seperately.
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nope
August 23, 2018, 7:43am
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windows key have so eh but good idea thanks
nope
August 23, 2018, 7:45am
8
here what i had before it died and it was great had no problems
clevo P150HM
now surface pro 3 i5 its a computer (dual core pos)
nope
August 23, 2018, 8:29am
10
yes will edit sorry laptop
also no vga port on the asus
You would use a dongle for the mini-displayport -> VGA.
Look at Fujitsu stuff. They still put some legacy ports on their new PC’s.
Look at business laptops, as they have legacy ports in them.
I also believe the VAIO line of computers is coming to the states, that PC also has a VGA I believe.
EDIT: The VAIO S is the only laptop they sell, it comes with VGA but no dedicated GPU. It has NVME, and an Ethernet port.
If you are fine with looking on the brand new side of things, Dell Latitude 5580 or 5591 has some decent models with processors that are pretty much in par with desktop CPU performance.
I would assume you got something you wanted?
nope
August 31, 2018, 8:37pm
16
nope just looking for ideas still .
I think you’re looking for something like this?
Acer Aspire Laptop V3-772G-9656 17.3in. (1TB, 2.2GHz, 8GB) | Computers/Tablets & Networking, Laptops & Netbooks, PC Laptops & Netbooks | eBay!
I have this exact laptop. (but pimped out with SSD, more ram and liquid metal for better cooling) It has VGA, HDMI, 4 USB ports (2x USB 2.0 and 2x 3.0) as well as an SD card slot and headphone&mic jack. Of course you should never pay the advertised price (I paid $999 CAD for this back in 2014)
nope
September 1, 2018, 1:02am
18
to big looking for 15 inch or smaller but thanks for the suggestion
Novasty
September 1, 2018, 2:22am
19
what I linked is the canadian site because dell does that auto geo-location stuff.
But those procs are almost desktop equivalents and the laptop has a VGA port.
nope
September 4, 2018, 3:52am
20
well thank you i appreciate your advise .
azim
October 26, 2018, 4:07pm
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This has a quad core i7 and ethernet and vga. This is probably your best bet as with other enterprise laptops.
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Someone is selling Thinkpads in another thread. I know that GPU-wise probably won’t cut it, but otherwise might be a good idea to check it out.
Recently won some auction lots for some local businesses in SoCal and need to sell my extras. I bought way too many. Post in the thread to reserve or pm me if you are interested! I’ll put prices WITHOUT shipping but I am willing to haggle, especially if you are buying more than one. If you want pics of one to see what condition it is in let me know, but they are all pretty mildly scratched/fingerprinted from regular use, nothing major. Also willing to trade for others let me know. Currently I have:
T60 $90 - http://www.thinkwiki.org/wiki/Category:T60
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15.0" 1024x768 TFT
Core 2 Duo 2.33 GHz
Radeon X1300
160 GB HDD
4 GB 667 MHz RAM
Currently running Coreboot and Manjaro
You could literally kill someone with this
X60 $90 - http://www.thinkwiki.org/wiki/Category:X60
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12.1" 1024x768 TFT
Core 2 Duo 2.0 GHz
30 GB SSD
2 GB 667 MHz RAM
Comes with Ultrabase, No Charger
Currently running Libreboot and Parabola
Stallman Approved
X220 $140 - http://www.thinkwiki.org/wiki/Category:X220
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12.5" 1366x768 TFT
i7-2620M 2 Cores 4 Threads @2.7 GHz 4MB Cache
60 GB SSD
8 GB 1600 MHz RAM
Barely used (5 cycles) 9 Cell and Heavily used 6 Cell battery Included
No Charger
Currently running stock bios and Arch
T420 $150 - http://www.thinkwiki.org/wiki/Category:t420
Not with me at the moment
14.0" 1600x900 TFT
i7-2640M 2 Cores 4 Threads @2.8 GHz
Nvidia 4200M
160Gb Stock SSD
6Gb of 1333 MHz Ram
9 Cell Battery
Screen backlight fuse is dead, needs a new mobo or a solder job, screen and unit working perfectly fine under flashlight
W520 $300 - http://www.thinkwiki.org/wiki/Category:w520
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15.6" 1920x1080 TFT
i7-2760QM 4 Cores 8 Threads @ 2.4 GHz
Quadro 1000m
16 Gb 1666 Mhz RAM
9 Cell Battery (1 hook is broken, slightly loose)
Brand new 500 Gb 860 Evo SSD (I can keep this if you want it cheaper for $225)
90 Watt Charger
X250 $350 - http://www.thinkwiki.org/wiki/Category:x250
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12.5" 19…
Really wish Fujitsu was more popular in North America. Their newer models of laptops are so great, but so rare and expensive here. Really want their T938 or T937 model, but is pretty much impossible to find here used (brand new is way more than I can afford).
azim
October 26, 2018, 5:08pm
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I know right. Especially with there inclusion of a palm print scanner they’re also the most secure devices around.
:’(
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zeta_n
October 26, 2018, 5:11pm
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They are quite viable with an mSata or Expresscard egpu to keep at your desk I have done it before.
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