@creayt said:
@MattSpeller I don't know why but I assumed that w/ a 4k in the mix the 4 screens would be slightly too much for it or that I'd at least notice some slowdown. Turns out not to be the case and now I'm even debating returning the HX1000i...
That said, I am making that assessment based on about 5 minutes of use. And now I'm noticing some keystroke delay. I'll withhold real judgment until a few days in.
@MattSpeller I don't know why but I assumed that w/ a 4k in the mix the 4 screens would be slightly too much for it or that I'd at least notice some slowdown. Turns out not to be the case and now I'm even debating returning the HX1000i...
It's a beautiful thing, this GTX 970 business.
Running a 27" Dell 3840x2160 @ 60hz w/ 3 OTHER 27" 1440p screens all at 59 or 60Hz without a single hiccup on this single card.
I had no idea what I was missing in the graphics card department.
@MattSpeller said:
\o/
Civility on the internet!?!?! Why I never....
I'm one of the culprits and I'm upset by it myself.
@Nic said:
@creayt said:
@Nic I was kidding, read it again. P.S. help w/ what?
Oh, I thought you were asking for feedback on whether the deal was good or not, my bad. Don't mind me, I'm just cranky today
NP, sorry I temporarily offended you 
@scottalanmiller said:
@hubtechagain said:
I still like my Lenovo laptop.
Well I have to admit that Dominica's Lenovo is generally outperforming this MacBook Pro
Are there computers that don't outperform MacBook Pros? At one point I had my $150 Acer Chromebook side by side w/ my Force Touch Retina MBP and the Chromebook ran circles around it in terms of browsing speed.
@Nic I was kidding, read it again. P.S. help w/ what?
@Nic said:
Last year's graphics card.
You mean at $1099 it doesn't have the newest, most powerful graphics card on the market? That's just upsetting. You'd think at that price it'd have Cannonlake, 128GB of RAM, and 17 PCIe SSDs in a Raid 0. What a scam.
@scottalanmiller said:
@creayt said:
I haven't followed it. Can you give me the tl;dr?
Lenovo has come to light last year as a known malware vendor installing spyware / networking hijacking code directly into drivers and putting additional software to allow them to push malware via the BIOS.
Literally the last vendor I would do business with. They are unethical and outright evil. If they weren't protected in China, I suspect that a lot of people would be facing serious criminal investigations.
Lenovo is one of the companies, after being caught TWICE this year in the worst IT industry malware finds ever (IMHO) leading the downfall of the Chinese markets.
Well GD it. Guess I'll cancel my order. Such a shame.
@scottalanmiller said:
Lenovo shrank by something like 50% in the last four months!
Holy crap! Do you have a link on that?
@Dashrender said:
You're telling this group about a Lenovo after all of the stuff that's gone on recently by them?
I haven't followed it. Can you give me the tl;dr?
i7-4720HQ quad w/ HT
GTX 860M w/ 4GB DDR5
16GB DDR3L 1600
17.3" anti-glare multi-touch 1080p
512GB SSD
AC 2x2 wifi
$1099 after $700 off coupon, and if you have a Discover Card you can get another $100 off.
Normally wouldn't mention something like this but this'd but 45% off-ish is rare.
@MattSpeller said:
@creayt http://www.amazon.com/Corsair-HX1000i-Performance-Supply-CP-9020074-NA/dp/B00M2UINT6/ref=sr_1_8?s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1439931193&sr=1-8&keywords=corsair+power+supply
Dat platinum efficiency drool
She's heeeeeeeere.
@scottalanmiller said:
We love their streaming library. It's all bonus for free (the price didn't go up when they added it), the kids use it continuously.
Well, good for you. We've tried to find something, anything to watch probably 4 times and walked away shocked with its lack of options every time. Maybe they have better stuff in other countries.
@scottalanmiller said:
@johnhooks said:
Amazon with a prime membership is probably the best thing ever.
It really is.
With the exception of how terrible the streaming library is. I mean don't even bundle it, keep it shipping only. If it included their Netflix for books service instead, that'd be something.
I heard Crazy AJ was in cahoots w/ Subway dude and just took a plea deal on some child sex charges. I bet his prices will rock bottom here soon.
@RojoLoco said:
@creayt said:
@RojoLoco said:
@creayt said:
Dear Best Buy, you've outdone yourself.
After more research and looking the exact model up by code in other suppliers, it turns out that the laptop Best Buy sold me is imaginary. It's made up. The model I ordered actually IS 24GB of RAM, both on Amazon and Asus.com, and they don't sell a 256GB PCIe SSD, 4720HQ, 980M laptop w/ 32GB of RAM, they're all 24.
So Best Buy is just listing the lapto they are selling w/ 8GB more RAM than it actually has anywhere on Earth in the real world. I've been duped by the ineptitude of their web developers yet again.
Fool me once...
The worst part is the 2 accessible slots are taken, so in the inaccessible slots there's just one empty, so I can't even upgrade to 32 myself.
F, ML my friends. F. M. L.
Crazy AJ sells the 32GB model.... but shipping from Panama can be steep.
There's a 32GB model w/ a 512GB PCIe SSD, but it's $3000. It's not the one I'm talking about.
(there's not an actual Crazy AJ...)
Hahahaha. Was multitasking and the Panama bit made me believe you.
@RojoLoco said:
@creayt said:
Dear Best Buy, you've outdone yourself.
After more research and looking the exact model up by code in other suppliers, it turns out that the laptop Best Buy sold me is imaginary. It's made up. The model I ordered actually IS 24GB of RAM, both on Amazon and Asus.com, and they don't sell a 256GB PCIe SSD, 4720HQ, 980M laptop w/ 32GB of RAM, they're all 24.
So Best Buy is just listing the lapto they are selling w/ 8GB more RAM than it actually has anywhere on Earth in the real world. I've been duped by the ineptitude of their web developers yet again.
Fool me once...
The worst part is the 2 accessible slots are taken, so in the inaccessible slots there's just one empty, so I can't even upgrade to 32 myself.
F, ML my friends. F. M. L.
Crazy AJ sells the 32GB model.... but shipping from Panama can be steep.
There's a 32GB model w/ a 512GB PCIe SSD, but it's $3000. It's not the one I'm talking about.
Dear Best Buy, you've outdone yourself.
After more research and looking the exact model up by code in other suppliers, it turns out that the laptop Best Buy sold me is imaginary. It's made up. The model I ordered actually IS 24GB of RAM, both on Amazon and Asus.com, and they don't sell a 256GB PCIe SSD, 4720HQ, 980M laptop w/ 32GB of RAM, they're all 24.
So Best Buy is just listing the laptop they are selling w/ 8GB more RAM than it actually has anywhere on Earth in the real world. I've been duped by the ineptitude of their web developers yet again.
Fool me once...
The worst part is the 2 accessible slots are taken, so in the inaccessible slots there's just one empty, so I can't even upgrade to 32 myself.
F, ML my friends. F. M. L. 
