vodkazvictim
Why save the world, when you can rule it?
All right people, embarrassing though this is I feel the need to ask for your advice:
I bought my laptop in 2006. It has served well, but the time has come to consider supplementation or replacement.
Suggest anything you want, but bear in mind that I have a strong preference for Toshiba models.
I say consider supplementation or replacement, the fact is that my laptop can fit in a backpack, create all my teaching documents, handle my email and still perform the functions I require of it in day to day life. It may be the case that I will stick with it until the next range of Toshiba laptops come out.
For those who wish to have a little more insight, please read on:
I have a 7 year old Toshiba laptop. It has served well. I prefer Toshiba because they're tough; I'm the kind of guy who accidentally destroys everything, yet this has survived.
I recently reluctantly upgraded to a smartphone, but as I destroy everything it's one of my wife's old phones and it doesn't do email, which I actually kinda critically need in a smartphone, meaning that a supplementation of laptop with a new smartphone may be in order.
Portability is kinda important, as I need to transport this device to work locations. That and the fact that I move around country to country and city to city. A lot.
I'm also rather security conscious and prefer my valuables to be inconspicuous. Small size aids this. For this reason a netbook or tablet seems a good idea. You should be aware that my security consciousness means that any new smart device will need anti-virus.
The country to which I'm moving has a different alphabet, meaning that it may be wisest if replacing my laptop to wait until I get there and buy a laptop with keys featuring that alphabet.
I do live through my laptop, so I may have difficulty replacing it with a tablet upon which I may create documents (A tablet could be a supplement, but unless I could connect a keyboard I would need something with a keyboard, say a netbook, as a replacement).
One issue is that the 80GB hard drive (excellent at the time of purchase) no longer cuts it and the use of an external hard drive (another reason a tablet may be suitable) can only do so much to relieve speed issues caused by games taking up hard drive space on my laptop.
Another is that the keyboard is old and occasionally doesn't type letters as I press them. Unforgivable in my line of work.
Budget is a key point: Although business has been very good for me recently I will have to take a new qualification and move countries within the next two months. Neither of these is cheap. Nor is my wife (yes, I know, I'm cheap. I knew you'd go there).
For this reason, the device should not be overly expensive. In fact, I'd love bottom of the range prices if they gave me a product that was a significant improvement over what I currently have. However I'm dubious as to whether they can offer that improvement - what's the point in buying something new that performs like what you had before?.
Battery life could be important. Battery life was always poor for this laptop, but is now measured in less than 10 minutes. Obviously this renders it unsuitable for those situations where sockets are unavailable. The idea of being able to confidently use this laptop for a couple of hours of work where an electricity supply is unavailable is thus highly attractive.
Video call capablity is Non-negotiable in the case of anything replacing this laptop.
Screen size is not overly important - I very rarely use it to watch movies from across a room.
Mobile internet capability is preferable; it is often useful to be able to access the internet.
Any form of desktop is out.
So why replace what I have?
It can't hold my games and run fast.
It isn't incredibly portable.
So why keep it?
It still works in so many roles.
Please give me your advice.
I bought my laptop in 2006. It has served well, but the time has come to consider supplementation or replacement.
Suggest anything you want, but bear in mind that I have a strong preference for Toshiba models.
I say consider supplementation or replacement, the fact is that my laptop can fit in a backpack, create all my teaching documents, handle my email and still perform the functions I require of it in day to day life. It may be the case that I will stick with it until the next range of Toshiba laptops come out.
For those who wish to have a little more insight, please read on:
I have a 7 year old Toshiba laptop. It has served well. I prefer Toshiba because they're tough; I'm the kind of guy who accidentally destroys everything, yet this has survived.
I recently reluctantly upgraded to a smartphone, but as I destroy everything it's one of my wife's old phones and it doesn't do email, which I actually kinda critically need in a smartphone, meaning that a supplementation of laptop with a new smartphone may be in order.
Portability is kinda important, as I need to transport this device to work locations. That and the fact that I move around country to country and city to city. A lot.
I'm also rather security conscious and prefer my valuables to be inconspicuous. Small size aids this. For this reason a netbook or tablet seems a good idea. You should be aware that my security consciousness means that any new smart device will need anti-virus.
The country to which I'm moving has a different alphabet, meaning that it may be wisest if replacing my laptop to wait until I get there and buy a laptop with keys featuring that alphabet.
I do live through my laptop, so I may have difficulty replacing it with a tablet upon which I may create documents (A tablet could be a supplement, but unless I could connect a keyboard I would need something with a keyboard, say a netbook, as a replacement).
One issue is that the 80GB hard drive (excellent at the time of purchase) no longer cuts it and the use of an external hard drive (another reason a tablet may be suitable) can only do so much to relieve speed issues caused by games taking up hard drive space on my laptop.
Another is that the keyboard is old and occasionally doesn't type letters as I press them. Unforgivable in my line of work.
Budget is a key point: Although business has been very good for me recently I will have to take a new qualification and move countries within the next two months. Neither of these is cheap. Nor is my wife (yes, I know, I'm cheap. I knew you'd go there).
For this reason, the device should not be overly expensive. In fact, I'd love bottom of the range prices if they gave me a product that was a significant improvement over what I currently have. However I'm dubious as to whether they can offer that improvement - what's the point in buying something new that performs like what you had before?.
Battery life could be important. Battery life was always poor for this laptop, but is now measured in less than 10 minutes. Obviously this renders it unsuitable for those situations where sockets are unavailable. The idea of being able to confidently use this laptop for a couple of hours of work where an electricity supply is unavailable is thus highly attractive.
Video call capablity is Non-negotiable in the case of anything replacing this laptop.
Screen size is not overly important - I very rarely use it to watch movies from across a room.
Mobile internet capability is preferable; it is often useful to be able to access the internet.
Any form of desktop is out.
So why replace what I have?
It can't hold my games and run fast.
It isn't incredibly portable.
So why keep it?
It still works in so many roles.
Please give me your advice.
