Author Topic: Haswell that ends well : Laptop watch 2013 (Read 1870 times)

DCharlieJP · « **on:** May 20, 2013, 02:43:31 AM »

Cruncheon types !

My MacBook Pro (i know... i know...) went swimming accidentally a few days ago and after glugging down a litre or so of fine French filtered water it's no longer in an operational state.

I am now in the market for a replacement - infact, it's going to be acting as a laptop and desktop replacement and, as luck would have it, haswell refresh seems to be just about to spring upon us.

So - as soon as one of these "badboys" drops i need to get in and get one. I'd assume that ultimately pairing one with a 780M or something of that ilk would be the way to go? SSD of course.
Is there anything i should be aware of, oh masters of laptopia?

G The Resurrected · « **Reply #1 on:** May 20, 2013, 03:52:39 AM »

You'll be waiting till august for any of the Haswell's to come out. But I suspect the 700 line will be included in the Mac book pro that have Haswell. I too am waiting for one as well, it'll be my first mac.

chronovore · « **Reply #2 on:** May 20, 2013, 05:07:27 AM »

How did it end up going swimming?

MCD · « **Reply #3 on:** May 20, 2013, 10:33:20 AM »

Haswell devices will be shown on June 4 at Computex, Taiwan.

DCharlieJP · « **Reply #4 on:** May 23, 2013, 04:56:16 AM »

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17.3-inch GT70 Dragon Edition 2 will pack a yet-to-be-announced Haswell chip alongside an equally mysterious NVIDIA GTX780M GPU that is claimed to deliver a 3DMark Vantage score of 36,000

It begiiiiins

pilonv1 · « **Reply #5 on:** May 23, 2013, 06:08:25 AM »

MCD · « **Reply #6 on:** May 24, 2013, 12:01:45 PM »

Not Haswell but worth mentioning here:

Beautiful design IMO.

Human Snorenado · « **Reply #7 on:** May 24, 2013, 12:32:19 PM »

Quote from: DCharlieJP on May 23, 2013, 04:56:16 AM

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17.3-inch GT70 Dragon Edition 2 will pack a yet-to-be-announced Haswell chip alongside an equally mysterious NVIDIA GTX780M GPU that is claimed to deliver a 3DMark Vantage score of 36,000

It begiiiiins

naff · « **Reply #8 on:** May 27, 2013, 07:33:40 AM »

Quote from: MCD on May 24, 2013, 12:01:45 PM

Beautiful design IMO.

Sums up most things I hate about W8 hardware and touchscreen laptops. Fuckin trackpad above the keyboard, makes me want to get an old nubbin only Thinkpad. Apples getting it way to easy at the moment

MCD · « **Reply #9 on:** May 28, 2013, 06:23:03 AM »

It's just 1 design among many.

naff · « **Reply #10 on:** May 28, 2013, 07:19:00 AM »

It does look quite nice, that floating screen is hot. It just seems wholly impractical, which is what I think of W8 in general, OSX has also sucked since 10.6. Both companies UI decisions are being taken over by their mobile divisions. Linux too, Gnome these days

It's a strange period where they're trying to marry the simplicity of touchscreen UIs with a desktop OS and failing imo. At the moment it's very ham fisted, it will get better sure.... In the meantime I'm a hater.

MCD · « **Reply #11 on:** May 30, 2013, 09:32:06 PM »

http://www.razerzone.com/press/detail/press-releases/razer-introduces-the-blade-prodesigned-for-work-and-for-play

2nd gen Razer Blade with Haswell chips.

pilonv1 · « **Reply #12 on:** May 31, 2013, 02:08:58 AM »

Only 1600x900 through

chronovore · « **Reply #13 on:** May 31, 2013, 04:04:21 AM »

Still not as thin as the leading edge on a MacBook Air.

MCD · « **Reply #14 on:** June 03, 2013, 03:08:23 AM »

http://blogs.windows.com/windows/b/windowsexperience/archive/2013/06/02/acer-introduces-8-inch-iconia-w3-new-aspire-pcs.aspx?utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter

Acer introduced their refreshed lineup with Haswell.

MCD · « **Reply #15 on:** June 03, 2013, 02:12:34 PM »

http://www.theverge.com/2013/6/3/4390788/dell-xps-11-video-preview-computex-2013

Unlike Acer and Asus, who overwhelmed us with sheer numbers this morning, Dell's Computex assault is formed by just one, standout product, the XPS 11. This 11.6-inch laptop touts an outstanding 2560 x 1440 resolution, plus its exterior is adorned in a carbon fiber weave and machined aluminum, yet the company is pitching it as something even more: a two-in-one device.

DCharlieJP · « **Reply #16 on:** June 11, 2013, 06:32:22 PM »

Out of time, laptop ordered

plumbed for the non-dragon non-red MSI.

32gb memory, 780m, 4700K, 17.3 inch etc etc

... will this run outlook.com okay? :/

chronovore · « **Reply #17 on:** June 11, 2013, 07:55:01 PM »

Probably, but MS' "Ribbon" will take up half your screen real estate.

That's on any screen, though. It scales to fill half of any screen.

Tasty · « **Reply #18 on:** June 12, 2013, 07:39:22 PM »

Quote from: DCharlieJP on June 11, 2013, 06:32:22 PM

Out of time, laptop ordered

plumbed for the non-dragon non-red MSI.

32gb memory, 780m, 4700K, 17.3 inch etc etc

... will this run outlook.com okay? :/

Should have got a Pixel.

Akala · « **Reply #19 on:** June 12, 2013, 08:07:32 PM »

Actually want a mbp but they havent announced a refresh. Not buying old tech.

DCharlieJP · « **Reply #20 on:** June 12, 2013, 09:23:20 PM »

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Should have got a Pixel.

.... why would i stab myself in the cock?

I ended up having stupid Japanese credit card issues - so i'm holding off until i get time to just go pay in cash #likeabooows

re: MBP - i was considering it - but yeah, no refresh = no sale + it'll likely be the same/more than the MSI but with a better screen but worse guts

Dickie Dee · « **Reply #21 on:** June 12, 2013, 10:01:53 PM »

Can most programs use 32gb of memory or does it start becoming very diminishing returns at some point? Honest question, I have no idea

Akala · « **Reply #22 on:** June 12, 2013, 10:30:39 PM »

no. 32 GB is mad overkill.

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Author Topic: Haswell that ends well : Laptop watch 2013 (Read 1870 times)