Laptops best suited for filepro

[Tom Aldridge]

Numerous laptops I've dealt with, the Fn keys functionality can be 
changed in the bios.

Tom Aldridge


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>     1. Laptops best suited for filepro  (Mike Fedkiw)
>     2. Re: Laptops best suited for filepro (Fairlight)
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> Date: Sat, 20 Jun 2015 21:56:54 -0400
> From: Mike Fedkiw <mikefedkiwfp at aol.com>
> To: Filepro list <Filepro-list at lists.celestial.com>
> Subject: Laptops best suited for filepro
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> My filepro is setup so f10 is the save key and esc is the break key. I also use most of the other f-keys along with page up, page down and the home key within lots of my programs.
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> The first issue I see when looking at available laptops is the how the f-key work. It would be nice if you could just toggle them on instead of having to push a separate button along with the f-keys to activate it. Arrows that don't have page up, page down and home keys incorporated into them is also a must. And let's not forget the number pad for entering an order or something.
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> Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
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> Thank you in advance for any help with this.
>
> Mike
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> Date: Sat, 20 Jun 2015 23:51:47 -0400
> From: Fairlight <fairlite at fairlite.com>
> To: filepro-list at lists.celestial.com
> Subject: Re: Laptops best suited for filepro
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> The laptop God built:
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> http://www.amazon.com/G750JZ-DS71-17-3-inch-Gaming-GeForce-Graphics/dp/B00IAACWH6/ref=psdc1_t2_B00IEV85OU_B00IAACWH6
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> As with every laptop I've ever had, the keyboard sometimes misses a stroke.
> I've never had a laptop that didn't, be it DEC, HP, Compaq, Acer, or this
> ASUS.  It just comes with the territory.
>
> But this laptop -is- awesome, powerful as hell, and will handle pretty much
> anything you throw at it.  I'm hard-pressed to tell it from my home server,
> most of the time, which is saying a -lot- for a laptop, if you knew my
> server specs.
>
> I've never seen a laptop with the usual 6-block for Home..PgDn.  This has
> them arrayed across the top-right row.  Full numpad works great.  The
> keyboard is standard sized horizontally, not compressed like some.
> Vertically, the function keys (and Insert, et al) are shorter than the rest
> of the keys.  But they do not require a secondary keypress.  Specialty
> keypresses are for non-standard functionality.
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> The touchpad can be turned off via Fn keypress.
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> Word of warning:  The laptop is thicker than most, and I only know of one
> case which holds it.  Do not even start to think that a standard 17.3"
> case will hold it.  It's built like a tank, though, so the need for a
> case is situational, dependent upon your use case.  If you need the case
> recommendation, I can tell you that this is what you want:
>
> http://www.amazon.com/Everki-Advance-Laptop-Bag-EKB407NCH17/dp/B005N8J0P0/ref=pd_sim_147_7?ie=UTF8&refRID=0TD0A1SX6CZ286SKGRF1
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> Fits the laptop -and- a cooling tray, plus a cartload of adapters, cables,
> mice, and other gear.
>
> There's a lower end ASUS I could recommend.  Built solidly, but nowhere
> near the performance of this one.  This is plain consumer-grade, not
> gamer-grade.  The keyboard is also not backlit on this one, but I believe
> it to be the same actual keyboard layout and assembly:
>
> http://www.amazon.com/ASUS-K751MA-DS21TQ-17-3-Inch-Touchscreen-Laptop/dp/B00S43PS1G/ref=cm_cd_al_qh_dp_t
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> Both of those are really pretty much best-in-class for resources:cost
> at their respective levels.  Look at the RAM counts, then try pricing
> similar specs.  Luck finding anything even -close- to the first one from
> Dell/Alienware for under $5k.  Won't happen, given the i7 and the 24GB.
> You don't even break 8GB until $5k+ with Dell/Alienware - most are still
> 4GB up to that price range.
>
> mark->
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> On Sat, Jun 20, 2015 at 09:56:54PM -0400, Mike Fedkiw via Filepro-list thus spoke:
>> My filepro is setup so f10 is the save key and esc is the break key. I also use most of the other f-keys along with page up, page down and the home key within lots of my programs.
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>> The first issue I see when looking at available laptops is the how the f-key work. It would be nice if you could just toggle them on instead of having to push a separate button along with the f-keys to activate it. Arrows that don't have page up, page down and home keys incorporated into them is also a must. And let's not forget the number pad for entering an order or something.
>>
>> Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
>>
>> Thank you in advance for any help with this.
>>
>> Mike
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