Laptops best suited for filepro

[Richard Kreiss]

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I am currently running FilePro on my Thinkpad T500, Windows 10 evaluation version 10030. 

My Thinkpad has a full keyboard including arrow keys but no numeric keypad. 

I strongly suggest visiting a store prior to purchasing a laptop:
1. Get the feel of the keyboard
2. If you travel, is the laptop east to get out of the case?
3. Actually see the screen size and shape. 
4. Available port connectors. 

Suggest a laptop with USB 3 port for high speed data transfer.

Back on point, actually seeing and feeling a keyboard will allow you to narrow down the models to consider. 

I replaced the original 170GB hard drive with a 256GB SSD and replaced the memory taking it to 3GB. 

Richard
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> On Jun 20, 2015, at 11:51 PM, Fairlight via Filepro-list <filepro-list at lists.celestial.com> wrote:
> 
> The laptop God built:
> 
> http://www.amazon.com/G750JZ-DS71-17-3-inch-Gaming-GeForce-Graphics/dp/B00IAACWH6/ref=psdc1_t2_B00IEV85OU_B00IAACWH6
> 
> 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.
> 
> The touchpad can be turned off via Fn keypress.
> 
> 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
> 
> 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
> 
> 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->
> 
> 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.
>> 
>> 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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