which one to choose? thinkpad or lenovo

[r0bust]

Hey guys I'm just looking for a laptop to dj with and it came down to a few.

http://www.cbit.ca/promotions/pdfs/LaptopsPG1.pdf
(the 3 lenovos)

http://www.cbit.ca/promotions/pdfs/LaptopsPG2.pdf
(ibm thinkpad42)


I'll be trying my best to make it a dj only laptop but most likely going to be using it as a day to day laptop as well for a couple of months before I make it dedicated to dj'ing only. Which one you guys think I should get. Money ain't an issue until it reaches over 8 or 900 haha.

[LanceBlaise]

Money ain't an issue until it reaches over 8 or 900 haha.

find a used macbook pro

[djlokifl]

of those I would get the $649 Lenovo and try to downgrade it to XP. That way you can make different hardware profiles and turn off everything you dont need when you dj.

[Sherlock Ohms]

I use a lenovo 3000 n500 and it's fine. Cheap as chips and does the job

[r0bust]

find a used macbook pro

My parents wouldn't be cool with me dropping like 900 bucks on a used item and I wouldn't trust just anybody selling a macbook with no guarantee y'know.


@djlokifl- you mean make a dual boot/make a second account for dj'ing use only?

@Teiresias-is your laptop the one with the celeron processor? Is it capable to use with traktor and all of the other high processor software?

[Segfault]

Lenovo makes ThinkPads for IBM now, so if you're getting one made by IBM, its probably an older one.

And after reinstalling a PDF viewer and checking out those links, yeah. The IBM is a (much) older model, and you'd be best off with any of the lenovo models.

IMO take one of the ones with 3 gigs of ram, and from there whichever has the HDD size that fits your needs. (i.e. smaller HDD if you store your music on an external drive, larger one otherwise)

[chrismp]

get yourself a thinkpad from the SL-series! much better built than the "normal" Lenovo notebooks. they're the cheapest option for getting into the thinkpad line of lenovo. its best to get them directly from lenovo.
here's a link for a good one: http://shop.lenovo.com/SEUILibrary/c...%3A0000280D%3A

if you can you should upgrade the processor to the P7570, choose 4GB of RAM and maybe a stronger battery pack (6 or 9 cell). all that should still keep you under 800 USD and you have a great system for everyday use and DJing!

[liam.h]

Lenovo makes ThinkPads for IBM now

I was just going to say that. Think they are the same internals, just different designs

[V-Hoff]

There's a post somewhere about Notebooks, I remember we had a technician support member that used to fix all types of notebooks and he wrote a nice review of all kind of NBs...
If you find it post it here to refereer for us