My next notebook - any advice welcomed

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Hi all,
as some of you may know I need to buy a new notebook. Among the several candidates I found so far I'd like your opinion about the HP Notebook 15-ay018nl .
It looks reasonably priced and it sports most of the characteristics I was looking for.

Anyway, I'll gladly accept any advice on any other manufacturer/model as well as any comment about the above mentioned candidate.

I set my approximate expense at about 700/800 euros. An SSD is preferred to a mechanical drive, the more RAM the better and FullHD is not a priority.

TIA

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overhere (Belgium) laptops that come with SSD are still way overpriced.

it's cheaper to buy the same model with a regular HD and replace it with something like Crucial 250Gb SSD that costs like 80 euros.
 
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Lenovo fullstop.

Many people don't realise that Lenovo is basically IBM technology sold to Chinese company.
 
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Erel said:
The specs look very good however the screen resolution (1366 x 768) is a bit small for development.
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i have a lcd connected to my notebook. i think you must have at least 2 lcd when you use b4x. 1 i put the ide and in the second i put the designer

actually i have 3 lcds + notebook + mac mini + rp2 on my desk.

EDIT: btw it is not 1366 x 768 according to the specs it is 1920 x 1080 ;)
 
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I think that the link you posted is a different model.
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Indeed, Ilan referred to an i7 CPU complete with a lot of high-end characteristics while you referred to the same model I cited in post 1.
Difference in price is about 300euros.
Do you think that using an external monitor could alleviate the 1366x768 display res point?
Another question: would you advice against installing Ubuntu and then having W10 in a VM even if that should break a 1 year warranty?

BTW, thanks to all for your comments.
 
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That should not be a problem
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In fact, I'm sure Erel is already "multi-language" ... :)
 
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How about a used MacBook? I got a 2013 MacBook Pro 15" (2880 x 1800!), 2.7ghz i7, 16gb ram, 256gb ssd for about the same as your budget.
I use Vbox to run Windows and B4X. I can, if I wish, add three more monitors - two with display port and one with hdmi.
 
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Hi Filippo,

my first tought when the NB died was exactly that. Buy a 200eur desktop and swap in my HD to be up ready in no time. Unfortunately it seems the Windows doesn't like to boot up in a machine built on components different from what it was installed on first run. After 35 years I would have expected Microsoft to be able to automatically adapt the OS to the guest machine. After all they force us to load gigabytes of drivers!

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MikeH said:
How about a used MacBook? I got a 2013 MacBook Pro 15" (2880 x 1800!), 2.7ghz i7, 16gb ram, 256gb ssd for about the same as your budget.
I use Vbox to run Windows and B4X. I can, if I wish, add three more monitors - two with display port and one with hdmi.
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Is it in good condition?
 
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Hi Filippo,

my first tought when the NB died was exactly that. Buy a 200eur desktop and swap in my HD to be up ready in no time. Unfortunately it seems the Windows doesn't like to boot up in a machine biult on items different from what it was installed on first run. After 35 years I would have expected Microsoft to be able to automatically adapt the OS to the guest machine. After all they force us to load gigabytes of drivers!

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This is not a problem.
Mach of the old HD with "sysprep.exe" a new system and then you build the HD in the new PC and booting.
 
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otherwise I see '"na mazza"
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I am sure you're happy to not be able to see "na mazza"..eheh

Sorry guys, this is a joke that works in Italian/dialect only.
 
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A programmer should be accurate (like me, for example :p) so I have to correct you, @udg, sorry.
LucaMs said:
otherwise I see '"na mazza" (tr.: nothing) :)
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If I set resolution to the max, 1600 x 900, I see "'na mazza", not, as we say in italian: "non vedo una mazza".
So I prefer to avoid the max to avoid to see "na mazza" (I could accept Valeria Mazza only :D)
 
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Hi Filippo,

I had a look a this MS doc. So to swap my old HD in a new low-cost desktop, I have just to "sysprepare /generalize"?
When first booted on the new machine it will collect all the needed drivers (if available) and then boot with my W7 as it was before the m/b crash?
If yes, this could be an easy way to have back my old configuration PLUS a new notebook (it was time to buy it anyway..).

@MikeH : never thought about a MAC, even if my CEO uses it like you, since it's a world I really don't know.

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