Big H* Posted July 1, 2013 Posted July 1, 2013 Some piccies I took in Slaapstadt over the weekend......
Big H* Posted July 1, 2013 Posted July 1, 2013 Â Die Spookhuis????? - at KRYGKOR, belonged to the Erasmus Family...... "joiner" Erasmus because he sold milk to the Tommies that occupied Pretoria duing the Anglo Boer War. Also called Erasmus Castle.
SeaBee Posted July 1, 2013 Posted July 1, 2013 Going to pop this q here rather than the h/w & gadget place, since photo's and editing will be prevalent here. Looking at getting a laptop - with editing pics as one of the top priorities. Had a look at a couple of options. One was Lenove Y580, but battery life (and weight) seems to be a bit of a constraint there according to reviews - but a kick-azz machine, spec-wise very little (I saw) challenging it at the price range. Number of other options I can't all remember the names of - but various Dell, other Lenovo, the odd HP, Samsung - don't know how good they are at making laptops? Then a buddy mentions - if it's mostly for photo's and photo editing, why not a macbook? So I looked at that - and not sure what you're getting for the extra premium you pay, other than a more trendy badge. Also suspect the interface may be a bit challenging to the mrs if she want to do something, but that's only that much of an issue. Ultrabooks? Sounds fun and funky, but is it a valid option? Or rather get a laptop and add an SSD in there. Any advise/ideas/comments? At the point where I feel I'm just going around in circles.
RichieT Posted July 1, 2013 Posted July 1, 2013 (edited) I have a Lenovo laptop, older model Thinkpad R61, Core 2 duo, 14.1 screen, with the red mouse button in the center of keyboard, which I love, much better than a mouse pad. It has been bullet proof. It's the same basic machine that they use on the space station, although I guess those've got titanium cases and stuff.I like this so much I have seen no reason to upgrade. All I have done is max out the ram and I put in a larger HDD (500Gb) and re-loaded the whole system. I can easily edit pics using photoshop, but don't think it'll edit video (you need big horsepower for that)I would rate the reliabilty of Lenovo over most other brands, from what I hear and my own experience.I fancy a SSD, but costs are still a bit high relative to spinning drives, so depends on the budget I guess. I know I will be blasted, but I think Mac is all hype and no show!! Great marketing!! Jobs put on great launches and developed a cult following for products which are not always up to scratch, and there's no DIY tinkering with a Mac... but they do look v cool.. fashion items.. that's my view, but as I try (and often forget to say :-( ) do whatever rocks your boat! Edited July 3, 2013 by RichieT
SeaBee Posted July 1, 2013 Posted July 1, 2013 Thanks Richie. Awesome shot that, btw! Â Had the whole "it's all about the screen" chat on the way back from work with a buddy and IPS screens and so on. Searched a bit and it seems IPS screened (and/or at least HD) laptops are a bit more available now than it was when I looked around a year ago. Will search some more - but still opinions welcome!
RichieT Posted July 1, 2013 Posted July 1, 2013 Thanks..I'm busy reading a biography of Steve Jobs.. very interesting
90 Inch Posted July 2, 2013 Posted July 2, 2013 Sabi Sands as well . .http://sphotos-f.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/1040686_10201209063446865_2109211484_o.jpg Skott5 1
90 Inch Posted July 2, 2013 Posted July 2, 2013 http://sphotos-e.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-prn2/1040582_10201209096607694_376943239_o.jpg
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