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Philz0r · 09-28-2012, 04:12 AM

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Originally Posted by Hawaiian

Hmmm.. mistake #2, paying cash for electronics. Now when I return the tablet they will give me some crap store credit instead of cash back.

Off to go kill things in borderlands 2 to appease my anger.

IIRC, transactions under $250 are returned as cash. Anything more and it's returned via mailed check. They may have raised the minimum to $500, but don't quote me on that. Could always call to confirm.

cnk · 09-28-2012, 10:47 AM

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Originally Posted by Hawaiian

There was a 269 asus I was going to grab, and a $20 bluetooth dongle. That will get me all set.

I saw that one, but it's a larger laptop and I didn't want something that big in the car. But if it's your only laptop, it's not a bad choice. I've got a Asus G73 17" gaming laptop already so another large laptop was not something I needed.

Dezoris · 09-28-2012, 01:25 PM

XPS13

Actually fits in the glovebox.
Probably the best small PC on the market.
Carbon Fiber shell, magnesium and aluminum case.

cnk · 09-28-2012, 01:34 PM

Actually, the best ultrabook would be an Asus Zenbook Prime or a Samsung Series 9 based on reviews and recommendations on notebookreview.com. But for a car laptop that's going to get jostled around I just don't see spending $800+ to make much sense.

deucethemoose · 09-28-2012, 02:04 PM

I just use my Samsung Series 7 Slate (what an alliteration...)

Has a dock, so you can have a secondary monitor/ home workstation. Lift it from the dock and you have a fully functioning tablet. i5 processor, 4GB RAM, 64gb SSD, Wifi, Bluetooth, yada yada...

The combo (I highly recommend Win8 over 7 in this setup)

n2oinferno · 09-28-2012, 02:07 PM

I'd suggest a Win8 tablet as well.

neutron256 · 09-28-2012, 02:47 PM

I use a toughbook U1. Works well for most of my car needs and is tough as nails. I picked up a 1st gen one for about $250 on eBay.

Jayde · 09-28-2012, 04:47 PM

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Originally Posted by deucethemoose

I just use my Samsung Series 7 Slate (what an alliteration...)

Has a dock, so you can have a secondary monitor/ home workstation. Lift it from the dock and you have a fully functioning tablet. i5 processor, 4GB RAM, 64gb SSD, Wifi, Bluetooth, yada yada...

The combo (I highly recommend Win8 over 7 in this setup)

Hows the battery life on that?

deucethemoose · 09-28-2012, 04:51 PM

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Originally Posted by Jayde

Hows the battery life on that?

Standard laptop battery life. I can get 6+ out of it, but with multiple applications running I would estimate 4ish?

09-28-2012, 02:04 PM	#19
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09-28-2012, 02:47 PM	#21
neutron256 Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Drives: '13 GBS Subaru BRZ Location: Minneapolis, MN Posts: 2,030 Thanks: 680 Thanked 664 Times in 382 Posts Mentioned: 26 Post(s)	I use a toughbook U1. Works well for most of my car needs and is tough as nails. I picked up a 1st gen one for about $250 on eBay. __________________ -Fortes fortuna adiuvat (Fortune favors the bold)

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