[00:00] i see [00:00] I mean to say that yes you can go to them directly. [00:00] i also want a laptop fairly pronto as i'm travelling in 10 days and easter eats half of the working days :/ [00:01] ahh ouch .. that wouldn't be pronto going to Silicon as it's a special order [00:02] i wonder how well ubuntu works on macbook airs these days [00:02] can you buy those without OS X? [00:02] no [00:03] mac screens seem nice, didn't get on with the keyboard though [00:03] I'd like to be able to get our (Catalyst's) buying power to a point of people being able to buy our 'standard' laptop variant. [00:03] mainly layout, which you can probably fudge [00:04] i do like the magnet-attached power connector they use [00:04] though once the battery got sad, it might be more of a liability [00:05] and i suspect the battery is glued in, being apple [00:10] well it's also squeezed in around all the other components i guess [00:11] can attest to magnet attached power connector being a pain when the battery is sad, yes [00:27] Are the Lenovo units you buy any cheaper than buying with Windows direct from Lenovo? [00:27] I've noticed that the distributors are often no cheaper than direct from the Lenovo website. [00:29] presumably any cost difference isn't the big motivator though [00:29] Understood, just curious. [00:30] Oh jealous, I see the T450S has moved back to proper buttons on the trackpad. [00:30] i've noticed at least some computers come with a nobbled version of windows, and you pay extra to get a less nobbled one [00:30] so i guess MS may get a lower tax than they used to [00:33] Looks like that's about the only change between the 440s and 450s, now I want a new laptop again. [00:35] Wow, it's twice the price. [00:36] I'll just get back to work then. [00:37] expensive buttons [00:51] hads: a bit cheaper, but we have a 3 year warranty I think the website's standard is 1 year [00:52] Glad they are a little cheaper. [01:17] my office is so hot today - doesn't seem like it's almost april [01:18] Pretty chilly here today. [01:25] it's nicely cool outside, I think it's just still so the air isn't circulating much [18:13] morning [18:57] morning [22:10] morning