Cheap ass laptop - will it run?
 

I throw a laptop in my tractors for field records (and sometimes CP browsing). The ones I have are tired and frankly about done.

I found these refurbished Surface Gos that are pretty cost efficient.

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0...WY9YG17N0&th=1

I think it will work, but I haven't paid any attention to any hardware specs at all in a long time. Years ago when Chromebooks came out, they wouldn't run Office.

I'm not needing anything crazy, just some excel sheets and dropbox. I am using Office 360 so it should be pretty low impact.

What do you guys think?

It'll run Office 360 just fine.

Though you could probably get a newer laptop that would perform much better for about the same price. Are you stuck on the 12.5" screen?

Ehhh. It'll run, but not great. Only has a 1Ghz i5-1035G1 CPU. That's just not much to work with. 8GB of RAM is about borderline for daily use these days. Weak CPU and not much RAM. This will likely do everything you need it to, but it's not going to be all that fast about it.

And I would highly recommend staying away from Windows 10 S version. The S version is pretty frustrating, as it will only allow you to install apps via the Windows store. You can't install anything from anywhere else. Might not be an issue for you, but that's a non starter for most folks. You can convert it from S mode to normal Windows 10, and I would definitely recommend that if you go with this model.

For $360?

I looked around and didn't see much.

Not necessarily stuck on 12.5, but I need to be in the 13" range. I had a 14" one and it didn't fit inside the seat (the instructor seat folds down and I can keep from breaking the **** out of it) and promptly broke (not sure if related).

What are you thinking?

Great insight. I really appreciate it.

I'm open to recommendations if you like something better.

Hit Ebay and look for Thinkpad X13 laptops with 12th gen Intel CPUs. It'll be right around that number, maybe a bit more, but certainly worth it.

Something like the below.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/30570210466...mis&media=COPY

Thanks. The 14" one that ate shit was a Thinkpad, but it was certainly a different model. That might be just what I need.

"For field records and CP browsing".


Suuuure.....

Pr0n stays on the phone. I don't need any operators stumbling across that...

How old was the prior Thinkpad, and which model?

Is that how a certain someone ran a tractor into a telephone/power pole in the middle of the field?

(Not Bueh, but someone else he knows.....)

He said it was his bank app…. I wasn’t there.

I bought it when we beat the Texans in the playoffs. So 2020? I think it was x1carbon

I bet it was his bank app . . . spank bank.

LMAO

I’m not speculating. But he might have been snap chatting come chick.

"Yes son, I know it was hard, I'm asking about the impact!"

Those are typically pretty durable laptops. I've got a an X1 from 2018 that refuses to die.

Display quit. I’m guessing it got more impact than it was good for.

It isn't that hard to swap out the display, though it could just be the connector got loose.

I didn’t dig too deep. It didn’t stick around a tractor cab too long before it quit so I didn’t work to hard at getting it back going.

Here's a few cheap ones that look to fill your requirements:

https://www.amazon.com/Dell-13-9350-...dp/B01MUU0OJP/

https://www.amazon.com/Dell-Latitude...dp/B07KY79R4H/

Dell Outlet has some smoking deals every once in a while.

I've purchase 3 of the XPS 13" there over the years. Excellent laptops.

https://outlet.us.dell.com/GDOOnline...1&brandid=2801

Chrome book w Google Sheets and Google Docs

You can find deals. I'm not big on the touch screens and used a Dell Latitude 5421 at work for the last few years. Picked up one on fleaBay for $235 with Win11 Pro. I5-11400H, 32GB Ram, 512GB SSD, 14" screen. Seems like a good replacement for my old tower Phenom II X6 system.

I just stole a sweet one that I can work out a deal on.

This reference is A+. ROFL

We were young men back then.