Re: [tlug] Need laptop vendor recommendation

[furkan@example.com]

Hello,

> Lenovo and ASUS don't provide more than 16GB of RAM and no English
> keyboard.

When we ordered (using their site), Lenovo JP did provide US/English
keyboard equipped laptops. And we installed more memory post-purchase.
(the machines were Ryzen 3700U, E395)

It ended up quite cheap at that time, way cheaper than your mentioned
budget AFAIR (~3 years ago).

> Anyone know where I could find an appropriate machine? If you're going
> to direct me to a physical store, let's keep it in the Kanto area.

For US/English keyboards, you usually need to order online. Or at least
you will have more options online.

> For this project I'm working on now, I need a rather powerful laptop

Also, as a slightly off-topic remark, I would recommend offloading 
compute
intensive work to a remote machine, if it is applicable for your case.
I have recently started doing this a lot, and thanks to that, I'm now
enjoying much nicer mobile setup (lighter, cheaper, less bw usage).

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https://rainlab.co.jp
Furkan Mustafa

On 2023-08-22 12:52, Stuart Luppescu wrote:
> Hi TLUGers, although I'm formally retired, I'm still doing some work to
> keep me out of trouble. For this project I'm working on now, I need a
> rather powerful laptop (e.g. i7-12800H processor, 32GB RAM, 512GB M2
> storage) with an English keyboard. I found a nice Dell Precision 5470
> but it only comes with a Japanese keyboard. It's about 270,000 yen,
> which is right at the top of my budget. The nice man at Dell Japan
> suggested a Precision 5480, but it's over 350,000 yen. Lenovo and ASUS
> don't provide more than 16GB of RAM and no English keyboard. I run
> Linux (of course) so no OS would be ideal.
>
> Anyone know where I could find an appropriate machine? If you're going
> to direct me to a physical store, let's keep it in the Kanto area.
>
> Thanks.