Dec 31, 2021, 9:43 am
Last edit by: tcook052
This new annual thread has been carved out of the previous thread in an effort to reduce the number of megathreads on the AC forum. For those interested previous versions are the original 2004 - 2014 thread , 2015 edition, 2016 edition , 2017 edition, 2018 edition, 2019 edition, 2020 edition and 2021 edition.
The original thread started by accident but quickly became a popular place to come and discuss off topic things such as hockey, new movies, or almost anything that wouldn't fit into existing AC forum threads. Air Canada or Aeroplan topics such as flight feedback, in-flight services issues, status or mileage earning/redemption are all topics that should go into existing AC forum threads so others can benefit from this information. Topics about hotels or airlines and/or their loyalty programs, destinations, in-flight travel tech. or anything best discussed elsewhere on FT may be relocated to that forum as this thread isn't meant to import travel topics to this forum that are better discussed on other forums. FT is an amazingly diverse and large community so members are encouraged to seek out all of its resources.
While the conversation is more relaxed as it would be in a lounge that doesn't mean however that the FT rules don't apply here as they definitely do so please refrain from controversial topics such as politics or religion, avoid profanities and treat other lounge patrons with the same respect you expect.
Adam Smith & tcook052
AC Forum Co-Moderators
The original thread started by accident but quickly became a popular place to come and discuss off topic things such as hockey, new movies, or almost anything that wouldn't fit into existing AC forum threads. Air Canada or Aeroplan topics such as flight feedback, in-flight services issues, status or mileage earning/redemption are all topics that should go into existing AC forum threads so others can benefit from this information. Topics about hotels or airlines and/or their loyalty programs, destinations, in-flight travel tech. or anything best discussed elsewhere on FT may be relocated to that forum as this thread isn't meant to import travel topics to this forum that are better discussed on other forums. FT is an amazingly diverse and large community so members are encouraged to seek out all of its resources.
While the conversation is more relaxed as it would be in a lounge that doesn't mean however that the FT rules don't apply here as they definitely do so please refrain from controversial topics such as politics or religion, avoid profanities and treat other lounge patrons with the same respect you expect.
Adam Smith & tcook052
AC Forum Co-Moderators
The Forum Lounge Thread (2022)
Mar 8, 2022, 3:58 pm
#211
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Mar 8, 2022, 4:38 pm
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Mar 8, 2022, 4:43 pm
#213
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Mar 8, 2022, 6:12 pm
#214
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Mar 8, 2022, 6:14 pm
#215
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Any recommendations for a good 15.6" or larger laptop for less than $1,500 CAD?
Last edited by Adam Smith; Mar 8, 2022 at 10:18 pm Reason: Merge consecutive posts by same user
Mar 8, 2022, 6:22 pm
#216
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Mar 9, 2022, 4:44 am
#217
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Mar 9, 2022, 9:07 am
#218
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You need to provide a bit more info. Is it for gaming or regular work ? Does it have to have Win10 Pro for corp use. Do you need a graphics card. Any screen preference ? Do you need a flip or touch. Do you need it to be very thin and light or it will not travel much?
Mar 9, 2022, 9:16 am
#219
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Not gaming, work related. Likely does not need Win10 Pro as we do not have corporate servers (small company). Would like flip & touch but not a deal breaker. It travels every day between home and my office and I will hopefully be increasing my travel back to SE level this year. Needs decent graphics and memory as I stream sports quite a bit...
Mar 9, 2022, 10:03 am
#220
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Not gaming, work related. Likely does not need Win10 Pro as we do not have corporate servers (small company). Would like flip & touch but not a deal breaker. It travels every day between home and my office and I will hopefully be increasing my travel back to SE level this year. Needs decent graphics and memory as I stream sports quite a bit...
Non flip and touch but with the new OLED screen and AMD R7, 16Gb RAM, 512 SSD and GTX3050 graphics. $1299.
ASUS VivoBook Pro 15.6" OLED Laptop (AMD Ryzen 7 5800H/512GB SSD/16GB RAM/RTX 3050/Windows 10) | Best Buy Canada
Mar 9, 2022, 10:19 am
#221
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If you think you need 16Gb RAM, get it at purchase as some of the thin notebooks may not be upgradeable in the future.
Non flip and touch but with the new OLED screen and AMD R7, 16Gb RAM, 512 SSD and GTX3050 graphics. $1299.
ASUS VivoBook Pro 15.6" OLED Laptop (AMD Ryzen 7 5800H/512GB SSD/16GB RAM/RTX 3050/Windows 10) | Best Buy Canada
Non flip and touch but with the new OLED screen and AMD R7, 16Gb RAM, 512 SSD and GTX3050 graphics. $1299.
ASUS VivoBook Pro 15.6" OLED Laptop (AMD Ryzen 7 5800H/512GB SSD/16GB RAM/RTX 3050/Windows 10) | Best Buy Canada
Mar 9, 2022, 10:43 am
#222
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Saw this email notification go by and thought ah crap, what I did I do now...
But it was just our Circle CI account rep
Mar 9, 2022, 10:45 am
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Mar 10, 2022, 11:00 am
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