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hmm... which laptop...
wow, this forum rules, great idea :D
anyways-
1) What size notebook would you prefer?
a. Ultraportable; 12" screen or less
b. Thin and Light; 13" - 14" screen
2) What tasks will you be performing with the notebook?
Its mainly for Uni, so... microsoft office, photoshop, flash etc.
3) Will you be taking the notebook with you to different places or leaving it on your desk?
Oh yeah... i'll be everywhere with it
4) Will you be playing games on it; if so, which games?
If it can, i will, but its not important. maybe running something like age of empires 3 will do me...
5) Are there any brands that you prefer or any you really don't like?
hate packard bell (old notebook, didnt last a year)
6) How many hours of battery life do you need?
i really was aiming for 3 hours, but i guess i could go with 2
7) What is your budget?
not too pricey, (i mean, this is only for uni...) around £800 (british pounds)? could probobly push the limit a little...
8) Do you mind buying online without seeing the notebook in person?
If its a site with good reputation then no i dont mind
9) What country are you buying this in?
UK
Screen Specifics
10) From the choices below, what screen resolutions would you prefer?
I really don't mind, though i bigger resolution would be nice since i will be editting pictures, but it really doesnt matter
11) Do you want a glossy/reflective screen or a matte/non-glossy screen?
don't know the difference between the 2, but um.. which ever one's easiest on the eye?
Build Quality and Design
12) Are the notebook’s looks and stylishness important to you?
Not really, just not to bulky, needs to be portable
13) How long do you want this laptop to last?
I dunno, but at least 1 year...
Notebook Components
14) How much hard drive space do you want; 40GB to 120GB?
I have an external hard drive, so not really important
15) Do you need a DVD, DVD-CD/RW or DVD-R drive?
well at least a DVD-R/CD-RW but they normally come as standard anyways...
Others
I really need this notebook to be portable, i haven't quite got the money for an ultra-portable notebook, so something small-ish, light-ish with a good battery would be best...
and thanks in advance,
all help would be appreciated,
-Derek, aka Penguinboi
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Thanks for completing our FAQ, helps a lot. :)
I'd take a look at the Fujitsu S2110 if you can get it:
If that's not avaliable, then I would take a look for an Acer TravelMate 3000 series or HP dv1000.
Let us know your thoughts on those. :)
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wow, thanks man,
That fujitsu sounds really good, only problem is i can't seem to find it anywhere...
that ACER sounds good aswell, pushing the budget a bit tho...
and don't really like the sound of the 256 ram in the HP...
also, i've been reccommended to get a notebok with dedicated graphics... does it really matter that much? i mean, most of the time i will only be running photoshop and microsoft office... and probobly the occasional game now and then, nothing to high spec tho...
thanks for the reply,
derek
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If you aren't doing anything that involves 3D graphics, then it doesn't matter if you have integrated or shared graphics. On a limited budget, you will probably be stuck with integrated. Not that it's a bad thing in your case. They do run cooler and consume much less power than a dedicated card.
Don't forget - you can always upgrade the RAM yourself aftermarket, it's cheaper. I would recommend doing that.
Take a look at a Fujitsu Amilo - they make pretty good notebooks.
I'm not sure how much the ThinkPad Z60T is over in the UK, but definitely check that out.
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thanks for the reply,
them laptops look really good, but i've been searching round for the past day and can't seem to find any of them anywhere where i can buy them here in the UK.
however, this caught my eye tho-
http://h41162.www4.hp.com/itemDetail...23&sku=EK795EA
anyone have any idea what this is like? i can't seem to find any information about this notebook on the net...
all help is appreciated,
Derek
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That laptop's graphics card wont play age of empires too well
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AoE III has fairly low graphic requirements, it still plays on onboard graphics, just pretty low resolution and may lag.
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does it? I haven't tried it on low settings on my desktop, however, with full detail and max resolution with 4x anti aliasing i notice it goes about 20-30fps which is kinda slow but I can easily get used to it
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Hmmm
So "just" enough to play AoE3 hmmm
Latest game graphics card(for AoE3:D ) +moderately good laptop stuff= >800 Pounds (more like >1500 pounds)
So I think you have to get rid of the gaming requirement or raise your budget...
-TBird
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That HP you posted - it says it has 4X AGP graphics, but I think that is a typo - it should have the Radeon Xpress 200M graphics. The X200M is the best integrated solution avaliable, you should be able to play AOEIII fine on it.