Question:
Buying A Laptop For Sister...
1) What is your budget?
£600 (~$1200) tops.
2) What size notebook would you prefer?
Preferably mainstream; 15" - 16" screen
3) What tasks will you be performing with the notebook?
Music Listening/Editing, DVD/Movie Watching, Photoshop, Office Work, Internet Browsing, E-mails
4) Will you be taking the notebook with you to different places or leaving it on your desk?
Most of the time on the desk, but some mobility is a plus. 2 hours of battery would be good enough for me.
5) Will you be playing games on it; if so, which games?
Not a gamer, so integrated would do nicely.
6) Are there any brands that you prefer or any you really don't like?
Toshiba would be my first choice ideally, HP (own brand not Compaq variants) will just be as good.
7) How many hours of battery life do you need?
2 hours would be very good to me. Any more would be a bonus.
8) Do you mind buying online without seeing the notebook in person?
Most likely that I will buy online given the competitive pricing.
9) Please select your country's flag as a post icon and tell us what country are you buying this in?
In the UK.
10) Would you prefer standard or widescreen?
Widescreen
11) From the choices below, what screen resolutions would you prefer?
Widescreen WXGA 1280x800 is good enough for me.
12) Do you want a glossy/reflective screen or a matte/non-glossy screen?
Glossy screen please if possible.
13) Are the notebook's looks and stylishness important to you?
Some style is nice, but not necessary.
14) When are you buying this laptop and how long do you want this laptop to last?
2-3 years is good enough
15) How much hard drive space do you want; 40GB to 160GB?
Not really important, planning to use my own OEM drive is possible.
16) Do you need an optical drive? If yes, a DVD-ROM, DVD-CD/RW or DVD-RW drive?
DVD+/-RW is the minimum. Dual Layer and RAM facility is nice but not necessary.
Answer:
Re: Buying A Laptop For Sister...
Maybe the Samsung R40: is now about 3 months old and the new models have slightly different CPUs but the rest is the same.
John
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Re: Buying A Laptop For Sister...
Check out the Asus F3F here. Its very good value.
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Re: Buying A Laptop For Sister...
If you like Toshibas this is a good deal, but it's a bit lacking in ram. Another 512mb would be needed. My toshiba came with one 512mb sodimm of ram so an upgrade might be as cheap as another 512mb sodimm which would cost around £30.
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Re: Buying A Laptop For Sister...
Toshiba Satellite Pro A120SE
Toshiba A100 i posted:
Intel Centrino Core Duo T2400 1.83GHz Processor
512MB DDR SDRAM - Low cost double memory offer – call for details!
100GB Hard Drive
DVD SuperMulti Drive - To read DVDs and CDs and write CDs and DVDs
15.4" XGA Widescreen TruBrite TFT Screen
ATI Mobility Radeon X1400 up to 512MB HyperMemory
Wireless Networking 802.11 b/g
Integrated Bluetooth
Integrated LAN and 56k v.90 data fax modem
Operating System: Windows XP Professional Edition - FREE Upgrade To Windows Vista
1 year warranty - upgradeable to 3 years for only £99!
Is it worth spending an extra £77 on this? A100
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Re: Buying A Laptop For Sister...
Only if you intend to play games. The only real advantages the more expensive one has is the X1600 gpu and the Core 2 Duo. As the Core DUo in the cheaper model has a higher clock speed performance (in 32 bit apps at least) will be very similar.
As for the gpus, the X1400 will handle light gaming ok and regular tasks such as music browsing msn etc. with consumate ease. You should only really go for the more expensive model with the X1600 if you intend to play some newer or more demanding games like Battlefeld 2 or FEAR etc.
Will you be doing any gaming on this laptop?
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Re: Buying A Laptop For Sister...
Only if you intend to play games. The only real advantages the more expensive one has is the X1600 gpu and the Core 2 Duo. As the Core DUo in the cheaper model has a higher clock speed performance (in 32 bit apps at least) will be very similar.
As for the gpus, the X1400 will handle light gaming ok and regular tasks such as music browsing msn etc. with consumate ease. You should only really go for the more expensive model with the X1600 if you intend to play some newer or more demanding games like Battlefeld 2 or FEAR etc.
Will you be doing any gaming on this laptop?
PC gaming will consist manily of C&C Decades and the soon-to-be-released C&C3.
What I am hoping I can put the faster gpu and core duo to good use is for HD video editing and getting a decent experience from Vista Premium.
Will my applications benefit from the higher spec A100? Or would adding say 2GB RAM to the lower speced version be better for me? :confused:
Cheers
Mark