Question:
aussie buyer looking for best of bothworlds i guess
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General Questions
1) What is your budget? $3,000 - $3,500 AUD
2) What size notebook would you prefer?
c. Mainstream; 15" - 16" screen
3) What tasks will you be performing with the notebook? ms office, spreadsheet works , remote desktop, vpn, browsing.
4) Will you be taking the notebook with you to different places or leaving it on your desk?
Different places
5) Will you be playing games on it; if so, which games?
not so much
6) Are there any brands that you prefer or any you really don't like? not Toshiba or apple
7) How many hours of battery life do you need?
2-3
8) Do you mind buying online without seeing the notebook in person?
no
9) Please select your country's flag as a post icon and tell us what country are you buying this in?
Australia
Screen Specifics
10) Would you prefer standard or widescreen?
11) From the choices below, what screen resolutions would you prefer?
Widescreen
d. WXGA or WXGA+ - 1280x768/800 or 1440x900; Wider viewing version of XGA, good for movie viewing or spreadsheets.
e. WSXGA+ - 1680x1050; Wider viewing version of SXGA, good for movie viewing or spreadsheets.
f. WUXGA - 1920x1200; Wider viewing version of UXGA, good for movie viewing or spreadsheets.
12) Do you want a glossy/reflective screen or a matte/non-glossy screen?
glossy
Build Quality and Design
13) Are the notebook's looks and stylishness important to you?
14) When are you buying this laptop and how long do you want this laptop to last?
Notebook Components
15) How much hard drive space do you want; 40GB to 160GB?
100gb +
16) Do you need an optical drive? If yes, a DVD-ROM, DVD-CD/RW or DVD-RW drive?
Yes
So far i am looking at LG P1 J102A & ASUS V1J
any feedback appreciated, great site.
Answer:
Re: aussie buyer looking for best of bothworlds i guess
If you are going to be taking this laptop all over the place, perhaps a 14" screen would be best.
Although the Asus V1J is a very nice machine, I can't find myself recommending it to you since you don't game; it has an extremely powerful Radeon X1600 graphics card. Powerful dedicated video cards add to heat output and take away battery life - a waste, really. So, go for a notebook with either a low-end dedicated video card (preferable) or integrated graphics.
Take a look at the Dell Latitude D620 and the HP nc6400. Both look like good fits for your needs and are well built. They are both business-class. Neither have glossy screens, but that is a small trade off in my opinion.
There is also the Lenovo ThinkPad Z61.
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Re: aussie buyer looking for best of bothworlds i guess
appreciate the feedback, never thought about better graphic s cards and heat , just figured may as well get it, will go lower on this spec.
Have had 2 15.4 widescreens and like the room on spreadsheets that's the main reason here even though i have contemplated weight v viewing area etc.
Don't really like the pointing device on lenovo's maybe if they had a touch pad i would consider.
Delving into HP & Dell now for comparisons.
I really value warranty as i have just had issues twice with 2 toshibas so the ASUS 3 year is in mind always as well.
thanks again, great informative site, whatever i buy i will try to review.
cheers
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Re: aussie buyer looking for best of bothworlds i guess
How much of the spreadsheet you see depends on the resolution of the screen.
You can 14.1" laptops with the same resolution as the 15.4" laptops, thus giving you equal desk space although smaller yet crispier imagesw and text.
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Re: aussie buyer looking for best of bothworlds i guess
gets more and more interesting, what would be a top end resolution on a 14.1 wide?
i will look into that thanks.