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Mid-High End Laptop for College
I have been looking at the Compal HEL80 for some time, I will probably be buying one in a couple days unless someone suggests something better. I do know about Santa Rosa and all that but the latest i want to purchase is the beginning of june and i dont want to wait forever for it to ship to me. I just dont see that happening with santa rosa and i dont want the HEL80 to sell out at powernotebooks so i'll probably be buying soon.
1) What is your budget?
$1600... can go a bit over if needed.
2) What size notebook would you prefer?
a. Ultraportable; 12" screen or less
b. Thin and Light; 13" - 14" screen
c. Mainstream; 15" - 16" screen
d. Desktop Replacement; 17"+ screen
No larger than 15.4", all the 17" i have seen are too huge and get poor battery life.
3) Please select your country's flag as a post icon and tell us what country are you buying this in.
US
4) Are there any brands that you prefer or any you really don't like?
I should be fine with anything
5) What tasks will you be performing with the notebook?
Gaming and standard college stuff (word, etc.) maybe a bit of coding once i get past basic studies.
6) Will you be taking the notebook with you to different places or leaving it on your desk?
I might want to take it to classes sometimes
7) Will you be playing games on it; if so, which games?
Yes. I would like to play current games such as far cry, HL2, BF2, BF2142, FEAR, Oblivion, Supreme Commander, Company of Heroes, etc at fairly high settings. I would also like to be able to play future games such as Crysis at low-med settings.
8) How many hours of battery life do you need?
4ish
9) Do you mind buying online without seeing the notebook in person?
I have no problem buying online.
10) What OS do you prefer? Windows (XP or Vista), Mac OS, Linux, etc.
XP i've heard bad things about Vista... might buy a copy when all the bugs get worked out.
Screen Specifics
11) Would you prefer standard or widescreen?
No preference
12) From the choices below, what screen resolutions would you prefer?
Standard
a. XGA -1024x768 - Large and easy to read text + graphics icons, but you fit less stuff on the screen.
b. SXGA - 1400x1050 - Compromise resolution between XGA and UXGA.
c. UXGA - 1600x1200 - Very small text and graphics icons, you can fit lots of stuff on the screen.
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.
No preference
13) Do you want a glossy/reflective screen or a matte/non-glossy screen?
I think glossy would irritate me so I would like matte.
Build Quality and Design
14) Are the notebook's looks and stylishness important to you?
Somewhat.. but not really.
15) When are you buying this laptop and how long do you want this laptop to last?
Discussed before.
Notebook Components
16) How much hard drive space do you want; 40GB to 200GB?
Quite a bit
17) Do you need an optical drive? If yes, a DVD-ROM, DVD-CD/RW or DVD-RW drive? I would like to burn dvds.
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good for asus !!!!
you can purchase at best buy now
and have great gpu for gaming
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the wsxga+ hel80 is pretty much gone, powernotebooks still has it i think
you probably should wait anyway :)
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Yea powernotebooks is where im planning on getting the laptop and im hoping they still have the matte screen on tuesday... and which asus are you talking about.. the g1 or what?
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I don't think Compal HEL80 supports 4GB RAM; if that is what you are looking.
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No I dont need 4 gb of RAM idk y i would ever need that much. So does everyone agree on the HEL80? Cuz ill be ordering it tomorrow.
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I'll also recommend the Compal HEL80. Great quality, and long battery life.
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How much does this HEL80 cost?? I dont see the value in this notebook?? Maybe Im missing something??
look at the below Dell 6400 it is loaded. for less than $1200
http://ecomm.dell.com/dellstore/bask...ails=undefined
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Another one to consider would be the HP NC8430. It has the ATI X1600 which is comparable to the Go 7600. Also, it is about 1 pound lighter than the Hel80 and is probably more durable due to its business class quality. Check it out here:
http://www.costcentral.com/proddetai...4UTABA/K76829/
Also, check out this review:
http://www.computer-notebook.com/default.asp?newsID=3217
Good luck and happy computing!
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I would go with the dell if it had a better graphics card. Speaking of graphics cards... does anything think that a HEL80 with a 7600 go will run crysis at all? Im hoping for low-med settings.