Question:
Seeking a laptop...
Hi everyone...
I'm Karl... I currently have a lagging 2 year old Centrino Laptop.
Here's what I would want in my next laptop, and I would like recommendations since I can't decide myself. Thanks!
General Questions
1) What is your budget?
- My budget would be less than $2050
2) What size notebook would you prefer?
- I would prefer anything between 14-17+
3) What tasks will you be performing with the notebook?
- I would be doing alot of Photoshop work, graphics work, video editing, and music editing. I would also be watching TV on it with an external TV tuner/PC,
and ocassionally recording it on my external hard drive
4) Will you be taking the notebook with you to different places or leaving it on your desk?
- Yes, I would be taking the notebook around at times, but I would not care much about the size or weight.
5) Will you be playing games on it; if so, which games?
- Yes, Half Life 2, Flight Simulator X, and other upcoming heavy graphics games
6) Are there any brands that you prefer or any you really don't like?
- I would prefer HP, but any other brands are OK, except Samsung and LG
7) How many hours of battery life do you need?
- I wouldn't care much.
8) Do you mind buying online without seeing the notebook in person?
- I don't mind at all.
9) Please select your country's flag as a post icon and tell us what country are you buying this in.
- I will be buying this notebook in Hong Kong, or Australia. (2 countries, unable to select 2 flags)
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Screen Specifics
10) Would you prefer standard or widescreen?
- Preferably widescreen.
11) From the choices below, what screen resolutions would you prefer?
- 1280x800 or more
12) Do you want a glossy/reflective screen or a matte/non-glossy screen?
- Anything would do
Build Quality and Design
13) Are the notebook's looks and stylishness important to you?
- Not that important
14) When are you buying this laptop and how long do you want this laptop to last?
- I will be buying this laptop in 3 weeks or less, and I would expect it to last for at least 1 and a half to 2 years
Notebook Components
15) How much hard drive space do you want; 40GB to 200GB?
- 60GB or above 60GB
16) Do you need an optical drive? If yes, a DVD-ROM, DVD-CD/RW or DVD-RW drive?
- As long as it can burn and watch DVDs, and CDs, it would be OK.
Answer:
Re: Seeking a laptop...
Have a look at the HP Pavilion dv9000t or Dell E1705.
Those are both 17" laptops.
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Re: Seeking a laptop...
Thanks for the quick reply. But would the Dv9000 be able to handle alot of graphics? I plan to be running a graphics editing applications and video editing applications at the same time, with Vista Aero running.
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The graphics and video editing applications themselves would not suffer so much. However using Aero and running high end games would benefit from a better GPU like the 7900GS. Dell's e1705 offer's that GPU, and also a few of Toshiba's P105 model's do also. Some of the Sager replica brands offer those GPUs too, but they are usually a much larger, less portable notebook.
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Re: Seeking a laptop...
Vista is overrated. It is on the high side of your budget, but how about the Clevo M570U?
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Flight Simulator X, and other upcoming heavy graphics game
You need a powerful video card for that, so check out the Dell Inspiron 9400/E1705. Anyways, you should get at least the Go 7900 GS and nothing below.
The Clevo M570U is the best 17" gaming notebook but for under 3000$, otherwise, the Dell 9400 is a good option for under 2000$
And, I'm not familar with the prices in your country(ies).
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Thanks for the suggestions. I would like to get the Dell 9400, but it is not currently available in the countries which I would be purchasing from. The Dell XPS m1710 is to expensive, so I would probably just stay with the HP Pavilion dv9xxx or 6xxx meanwhile. Thanks for the suggestions. :)
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Re: Seeking a laptop...
Have you checked out Dell's site
http://www1.ap.dell.com/content/prod...hs1&l=en&s=dhs
http://www1.ap.dell.com/content/prod...hs1&l=zh&s=dhs
Otherwise, check out the HP nc8430 for 15.4"
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Yes I haved, but I called them a few days ago regarding them, but they do not have it yet. Out of stock or something like that.
BTW, what is the main difference between NVIDIA 7400,7600,7800, and 79xx? How to they compare, to, say ATI 1600, 1800?
Would ATI graphics powered laptops be better in gaming? In reviews I see the ATI ones gaining more 3DMarks Points.
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Check out the GPU Guide, also the first link in my signature.
3DMarks Points are not that important. Ati and Nvidia usually offer cards with similar gaming performance.