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1383552	2014-09-09 05:24:00	Hi . I am a little confused about the speeds of laptops these days . For a student with a budget of $400 -450, I've seen a number of laptops brand new on TradeMe roughly at this price range . However the specs for them (I think are pretty low) . Most are at 1 . 4GHZ with 2 CORES and 4GB Ram . Having said that I have an old laptop running at 1 . 6GHZ with 1 GB of ram, a 2001 model or older . Would I notice any significant difference If I brought a brand new laptop running at 1 . 4ghz at all in comparison to my 1 . 6ghz laptop? What I do mostly is use Microsoft Word, use the internet to do research and watch you tube videos . No gaming or for hefty programs .	undiejuice (16495)
1383553	2014-09-09 05:32:00	You could buy a touchscreen for $499 brand new (www.noelleeming.co.nz)	Speedy Gonzales (78)
1383554	2014-09-09 06:04:00	You could buy a touchscreen for $499 brand new (www.noelleeming.co.nz) Thanks, but I dont want to squint my eyes looking at those teeny wenny things. I am a guy. I dont need those pansy 10-14'inch screens. Those are for sissies. My old laptop is 15.6" thats more appealing than those ones made for girls.	undiejuice (16495)
1383555	2014-09-09 06:10:00	This then (pbtech.co.nz). I think it's 2.4 GHZ I5 CPU, 4 GB Win 7 Pro. Dont know if it's got Office or whether its 32 or 64 bit	Speedy Gonzales (78)
1383556	2014-09-09 07:42:00	Would I notice any significant difference If I brought a brand new laptop running at 1.4ghz at all in comparison to my 1.6ghz laptop? Depends what the cpus are, instructions per clock matter a lot more than the clock speed itself (although I would imagine something from the last couple years is going to be a lot faster than anything made in 2001). Computers are like most things in the sense that you get what you pay for. $400-$450 isn't going to get you a lot. You could go secondhand but you're obviously going to have no idea as to how the laptop has been treated. I would personally wait until I had a larger budget and go from there.	icow (15313)
1383557	2014-09-09 07:56:00	Thanks, but I dont want to squint my eyes looking at those teeny wenny things. I am a guy. I dont need those pansy 10-14'inch screens. Those are for sissies. My old laptop is 15.6" thats more appealing than those ones made for girls. You sound like you need glasses if you are squinting to read a tablet screen	Webdevguy (17166)
1383558	2014-09-09 07:57:00	Hi. Would I notice any significant difference If I brought a brand new laptop running at 1.4ghz at all in comparison to my 1.6ghz laptop? What I do mostly is use Microsoft Word, use the internet to do research and watch you tube videos. No gaming or for hefty programs. No you wouldn't notice any difference or loss in speed as the programs you would running are just garden variety programs.	Webdevguy (17166)
1383559	2014-09-10 00:20:00	You sound like you need glasses if you are squinting to read a tablet screen Never had a tablet. I have big hands. My hands are not made for puny screens, so I type better and faster than I push or touch keys on screen.	undiejuice (16495)
1383560	2014-09-10 00:27:00	Never had a tablet. I have big hands. My hands are not made for puny screens, so I type better and faster than I push or touch keys on screen. Fair enough, I've seen a few guys with big or stubby fingers that are more suited to typing on regular laptop keyboards.	Webdevguy (17166)
1383561	2014-09-10 00:28:00	No you wouldn't notice any difference or loss in speed as the programs you would running are just garden variety programs. Thanks for your response. I think your answer is what I have been dreading. So, I might need to look at least 2.GHZ or higher to notice any change. You see, on my old laptop, all I have is Office 2010 and Firefox, but it takes up to 8minutes to load Word before I can begin typing. Sometimes longer. My firefox browser takes 4 -6 minutes to load but uses a lot of memory, so freezes every so often even though I've recently reinstalled Windows 3 months ago.	undiejuice (16495)
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