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Thread ID: 38081	2003-09-26 07:40:00	Lappie for Students	csinclair83 (200)	Press F1

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178172	2003-09-26 07:40:00	A m8 emailed me and asked me to find a laptop suitable for students...and i have a few of my own ideas but want a general opinion from u guys.... he wants it for personal use as well as good enough for uni work.. he wants it to have a dvd player, cdwriter enough grunt to run madden 2004, tigerwoods 2003 and rugby 2004... winxp home or pro doesnt matter... he has microsoft office xp on cd, so it doesnt really matter what it comes with in that mind... and also hdd space doesnt really matter but 20gig or more is best... internet access hope i get some good recommendations from ya guys :D	csinclair83 (200)
178173	2003-09-26 08:01:00	You want to run games...hmmm www.computermedic.co.nz Thats listed as using the ati8500 video chipset,but i believe the specs have been upgraded to the ati9000,Im sure the page will updated soonish.	metla (154)
178174	2003-09-26 08:24:00	its going to completely replace his desktop...so hes after something that would work personally and studentwise...hence why he wants it to b able 2 play games as well	csinclair83 (200)
178175	2003-09-30 07:25:00	which of these 2 would u recommend? or [www.dse.co.nz [Asus @ Dicks Smith If the dicks smith link doesnt work..search for ASUS Notebook L3500 he likes these 2 out of the list i gave him...and its within his budget..and apparently wants me to decide the best one...	csinclair83 (200)
178176	2003-09-30 07:28:00	sorry my links stuffed up Hewlett packard @ Noel Leemings (www.noelleeming.co.nz isplay?storeId=10001&catalogId=10001&productId=31973&crumb=10005-10180-10181) Asus @ Dicks Smith (www.dse.co.nz fc0a87f990734/Product/View/XC3334)	csinclair83 (200)
178177	2003-09-30 07:32:00	[ u r l = http:/...... ] whatever [ / u r l ] , Chris. :O [ = open bracket; ] = close bracket. Use Preview until you get it right, then post it. :D	Graham L (2)
178178	2003-09-30 07:35:00	yeah i thought i had it right so posted...but opps... lesson learned :D	csinclair83 (200)
178179	2003-09-30 07:39:00	I have now set up 4 of the Noel Leeming HP ones . They are quite good value, several colleagues have bought them as well . They must have sold hundreds . What the advertisement doesnt always tell you (ZE4315, ZE4316 anyway) is that the CPU is a mobile one . Many of these cheaper laptops have a desktop CPU, which means that they run hot . Very hot, especially any AMD based ones . The mobile CPUs are more expensive, and its a surprise to find they are fitted in this price range . I use a ZE4315 myself and its fine . It came with 256 MB RAM (shared) and I was goint to take it to 512, but haven't bothered . Goes perfectly well with the 256 . Some present offerings have 512, 40 GB HDD . The HP ones with a 15" screen have a very high res screen, 1400 x 1050 I think . As thats the native resolution, games that want 800 x 600 will run in a smaller window . Laptops often dont stretch to full screen as desktops do . Try a game on one in the shop first .	godfather (25)
178180	2003-09-30 08:03:00	am glad u have given approval of that hp computer . . . we gonna go in 2morrow and have a look . . . and would the shop actually let us try a game on it? and he also mentions he doesnt really mind if the game runs in a smaller window as it would stop him from having to tab+alt out alot when hes expecting a email or something . . . . . but we'll have a go 2morrow i spose . . .	csinclair83 (200)
178181	2003-09-30 08:14:00	am glad u have given approval of that hp computer . . . we gonna go in 2morrow and have a look . . . and would the shop actually let us try a game on it? and he also mentions he doesnt really mind if the game runs in a smaller window as it would stop him from having to tab+alt out alot when hes expecting a email or something . . . . . but we'll have a go 2morrow i spose . . .	csinclair83 (200)
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