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1198863 2011-05-02 07:21:00 The old one has died. It had a core 2 duo t8100, I think. Will an I3 be an OK replacement or should I look for an I5? I do a little bit of video editing, but its mostly used for browsing and office. wotz (335)
1198864 2011-05-02 20:25:00 Video Editing? I5. pctek (84)
1198865 2011-05-03 00:42:00 Depends on your budget really. Obviously an i5 will perform better, but if it's worth the extra $$ is really up to you. You can get yourself a really nice i3 these days, and a solid all around laptop, for well under $1000:
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Chilling_Silence (9)
1198866 2011-05-03 04:15:00 I still don't like those HPs, but man that is cheap!! :waughh: At least $150 under the equivalent tosh. wratterus (105)
1198867 2011-05-03 04:27:00 Presario!?....god no....... SolMiester (139)
1198868 2011-05-03 05:30:00 I ran one up for a lady a few days ago, I don't think they are bad value, as they are dirt cheap, but the worst thing about it was the touch pad! I just couldn't stand it. It felt like they had sort of tried to copy the touch pad off a 3 year old macbook, but failed in every way. It was horrible!!

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wratterus (105)
1198869 2011-05-03 06:06:00 what is your budget and do you want one with notably decent durability or standard? (not everyone NEEDS a notebook that can survive knocks etc).

Compaq/HP Presario and acer are generally the cheapest with worst build quality

Lenovo Thinkpad, Toshiba, HP Probook/elitebook and macbook generally have the best build quality and highest price, everything else is in between (eg Pavilion etc).
utopian201 (6245)
1198870 2011-05-03 09:52:00 I can stretch to about $1500 wotz (335)
1198871 2011-05-03 11:23:00 but the worst thing about it was the touch pad! I just couldn't stand it.

Gotta be one of the few faults. That and the lid, it can be a bit tough to pry it apart, it needs a little bit of a lip, like the Macbooks have...

Other than that, I use mine heaps, its brilliant!
Chilling_Silence (9)
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