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| Thread ID: 98069 | 2009-03-10 06:39:00 | New laptop: recomendations? | Greg (193) | PC World Chat |
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| 755210 | 2009-03-12 20:26:00 | Just make a try on MacBookPro it is very light and thin. It has good features, i like it. Try Tui, many people like it. ;) |
R2x1 (4628) | ||
| 755211 | 2009-03-12 22:33:00 | Just picked up an Asus M51V, Lookin pretty slick. HP can suck on it, They have to have a dedicated business line because they are shafting everyone else so badly with their crap. |
Metla (12) | ||
| 755212 | 2009-03-13 10:45:00 | Just picked up an Asus M51V, Lookin pretty slick.Kewl. I'm going to get mine soon. A few questions... I want to double the RAM - what make should I get (I mean should I match it with exactly whatever's in there already)? I'd prefer to run WinXP Pro on the machine - can I delete Vista off it altogether, but reinstall it later on if I sell the machine? How will this notebook perform in graphics intensive games compared to my existing P4 3000 desktop, which has onboard graphics, same amount of RAM, but faster hard drive? |
Greg (193) | ||
| 755213 | 2009-03-13 17:46:00 | RAM should ideally match. You should be able to buy a downgrade to XP, but I would seriously consider keeping Vista, Greg. I was dubious when I first bought my Asus, but apart from a driver that I can't get for an oldish scanner, I have gotten used to Vista. It's not that different under the hood from XP and after you turn off UAC, everything is sweet. (Not sure how the downgrade/upgrade path works if you later resell the machine) |
johcar (6283) | ||
| 755214 | 2009-03-16 21:14:00 | hmmmmm. Gutted. The Asus laptop runs like a dream. Even before removing the pre-installed junk she ran like a performance computer. So good in fact that I only removed the more blaotsome crap and left a number of items running that I would normally have removed. Granted my HP has a slightly slower CPU (1.8 compared to 2.0) but the performance difference is noticible even though I have stripped my HP bare to free up resources. The Asus feels far more solid yet looks sleeker and more refined and the keyboard on the Asus is far better to use, I don't normally give a rats about a keyboard but my HP just feels tacky, cheap, weak, ugh, I hate the damn thing. Never again. |
Metla (12) | ||
| 755215 | 2009-03-18 04:53:00 | What laptop do you recommend for a new college student? I am going to college this fall (leaving in 1 week!) and I will be buying a new laptop for college. What laptop is best? I am particularly looking for one with a lot of memory, good wireless internet and (hopefully) less than $1,000. The $1,000 price range is flexible but not by much. Any help/comparisons between laptops you can recommend will be helpful. |
kayanat (14690) | ||
| 755216 | 2009-03-18 05:05:00 | Welcome to PressF1 kayanat. This is a Forum based in New Zealand and I suspect that you are not located in the sunny South Pacific, so pricing information would be pretty meaningless. As for brands to recommend: Toshiba and Asus are right up there and both have a large model range - something in there will fit your price range. Stay well clear of Acer and Dell. And whatever you buy, uninstall the preinstalled Norton or McAfee and install something that actually does the job properly. |
johcar (6283) | ||
| 755217 | 2009-03-18 07:05:00 | I would say steer clear of Acer. Toshiba, Dell, Asus, HP are great. I am planning to buy a Dell Studio 15 later this year and (currently) prefer this over any other model on the market at the moment (btw I'd also be interested in what other PF1'ers think :D) based on price, config options and quality. |
jwil1 (65) | ||
| 755218 | 2009-03-18 07:20:00 | For your needs, it seems a netbook would be great. Maybe the Asus 901 or MSI Wind, both depending on whether you would like a hard drive or an ssd(faster, no moving parts) Check Them out at your local tech store, and see if you can cope with the 8.9"/10" screen. Blam |
Blam (54) | ||
| 755219 | 2009-04-07 17:38:00 | I finally got round to buying the Asus that was recommended. It's a beauty! Thanks heaps for the recommendations. What I need to know now is the most efficient way to transfer data from the desktop to the lappie? Nevermind... I'm sure to work it out. But thanks again for the recommendations. |
Greg (193) | ||
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