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| 727355 | 2008-12-10 03:52:00 | Dear all, My friend has seek my advice on getting a laptop for him; he will be studying something related to medical and health science. Which one of these two laptops would you suggest to him? (He is not into gaming) Toshiba L300D/T00 Notebook - $1499 * Processor: AMD Turion™ X2 Dual-Core Mobile Technology RM-72 Dual Core 2.1GHz * RAM: 2GB DDR2 (800MHz) 1 slot available. Total memory expandable to 4GB² * HDD: 250GB (5400rpm) SATA * Display: 15.4" Widescreen WXGA TruBrite® Display* 1280 x 800 * Optical: DVD SuperMulti Double⁄Dual Layer Drive * Graphics: ATI Radeon™ 3100 Graphics (256MB dedicated system video memory and up to 382MB shared video with 2GB system memory) * Wireless: Integrated Atheros® 802.11b⁄g * Modem: International V.92 data modem + fax * Card Reader: 5-in-1 card reader [Secure Digital® (SD), Memory Stick™, Memory Stick PRO™, MultiMediaCard, miniSD™ (with SD adaptor), xD™ Picture Card] - See Toshiba's website for capacity guidelines * Webcam: Yes * I⁄O: PCI Express Card x1, VGA, External Microphone port, Stereo Headphone port, Sound Volume Dial, Integrated microphone, 3 x Hi-Speed USB 2.0, * Software: Toshiba User's Manual, Toshiba Value Added Package, Toshiba Flash Card Utility, Toshiba DVD Player, Ulead® WinCinema Disc Creator, Ulead® DVD MovieFactory® for TOSHIBA, Toshiba Disc Creator, ConfigFree™, Adobe® Acrobat Reader® 8.1, Norton Internet Security™ 2007 (90 day trial), Microsoft® Office 2007 Professional Trial (60 day Trial) * Operating System: Genuine Windows Vista® Home Premium SP1 (32⁄64bit) * Warranty: 1 Year Asus F8Sg-2 Notebook - $1299 * Processor: Intel Technology Dual Core, T2370 1.86G CPU * RAM: 3GB DDR2 667 RAM * HDD: 250GB 5400 SATA HDD * Display: 14.1" WXGA LCD * Optical: 8X DVD SM DL LS ODD * Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce 9300M GS VGA 256MB VRAM * Wireless: 802.11BG 10⁄100⁄1000 WLAN * Card Reader: 8-in-1 card reader: SD,MMC,MS,MS-Pro,mini SD w⁄ adapter,MS-Duo,MS-Pro Duo via adapter * Webcam: 1.3MP * Operating System: Windows Vista Home Premium * Warranty: 2 Year Global Warranty * Accessories: 6 Cell Battery, Bag, and Mouse Question: What's the difference between AMD Turion X2 Dual-Core and AMD Turion Dual-Core? What's the difference between Intel Dual Core and Intel Core 2 Duo? Cheers :) |
Renmoo (66) | ||
| 727356 | 2008-12-10 04:09:00 | If I remember clearly the first laptop was on special and only 1299 at DSE 2 days ago(1199 after cashback) I would have chosen the toshiba if it had been that price today but since its 1499 now I'm choosing asus since GFX card doesn't really matter. The CPU's dual core. Asus is definitely better value than the toshiba. |
Blam (54) | ||
| 727357 | 2008-12-10 04:13:00 | The Toshiba is now $1399 after $100 cashback, I should have added. I know the cashback ended on Monday, but DSE appears to have extended it. Cheers :) |
Renmoo (66) | ||
| 727358 | 2008-12-10 04:43:00 | Both are good brands, and just about any computer in that price range will do all your mate wants. I would not worry about the internals if this is not going to do any gaming, just pick the one with the best looking screen, and maybe consider the battery life and other accessories like a stand, keyboard/mouse etc. |
Rob99 (151) | ||
| 727359 | 2008-12-10 07:48:00 | I have decided on the Asus :) | Renmoo (66) | ||
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