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| 725795 | 2008-12-04 23:46:00 | Ultimately it comes down to cost. How much can you pay, or are you willing to pay? I recently bought an hp Pavilion dv5 for $2100 - it is better than my desktop in every respect except the 5400rpm spin speed on the drive & lower LCD resolution (oh, & Vista might be counted as a negative also - I'm undecided on that one). My desktop runs BF2142 fine with 3GB RAM & a 512MB 7600GS card on a C2D E6400@2.13GHz. The laptop's better with 4GB, 512MB 9600GT with a C2D P8600@2.40GHz. The idea would be to get a half-decent "proper" GPU (NVidia 9300 or 9400 or better, or ATI equivalent) as part of the bundle, so you'll probably have to spend around $1500, I guess. |
MushHead (10626) | ||
| 725796 | 2008-12-05 00:02:00 | If you don't like OEM "advertising" or junk, format the hard drive and do a clean install of Windows (using your own disc) before you use it. ;) | pcuser42 (130) | ||
| 725797 | 2008-12-05 00:36:00 | Ultimately it comes down to cost. How much can you pay, or are you willing to pay? I recently bought an hp Pavilion dv5 for $2100 - it is better than my desktop in every respect except the 5400rpm spin speed on the drive & lower LCD resolution (oh, & Vista might be counted as a negative also - I'm undecided on that one). My desktop runs BF2142 fine with 3GB RAM & a 512MB 7600GS card on a C2D E6400@2.13GHz. The laptop's better with 4GB, 512MB 9600GT with a C2D P8600@2.40GHz. The idea would be to get a half-decent "proper" GPU (NVidia 9300 or 9400 or better, or ATI equivalent) as part of the bundle, so you'll probably have to spend around $1500, I guess. I'll bet that laptop throws out a bit of heat :eek: |
Greven (91) | ||
| 725798 | 2008-12-05 00:45:00 | Ultimately it comes down to cost. How much can you pay, or are you willing to pay? I recently bought an hp Pavilion dv5 for $2100 - it is better than my desktop in every respect except the 5400rpm spin speed on the drive & lower LCD resolution (oh, & Vista might be counted as a negative also - I'm undecided on that one). My desktop runs BF2142 fine with 3GB RAM & a 512MB 7600GS card on a C2D E6400@2.13GHz. The laptop's better with 4GB, 512MB 9600GT with a C2D P8600@2.40GHz. The idea would be to get a half-decent "proper" GPU (NVidia 9300 or 9400 or better, or ATI equivalent) as part of the bundle, so you'll probably have to spend around $1500, I guess. You've got to consider other factors as well- Are you prepared to pay more for a higher quality brand? Or would you perfer the usuals? For example, you can get a similar spec'd acer to MushHead's HP with faster components and a bluray drive for the same price. However, you don't get the build quality that you would with an HP (yes, I consider HP a high quality brand minus their customer services). These are just Ethical, and will be the ultimate choosing factor when you buy. It sounds like you've grown quite fond of your dell, and there is nothing wrong with dell laptops. But, Ill draw up a few laptops from each brand so you can see the price range that you're looking at Acer: Budget: www.dse.co.nz $1048 # Processor: Intel Centrino Core 2 Duo T5550 (1.86G⁄2MB⁄667FSB⁄64-bit) # RAM: 2GB DDR2-667 (1 x 2GB) # HDD: 160GB 5400rpm SATA # Display: 15.4" WXGA Wide Screen CrystalBrite (1280 x 800, 8 msec response) # Optical: DVD Super Multi (Dual Layer) # Graphics: Intel Graphics Media Accelerator X3100 up to 358MB Middle Range: www.dse.co.nz $1498 # Processor: Core 2 Duo P7350 (2.0G⁄3MB⁄1066FSB⁄64-bit) # RAM: 3GB DDR2-667 (1 x 1GB + 1 x 2GB) # HDD: 320GB 5400rpm SATA # Display: 15.4" WXGA Wide Screen CrystalBrite (1280 x 800, 8 msec response) # Optical: DVD Super Multi (Dual Layer) # Graphics: Nvidia GeForce 9300M GS High End: www.dse.co.nz $2099 * Processor: Intel Centrino Duo Core 2 Duo T8100 (2.1G⁄3MB⁄800FSB⁄64-bit) * RAM: 4GB DDR2-667 (1 x 2GB) * HDD: 500GB 5400rpm SATA * Display: 16" WXGA Wide Screen CrystalBrite (1376 x 768, 8 msec response) * Optical: BD Combo + Super Multi * Graphics: Nvidia GeForce Go 9500M GS (512MB Dedicated) HP and Compaq: Budget: c1com.co.nz $1089.83 with $150 cashback Celeron 2.0GHz 2GB, 160GB, 15.6" WXGA, DVDRW, VISTA HOME BASIC, 802.11B/G Midrange c1com.co.nz $1864.11 CORE 2 DUO P7350 2.0GHZ 3GB, 320GB, 15.4" WXGA, DVDRW, VISTA HOME PREMIUM, 802.11A/B/G/N, WEBCAM High End c1com.co.nz PAVILION DV7-1107TX CORE 2 DUO T9400 2.1GHZ 4GB, 800GB, GEFORCE 9600, 17" WIDE WXGA, DVDRW SM DL LS, VISTA HOME PREMIUM, 802.11A/B/G, BLUETOOTH, TV TUNER See what I mean? The high End HP and the Acer are almost the same, besides screen, little bit better graphics, bigger HD, etc. You wouldn't think there would be that much of a price difference. Once you find a laptop that you want, if you're going to pay cash, you should check http://pricespy.co.nz to make sure that you are getting the best deal for your money Best of luck. |
mabix (10146) | ||
| 725799 | 2008-12-05 01:28:00 | I'll bet that laptop throws out a bit of heat :eek: Yes, it can get a bit toasty! For games I plug in an external keyboard to give me "proper" key placements & you don't feel the heat then... With the NZ consumer laws as they are you shouldn't find yourself stuck with a lemon with any of the recognised brands. I don't have a problem with Acer (we've used a few over the years at work with no problems), but others have, apparently, so their reputation isn't the best. Although I can get Acer at wholesale, there wasn't the same combination of features available for equivalent cost at the time. I went with HP at the time 'coz they were pretty full-spec for a "reasonable" cost. Better GPU than pretty much any non-gaming-dedicated laptop, eSATA, tuner, HDMI out, Gigabit/WiFi N networking, etc. Some of that stuff won't get used much (the supplied mini aerial doesn't get much signal at home, for instance), but it'll come in handy when I need it. BluRay was on my "nice to have, but not needs" list, so I skipped on that one. |
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