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| Thread ID: 75619 | 2007-01-05 05:16:00 | Laptop Under $1500 - Uni | noone (22) | Press F1 |
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| 512826 | 2007-01-05 05:51:00 | Specs and price for the 13" MacBook (for students) store.apple.com |
winmacguy (3367) | ||
| 512827 | 2007-01-05 05:53:00 | Um, talked to the parents, i can spend up to $2000 now. Thanks They might even benefit in the long run. |
winmacguy (3367) | ||
| 512828 | 2007-01-05 05:57:00 | Just heading back on topic.... what are your requirements regarding things like: -Screen size -Battery life The reason I ask is that I recently bought a Dell laptop (there is a thread on this forum), for just under $2500 which is quite high-speced (Core2Duo, 2gb RAM, 2 high-capacity batteries = 16hrs life total). You could get one under $2000 easily with lower specs, which would easily fulfill your criteria (with the exception of the Integrated Graphics). Otherwise, stores like Noel Leeming and Harvey Norman have laptops under $2000 which fulfill all of your criteria (including having discrete graphics). |
somebody (208) | ||
| 512829 | 2007-01-05 06:10:00 | Screen - 14" + Battery - Not to fussed, as long as i can get 3-5 hours of moderate usage i should be fine( im not going to take it to lectures or anything, and usage in the library/halls will probably be with AC) |
noone (22) | ||
| 512830 | 2007-01-05 06:26:00 | Screen - 14" + Battery - Not to fussed, as long as i can get 3-5 hours of moderate usage i should be fine( im not going to take it to lectures or anything, and usage in the library/halls will probably be with AC) Well that puts any mac thats in your reach out. I would still be looking for core2duo as a processor. The Dell inspiron 640 look good value, they are all vista read, not sure about premium ready though |
plod (107) | ||
| 512831 | 2007-01-05 06:41:00 | With sufficient RAM, the 640m (my laptop) is able to run Vista with the Aero glass GUI. I would recommend you have a look around local stores. Just be aware that many laptops have shocking battery lives (less than 2hrs is very common). |
somebody (208) | ||
| 512832 | 2007-01-05 06:53:00 | MacBook is Core2Duo and secure out of the box but screen size is 13" which could be a bummer. Same chip speed as PCs and takes up to 2GB of RAM. It is also Leopard ready without having to buy a new machine. Just depends if you want to go under 14" monitor. If your in Harvey Normans or Noel Leemings go and have a play on a PC lap top and a MacBook and compare all the features that the respective laptops ship with to see what you get for your money. Then if you would still prefer a "Vista ready" PC laptop you can go and buy one. Don't forget they give you the viruses for FREE ;) |
winmacguy (3367) | ||
| 512833 | 2007-01-05 06:56:00 | MacBook is Core2Duo and secure out of the box but screen size is 13" which could be a bummer. Same chip speed as PCs and takes up to 2GB of RAM. It is also Leopard ready without having to buy a new machine. Just depends if you want to go under 14" monitor. the macbook in his price range doesn't have a dvd writer and the screen is to small, can't you tell when the horse is flogged:rolleyes: |
plod (107) | ||
| 512834 | 2007-01-05 07:04:00 | the macbook in his price range doesn't have a dvd writer and the screen is to small, can't you tell when the horse is flogged:rolleyes: Good point, plod. Hadn't thought of the DVD writer. |
winmacguy (3367) | ||
| 512835 | 2007-01-05 07:35:00 | In terms of a windows based notebook, this one looks nice h10010.www1.hp.com (its $400 off atm), the one thing is its got a smaller screen, but that aside it has a nice processor and 1gig of ram. What do you ppl think? |
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