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| Thread ID: 75072 | 2006-12-15 07:23:00 | Which laptop to go for? | Renmoo (66) | Press F1 |
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| 506917 | 2007-01-26 00:04:00 | Leasing may not be the most economical way. In some weeks it could really pay for itself. I think there is no correct or incorrect way of a laptop. You may not need a international warranty. Get the laptop which has a reputation and has what you want under the keyboard. Some users may prefer a modular drive bay, many has a DVDRW now, some can take a 2nd HDD instead if that is of importance. There are also some battery saving CPUs, not sure if all of them are now though. I like a good keyboard so its nearly identical to the desktop, especially if you are a touch typist. I personally like IBM Thinkpads or Lenovo is it now days. I am sure there are others out there too. One of the first steps is really choose what you require and what size you prefer. There are full size lappies that may have a gamers card in it but the more portable versions few do. There are ones with one optical drive or ones that does not support any optical drives internally but are more portable. Do you need a laptop. At my uni days, I hardly took it to the library or lecture or group meeting. One of my computer regrets was I could of just built up a cheap good computer, now days they offer free delivery and it only take half a day to install it (with software), buy the monitor locally or get it shipped free as well. At the end of the year grab the HD out and return home or take the tower case with you and leave the rest over there. I personally found them expensive, not mobile and non upgradeable and on the slow side. A laptop is not mobile, you just have to make do and the laptop at today's age is the best for what is currently available. Once you factor in the bulky power brick. If I was doing field trips maybe I get one or if I was a businessman or doing seminars and stuff. On a similar note, would I go overseas on a holiday or around the country with a laptop just to backup my photo's yeah right. There are other avenues to take. These days, students, I am sure a stereo any size is more bulkier. Or do most students these days listen to a iPod with headphones or portable speakers :confused: Not to mention all the stuff once you start going flatting. |
Nomad (952) | ||
| 506918 | 2007-01-26 00:17:00 | Thanks Nomad. I am self employed and travel a lot. Some colleagues suggested I look at leasing as my current laptop is about 4 years old and is a bit of a brick especially for long-haul travel. Talking to my accountant next week, so will decide then either to buy or lease. Cheers H |
harryb (11622) | ||
| 506919 | 2007-01-26 05:46:00 | AFAIK for some high end A3 scanner flatbed, leasing could cost $500 a week easily. Even if its for a business that is pretty dear vs as a business and purchase for yourself up right. For a laptop I assume $300 a week? |
Nomad (952) | ||
| 506920 | 2007-01-26 06:59:00 | For $300 a week it would have to come with a brand new Commodore. | Metla (12) | ||
| 506921 | 2007-01-26 07:25:00 | For $300 a week it would have to come with a brand new Commodore. is that a 64 or vic20? |
plod (107) | ||
| 506922 | 2007-01-26 07:27:00 | Depends how long I guess for a $10k flatbed scanner it was around $500-600 a week, for a 1 month period. If you want a lappie for a yr i guess it would be lesser depends on the length of course. |
Nomad (952) | ||
| 506923 | 2007-01-26 07:30:00 | Thanks Nomad. I am self employed and travel a lot. Some colleagues suggested I look at leasing as my current laptop is about 4 years old and is a bit of a brick especially for long-haul travel. Talking to my accountant next week, so will decide then either to buy or lease. Cheers H Hey Harry. No, she was not interested in that laptop, with the reason that the laptop has only a memory of 512MB. Despite it having a decent graphics, her emphasis on the performance of CPU and memory is greater than the video card. Cheers :) |
Renmoo (66) | ||
| 506924 | 2007-01-26 13:12:00 | Acer has some good laptops, but there are a myriad of models, and they differ greatly in features and useability. If you can, buy from a shop with an open return policy, as sometimes you really don't find the problems until you use it, like noisy fan, a base or touchpad that is too hot, or integrated graphics that won't handle your favorite game. I tried 2 Acers before I found the right one with a quiet fan on the side I wanted it for my setup (you don't want the hot air blowing on you all the time) and graphics that could handle Battlefield 2142 and RYL (ATI dedicated rather than integrated graphics). Also, you'll get more power for your bucks with an AMD processor. |
RealBigDog (11623) | ||
| 506925 | 2007-01-26 22:44:00 | Hey Harry. No, she was not interested in that laptop, with the reason that the laptop has only a memory of 512MB. Despite it having a decent graphics, her emphasis on the performance of CPU and memory is greater than the video card. Cheers :) Thanks James. |
harryb (11622) | ||
| 506926 | 2007-02-07 02:24:00 | Just want to make a note here that my friend has decided to get the same laptop as mine (ASUS Z92T) from DSE, since the laptop comes with a decent CPU, dedicated graphics card as well as sufficient amount of RAM to meet her requirement. Despite costing $2100, she said she has been approved of her scholarship and therefore would be able to afford it. Cheers :) |
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