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Buying a laptop (pg. 5)
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| yujie__ |
| Get an Asus laptop like the G50 or M50 series. fully loaded and wont disappoint. |
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| gehzumteufel |
| quote: | Originally posted by echosystm
Yeah... EEE 90x are not very nice to type on. MSI Wind and EEE 100x are fine though. |
Are the 100x ones much larger? I am uninformed about these, and just assumed the EEE was that whole tiny ass laptop set.
edit//I just read the wiki and I see it is 90% the size of a standard laptop keyboard. :) |
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| Jabberwocky |
| quote: | Originally posted by Vlad
their customer service is a joke - you call them up, thinking your gonna speak to someone in English, but you get patched to someone in Pakistan and you have no ing clue what they are saying.
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That happens everywhere.
If I couldn't get an Apple, I'd purchase Dell. I agree with Echo on the laptop bit, as I'm one of them. As this laptop only sits here anyway, I'd much prefer a desktop. Plus, I'd have saved some $$$.
Computers are everywhere. School, work, libraries, friends, relatives. Never again will I throw down big bucks for one. |
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| Fledz |
| quote: | Originally posted by gehzumteufel
No. The reason being is that you can't (this is in a general sense of most people as technically this is untrue) upgrade your screen so they spend more on having higher quality screens (this is depending on the price point of the machine.) Stop spending $100 on an LCD and spend more. This goes along the lines of CRT monitors. When you were looking at a screen you would watch the DOT PITCH. This was the way in which you could tell a higher quality screen (clearer and much more accurate at color reproduction) as compared to a lesser quality screen (blurry and not as vibrant colors.)
Nah dude. Distance has nothing to do with it. See above response. |
It does a little bit yea you're right, the screens are much better quality because you can't replace them. I believe that at the time I bought mine, it was the best laptop screen you could get. It's seriously awesome. The view angle on it is unbelievable for an LCD. I get barely any colour change whatsoever even if I lean my head all the way to the side and look at it from 90 degrees!
| quote: | Originally posted by gehzumteufel
You both are quite uninformed. Notice the model number on the cpu. TXXXX = Core based cpu. It is not a Core2, but it is still much better than the Pentium-D that you both are thinking of. ;) |
Sushi is still right though. Core 2 Duo is exponentially better than Core Duo. Core Duo is good but Core2 is so damn cheap and much more effective that you really shouldn't be going below it. |
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| kr00t0n |
| quote: | Originally posted by Fledz
The view angle on it is unbelievable for an LCD. I get barely any colour change whatsoever even if I lean my head all the way to the side and look at it from 90 degrees!
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Most likely a PVA panel, as opposed to a TN panel.
This comes at the price of refresh rate though, but if you aren't a gamer, or generally don't notice ghosting, then it doesn't matter. |
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| Fledz |
I am a gamer but it refreshes at 60Hz and the ghosting is minimal that you don't even notice. I never get eye fatigue on it :)
ps. GeForce Go 7950 GTX ftw! :D |
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| Gauss |
| quote: | Originally posted by Ted Promo
You could probably get that laptop for about 200 less than that if you shopped around a bit. Especially since it's a Pentium dual-core :wtf: Since it's a Pentium dual-core it will be awful with battery life. I'd definitely shop around before settling on that one. I've seen other computers with 3 gigs of RAM and a core 2 duo for around 700. |
As I've already explained, prices here are higher than in USA when said in dollars.
Look at it like this... Starting price of a MacBook in USA is $1099. In Croatia it's 8599 kn, which is $1638.
In other words, $840 in Croatia equals $564 in USA, roughly.
See what I'm talking about?
My point is... In Croatia it's a great laptop for that price.
| quote: | Originally posted by gehzumteufel
I know, but sadly, this will be the thing that bothers you the most. Even a slightly more powerful card would be a world of difference. |
Oh well, bettar than GMA. :p |
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| Gauss |
Okay, I've found another one, now I'm in a dilemma...
HP 6730s FU487ES
15.4'' 1280x800
Intel Core 2 Duo 1.80GHz
ATI Mobility Radeon HD 3430 256MB
$923 (or $619 for you from USA :p)
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HP 6820s KU473ES
17'' 1440x900
Intel Pentium Dual-Core 2.0GHz
ATI Mobility Radeon X1350 128MB
$840 (or $564 for you from USA :p)
Both have 2 GB of RAM, 250 GB HDD and FreeDOS.
Thoughts? |
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| kr00t0n |
| quote: | Originally posted by Gauss
Okay, I've found another one, now I'm in a dilemma...
HP 6730s FU487ES
15.4'' 1280x800
Intel Core 2 Duo 1.80GHz
ATI Mobility Radeon HD 3430 256MB
$923 (or $619 for you from USA :p)
vs.
HP 6820s KU473ES
17'' 1440x900
Intel Pentium Dual-Core 2.0GHz
ATI Mobility Radeon X1350 128MB
$840 (or $564 for you from USA :p)
Both have 2 GB of RAM, 250 GB HDD and FreeDOS.
Thoughts? |
First one.
C2D whoops Dual-core's ass, and the 3430 is a fair bit better than a X1350.
I'd happily take the screen size hit for that. Plus 17"+ laptops kinda go against the whole portability idea a bit imo. |
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| Gauss |
| quote: | Originally posted by kr00t0n
First one.
C2D whoops Dual-core's ass, and the 3430 is a fair bit better than a X1350.
I'd happily take the screen size hit for that. Plus 17"+ laptops kinda go against the whole portability idea a bit imo. |
I kind of don't mind that, since 14'' and 15'' laptops fit in my backpack perfectly and 17'' is just way too big for it, I'd have to carry extra bag. |
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| Fledz |
| Yea man, the 1st one is much better. The first time you use a C2D is amazing. I was shocked at just how much faster everything ran and how easily I could multi task. |
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| gehzumteufel |
Yeah I will say the same. C2D = Awesome.
kr00ton and Fledz: It isn't insanely better than the CoreDuo cpus. They are usually around 15% better. Pentium Dual Core = CoreDuo. |
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