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Buying a laptop advice, please!

  • 28-11-2006 1:15am
    #1
    Youngza
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 70 ✭✭


    Hey,

    Buying a new laptop for my brother's 21st, budget around €700 to €800.
    Is there a better value option than Dell with this budget?
    This machine seems ok, price €758, any thoughts?
    Should I spend a few more quid on a better processor?

    AMD® Turion 64 X2 Mobile Technology TL50
    Genuine Windows® XP Media Center Edition 2005
    VISTA UPGRADE MCE to Vista Premium Upgrade
    15.4" Wide Screen XGA TFT Display: 1280x800
    1024MB 533MHz Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM (2x512)
    ATI Radeon® Xpress 1150 256MB HyperMemory™
    80GB (5,400rpm) Hard Drive
    Fixed Internal 8X DVD+/-RW Drive including Software
    9 Cell, 85Whr Lithium Ion Primary Battery
    Free - Dell Colour Printer 725 edit
    Dell Wireless 1390 802.11g 54Mbps Wireless Mini Card18
    Microsoft® Works 8.5 - English

    Thanks for you help!


Comments

  • #2
    Black Swan
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 47,539 CMod ✭✭✭✭Black Swan


    Toshiba online? They were first to invent the laptop. Worth a look?


  • #3
    Ruu_Old
    Closed Accounts Posts: 36,634 ✭✭✭✭Ruu_Old


    Have a look at the Dell Outlet store, you might find something slightly cheaper that fits your budget.


  • #4
    DublinEvents
    Closed Accounts Posts: 209 ✭✭DublinEvents


    The best mobile processor at the moment is the Intel Core 2 Duo. You should try to look for a notebook with that cpu. 1GB of ram is just about right. As for the graphics card, will your bro be using this laptop for some serious gaming? In that case, make sure the laptop has at least a Mobility Radeon X1600 or an Nvidia 7600 mobile derivative. These two components will likely drive the price of the laptop above €1000 but that's better than a dissatisfied brother, right? :)


  • #5
    dubmick
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,929 ✭✭✭dubmick


    with Vista on the way you should be looking at getting 2gb of ram imo.

    Might not be possible on that budget though.


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