Decent Laptop

Nalz

Well guys,

Lookin to get a decent laptop. Size of screen and weight doesnt bother me, neither does the graphics card. I do however need 2gb RAM,decent cache and a Hard Disk of 60gb to 80gb (no need to go over that). Opsys - Vista Home will do.

Budget is €950, am I dreaming?

plonk

http://configure.euro.dell.com/dellstore/config.aspx?b=&c=ie&cs=iedhs1&kc=N4XESS03&l=en&oc=N03156&rbc=N03156&s=dhs&sbc=iedhsftdppnotebook3

Nalz

Is this a good spec from Dell? Its €830 roughly. Not really interested in a big hard drive…

BASE AMD® Turion 64 Mobile Technology MK36
OPERATING SYSTEM Genuine Windows Vista™ Home Premium -
HARDWARE SUPPORT Collect & Return, 90 Day Service only
LCD 15.4" Wide Screen XGA TFT Display: 1280x800
MEMORY 2048MB 533MHz Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM (2x1024)
HARD DRIVE 80GB (5,400rpm) Hard Drive
OPTICAL DRIVE Fixed Internal 8X DVD+/-RW Drive including Software
GRAPHICS CARD ATI Radeon® Xpress 1150 256MB HyperMemory™
PRIMARY BATTERY 6 Cell, 56Whr Lithium Ion Primary Battery
WIRELESS CONNECTIVITY Dell™ Wireless 1390 802.11b/g Mini-PCI Card
SECURITY SOFTWARE McAfee 8.0 - 15 Month Protection
MICROSOFT SOFTWARE Microsoft® Works 8.5

Tom Dunne

It sounds like you are looking for horesepower over mobility, would that be correct?

If so, the Core Duo processors would give more raw processing power.

Nalz

Is the Core Duo processors really worth the money? Yeah lookin for power over mobility

Tom Dunne

Trilla wrote:

Is the Core Duo processors really worth the money? Yeah lookin for power over mobility

If processing power is what you are after, then yes.

Nalz

I'm looking at an extra €200 for Dual-Core & 40gb of HD. Worth it I take it?

BASE Intel® Pentium® Dual-Core Processor T2060 (1.6GHz/533MHz/1MB)
OPERATING SYSTEM Genuine Windows Vista™ Home Premium
HARDWARE SUPPORT Collect & Return, 1 Year Service only
LCD 15.4" Wide Screen WXGA (1280 x 800) Display
MEMORY 2048MB 533MHz Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM (2x1024)
HARD DRIVE 120GB (5,400rpm) Hard Drive
OPTICAL DRIVE Fixed Internal 8X DVD+/-RW Drive including software
GRAPHICS CARD 256MB ATI® Mobility™ Radeon® X1400 HyperMemory™
PRIMARY BATTERY 6 Cell, 56Whr Lithium Ion Primary Battery
WIRELESS CONNECTIVITY Dell Wireless 1390 802.11b/g 54Mbps Mini-PCI
SECURITY SOFTWARE McAfee 8.0 - 15 Month Protection
MICROSOFT SOFTWARE Microsoft® Works 8.5

Tom Dunne

Here's a Core 2 Duo for €963:

Intel® Pentium® Dual-Core Processor T2060(1.6GHz/533MHz/1MB)

Genuine Windows Vista™ Home Basic - English

Collect & Return, 1 Year Service only

14.1" Wide Screen WXGA (1280x800) TFT Display

2048MB 533MHz Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM (2x1024)

60GB (5,400rpm) Hard Drive

24x CDRW/8xDVD Combo Drive including software

6 Cell, 56Whr Lithium Ion Primary Battery

AccessoriesDell Wireless 1390 802.11b/g 54Mbps Mini-PCI Wireless Card, for Dual Core Processors

It's an Inspiron 640 (N036M5).

Nalz

Cheers Tom.

I know I said I wasnt interested in much space, but with the 120gb and bigger screen for an exta €130 worth it?

thanks again
Trilla

Tom Dunne

The hard-drive, probably not, but the screen is a different kettle of fish altogether.

It depends on what you will be doing with it. If you are number crunching and walking away from the laptop, then it's not a big deal. Likewise, if you are using an external monitor, then it's no biggie.

However, if you are doing development work, or anything that involves staring at a screen for extended periods, well then maybe it is worth the extra.

It's your call really.

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trilla have you considered dell outlet

DS

How about a Dell from this guy http://cgi.ebay.ie/DELL-Inspiron-6400-1-83-DUAL-CORE-2GIG-120HD-LAPTOP_W0QQitemZ110099559735QQihZ001QQcategoryZ177QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
1.83 GHz Core Duo, 2 GB, 120 GB HD, X1400 decent dedicated graphics
He's the big Dell reseller on eBay seems pretty reliable, and has some very good deals.

Ruu_Old

Remember to get a decent warranty on it whichever you end up buying, just for the peace of mind.