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New Laptop Advice

  • 07-08-2008 11:57pm
    #1
    MIM-104
    Closed Accounts Posts: 34 ✭


    I want to get a new Laptop for college i have a Small budget of about 500 I need it for college work and music editing
    I had this dell vostro 1510 for 431 euro in mind

    Intel® Core™2 Duo Processor T5670 (1.8 GHz, 2 MB L2 Cache, 800 MHz FSB)

    Genuine Windows® Vista™ Home Premium with Service Pack 1 - English

    Microsoft® Works 9.0 - English

    LCD: 15.4" Widescreen WXGA (1280 x 800) Display with Anti-Glare Coating

    Memory: 2048MB (2x1024) 667MHz DDR2 Dual Channel

    Hard Drive: 160GB (5400rpm) SATA Hard Drive

    Video Card: IntelJ Integrated Graphics Media Accelerator

    Fixed Internal 8X DVD+/-RW Slot Load Drive

    Primary 6-cell 56 WHr Lithium Ion battery

    Norton™ Internet Security™ 2008 - 36 Month Protection

    Dell™ Wireless 1395 (802.11 b/g) MiniPCI Card

    If anyone knows of a better deal anywhere else or ways to improve that please tell me


Comments

  • #2
    AlmightyCushion
    Moderators, Education Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 35,125 Mod ✭✭✭✭AlmightyCushion


    That's a pretty good deal. Are you paying extra for the norton. If so I'd ditch it and just use avg, spybot etc which are free but still very good.


  • #3
    MIM-104
    Closed Accounts Posts: 34 ✭MIM-104


    I'm paying 42 euro for 3 years cover which is very good do you think i should drop it for 3072MB Ram


  • #4
    AlmightyCushion
    Moderators, Education Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 35,125 Mod ✭✭✭✭AlmightyCushion


    The free alternatives are better than nis 2008. I'd go with 3GBs ram over the norton.


  • #5
    MIM-104
    Closed Accounts Posts: 34 ✭MIM-104


    What are the best free internet security programs?


  • #6
    AlmightyCushion
    Moderators, Education Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 35,125 Mod ✭✭✭✭AlmightyCushion


    Antivirus - AVG or avira, maybe a few others. Spyware - spybot and adaware are quite good. Firewall - Comodo or zone alarm. Only use one anti-virus program and only use one firewall.


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  • #7
    Podge2k7
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,964 ✭✭✭Podge2k7


    AVG imho is the best free anti virus!


  • #8
    Overheal
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 86,729 ✭✭✭✭Overheal


    i prefer avast over avg.


  • #9
    AlmightyCushion
    Moderators, Education Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 35,125 Mod ✭✭✭✭AlmightyCushion


    Overheal wrote: »
    i prefer avast over avg.
    Bah, I knew I forgot one.


  • #10
    Overheal
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 86,729 ✭✭✭✭Overheal


    Should give it a lash sometime.


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