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Recommend a laptop

  • 12-07-2009 11:06pm
    #1
    pirelli
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,876 ✭✭✭


    I am buying a latop, what would you recommend ?

    preferences

    3g + memory
    decent internet performance
    business usage
    a good processor (top of the range)
    windows 7

    Not for gaming
    not for multimedia

    although i might consider a macbook pro


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  • #2
    Carsinian Thau
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,054 ✭✭✭Carsinian Thau


    Price range?


  • #3
    pirelli
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,876 ✭✭✭pirelli


    Carsinian Thau wrote: »
    Price range?

    Any price although I am not looking for a game or media, i am looking for a laptop for business applications and fast internet usage and fast browsing.

    The HP touchsmart Tx2 would be ideal but i have heard that it is slow.


  • #4
    Voodu Child
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,706 ✭✭✭Voodu Child


    You can browse the internet or do a spreadsheet on a fairly basic machine tbh, you certainly don't need an overpriced Macbook Pro.

    Have a look at the Dell Vostro range, they are available with matt (anti-glare) screens, which is becoming harder to find these days. If it's a 'business' machine, you definitely don't want a glossy screen. The Vostro 1520 is fairly cheap and will do what you need. Im sure you'd spec a decent machine with dual-core, plenty of ram, etc for €500(+vat) or less. Beats paying €2k for a Macbook Pro.


  • #5
    Sad Professor
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    Voodu Child wrote: »
    Beats paying €2k for a Macbook Pro.
    The 13 inch MBP starts at €1149. The 15 inch at €1649.


  • #6
    Voodu Child
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,706 ✭✭✭Voodu Child


    Sad Professor wrote: »
    The 13 inch MBP starts at €1149. The 15 inch at €1649.

    Yep exactly. Ridiculous isn't it.


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  • #7
    pirelli
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,876 ✭✭✭pirelli


    Voodu Child wrote: »
    You can browse the internet or do a spreadsheet on a fairly basic machine tbh, you certainly don't need an overpriced Macbook Pro.

    Have a look at the Dell Vostro range, they are available with matt (anti-glare) screens, which is becoming harder to find these days. If it's a 'business' machine, you definitely don't want a glossy screen. The Vostro 1520 is fairly cheap and will do what you need. Im sure you'd spec a decent machine with dual-core, plenty of ram, etc for €500(+vat) or less. Beats paying €2k for a Macbook Pro.

    Thanks..actually a good choice, I was worried about the screen as i intend to use it outdoors.

    These laptops they make now with 4 gb memory would they outperform the old pc desktop ( 2006) dell dimension 5150 with its pentium 4 and average specs. ???

    Thats all i need to know for now


  • #8
    cpu-dude
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,089 ✭✭✭cpu-dude


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  • #9
    Effluo
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    pirelli wrote: »
    Thanks..actually a good choice, I was worried about the screen as i intend to use it outdoors.

    These laptops they make now with 4 gb memory would they outperform the old pc desktop ( 2006) dell dimension 5150 with its pentium 4 and average specs. ???

    Thats all i need to know for now

    Yes they would out perform that easily.

    Although keep in mind that using business software is most certainly not taxing and that a pentium 4 desktop with a fresh install of windows would run office suites pretty much as fast as any computer.

    It can only go so fast...

    I actually have Microsoft Office on my v-old laptop. with a 1.6ghz pentium processor and 256mb's of ram with windows xp. When i recently did a clean install on the system the difference between open office on my 2.66quad core with 4g's of ram the difference was negligable...


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