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Design laptop

  • 24-08-2009 8:51pm
    #1
    moosejoose
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 39 ✭


    Hi I need to get a laptop for my college course. I know what specs I need, but Im just looking for advice on stuff like which brand to go for etc,
    I need a 512mb dedicated memory graphics card, at least 2Gb of memory preferably more and a fairly decent amount of memory but Im not too worried about this coz I could just get an external one anyway. Also being a student my budget is fairly limited about 500 euro.
    Thanks in advance.


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  • #2
    Sephiroth_dude
    Moderators, Computer Games Moderators, Social & Fun Moderators Posts: 81,083 Mod ✭✭✭✭Sephiroth_dude


    Stay well away from dedicated memory graphics cards,they suck.Try dell maybe?


  • #3
    Alanstrainor
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 23,157 ✭✭✭✭Alanstrainor


    Sephiroth_dude wrote: »
    Stay well away from dedicated memory graphics cards,they suck.Try dell maybe?

    What the hell? If he's doing design work then a "Dedicated" graphics card is exactly what he needs, perhaps you've mixed up integrated intel cards?
    Anyway, let's get one thing straight, you need at least 2Gb of RAM, and want a large ish hard drive. But you're on a budget of 500. If you extend that to 600 you can get this Dell:

    Components

    PROCESSOR Intel® Pentium® Processor T4200 (2.0GHz, 800MHz, 1MB cache)
    OPERATING SYSTEM Genuine Windows Vista® Home Premium SP1 (64 BIT) - English
    HARDWARE SUPPORT 1 Year Limited Warranty - Collect & Return
    LCD 15.6in Widescreen High Definition (1366x768) WLED with TrueLife
    MEMORY 4096MB 800MHz Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM [2x2048]
    HARD DRIVE 320GB (5.400rpm) SATA Hard Drive
    GRAPHICS CARD 512MB ATI Mobility RADEON HD 4570
    OPTICAL DRIVE Fixed Internal DVD+/-RW Slot Load Drive including Software
    PRIMARY BATTERY Primary 6-cell 56 WHr Lithium Ion battery
    WIRELESS CONNECTIVITY Dell Wireless 1397 Mini Card (802.11 b/g)
    BLUETOOTH No Bluetooth Upgrade
    WEB CAM 2.0 Mega pixel Integrated Web Camera
    KEYBOARD Internal UK/Irish Qwerty Keyboard

    Not the greatest of graphics cards, but it's alright. It's got 4Gb of RAM too. Seems like a good deal to me. There's going to be some compromise at this budget, and that would probably be the not so great processor, but it's not too bad either.

    Here's the link (It's the studio 15 in that list):
    Dell Link


  • #4
    Sephiroth_dude
    Moderators, Computer Games Moderators, Social & Fun Moderators Posts: 81,083 Mod ✭✭✭✭Sephiroth_dude


    Alanstrainor wrote: »
    What the hell? If he's doing design work then a "Dedicated" graphics card is exactly what he needs, perhaps you've mixed up integrated intel cards?

    Yup I did indeed mix them up :o.


  • #5
    moosejoose
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 39 ✭moosejoose


    Nice one, the budget is a bit flexable alright so might be able to strech to that.


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