Which Laptop to get???

kimmy1786

I went searching and have narrowed it down to these 2.
If you havent read my other thread I said that I will be using it for a cake decorating business and for editing photo's etc.
There will also be memory needed for itunes also...
Can you tell me which one you would reccommend please.


Asus K72F-TY011V Core i3 Laptop - K72F-TY011V
Screen size - 17.3 in - 1600 x 900
Processor - Intel Core i3 I3-350M - 2.26 GH
RAM - 4 GB
Hard Drive - 500 GB
Operating System - Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit Edition
Optical Drive - DVD±RW (±R DL) / DVD-RAM
Graphics - Intel HD Graphics
Webcam - Integrated
Warranty - 2 years warranty
£559.00 €647.00


Dell Studio 15
Intel® Core™ i5-430M (2.26Ghz, 4Threads, turbo boost up to 2.53 GHz, 3MB cache)
Genuine Windows® 7 Home Premium, 64bit, English
15.6" High Definition (1366x768) WLED
512MB ATI Mobility Radeon™ HD 545v
4096MB 1333MHz Dual Channel DDR3 SDRAM [2x2048]
500GB (5400RPM) Serial ATA Hard Drive
DVD +/- RW Drive (read/write CD & DVD) with DVD Burn software
1 year of coverage included with your PC
McAfee® Security Centre - 15 Month Protection - English
€618.00

All reccommendations welcome...:)

Zonda999

Looks to be a trade off between the bigger screen of the acer or the better processor and better graphics of the dell. Although guessing by what you'll be using it for, the difference in the processors will be small, best i3 vs entry i5.

bryaner

Any Toshiba! top machines.

kimmy1786

Im not too worried about the size of the screen as I will need it to be light enough. ( I usually have samples of cake to carry too!)
My main concern is the value for money.
My current laptop is a HP pavillion dv5000. its not been too bad but its got an intel centrino and 120gb memory. The socket to put the cable into is busted so it doesnt charge the battery easily. A few of the keys are coming off and its quite heavy. I have it 4 years now so hence the need for a change.
I would like this new laptop to last a few years too.
Bryaner: I havent seen a well priced toshiba with the same spec either. unless you could reccommend one for me.:)

bryaner

Leave it with me

kimmy1786

I would really appreciate anymore comments or suggestions from anyone as I need to order the new laptop in the next 24 hours.
Thanks.:)

Fawkon

Dell Studio is the better all round laptop, + it's cheaper, i just ordered a very similar model last night

eclectichoney

Fawkon wrote: »

Dell Studio is the better all round laptop, + it's cheaper, i just ordered a very similar model last night

+1 - ordered almost the exact same spec the other night too (with the purple colour upgrade :D)

Fawkon

eclectichoney wrote: »

+1 - ordered almost the exact same spec the other night too (with the purple colour upgrade :D)

Oh sweet, i'd probably get my ass kicked in college with a purple lid so i stuck with the black

bryaner

http://www.elara.ie/products/detailsfull.asp?productcode=ECE1914516&productID=S7558191

That's the closest I could get and it's not that close..

Parking

kimmy1786 wrote: »

I went searching and have narrowed it down to these 2.
If you havent read my other thread I said that I will be using it for a cake decorating business and for editing photo's etc.
There will also be memory needed for itunes also...
Can you tell me which one you would reccommend please.


Asus K72F-TY011V Core i3 Laptop - K72F-TY011V
Screen size - 17.3 in - 1600 x 900
Processor - Intel Core i3 I3-350M - 2.26 GH
RAM - 4 GB
Hard Drive - 500 GB
Operating System - Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit Edition
Optical Drive - DVD±RW (±R DL) / DVD-RAM
Graphics - Intel HD Graphics
Webcam - Integrated
Warranty - 2 years warranty
£559.00 €647.00


Dell Studio 15
Intel® Core™ i5-430M (2.26Ghz, 4Threads, turbo boost up to 2.53 GHz, 3MB cache)
Genuine Windows® 7 Home Premium, 64bit, English
15.6" High Definition (1366x768) WLED
512MB ATI Mobility Radeon™ HD 545v
4096MB 1333MHz Dual Channel DDR3 SDRAM [2x2048]
500GB (5400RPM) Serial ATA Hard Drive
DVD +/- RW Drive (read/write CD & DVD) with DVD Burn software
1 year of coverage included with your PC
McAfee® Security Centre - 15 Month Protection - English
€618.00

All reccommendations welcome...:)

Hi, can you please provide a link to these two machines as I can't find the Studio 15 at that price on the Dell site no matter what configuration I try.

Thanks

stephendevlin

core i5 is a very fast processer. I would go for that!

kimmy1786

http://ecomm.euro.dell.com/dellstore/basket.aspx?c=ie&cs=iedhs1&l=en&s=dhs&itemtype=CFG&oid=193c500f-5237-42b9-83ac-567077aeb347

link to dell laptop...

kimmy1786

I cant get the dell laptop now because I cant buy it through my business.
The business laptops they have are crap compaired to the home ones for the same prices!!!!

kimmy1786

I just rang dell and a guy with a funny accent told me that it was possible to do it.
But its only possible over the phone which I find frustrating to do with them.:mad:

AAAArrrrrrhhhhhhhhh!!!!!! :mad::mad::mad::mad:

Foggles

If you are going to be using your laptop out and about you should know that most of the new monitors are very reflective. This is very annoying and almost makes me wish I hadn't upgraded. I have the i5 processor and I love the speed but not loving the reflections which makes it hard to work if you are anywhere near a window.

kimmy1786

Foggles: Is it a dell or another make?

Raiser

kimmy1786 wrote: »

Foggles: Is it a dell or another make?

Funny you mention Dell and "other make" in one sentence.....

- I advised my Parents to buy a Dell System a few years back a bit later there was issues that should have been dealt with under warranty. I spent literally hours over the course of a long number of days talking to every disinterested "IT Support" pretender in India who simply put me on hold, lied to me or else transferred my call around indefinitely until it dropped.

Initiated a claim with the Small Claims Court - Two days later had the first Irish involvement when some ditzy PA rang to ask could she smooth it all out..... :mad:

Please for your own sanity and peace of mind buy anything ahead of Dell.

- Have a browse through the posts on here and you should get plenty of ideas - Also for iTunes storage you need Hard Drive space in Gigabytes (GB) - Don't confuse this with Memory (RAM).

Best of luck!

Foggles

My new one is a Sony Vaio and my old one is a Dell. I did look at all the monitors I could find to see which was the best but all the new model Laptops have the shiny monitors. The Dell inspiron does come with a matt screen and some very high end models/makes that were too expensive for me (eg lenovo).
I think I would give serious consideration to the Dell inspiron if I had to do it again even though it doesn't have the new processors.
My previous laptop was a 17" Dell inspiron which I found a bit on the heavy side when travelling so went 15" this time and it's a lot lighter. I should also mention that the long life battery on my 5yr old dell is as good as my new new Sony extended life battery.

podgeandrodge

kimmy1786 wrote: »

http://ecomm.euro.dell.com/dellstore/basket.aspx?c=ie&cs=iedhs1&l=en&s=dhs&itemtype=CFG&oid=193c500f-5237-42b9-83ac-567077aeb347

link to dell laptop...

link no good. Just link to a basic starting page that shows the basic offer. I can't find anything this good either on the studio 15's.