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Recommendations on Laptop

  • 15-09-2011 10:58am
    #1
    fitzie79
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 350 ✭✭


    I am looking to upgrade my laptop. I have an old Sony VAIO laptop whose battery doesn't last more than 40 mins and is getting a bit slow. I am looking for a laptop for the usual web browsing, but also for doing a reasonable amount of photo editing with Adobe Elements 9. I was looking at the Dell website and they have an XPS15 with i5 for €799 or XPS with i7 for €879. Is the step up to the i7 version worth it? Are there other laptops out there for approx €800 that are better value?


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  • #2
    fitzie79
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 350 ✭✭fitzie79


    I should have added - I have a large monitor that I use for doing photo editing so the 15" screen size is fine for my needs.


  • #3
    Hal Emmerich
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,078 ✭✭✭Hal Emmerich


    this
    Asus 15.6" X53SV-SX288V-NL - i7 2630/6GB/640GB

    Display
    15.6" LED-Backlit TFT - 1366 x 768 HD-ready

    Processor
    2nd Generation Intel Core i7-2630QM - 2.0GHz

    RAM
    6GB     DDR3 SODIMM - 1x4GB 1333 en 1x2GB 1333

    Graphics Card
    NVIDIA GeForce GT540M - 1GB

    Hard Drive
    640GB - 5400rpm

    Optical Storage
    Dual Layer DVD±ReWriter

    Webcam
    0.3 Mega Pixel

    Battery
    6 cell

    Speakers
    Altec Lansing® speakers

    Connections
    HDMI, VGA, 3 x USB2.0, RJ45 LAN, Mic in Jack, Headphone out Jack

    Weight
    2.6 kg

    Network
    Bluetooth, Gigabit Ethernet, WLAN 802.11 b/g/n

    Operating System
    Windows 7 Home Premium - 64 bit
    An i7 for cheaper than the Dell i5, same RAM as Dell i7, better graphics.


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