worthe the price?

cannotcope

Worth the price?

http://www.did.ie/toshiba-4gb-1tb-15-6-white-laptop-l50d-b-16p-prd

worth the 449? i notice a lot of toshiba do not have stereo mix , not sure about this one

mordeith

cannotcope wrote: »

Worth the price?

http://www.did.ie/toshiba-4gb-1tb-15-6-white-laptop-l50d-b-16p-prd

worth the 449? i notice a lot of toshiba do not have stereo mix , not sure about this one

You could probably do better. I can't believe you're having this much trouble finding a laptop that can play and record audio at the same time. My first PC 15 years ago could do that! What are manufacturers up to?

cannotcope

mordeith wrote: »

You could probably do better. I can't believe you're having this much trouble finding a laptop that can play and record audio at the same time. My first PC 15 years ago could do that! What are manufacturers up to?

i think it is something to do with them not wanting people to record copyrighted stuff

mordeith

cannotcope wrote: »

i think it is something to do with them not wanting people to record copyrighted stuff

Seems a waste of time with YouTube mp3 converters and whatnot. You could always try and get hold of a cheap external soundcard.

cannotcope

mordeith wrote: »

Seems a waste of time with YouTube mp3 converters and whatnot. You could always try and get hold of a cheap external soundcard.

When i buy one I will check it has stereo mix

You could probably do better.

any suggestions?

mordeith

cannotcope wrote: »

When i buy one I will check it has stereo mix
any suggestions?

This isn't too bad. Full HD, better CPU, hybrid drive
http://www.komplett.ie/product/zkb-01lap/20517856/lenovo-ideapad-z50-70/details.aspx

Tiger72

mordeith wrote: »

This isn't too bad. Full HD, better CPU, hybrid drive
http://www.komplett.ie/product/zkb-01lap/20517856/lenovo-ideapad-z50-70/details.aspx

Im in the same purchasing position , what about this if i can get a 15% discount which will bring it down to €492 ? is it good value ?

http://www.dell.com/ie/p/inspiron-15-5558-laptop/pd?oc=cn55804&model_id=inspiron-15-5558-laptop

For Forks Sake

mordeith wrote: »

This isn't too bad. Full HD, better CPU, hybrid drive
http://www.komplett.ie/product/zkb-01lap/20517856/lenovo-ideapad-z50-70/details.aspx

5th Generation i3, double the RAM, double the storage for €40 more, 5 colours: http://www.pcworld.ie/Product/hp-pavilion-15p245sa-156-laptop-with-beats-audio-white/325522/396.0.0

TerrorFirmer

For Forks Sake wrote: »

5th Generation i3, double the RAM, double the storage for €40 more, 5 colours: http://www.pcworld.ie/Product/hp-pavilion-15p245sa-156-laptop-with-beats-audio-white/325522/396.0.0

I'd still take the Lenovo....faster hard drive and full HD screen will make for much better usability.

Tiger72

TerrorFirmer wrote: »

I'd still take the Lenovo....faster hard drive and full HD screen will make for much better usability.

Even over the Dell ?

TerrorFirmer

Depends on what you want. The Dell has the best processor out of all of them, but all are sufficient enough that you're not going to see any difference in normal use.

The Lenovo has the best screen by far and also the fastest hard drive. I would still wager that will make a much bigger difference to usage, but only you can answer that really.

cannotcope

Tiger72 wrote: »

Im in the same purchasing position , what about this if i can get a 15% discount which will bring it down to €492 ? is it good value ?

http://www.dell.com/ie/p/inspiron-15-5558-laptop/pd?oc=cn55804&model_id=inspiron-15-5558-laptop

how would you get a 15% discount?

cannotcope

TerrorFirmer wrote: »

I'd still take the Lenovo....faster hard drive and full HD screen will make for much better usability.

are they not all the same 5400 rpm?

1TB 5400 rpm SATA Hard Drive- Dell

5400 RPM 500 GB - Lenovo

1 TB HDD, 5400 rpm - hp

mordeith

cannotcope wrote: »

are they not all the same 5400 rpm?

1TB 5400 rpm SATA Hard Drive- Dell

5400 RPM 500 GB - Lenovo

1 TB HDD, 5400 rpm - hp

The Lenovo has an SSD integrated so it will have certain performance benefits (boot time especially if the OS is on the SSD)

cannotcope

mordeith wrote: »

The Lenovo has an SSD integrated so it will have certain performance benefits (boot time especially if the OS is on the SSD)

is the lenovo a dual-drive hybrid system?

mordeith

cannotcope wrote: »

is the lenovo a dual-drive hybrid system?

Yes

Tiger72

cannotcope wrote: »

how would you get a 15% discount?

I can get a staff discount through a friend

TerrorFirmer wrote: »

Depends on what you want. The Dell has the best processor out of all of them, but all are sufficient enough that you're not going to see any difference in normal use.

The Lenovo has the best screen by far and also the fastest hard drive. I would still wager that will make a much bigger difference to usage, but only you can answer that really.

I am basically using it for surfing the net and maybe down loading photos from phones -but not a whole lot , I like he idea of the better pixel on the Lenovo for watching videos , but is there going to be much of a difference between the Core i3 processor in the Lenovo and the Core i5 in the Dell ? what really drove me mad with my 2007 Dell Inspirion is it not being able to handle 10 different tabs switching from You Tube to fourms , to ebay etc especilly now that i have good efibre i want it to be able to handle this and not 'freezing' when the pressure would come on ..

is the lenovo a dual-drive hybrid system?
What is a dual drive hybrid system ?

NIMAN

The SSHD is a standard hard drive that also has a certain amount of memory in the form of chips, so it accesses a lot faster on those compared to the HDD part, which is more physical and slower.

I have a laptop with a SSHD and it boots in maybe 10secs, compared to a coupe of minutes for my other HD only laptop.

mordeith

The processor won't make much difference in terms of your requirements

cannotcope

Tiger72 wrote: »

I can get a staff discount through a friend


I am basically using it for surfing the net and maybe down loading photos from phones -but not a whole lot , I like he idea of the better pixel on the Lenovo for watching videos , but is there going to be much of a difference between the Core i3 processor in the Lenovo and the Core i5 in the Dell ? what really drove me mad with my 2007 Dell Inspirion is it not being able to handle 10 different tabs switching from You Tube to fourms , to ebay etc especilly now that i have good efibre i want it to be able to handle this and not 'freezing' when the pressure would come on ..

is the lenovo a dual-drive hybrid system?
What is a dual drive hybrid system ?

Isn't that RAM rather than the processor?

TerrorFirmer

It can be both.

The only difference between the i3 and i5 is that the i5 has Turbo Boost - basically when under strain it can boost from 1.7Ghz to 2.7Ghz if required, the i3 does not have this feature. Other than that they're pretty much the same processor.

You're unlikely to need the turbo-boost in casual usage however so I'd say you're safe with the i3. And a full HD screen will make a massive difference if you're web browsing with multiple tabs.

Tiger72

cannotcope wrote: »

Isn't that RAM rather than the processor?

I suppose yes but the age is against it too and by the time you have it upgraded are you better buying a new one ....

Also i thought this was cheaper a few days ago ... and not 499 Euro now - or am i wrong ??
http://www.komplett.ie/product/zkb-01lap/20517856/lenovo-ideapad-z50-70/details.aspx