Widescreen laptops

jester77

Hi there,

I'm looking at replacing my aging Sony Vaio Z600... great laptop and never a single problem, even with plenty of travelling and knocks. I've looked at Sony's current range and it doesn't have what I need

Looking for a good CPU, 1GB ram, large HD, bluetooth and wireless LAN plus it has to be small and light. I would liked to have a 14 inch but couldn't find anything to meet my requirements. After a lot of searching I came down to the Samsung x25, 15 inch. It comes with 512Mb as standard so I would need to buy an extra 512Mb.

Total price would be around 2,500 inc. delivery, which is ok with me!

However for a little less I can get the Samsung X50, 15.4 inch.
X50 comes with 2.0 processor, x25 is 1.86.
X50 has 1gb standard,
X50 has a multi DVD+-R, DVD+-RW burner, x25 has only DVD-R, DVD-RW.
No other differences.

The only thing that is putting me off is that it is widescreen. The x25 is almost too big, think I could just about manage with it. The x50 would be even larger. Would I notice the difference? Unfortunatly there is nowhere I can go and see these 2 laptops side by side. Plus what about games, how would they handle on a widescreen??

WillieDH

€1899 top of the range incl vat

http://www.fujitsu-siemens.com/products/mobile/notebooks/lifebook_p.html

Harvey Norman or Beyond 2000 ( Chatham st d2 ) will special order one for you

Tom Dunne

jester77 wrote:

The only thing that is putting me off is that it is widescreen. The x25 is almost too big, think I could just about manage with it. The x50 would be even larger. Would I notice the difference? Unfortunatly there is nowhere I can go and see these 2 laptops side by side. Plus what about games, how would they handle on a widescreen??

While I can't comment specifically on the models you mention above, the wide screen will add a lot of real estate (i.e. weight) to the laptop. I use two laptops - my work laptop (IBM T-40) and my own (HP Pavillion Widescreen). The HP is probably 2-3 times heavier than the IBM, mostly due to the widescreen.

As for games - wow. They do look incredible on the widescreen.

maxheadroom

jester77 wrote:

Hi there,

I'm looking at replacing my aging Sony Vaio Z600... great laptop and never a single problem, even with plenty of travelling and knocks. I've looked at Sony's current range and it doesn't have what I need

Looking for a good CPU, 1GB ram, large HD, bluetooth and wireless LAN plus it has to be small and light. I would liked to have a 14 inch but couldn't find anything to meet my requirements. After a lot of searching I came down to the Samsung x25, 15 inch. It comes with 512Mb as standard so I would need to buy an extra 512Mb.

How about a sony S series laptop? I have a VGN-S2XP and its quite close to your requirements:
P-M 1.6 Dothan
64MB ATI 9700 graphics
13.3" widescreen xblack display
80Gb HDD
512 MB RAM
Bluetooth
802.11g WLAN
Weight 1.89kg
DVD+- RW drive

Jorinn

http://www.yagma.com/online/catalog/p_detail.asp?sid=%7B9E407A8D%2DFD63%2D46CA%2DB7E6%2D7D00C9DB6218%7D&kid=&gid=E7778ED8%2D79D0%2D4F6A%2DA8E5%2DE87D6FABE0E2&cid=9C1B7A10%2D478C%2D4B2C%2DB4D5%2D8FAFDA2F5F8D&mscssid=%7BAA06DC21%2DB0D9%2D4F70%2DA76A%2D67F43A073031%7D

Prozessor
* Intel Pentium M 735 1,7 GHz Prozessor
Display
* 12,1" WXGA TFT
* Auflösung: 1200 x 800 Pixel
Festplatte
* 80 GB
Arbeitsspeicher
* 512 MB DDR-SDRAM 33
Laufwerke
* DVD±RW-Laufwerk
Grafikkarte
* Intel Extreme Graphics II mit 64 MB shared memory
* Integrierte Soundkarte
* Integrierte Stereo-Lautsprecher
Modem / Netzwerk
* int. Fax Daten Modem 56k V90
* interne Netzwerkkarte (10/100 Mbit)
* Intel PRO/Wireless Lan Kit 2200 (802.11b/g)
Schnittstellen
* Audio: Kopfhörer Line Out, Externes Mic IN
* 2x USB 2.0 Schnittstellen
* TV-Out (S-Video)
* Firewire
* 4 in 1 Card Reader
* 1x PCMCIA Typ II
Akku
* Lithium-Ionen-Akku (6 Zellen), 4000mAh, AC Adapter 100-240 V
bis zu 3 Stunden Akkulaufzeit
Allgemeine Daten
* Abmessungen (BxHxT): 230 x 36 x 292 mm
* Gewicht mit Akku 1,95 kg
* 24 Monate Pick-Up & Return Garantie

Small, light, large HD, yes, you could do with more RAM, DVD burner is 8x if you use decent discs, consistently burns at 6.2x though I've found.

Just don't plan on playing games with full options. Oh, and it's less than 1100, so cheap especially compared to the Sony jobbies.

ambro25

What you planning to do with your Z600? (sniffing surreptitiously)

jester77

Thanks for the advice guys.

I'll prob hold onto the z600. It's a great laptop, however I wouldn't get much for it now.

ambro25

jester77 wrote:

Thanks for the advice guys.

I'll prob hold onto the z600. It's a great laptop, however I wouldn't get much for it now.

Well, we could talk...maybe

_just what I'm looking for specs-wise (if those are what I think they are)
_wanting to avoid eBay if I can (only happy experiences with buying laptops so far but wary where "VAIOs" are concerned)
_& therefore willing to go that little bit extra above for the price in consequence

I'll stop stalking you now - but pm me if appropriate.