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Opinion Needed

  • 26-10-2005 6:53pm
    #1
    Brian017
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    I'm looking for a laptop to buy. I'll mainly use it for internet, watching DVD's, Word etc... and not much gaming. It also has to have a network card built in as I want to set up a wireless network. Is this laptop suitable?

    Dell Inspiron 9300

    Thanks.


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  • #2
    tom_ass19
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    http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=236924 try here, i think ur payin a bit too much for what there offereing.....jus my opinion is all...


  • #3
    commited
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    You do realise that it wont be very portable & pretty heavy..

    If you're going to buy dell, wait for another double memory offer!


  • #4
    Brian017
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    Would you recommend anything here then? http://www.microaid.ie/acatalog/bargains.php?cat=Notebooks
    Around the €1300 mark.


  • #5
    commited
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    Are you bothered about battery life/ weight/ size?
    Whats the min/max screen res you want?
    If you dont want to game then there isnt really any point in getting a decent spec'd one! Most basic laptops can do everything you need.
    Only thing I'd recommend is 1gb ram, but you can add extra yourself - it's quite simple and doesnt affect your warranty on most laptops.


  • #6
    Brian017
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    Well I'd like a battery life of around 6 hours or so. Weight/size don't really matter. A screen resolution greater than 1024x768 would be nice but not vital


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  • #7
    commited
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    Very few laptops offer battery life like that! Especially the dell you named above.
    You'd be looking at 3-4hours for most laptops about that price.


  • #8
    Brian017
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,919 ✭✭✭Brian017


    Fair enough. :)


  • #9
    commited
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    I'd look at the IBM range, the fujitsu siemens range & the toshiba range.

    Find the one from all the various models etc that suits you best.

    Here is microaids main catalogue: http://www.microaid.ie/acatalog/index.html?http%3A//www.microaid.ie/acatalog/Online_Catalogue_Fujitsu_Siemens_1798.html&CatalogBody


  • #10
    Brian017
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    Thanks for your help. ;)


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