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Help, with buying a new Laptop!
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Tinker1
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7. July 2005 @ 07:10 |
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i was thinking about going with this one?
Intel® Pentium® M processor 760 2.0 GHz, 533 MHz FSB, supports Enhanced Intel® SpeedStep® technology
Microsoft® Windows® XP Professional with Service Pack 2
100 GB (Serial ATA 2*50 GB, 5400 rpm) hard disk drive
Memory: 1 GB DDR2 SDRAM
13.3" WXGA (1280 x 800) X-black LCD screen
NVIDIA® GeForce(TM) Go 6200 with TurboCache(TM) graphics chip supporting 128 MB
Ethernet network (RJ-45), built-in 92 V / 90 V (56 Kbps) data / fax modem (RJ-11), Wireless LAN IEEE802.11b/g, Bluetooth® technology
Double Layer DVD±RW drive
Connections: docking station, i.LINK (IEEE1394) S400 port, 2 Hi-Speed USB 2.0 ports (high / full / low speed supported), Type A connector, monitor (VGA) port, headphones jack, microphone jack, DC In port, Memory Stick(TM) media slot (standard, Memory Stick(TM) Pro, Memory Stick(TM) Duo, high-speed data transfer compatible)
Dimensions (W x H x D): 312.5 x 29.9 - 35.4 x 224.8 m
i have a sony one at the min with 3.06 GHZ can any1 tell me why the new one i am thinkin of buying is only 2.0GHZ
does tha mean its slower?
thanks ppl!
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ddp
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7. July 2005 @ 08:04 |
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the sony uses a regular desktop cpu whereas the 1 you are looking at is the mobile version which haven't caught up to the desktop in speed
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Tinker1
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7. July 2005 @ 08:37 |
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do u think that is a good laptop i am looking at?
would it be better if u waited a bit
thanks
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ddp
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7. July 2005 @ 09:13 |
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Repoman89
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7. July 2005 @ 11:24 |
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This message has been edited since posting. Last time this message was edited on 7. July 2005 @ 11:39
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Tinker1
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7. July 2005 @ 11:38 |
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can u tell me how that will be if its only 2.0 GHZ
would u recommend that laptop or a diff sony one ?
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Repoman89
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7. July 2005 @ 11:42 |
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It's faster clock for clock than the P4- same reason why an Athlon 64 FX-55 (2.6Ghz) will beat most P4's at most things
Give the full specs of your current laptop and I will be able to tell you which I would personally take
Also see link in my above post
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Tinker1
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7. July 2005 @ 11:56 |
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this is doing my head in my boyfriend is saying the laptop i have at the min will be faster than the new one i am looking to buy!
my current specs are
P4 3.06 ghz
512 ram
ATI radeon graphics card
60 gig
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7. July 2005 @ 12:15 |
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Long story short: Apprx. 9 months ago my wife sent me an e-mail from her IT guy. $750.00 off on a DELL Laptop. Did not need it then. Since then my wife broke/dropped her Laptop. The coupon had expired. A friend in work who I mentioned this to, found a bunch of sites that have similar offers. They come and they go. ie sell out fast. I used another $750 off code on a 1.6m Centrino , ,756 mb ram ,DL DVD burner, wireless etc.for just about $800 after the coupon. I paid the same or $100 -$150 more than they sell stripped out 1.3 ghz Celeron laptops around here. If you are ready to buy move fast , my coupon got used up in 3 hours. The coupon is usually limited to the first 5000 sales.
Heres one coupon ,includes Free Shipping :
$750 OFF on Select Inspiron Notebook Purchases $1899+ Restrictions
Coupon Code: R0BT?B4?65SHF7
Expire Date: 7/13/2005
Here is the website :
http://www.wizardofcoupons.com/stores/show_store.asp?id=50
3.4 Ghz 800 Mhz P4 / 800 Mhz Intel 915PBL Mobo / 2 GB`s DDR2 Ram / 2 @120 GB SATA 150 HD Raid 0 & a 200 GB SATA 150 HD /250GB Maxtor External Backup / NEC ND-3500AG/HP DVD-RW with Lightscribe/XP Pro SP2/128MB ATI PCI Express Video Card/ENERMAX EG465P 460W
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Repoman89
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7. July 2005 @ 15:57 |
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what are you using it for?
Also go for a 7200rpm drive instead of the slower 5400, if you decide to get the upgrade
But if I were you, I'd stay with the one you have now. IMO it's not worth the $1000+ for a questionable improvement
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Tinker1
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7. July 2005 @ 16:29 |
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video editing, internet, sometimes games.
"Also go for a 7200rpm drive instead of the slower 5400, if you decide to get the upgrade"
whats 7200 rpm and 5400?
is the pentium M better that the P4?
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ddp
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7. July 2005 @ 16:36 |
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7200 revolutions per minute compared to 5400 revolutions per minute.
the pentium m is the mobile versiom of the regular pentium chip in that it uses less power so the battery lasts longer
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Repoman89
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7. July 2005 @ 17:56 |
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Go to the Tomshardware link and decide for yourself which chip is best suited to you
If I really had to choose, I'd take the P-M because it's better for games (my main concern) and gets you longer battery life... but then again I'd rather have neither since I use desktop AMD's mostly
But for video, P4 is definetly best, internet doesn't really matter what you have (I do fine on my old 900Mhz Athlon, 384MB), and the P-M is better for your games (not sure about it at lower clocks though... look at the benchmark comparisons on the THG link)
Definetly 7200rpm though, for vid editing and fast load times
Also what GFX chip do you have now? Depending on what games you play the 6200 geforce might not cut it
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