Laptop sexeh timeh

[Subb]

University timeh = Laptopeh neededeh!!

I do not want to lug around my desktop so I need a decent laptop (which dad said he would pay for as a passing my exams treat! woop! He'll die once he finds out how much a 'decent' one is). I can get some kind of discount with Dell 'cause I'm a student (roughly 3%)


I've done two saved laptops, can you review 'em and tell me which one I should choose? Or recommend a totally different one, I'm not fusseh.


LAPTOP 1: Inspiron 1720 £549.01

Intel® Coreâ„¢ 2 Duo Processor T5750 (2.0 GHz, 667 MHz FSB, 2 MB L2 cache)   

Genuine Windows Vista® Home Premium SP1 - English   

1 Year Base Warranty

Alpine White with Gloss Finish & Int. 2.0 mp web camera

17.0" Widescreen WXGA+ (1440x900) TFT Display with TrueLifeâ„¢   

3072MB 667MHz Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM [1x2048+1x1024]   

120GB (5400rpm) SATA Hard Drive   

nVidia® GeForceâ„¢ Go 8600M GT with 256MB DDR2 dedicated graphic memory   

Fixed Internal 8X DVD+/-RW Drive including Software      

Primary 6-cell Lithium-Ion Battery (56 WHr)



LAPTOP 2: £669.02



Same, except:


2.0 mega pixel Camera & Tuxedo Black for CCFL Display

15.4" Widescreenâ„¢ WXGA (1280x800) TFT Display (220nits) with TrueLifeâ„¢

Biometric Fingerprint Reader with BLACK accent

160GB (5400RPM) SATA Hard Drive

Fixed 8x DVD+/-RW Slim Slot Load drive, including SW   








Cheers, Subbeh!

[Ash]

Subb = University Student = MUST HAVE MAXIMUM WARRANTY ON ALL ELECTRONICS.  

....Trust Me.

[Subb]

i'm taking out insurance on all my belongings as I'm taking a laptop, tv and my ps3

[Eroz]

How much do you plan on carrying it around? If you plan on a lot I would go with the 15.4 inch, otherwise the 17in.

Reason, Hard drive space == nothing now, a 250GB External is worth next to nothing now.

[Tecknik]

I was going to recommend the Gateway FX line, but it doesn't appear to be available on your side of the pond.

Awkward.

[Eroz]

This is the one that I plan on getting soon.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834220356

Truly, yours is not that much worse as the GS lines are really just retooled 8600s, and you already have a BluRay player in the PS3.

[NoCry]

subb, try this website - www.novatech.co.uk; now look behind the label basically, this company purchases laptops from sager/ lenovo then rebadges them.

When alienware buggered up my order I went with these guys and have not looked back since. The build quality is amazing and the components tres bien.

also, which course again?

[Subb]

Osteopathy, cheers for the website NoCry. Je suis having a looksie now!

http://www.novatech.co.uk/novatech/range.html?t=nb&c=gaming&r=X15


Going for the Pro model, most probably - looks nice. I have an XP disk here, but should I go for Vista?


Hmmm.

[Anamodiel]

Osteopathy, cheers for the website NoCry. Je suis having a looksie now!

http://www.novatech.co.uk/novatech/range.html?t=nb&c=gaming&r=X15


Going for the Pro model, most probably - looks nice. I have an XP disk here, but should I go for Vista?


Hmmm.

If you're ever going to play the Matrix on that computer, you're going to want to go XP because of all the graphic issues related to the game when using Vista.

[NoCry]

i dual boot subb, to get advantage of xp for matrix and vista/ dx 10 for other games.

[Subb]

hmmm well, this game looks like it could play crysis on medium, nearly high (correct me if I'm wrong!) and MxO should run smooooothleeeh, therefore DC Universe online should work so I'll stay with XP for the time being, but if I get some extra cash I'll blow it on Vista.

[Anonymous]

I totally read the title of this thread wrong like....3 times. Anyway I have no clue about laptops...'cause I'm not allowed to even look at them anymore...Hubby says I start begging when I see the shiny cases and the drool worthy specs. *sighs*

[Subb]

17" WXGA 1440 x 900 TFT Screen
      Intel T5750 Core 2 Duo Mobile 2MB Cache Dual Core
      Intel T8100 Core 2 Duo Mobile 3MB Cache Dual Core Processor (Pro version)
       2 x 2.0GHz
      2 x 2.10GHz (Pro version)
       2GB DDR2 667MHz Memory
       160GB SATA Hard Drive
      200GB SATA Hard Drive (Pro version)
       DVD/RW Multi Burner
       56K Internal Modem
       nVidia 8400M G Turbo Cache PCI Express Graphics


for £562.83. no OS supplied. Yes or non? I'm finding it difficult to choose one :S

[Ash]

what's the price difference between the standard and the Pro version?

[Tecknik]

This is what you need, Subb:
http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage.jsp?skuId=8892825&st=7811&lp=1&type=product&cp=1&id=1211587727985