Posts by Peter Mount

Hello A couple of people in my IT class told me to look at the Asus A6030K (with the AMD Turion MT-30 1.6gig cpu) when comparing it to a similarly priced Asus (M6) with an Intel cpu. They pointed out that the A6030K comes with a...

Thanks for that StrikerTek. I'll check it out Have a good day pamount

Hi StrikerTek Thanks for your advice. I'll try to see what the equivalent Australian model numbers are. As I'm on a budget ($2000 Australian) I can't really afford to spend extra on a model with a dedicated graphics card. However I'll...

Hello I've now shortlisted both these Asus M6BA-B013P Asus M6820R I'm favouring the Asus M6BA-B013P because of the bigger hard drive size (80 gig as opposed to 60 gig) at 5400RPM. The Asus M6820R does have a card reader,...

Hello It looks like I will be able to buy a notebook (finally!!) just before Christmas. I've been told Asus is a good brand. I'd just like to get a recomendation on a model. I'm an Information Technology student and I'm trying to...

Hi I'm just asking this to get a more complete look at the different brands. It just so happens I found a store here in Australia that sells an LG notebook (rebadged with their own name) for a reasonable price so I guess I'd better...

Hi Thanks for your reply. I just found out the model that caught my eye in the ad (the Infinity A1500 Ultra) is a re-badged LG. I'll just have to find out what LG is like I guess. Have fun Peter Mount

Hi I found this ad in the newspaper (in the "Green Guide") here in Melbourne Australia from a chain of computer stores called "Infinity Computer Group" and they have their own brand of notebook. Their web...

I've got to admit this seems to bizarre to me. First they were incompetant enough to give the students the password. But, if I read this correctly, they had restrictions on how they could use these computers in their own homes. I can...

Hi champ2005. Thanks for your reply. Yes, I've been finding out how the other notebooks are built better than I thought. I'm keeping my eye on prices but as I need to wait until I find out about other things I'll have to see what...