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post #21 of 114
6/27/07 at 9:50am
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So are you still doing homework or do you have your eye on a laptop???
bit of both, i'll post some of the ones I'm looking at but first, I'm not in the us, so would there be any problems buying from a u.s site? ie V.A.T.? Ii would be quite a bit cheaper, but I haven't looked propally on any U.S siutes 'cause I'm unsure if its wise to buy there and because i'm not sure of any good U.S laptop stores. but here are ones I've found on uk sites - I've gotten at least one for every good processor,s Core 2 Duo Core Duo core duo again AMD Turion x2 (top of my budhet but had imnotdrphil's chipset Dell AMD Turion x2 http://www.shopacer.co.uk/pp/Acer_Aspire_Laptops/Acer_Aspire_5000_Series/Aspire_5052AWXMi.html so what you think?
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post #22 of 114
6/27/07 at 10:00am
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http://www.shopacer.co.uk/pp/Acer_As...5052AWXMi.html

http://www.laptopsdirect.co.uk/Acer_.../version-1.asp
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two links are broken
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post #23 of 114
6/27/07 at 1:39pm
They all appear to be decent laptops but they have weak GPU's so if you plan on playing games then they might not be a good idea
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post #24 of 114
6/30/07 at 2:41pm
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Well, I'd just like to say thanks to everyone who contributed to help me understand laptops, especially imnotdrphil and ghazgull.
I've decided that since i don't urgently need a laptop right now i am going to wait until either a great deal comes along or until I get a bit more cash.
you might see me around here more but if not thanks for all the help everybody.
I just want you to look at this one more dell (the top one) http://ecomm.euro.dell.com/dellstore...&details=false
the biggest problem though is that the video card is just a crappy intel but it still seems pretty good value, great ram
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post #25 of 114
6/30/07 at 3:04pm
The link is no good as the page is asking for personal infio

Specifically what will you be doing w/ the laptop???

With this info we can just knock off what you need/dont need
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post #26 of 114
6/30/07 at 4:26pm
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Oh darn!, I guess I'll just copy & paste the info then;



InspironTM 6400(N07643) Saturday 30 June 2007 7:21 PM
SYSTEM COMPONENTS
InspironTM 6400(N07643)
Intel® Pentium® Dual-Core Processor T2130 (1.86GHz,533MHz,1MB L2 cache),
Genuine Windows Vista™ Business - English
Unit Price Excl. VAT € 469.00 Memory 2048MB 667MHz Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM [2x1024]
Internal Keyboard - UK/Irish (QWERTY)
Video Card Intel® Media Accelerator 950 Graphics Up to 256MB shared graphics memory
Hard Drive 160GB (5400RPM) SATA Hard Drive

Floppy Drives No Floppy Drive
Modem 56.6k V.92 Capable Internal Modem & Adapter - Ireland/Spain
CD/DVD Drives Fixed Internal 8X DVD+/-RW Drive including software
Wireless Local Area Networking Dell™ Wireless 1390 802.11b/g Mini-PCI Card (for Dual-Core Processors)
Shipping Documents English Documentation with UK Power Cord Gedis Bundle Reference List N07643 - BSD 6400 (3) Microsoft Application Software Microsoft® Works 8.0 - English Standard Warranty 1 Year Base Warranty - Collect & Return Hardware Support 1 Year Base Warranty - Collect & Return

AntiVirus & Security Software McAfee® Security Centre™ 8.0 - 36 Month Protection - English Power Supply 65W AC Adapter Order Information Inspiron Order - Ireland

Primary Battery 6 cell Lithium-Ion Battery (53 Whr) Carrying Cases No Carry Case
Money Off Savings Save Euro 100 ex VAT
Dell System Media Kit Inspiron Resource DVD - Vista (Diagnostics & Drivers) Colour Choice No QuickSnap® LCD Back Cover
Accidental Damage Support No Accidental Damage Support Dell Internet Order Dell Internet Order. LCD 15.4" Wide Screen WXGA (1280 x 800) Display

total price inc vat & delivery: €605
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post #27 of 114
6/30/07 at 4:38pm
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post #28 of 114
6/30/07 at 5:25pm
The only real suggestion I can make is maybe up the integrated graphics card as I fund them insufferably slow and often tend to bottleneck an otherwise good PC. Older games are fine, if you are looking to play WOW and CAC3 the GPU will create a nice slideshow for you.

What you have posted above is nice. Keep the 2GB RAM you will love it. If your really cutting corner you can down the HD size (up to you) I have and 80GB @ 5400RPM and i have 60GB free.

Also, keep an open mind, you'd be suprised what new gadgets come about and you may find them to your appeal but dont have the right setup to accompany the new gadget.
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post #29 of 114
7/1/07 at 5:06pm
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Originally Posted by ghazgull013 View Post
if you are looking to play WOW and CAC3 the GPU will create a nice slideshow for you.
what do you mean by that?
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post #30 of 114
7/1/07 at 11:17pm
lol sorry, i wasnt sure if youd know that. You may see that in other threads as well

Let me explain-

When your computer cant run a game smoothly, it runs 'choppy' or sluggish. Some have come to call this poor performance 'slideshow' If you have ever seen a real slideshow (im sure you have) youll know that it runs reallll slow changing from frame to frame.

Its basically just saying that the game will run crappy.
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post #31 of 114
7/2/07 at 7:10am
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so a nice slideshow is bad? or is it good?
Dam these 'Uber'-techie words! lol
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post #32 of 114
7/2/07 at 10:23am
No no, when a game is choppy the reason behind it is because the PC cant produce enough framerates to ensure smooth gameplay.

When I say 'this will make a nice slideshow' im saying that the PC will not be able to run the game smoothly.

If your playing games released years ago then you can go w/ a crappy GPU.

If you plan on playing games being released now(and games relesaed in the future) you will need better hardware.
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post #33 of 114
7/2/07 at 10:26am
But to clarify again

slideshow=bad game performance (easiest way i cant think of LOL)
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post #34 of 114
7/2/07 at 10:38am
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ok mr.t! gotcha!
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post #35 of 114
7/2/07 at 10:45am
If youre looking for something w/ size and packs a decent pucnh maybe look at these
http://usa.asus.com/event/G1G2/spec.html

Its a respectable GPU for a 15.4 notebook
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post #36 of 114
7/2/07 at 5:03pm
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bit dear for me
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post #37 of 114
7/2/07 at 5:51pm
What do you mean???
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post #38 of 114
7/2/07 at 6:02pm
He means it's a bit too expensive.
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post #39 of 114
7/3/07 at 4:36pm
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o hey philíp what d'you think of the dell i picked
is dear not widly known in the u.s?
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post #40 of 114
7/3/07 at 5:42pm
Also Max, if you shop around in the right places you can find a good deal on those Asus's. I recall one post where one kid got it for like $1100 (american dollars) which for its performance is quite nice.

That link was to the mavufacturer which always have high prices, but go though another seller and you hopefully should be able to find a sweet deal.
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