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Looking for a laptop suitable for website design/study use

post #1 of 6
12/7/07 at 2:29pm
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I'm planning on buying a laptop in the next few weeks but I'm having problems finding the perfect one for my needs and I'm willing to listen to suggestions...

I need it mainly for my CCNA exam studies as well as website design and designing for CafePress stores [I'm opening a couple of CafePress stores next year and I'd rather do it in front of a laptop screen instead of front of my current PC monitor which is a CRT one...]

I'm looking for a laptop with at least the following specs:

Core 2 Duo processor [at least 1.5ghz]
15.4 or 17-inch SVGA or WXGA screen [whatever is the better quality screen]
At least 120GB-160GB or bigger hard drive
Seperate graphics card as I want to be able to run the odd MMORPG such as Phantasy Star Online or Ragnarok Online through it
Express Card slot
Built-in Bluetooth
At least 1GB-2GB of RAM [Expandable to 4GB]

My budget is around $1000-$1100.

If anyone has any good suggestions, I'd be very interested in hearing them especially if there's any way of reducing the price of said laptop using online coupons...
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post #2 of 6
12/8/07 at 10:55am
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16834220230

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16834220209

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16834220208

same model, diffrent specs

id go for that

if you intend to lug it around tho, keep in mind its kinda hefty errr nm, that isnt that heavy for a 17 inch, only 9lbs


soulsaver
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post #3 of 6
12/10/07 at 12:36pm
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I have no problem with the weight as long as it's suitable for my needs at the end of the day...

The first one is very promising indeed but one of the reviews stated that it took 2GB max RAM and I was wondering will Windows Vista still run well with only 2GB of RAM or should I look for a laptop where I can increase the RAM to 4GB or would that be too excessive?
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post #4 of 6
12/10/07 at 3:21pm
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I have no problem with the weight as long as it's suitable for my needs at the end of the day...

The first one is very promising indeed but one of the reviews stated that it took 2GB max RAM and I was wondering will Windows Vista still run well with only 2GB of RAM or should I look for a laptop where I can increase the RAM to 4GB or would that be too excessive?
youll be fine, and im sure it will take 4gb soon as there is a bios update from Asus, but 2gb is just fine for vista

soulsaver
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post #5 of 6
12/11/07 at 7:12am
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Where would I find BIOS updates and other files for the ASUS F7KR-X1 if I want to buy that particular laptop?
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post #6 of 6
12/11/07 at 12:02pm
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Where would I find BIOS updates and other files for the ASUS F7KR-X1 if I want to buy that particular laptop?
asus website, if there is a bios update asus has a live update that will automaticly tell you when there is an update

soulsaver
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