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post #1 of 4
3/25/09 at 7:26pm
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Need help or advice on buying laptop, Here are my options.

Toshiba Satellite P300-061 Notebook PC Staples (1249-250 Sale for $999 CAD) plus tax
2.0GHz Intel Core2 Duo Processor P7450 (1066MHz FSB, 3MB L2 Cache) with Intel
4GB DDR2 (800MHz) RAM, expandable to 8GB
320GB (5400rpm) Serial-ATA hard disk drive.
17.1" Wide XGA+ TFT with TruBrite Active Matrix colour LCD display
ATI Mobility Radeon HD 3650 graphics controller using HyperMemory technology 512MB dedicated video memory, up to 2304MB dynamically allocated shared graphics memory using Hypermemory with 4GB of system memory.

Dell Studio 17 ($1409-310 = 1099) Plus tax
Intel® Core™ 2 Duo P8700 (2.53GHz/1066Mhz FSB/3MB cache)
Glossy widescreen 17.0 inch display (1440x900)
4GB Shared Dual Channel DDR2 at 800MHz
Size: 320GB SATA Hard Drive (5400RPM)
256MB ATI Mobility Radeon HD 3650

Upgraded Dell Dell Studio 17 ($1599-310 = 1,289) plus tax</SPAN>
Intel® Core™ 2 Duo T9400 (2.53GHz/1066Mhz FSB/6MB cache)
Glossy widescreen 17.0 inch display (1440x900)
4GB Shared Dual Channel DDR2 at 800MHz
SIZE: 250GB SATA Hard Drive (7200RPM) with Free Fall Sensor
256MB ATI Mobility Radeon HD 3650
**Maybe add a total of 6 gigs of ram for $200 (1,489) plus tax.

Staples has a deal on the Toshiba Satellite P300-061 for $999. The video card is a lot better but the CPU is lower. Also with dell I can upgrade the HD to 7,200 rpm. What will be the best option or the best vaule. The Dell only comes with a video card for 256 mbs. The Toshiba Satellite P300-061 with 512 seems better but at the same time I’m going to be trading off for a lower CPU from 2.0 Ghz to 2.53GHS .
Also is the Tradup with Dell from the Intel® Core™ 2 Duo P8700 (2.53GHz/1066Mhz FSB/3MB cache) to Intel® Core™ 2 Duo T9400 (2.53GHz/1066Mhz FSB/6MB cache) woth the extra $200. Should I be spending that 200 on more ram???


I will be using the laptop for travel and mostly for Photoshop and video editing like Photoshop video editing or the AVID. The video part will be the most demanding part. No gaming, just video editing.
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post #2 of 4
3/26/09 at 2:42am
My Input:

- On the Studios you have a 17" screen @ 1440 x 900 resolution, personally that would not be sufficient if working in Photoshop or Premiere. Go for a laptop with a 1920 x 1200 display.

- Personally I would look into the Dell Precision Line as they are specifically designed as workstation Laptops i.e. Graphics, Photoshop. Either Dell Precision M4400 15" or Dell Precision M6400 16".

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post #3 of 4
3/26/09 at 11:35am
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Good point but i really don't want to pay that much. I normally upgrade laptops every 1.5 years. My budget would be around 1500. I can always update the screen.
Again, thx for your input.
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post #4 of 4
3/26/09 at 1:04pm
I understand, the Precision Laptops are corporate grade, and designed to be in use 24/7 for much longer than years. So I guess it depends how you look at, as to whether it is justifiable.
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