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one more time: which notebook suits me?

post #1 of 14
7/20/09 at 1:19pm
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hi guys. good to be back here
ive had a decent amount of laptops so far, i had two xps2, once xps1330 and one random acer and one random ibm laptop. i loved the quality of the ibm, although dell wasnt to far behind.

i have an desktop pc, so i dont need the laptop for pc gaming and a lot of work. i just want to play a lot of poker, but that barely takes up any performance anyways.

i was thinking about 12"-14" widescreen, 200gb harddriver, 3gb+ ram and decent 3h+ batterylife and overall good built quality.
id like the notebook to be slim and light...
i dont mind ordering from the internet.

or should i wait for windows 7?
i live in europe and pay in euros. however, i will fly over to the states first week of august and stay for 6 weeks. so i dont mind buying an american laptop, idc about different keyboard layouts and stuff...


ive been looking at this model, seems to fit my needs pretty well, but i dont know anything about the quality...
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post #2 of 14
7/20/09 at 1:53pm
Acer "ist" cool! Those are good specs for a 13.3" LED back-lit screen. You probably can find something like that in USA for about 600-700USD. Be careful when taking back through custom ;-) European Tax and local custom fee can hurt your pocket.

cheers ...
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post #3 of 14
7/20/09 at 5:07pm
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yeah thanks for the reply. ive never had problems with custom or similair. 600-700 sounds great. do you know where i could get it of from?
also is the cpu sufficent? looks weak!
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post #4 of 14
7/20/09 at 5:30pm
Dell XPS and HP dv3t (and possibly others) offer 13.3" LED Back-lit notebooks. Check their on-line configurations. HP is offering rebates at the moment.

cheers ...
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post #5 of 14
7/20/09 at 6:44pm
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i just went through the hp offers. i dont realle like them to much. i customized one myself, would you change anything?
* Espresso Black
* Genuine Windows Vista Home Premium with Service Pack 1 (64-bit)
* Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Duo Processor T6500 (2.1GHz, 2MB L2 Cache, 800MHz FSB)
* 50% OFF!! 4GB DDR2 System Memory (2 Dimm)
* FREE Upgrade to 320GB 5400RPM SATA Hard Drive with HP ProtectSmart Hard Drive Protection
* Intel(R) Graphics Media Accelerator 4500MHD
* 13.3" diagonal WXGA High-Definition HP LED BrightView Infinity Widescreen Display (1280 x 800)
* LightScribe SuperMulti 8X DVD+/-RW with Double Layer Support
* [For BrightView Infinity Display] Webcam Only
* Wireless-G Card
* No Included Mobile Broadband
* Full Size Backlit Keyboard
* High Capacity 6 Cell Lithium Ion Battery
* System Recovery DVD with Genuine Windows Vista Home Premium (64-bit)
* Microsoft(R) Works 9.0
* HP Home & Home Office Store in-box envelope

is runs for about 809$
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post #6 of 14
7/20/09 at 6:57pm
Specs do not look bad for the 13.3" line.

Take a look at this one:
http://www.jr.com/msi-microstar/pe/MSR_X340021US/

and also search for Sony VGN-SR series - a bit pricey though.

cheers ...
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post #7 of 14
7/21/09 at 8:46pm
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thank you. ill search for a couple more days and let u know..
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post #8 of 14
7/26/09 at 1:31pm
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jo, i just found this. i think it fits pretty good:
STUDIO 14z Studio 14z Notebook BX14HN [224-4968]
Operating System Genuine Windows Vista® Home Premium Edition SP1, 64-Bit VHP61E [310-8628][420-6436][420-6576][420-7938][421-0092][421-0187][421-0264][421-0323][463-2282]
Processors Intel® Core™ 2 Duo T6500 (2.1GHz/800Mhz FSB/2MB cache) MT6500 [317-1539]
Memory 3GB Shared Dual Channel DDR3 at 1066MHz 3GB [317-1446]
Keyboard Back-lit Keyboard BCLKEY [330-3607]
LCD Panel 14.0” High Definition+ (900p) Bright LED Display with TrueLife™ and Camera/Facial Recognition SW C900L [320-7908][421-0257][421-0258]
Video Card NVIDIA® GeForce® 9400M G NV9400 [320-7909]
Hard Drive Size: 250GB SATA Hard Drive (5400RPM) 250GB [341-8865]
System Color Black Chainlink BLKWLAN [313-7572]
Adobe Reader Adobe® Acrobat® Reader 9.0 ADOBER [410-1883]
Sound High Definition Audio 2.0 IS [313-4783]
Wireless Networking Cards Dell Wireless 1515 Wireless-N Mini-card DW1515 [430-3442]
Office Productivity Software Microsoft® Works 9 IOHSWKE [421-0304]
Software - Antivirus McAfee 30 day Trial MC1030D [410-2184]
BATTERY 74 Whr Lithium Ion Battery (8 cell) 8BAT [312-0879]
Hardware Support Services 1Yr Ltd Warranty and Mail-In Service

is this laptop any good?
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post #9 of 14
7/26/09 at 1:42pm
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this model is obviosly a lot stronger. i really have no idea what i want. mainly for using it office, college and poker. i really play a lot of poker online...

well whatever, the model above was about 750$, this one is close to 1200$.

SYSTEM COLORObsidian Black High Gloss Finishedit
PROCESSORIntel® Core™ 2 Duo P7350 (3MB cache/2.0GHz/1066Mhz FSB)edit
OPERATING SYSTEMGenuine Windows Vista® Home Premium Edition SP1, 64-bitedit
OFFICE SOFTWAREMicrosoft® Office Home and Student 2007 - Word, Excel + PowerPointedit
WARRANTY AND SERVICE2Yr Ltd Hardware Warranty, InHome Service after Remote Diagnosisedit
HD DISPLAYEdge-to-Edge 13.3" HD WXGA Slim WLED LCD with 1.3 Megapixel Cameraedit
MEMORY4GB Dual Channel DDR3 SDRAM at 1067MHz (2 Dimms)edit
HARD DRIVE500GB 7200 RPM SATA Hard Driveedit
INTERNAL OPTICAL DRIVESlot Load DVD+/-RW (DVD/CD read/write)edit
VIDEO CARDNVIDIA® GeForce® 9400M Gedit
SOUND OPTIONSSoundblaster X-Fi Hi Def Audio - Software Enablededit
BLUETOOTHDell Wireless 370 Bluetooth Module (2.1+EDR)edit
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post #10 of 14
7/27/09 at 2:29pm
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bump bump ...

need advise, maybe im missing on a random acer asus model that just seems to fit me perfectly?
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post #11 of 14
8/3/09 at 10:30am
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i ordered a dell studio 14z, will post once i have it.
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post #12 of 14
8/3/09 at 4:47pm
Yes. A personal review will be also much appreciated.

cheers ...
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post #13 of 14
8/12/09 at 10:25am
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i now have the laptop in my hands. took a little longer than expected since i took a later flight to the us. i am european and ordered it off dells website right to the place where i am going to stay. i will post a review in the proper section of forum.
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post #14 of 14
8/12/09 at 4:17pm
Cool, looking forward to your personal input. Any questions, give us a shout!

cheers ...
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