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post #1 of 12
12/16/04 at 12:40am
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I need hard drive space, graphics aren't most important (no PCI-e, too expensive), I have around $1,600 to spend. Any recommendations? This is really for a friend. Not sure whether to go for P4 or Athlon64. He does Mathematica work and so I think that means P4 over Athlon64, though maybe not. It would be nice to be light, even though it's a DTR.
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post #2 of 12
12/16/04 at 1:19pm
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Bump anyone? Also needs a 100GB hard drive, for more info. I don't know anything about P4s :/
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post #3 of 12
12/16/04 at 2:01pm
Check out the Uniwill 258KA0:
http://uniwill.com/products/performa...0.php?HL=1&P=2

You can get custom fitted models from e.g. these retailers:
http://www.ibuypower.com/ibp/store/c...r.aspx?mid=126
http://www.mwave.com/mwave/viewspec....ria=NB-BA20408

HP Pavilion zv5000z (DP523AV) and/or Compaq Presario R3000Z (DP533AV) series can also be customized with a 100GB hard drive and whatever else you need.
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post #4 of 12
12/16/04 at 4:34pm
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So you'd still recommend Athlon64 over P4 for that kind of stuff? It's similar to video/audio processing, though I suppose it also gets into floating point calculations.
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post #5 of 12
12/16/04 at 4:53pm
Why dont you get the Acer that takes desktop hard drives?

Acer 1712
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post #6 of 12
12/16/04 at 5:22pm
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What's a reliable retailer for Acer, or would I want to just stick with standard BestBuy and whatnot? I'd like to look at prices and stuff.
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post #7 of 12
12/16/04 at 5:26pm
http://notebookforums.com/showthread.php?t=51725

Under 7LBS
ATI9700 256MB Video RAM
Sleek Design
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post #8 of 12
12/16/04 at 5:32pm
I think the acer is a good one, because it uses desktop hard drives. But it is a monster of a laptop.

And no, sorry, I do not know any Acer vendors.
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post #9 of 12
12/16/04 at 6:39pm
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Originally Posted by Saiyr
So you'd still recommend Athlon64 over P4 for that kind of stuff? It's similar to video/audio processing, though I suppose it also gets into floating point calculations.
Yes I do, since Athlon 64 outperforms P4 on Mathematica according to this:
http://www.wolfram.com/news/amd64.html
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post #10 of 12
12/16/04 at 6:50pm
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Sounds good, thanks for the help treading on more familiar ground now.
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post #11 of 12
12/17/04 at 4:18am
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Originally Posted by snorre
This is a nice laptop, but the screen res is a bit low. I honestly haven't had a chance to compare a WXGA to a WSXGA screen (the res I am looking for), so my feelings could change when I finally see them side by side. The price for this laptop does fall under the 3790 and the 259IA3 in price, which is another reason to consider this laptop.

The 258KA0 doesn't have the 'instant play DVD' feature of the 259IA3, but it still looks well built and should give you very good performance in anything you do.


^_^_^
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post #12 of 12
12/17/04 at 11:59am
You might also want to consider the Asus Z80K, should come in at or under your pricepoint with a better build quality than the Uniwill and it has an SXGA+ screen.
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