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Chat Area => General Discussion Area => Topic started by: Del Boy on 15 October 2009, 18:44:09
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Want to get my son a new laptop for christmas, must be a high spec 4gb ram and a good sized HDD around the £500 mark musn't be Acer as his as gone big style down hill at only 2 years old and he does look after his stuff too anyone have any good reccomendations?
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4GB of RAM is a complete waste unless he intends to be running a 64bit OS, as well as 64bit applications.
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i do keep saying avoid acer ::)
3G is max worthwhile on 32bit windows. 4g not worthwhile on any ver of windows, due to the way 64 bit consumes more ram anyway.
if its for general lappy use, Intel 965 or better chipset with core2 duo >2ghz. other spec depends on exact usage
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personally my choice would be HP or Toshiba..
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personally my choice would be HP or Toshiba..
yup, possible dell, seeing as they seem to have fixed their reliability issues
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personally my choice would be HP or Toshiba..
yup, possible dell, seeing as they seem to have fixed their reliability issues
Yeah, was looking at a HP one earlier for £579 seemed nice when does Windows 7 come out?
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when does Windows 7 come out?
The OEM's already have it, Joe Public can buy the retail version from next thursday onwards.
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I have a Toshiba & it's very good :)
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when does Windows 7 come out?
The OEM's already have it, Joe Public can buy the retail version from next thursday onwards.
OEMs not allowed to sell laptops with Win7 until its released 23rd...
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personally my choice would be HP or Toshiba..
yup, possible dell, seeing as they seem to have fixed their reliability issues
Yeah, was looking at a HP one earlier for £579 seemed nice when does Windows 7 come out?
I have an HP one - HP Compaq 6720s - has GAY turquiose LEDs, and no rather HDD LED >:(
Other than that, can't fault it for my needs...
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when does Windows 7 come out?
The OEM's already have it, Joe Public can buy the retail version from next thursday onwards.
OEMs not allowed to sell laptops with Win7 until its released 23rd...
Who said anything about selling?
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when does Windows 7 come out?
The OEM's already have it, Joe Public can buy the retail version from next thursday onwards.
OEMs not allowed to sell laptops with Win7 until its released 23rd...
Who said anything about selling?
Nobody - I was just clarifying the point. Everyone (OEMs, retailers, Integrators) have had it for a while...
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A point to note, if he is to playing a lot of games, then consider the graphics.
If gaming then look for one with purpose built in graphics rather then just software controlled (games get jerky)
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A point to note, if he is to playing a lot of games, then consider the graphics.
If gaming then look for one with purpose built in graphics rather then just software controlled (games get jerky)
No laptop is good for games, so if you want games, get an Xbox ;)
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Want to get my son a new laptop for christmas, must be a high spec 4gb ram and a good sized HDD around the £500 mark musn't be Acer as his as gone big style down hill at only 2 years old and he does look after his stuff too anyone have any good reccomendations?
http://www.argos.co.uk/static/Product/partNumber/5070736/c_1/1|category_root|Office%2C+PCs+and+phones|14418968/c_2/2|cat_14418968|Laptops+and+mini+laptops|14419039/Trail/searchtext%3ESAMSUNG.htm
has had good reviews and is one pence shy of your price
Oops: forgot to add i would wait until Windows 7 is out and models are available with it installed, rather than buy with a "free upgrade" voucher, which in most cases is'nt free
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Personally I would not buy a dell, I have one for work and the BIOS is so unstable it is rubbish, all I was trying to do was re install windows and the bios wont let me, even with the correct password. >:(
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do they do a cool one, or are they all the same heat wise?
I cant stand the heat laptops kick out.
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Personally I would not buy a dell, I have one for work and the BIOS is so unstable it is rubbish, all I was trying to do was re install windows and the bios wont let me, even with the correct password. >:(
Thats a configuration issue, rather than a Dell problem.
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do they do a cool one, or are they all the same heat wise?
I cant stand the heat laptops kick out.
Most newer ones based on Core2 chips/Centrino 2 are much cooler running. That said, my HP, the power drivers for the LCD inverter are obviously right in the bottom of the panel, which has a weird hinge arrangement, meaning the bottom of the screen burns your legs
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do they do a cool one, or are they all the same heat wise?
I cant stand the heat laptops kick out.
Most newer ones based on Core2 chips/Centrino 2 are much cooler running. That said, my HP, the power drivers for the LCD inverter are obviously right in the bottom of the panel, which has a weird hinge arrangement, meaning the bottom of the screen burns your legs
The acer runs stupidly hot.
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don't think i ever found a laptop that runs at a temp thats its acutally usable on my lap. Within 2 hours it gets too hot.
Latest Macbook's run fairly cool though.
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Personally I would not buy a dell, I have one for work and the BIOS is so unstable it is rubbish, all I was trying to do was re install windows and the bios wont let me, even with the correct password. >:(
Thats a configuration issue, rather than a Dell problem.
Agreed.
Set the BIOS up properly and you won't have a problem.
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don't think i ever found a laptop that runs at a temp thats its acutally usable on my lap. Within 2 hours it gets too hot.
That's what happens when you block the vents at the bottom by placing it directly on your legs.
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don't think i ever found a laptop that runs at a temp thats its acutally usable on my lap. Within 2 hours it gets too hot.
Latest Macbook's run fairly cool though.
Most modern ones aren't too bad. Mine would be fine if the bloody thing had normal hinges...
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don't think i ever found a laptop that runs at a temp thats its acutally usable on my lap. Within 2 hours it gets too hot.
Latest Macbook's run fairly cool though.
Most modern ones aren't too bad. Mine would be fine if the bloody thing had normal hinges...
Part of the problems on earlier laptops i had were that the fans drew in cool air from underneath, and my lap would block that ;D
These days desktops do me!
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I've used Toshibas for the last 12 years with no problems at all. My oldest lad has just got back from Afghanistan and apart from some wear on the outsie of the case (soldiers eh ;)) its working well.
Dont forget, buy cheap, buy twice .............