QUOTE(kueh karas @ Jul 18 2008, 05:32 PM)
if i were u..having such budget, i'll go for desktop in which i'll gain even more huge performance compare to a laptop.3K n above i can get myself a quad core processor with a high end graphic card which may help a lot when u do graphic work rendering starting in ur second year.It may be bulky to have a huge desktop but it is worth it.Most of my friends sold their laptops and get themselves desktop in their early years of study.
juz my opinion..
QUOTE(verz84 @ Jul 18 2008, 08:30 PM)
if u got that budget..i advice u get urself a desktop as well..maybe bulky but then..peformance compared..desktop far more better than lappy in that range of price..but again it depends on u again..if u move alot..then laptop may be a good choice for u..but if spend most of ur time in studio, like me..then no trouble for having a desktop..
well, the reason i have a RM3500 budget is actually because i thought a 15" is a must and 3500 is the lowest price i can get for a 15" laptop with other specs that i want. if i were to get a desktop, then i'll have to ship it back to Penang when i come back every summer?
QUOTE(europology @ Jul 18 2008, 06:27 PM)
That's kinda expensive for a not so impressive list of specs. I don't know if 15.4" is necessary, but I'm using 14.1" and my senior who's using the same size too is doing fine with it. The 667MHz FSB is outdated, since now lappies are gearing towards 1kMHz FSB (I bought mine last yr and is a 800MHz).
But 667MHz is ok if you're not tech savvy who wants the latest and fastest in everything.
You can visit Windows' website for more info on that. I'm usng Vista Premium, which offers more eye-candy features than the Basic one
My graphics card is an nVidia 256MB 8600M GS which offers a far more greater performance than the entry level 8400M GS. There are better options one like 8600M GT (Dell does offer this IIANM) which is faster than my 8600M GS. But I don't think you'll need too strong a graphics card.
As long as it's a dedicated graphics card (means not built-in like Intel) will do fine.
As for memory, the more the better. 2GB is the standard you'll need at least nowadays. You can add more rams if you like, but mostly 50-60% of the 2GB are used up during all these processes. 2GB is actually quite sufficient.
Added on July 18, 2008, 6:31 pmBTW, I'm using the NEC Versa E6310.
* Why NEC, you ask? Bcos it's a rare brand and is not so well known among students here, unlike the ubiquitous Acer, Dell, HP/Compaq.
i went to NEC's website but why aren't there any price quote? >.< i searched other websites and came across one that says 'e6310 is no longer available from the manufacturer'
is it true? i called the telephone no. from NEC's website but no one answered the phone. sigh. how much did you pay for the laptop?
i realise if i want a nVidia 256MB
8600M GS ++/
2GB RAM/Vista
Home Premium/Intel® Core™2 Duo Processor T7250 (
2.0GHz, 2MB L2 Cache,
800MHz FSB) laptop, there's no way i can get one for RM3000 and below.
so i think i have to go for the processor with 2.0 GHz, 667 MHz FSB and NVIDIA® GeForce™ 8400M GS with 128MB GDDR2 dedicated graphic memory because i think i have to pull my budget down to RM3000 and below. and it's true that i don't need the fastest and the latest...simply 'fast' will do
my basic requirement is that my projects and rendering can go smooth without any trouble. and that i don't have to
wait for my computer to get things done.
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i guess maybe they were looking for different talents. or they didn't see what i really have in me? 
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