Enquiries/Recommendations Buying new laptop? Need RECOMMENDATION?, PLEASE POST IT HERE !!! V4
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 Apr 23 2009, 11:02 PM
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QUOTE(starstar @ Apr 23 2009, 11:00 PM) i googled bout dell laptop and find out dell inspiron laptop. looks ok. any opinion bout this model? Inspiron is fine if u dun intend to play games... |
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Apr 23 2009, 11:10 PM
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QUOTE(HitTheLights @ Apr 23 2009, 11:08 PM) dell studio is good, but it comes with 1 year warranty only,on the other hand the Acer 4730zg is cheaper but it comes with 3 years warranty. what do you guys recommend? well, wat i dun like is the CPU in 4730ZG... Pentium Dual Core has only 1MB L2 cache... |
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Apr 23 2009, 11:41 PM
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QUOTE(HitTheLights @ Apr 23 2009, 11:19 PM) ic, but how is the 4730zg's gaming performance? is there a major difference between ati 4570 and 3470? worth adding the extra rm600? i think for benchmark, it's better that u go to www.notebookcheck.com and take a look |
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Apr 23 2009, 11:44 PM
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QUOTE(starstar @ Apr 23 2009, 08:37 PM) brand : emm not sure thats why need help..but probably dell,friends say they have nice customer service. budget : between 2k to 3k uses : just for studies do assignments, surf net, download songs and muvees. (not interested in gaming). size : hmmm whatever just wan a simple laptop and not using it to show off. give advice please. want to make decision asap. QUOTE(beruang05 @ Apr 23 2009, 11:42 PM) buy studio 15 if u r going to play a lot of games... starstar not keen on games la... |
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Apr 24 2009, 03:17 PM
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QUOTE(Angel01 @ Apr 24 2009, 02:55 PM) so you cant fix what you want?dam. Zepto, Sager aloow u to do that...i thought some laptops can do that? but they are pretty expensive... |
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Apr 24 2009, 03:33 PM
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QUOTE(Angel01 @ Apr 24 2009, 03:20 PM) arhh, so other brands cant fix? like dell , toshiba all that? i doubt others can...Added on April 24, 2009, 3:20 pmBy fix i mean modify it later, say like i wanna put in a more powerful graphic card. 1) most parts are soldered to save cost 2) once u open up the laptop, u can kiss goodbye to ur warranty for some brands... but parts like RAM, HDD can be upgraded by ur self... |
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Apr 24 2009, 04:01 PM
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yup, that's y for me i dun mind paying more for good CPU and GPU...
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Apr 24 2009, 04:59 PM
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QUOTE(bluehaven @ Apr 24 2009, 04:12 PM) btw,astria..u seem to love computers much..like a collector or sumting.haha. my dad's rig??? i juz get the parts based on his requirements... all are mid-end stuff at the time of buying... E6550, P35-DS3L, 8600GT...even ur dad's rig is pretty sweet.. ur nex aim is asus f8?mind sharing the spec?  my next aim is N81Vp... specs are C2D T9550, 4GB DDR2, Radeon HD 4650 DDR3, 14" 1366x768, 320GB 7.2k rpm hdd... US sells for US$1299... can't find it in SEA though... still hunting for it... Added on April 24, 2009, 5:01 pm QUOTE(Angel01 @ Apr 24 2009, 04:52 PM) but its stated on a sticker on his laptop graphics 300mb something. separate (or proper term: dedicated) RAM is always better, cuzSo a seperate one is better? 1) sharing RAM is slow 2) some of the system RAM is taken up This post has been edited by astria: Apr 24 2009, 05:01 PM |
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Apr 24 2009, 05:03 PM
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QUOTE(Angel01 @ Apr 24 2009, 05:02 PM) no i meant graphics. lol, graphic also need RAM to use for frame buffering... |
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Apr 24 2009, 05:14 PM
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QUOTE(Angel01 @ Apr 24 2009, 05:05 PM) so dedicated Graphics is better eh?No matter how small mbs they provide their always better than integrated once right? well, the dedicated graphic cards u find in the market nowadays come with 256MB at least, which is sufficient for general purpose and gaming... higher end ones may come with 512MB or even 1GB...so it's not really a big question... but remember, more RAM does not mean better, still depends on the GPU (aka core) of the card then can determine how good a card is... |
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Apr 24 2009, 05:19 PM
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QUOTE(Angel01 @ Apr 24 2009, 05:15 PM) So a 256mb Ati Mobility Radeon is better than the 300mb integrated i spoke about? yup...in fact any cards produced by ATi (Mobility Radeon HD) or Nvidia (GeForce M) is better than Intel (GMA), even the 2's integrated are also better... |
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Apr 25 2009, 01:36 AM
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QUOTE(The Silent Killer @ Apr 25 2009, 01:08 AM) y not consider the studio 14? it has better design than inspiron, n it has the touch panel problem is, Studio 14 usesold hardware... iirc it's not Centrino 2... |
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Apr 26 2009, 12:49 PM
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for gaming, better up the budget to abt rm4k, else u re stuck with low end GPU...
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Apr 26 2009, 06:39 PM
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QUOTE(AlphaBeta @ Apr 26 2009, 05:40 PM) hey guys..my dell laptop broke down...need 1 new 1. Studio 15??? (lol...)1. HP/Compaq...Dell maybe..but i don really trust dell anymore.. 2. less than 3k 3. core 2 duo 2ghz, ram doesnt matter..i can add myself..2gb ram, with dedicated graphic card hope its 256mb...hardisk space nvm....15 inch or higher. 4. Any size will do...not bringing out of the house that often. was using dell vostro 1400.. Currently eyeing on HP presario Dv6. |
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Apr 26 2009, 09:55 PM
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QUOTE(Angel01 @ Apr 26 2009, 09:55 PM) but you open the cover later warranty off how? depends on brands, not all are liddatusually open up cover of RAM and HDD are ok... |
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Apr 27 2009, 11:33 AM
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QUOTE(Angel01 @ Apr 27 2009, 11:31 AM) Eh which studio 15 can specify the price? cause there is 3 studio 15 which one? the thing abt Dell is that u can customize... juz choose the parts/warranty that fits ur budget... |
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Apr 27 2009, 12:01 PM
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ah well, that's Dell, they ve one of the most expensive warranty...
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Apr 27 2009, 02:40 PM
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QUOTE(Angel01 @ Apr 27 2009, 01:56 PM) anyone on my question? Radeon HD 4570 clear winner... the GPU is more powerful...is a Nvidia Geforce 512MB 9300M(Class 3) Or a Ati Mobility Radeon 256mb HD 4570(Class 2) Which one is better, If both were the same Mbs, the clear winner is the ati one, But the geforce now is 512mb. Anyone can teach how to see this? Added on April 27, 2009, 2:41 pm QUOTE(sky826 @ Apr 27 2009, 01:55 PM) hi guys try Compaq CQ40, BenQ R47can any of u help me out? nid a laptop 1.dont care much of the brand but must be reliable 2.price below 3k 3.much better if can use n play 3D game 4.bringing it to college so the lighter the better im a noob at this things if u really want to play games, suggest u add a few hundred more to get better graphic card... This post has been edited by astria: Apr 27 2009, 02:41 PM |
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Apr 27 2009, 05:21 PM
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QUOTE(Angel01 @ Apr 27 2009, 03:40 PM) so GPU more powerful is all you dont consider the mbs at all? RAM is importantbut since it's only 1366x768 (assuming Studio 15) or 1280x800 (others), 256MB or 512MB won't make much differences... if we re talking abt like 1680x1050 or higher, then yes, the RAM would make a difference, but at that resolution, u'll need a better GPU also... |
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Apr 27 2009, 10:00 PM
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QUOTE(bluehaven @ Apr 27 2009, 09:50 PM) haha..good one. the higher the resolution, the more pixels the GPU need to render, and thus need more RAM... btw astria,mind sharing why the gc RAM is important for the resolution?what's the connection? this a new one for me..  that's the simplest way to explain it... |
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