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Title: Thinking about a laptop Post by: Exploited on August 10, 2008, 12:38:19 pm For my new edu career I may need to buy a laptop. I am short of money (unemployed for the whole summer lol), so I am looking at the best of the low-range or the minimum of the mid-range.
My requirements are: 1. All black color 2. No OS (I don't want Windows, so I don't think I want to pay it) 3. Big enter/return on the keyboard (hehe) 4. 2GB Ram is preffered 5. No celeron! At least the cheapest C2D 6. Add-on video card is preffered, but not 100% Currently I am looking at one Fujitsu-Siemens Amilo Pi 2550: http://laptop.bg/#/details/FUJITSU-SIEMENS/9/1471 I also saw equivalent variant of IBM ThinkPad, but it's with Intel X3100 VC (on board). Any recommendations in that pricerange guys? Title: Re: Thinking about a laptop Post by: nababan on September 02, 2008, 10:59:36 pm a wanna a laptop too....
I am loved it if i have a laptop or a notebook Title: Re: Thinking about a laptop Post by: aku46 on September 03, 2008, 01:34:47 am how about compaq? i bought one few months a go. RM1700=USD500.
the spec: -AMD Turion 64x2 (1.9GHz) -1.5mb ram ddr2 -nvidia geforce go 7600 -15 inch wide screen -black color -no OS (but they give me cd driver for vista) Title: Re: Thinking about a laptop Post by: Exploited on September 03, 2008, 02:50:45 am I was searching for Compaq, but they are not good spread in my country.
I bought one Fujitsu Siemens - Amilo Pi 2550 (without OS hehe). It costs 600 Euro, which is pretty nice. Here it is: http://www.fujitsu-siemens.com/home/products/notebooks/amilo_pi_2550.html Title: Re: Thinking about a laptop Post by: Jithin on September 03, 2008, 09:06:07 am Me too looking for one.. I prefer more than 2Gb RAM.. I'm willing to pay upto 1100 USD
But almost all these high end laptops come with genuine vista which I do not want to pay for.. (I still prefer to use Windows..lol :D ) Title: Re: Thinking about a laptop Post by: Exploited on September 03, 2008, 09:37:27 am more than 2GB ram is not a good idea for a laptop:
1. If it is 3GB then it's not standart (2GB + 1GB) and they do not work simultaneously, which means speed loss 2. If it is 4GB then you will need to use 64bit OS in order to utilize it. If it is Windows - you won't have any drivers (sorry laptop vendors do not like the 64bit Windows yet)... Title: Re: Thinking about a laptop Post by: Jithin on September 03, 2008, 10:31:43 am hmm.. Thanks for the info.. I'll have a look at it..
Title: Re: Thinking about a laptop Post by: pizzadox619 on September 17, 2008, 04:51:38 am try check www.notebookreview.com
i'm thinking about Dell & Acer netbook :p Title: Re: Thinking about a laptop Post by: farkzlay on September 17, 2008, 06:18:55 pm i'm thinking about a laptop too...
i'll spend about 600-750 usd...using my little thr :) any suggestion guys...?? pls... i like HP but i'm not a brand minded.... :) Title: Re: Thinking about a laptop Post by: Exploited on September 17, 2008, 06:40:30 pm I am very happy with the Amilo Pi 2550. Well the keyboard and touchpad are not the best; however in that class I can hardly expect better
Title: Re: Thinking about a laptop Post by: farkzlay on September 17, 2008, 07:49:30 pm thanks phil!
in worldmate rates its about 853 usd... too bad it's over my limit 750 usd :( i'll consider your suggestion, thx :) Title: Re: Thinking about a laptop Post by: Exploited on September 17, 2008, 07:53:56 pm It's the cheapest new laptop which has dedicated video card (ATI HD2400 mobile).
Usually they sell it with Windows Vista, but I managed to get it without OS, which makes it a little bit cheaper. If anybody needs drivers for XP - I have them! :) Title: Re: Thinking about a laptop Post by: farkzlay on September 17, 2008, 08:07:01 pm woww!!
i'm looking forward whether i can get more money to buy it :D Title: Re: Thinking about a laptop Post by: Exploited on September 18, 2008, 01:45:01 am Carefully review all offers first :)
People here say that IBM are the best. Other people are fans of Toshiba (they are very cheap, but too shiny for my visual taste). I am the only one who grabbed the Fujitsu-Siemens on promotion :) Title: Re: Thinking about a laptop Post by: Jithin on September 18, 2008, 04:00:31 am I'm going with Dell Inspiron 1525..
Title: Re: Thinking about a laptop Post by: farkzlay on September 29, 2008, 01:20:51 am i cannot find fujitsu-siemens amilo pi 2550.
i'm going with toshiba satellite a215-s6804...i dont know whether it's a best buy or not. Title: Re: Thinking about a laptop Post by: Exploited on September 29, 2008, 05:22:27 am Toshiba is a good choice
Title: Re: Thinking about a laptop Post by: hyetik on October 06, 2008, 03:54:55 am I suggest yoa a perfect high-end laptop computer:)
Brand name is VESTEL and it is purebred Turkish. my preferred system is processor : 1.73ghz intel t5300 ram: 1gigs of ram battery life: on xp: 4hours approx. on vista: 2 hour approx. it has big enter :):):):) if you cant find a vestel laptop I can send you a new one. Title: Re: Thinking about a laptop Post by: hyetik on October 06, 2008, 03:58:27 am color is black
graphic card is intel gma945- 128 MB (not shared) useful and high in quality. Title: Re: Thinking about a laptop Post by: Exploited on October 06, 2008, 04:12:45 am thank you for the info. What about the price?
Title: Re: Thinking about a laptop Post by: hyetik on October 06, 2008, 11:26:13 pm about 750 $
You can also find cheap Casper Laptop computers in TUrkey Title: Re: Thinking about a laptop Post by: Polar_BearXL on October 09, 2008, 09:07:25 am Acer aspire 4530
Proc : turion RM-70 (new AMD notebook proc) Ram : up to 4GB (usually came up 512mb in indonesia, and people used to add up to 2 GB) Graphic : Nvidia Ge Force 9100M dedicated memory 256mb (killing feature) 15 inch monitor, and a ceramifinish design with nice all black colour and it cost only up to USD699 in Indonesia for 2GB of RAM Title: Re: Thinking about a laptop Post by: Exploited on October 09, 2008, 09:23:14 pm how is the heat from the Turion?
I am recently ATI/AMD fan (I was lifetime intel user before), but I bought a notebook with C2D because I heard the older Turions are too hot... Title: Re: Thinking about a laptop Post by: Joka X on October 09, 2008, 09:48:37 pm is there a big different between Intel and AMD actually??
Title: Re: Thinking about a laptop Post by: farkzlay on October 09, 2008, 10:49:22 pm mine is amd turion 64 x2...i dont see much different with intel in heat.
amd is the best competitor for intel, so i think they are not bad. :) the big different, amd is cheaper than intel :P and i think amd consume more battery then intel, cmiiw Title: Re: Thinking about a laptop Post by: aku46 on October 09, 2008, 10:52:43 pm from what i heard, AMD very good for gaming... +low prices...but high temperature ;D
not sure its true or not Title: Re: Thinking about a laptop Post by: Exploited on October 09, 2008, 11:14:59 pm farkzlay - correction: AMD is the only competitor of Intel :)
Title: Re: Thinking about a laptop Post by: Polar_BearXL on October 10, 2008, 12:34:21 am how is the heat from the Turion? I am recently ATI/AMD fan (I was lifetime intel user before), but I bought a notebook with C2D because I heard the older Turions are too hot... Nope, not at all, you can read it's review in http://expertester.wordpress.com/2008/07/18/acer-aspire-4530/ (http://expertester.wordpress.com/2008/07/18/acer-aspire-4530/) my friend use this one, and he's happily playing COD 4, and i found no unrealistic heat at all, but sure that's my opinion, you should check the link yourself Title: Re: Thinking about a laptop Post by: Exploited on October 10, 2008, 12:48:43 am thank you for the info. Definitely deserves a + if it was a member of the forum LOL :)
Title: Re: Thinking about a laptop Post by: Polar_BearXL on October 10, 2008, 11:15:02 am hahha, i don't really can give any opinion, since i didn't use that notebook, i just stick with my acer aspire one :'(, and since this is a moto forum, it's kinda odd to give a notebook review isn't??? well if you really got some bucks then aim for the alienware series
Title: Re: Thinking about a laptop Post by: Jithin on November 01, 2008, 08:30:26 am After some troubles with the shipping, finally my laptop arrived today.. :D
Dell Inspiron 1525 : Intel Core 2 Duo Processor T5750 2Ghz 3 GB DDR2, 250 GB SATA HDD, Ruby red color etc.. Cost around 950$ (http://img388.imageshack.us/img388/6371/0088411600127500x500to9.jpg) Will post some pics tomorrow.. :) Title: Re: Thinking about a laptop Post by: Jithin on November 01, 2008, 09:03:46 pm I need some help here.. There are only two partitions currently.. C (220+ GB) and D (10 GB recover disk).. I need to split up the C partition.. Can someone tell me how to do this safely? Any good softwares to do that easily? ???
Title: Re: Thinking about a laptop Post by: Exploited on November 01, 2008, 11:40:31 pm congratulations! Very nice!
About the partitions - the program Partition Magic Title: Re: Thinking about a laptop Post by: pizzadox619 on November 02, 2008, 09:55:41 am hmmm Compaq Presario CQ45.. Turion X2+HD3200 or C2D+9200M
@JithinSK try GParted (can be found in GParted LiveCD, Ubuntu LiveCD) ;). shrink, resize, format, and manymore :).. if you use this linux liveCD your NTFS Partition 100% unmount = safe :lol: Title: Re: Thinking about a laptop Post by: farkzlay on November 02, 2008, 07:25:26 pm i use disk management feature in windows vista.
hav some trouble at first time (because of my stupidity). but not anymore :) Title: Re: Thinking about a laptop Post by: Polar_BearXL on November 07, 2008, 04:39:47 am Just use partition magic, it should be easier
Title: Re: Thinking about a laptop Post by: Jithin on November 07, 2008, 04:46:42 am Partition magic does not work with vista.. :(
Title: Re: Thinking about a laptop Post by: Exploited on November 07, 2008, 11:44:23 am paragon partition manager?
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