laptop for college

jester king · 11-04-2007, 06:55 PM

ok i'm a senior in hgh school and am about to go to college for computer engineering in the fall, I have been looking for a good laptop to take with me, the laptops main focus will be for multi-tasking, college assignments, and internet browsing, along with music, I have a few that I have been looking at alot, and am looking for input on them, and if you have any other suggestions then feel free to input, budget is around 1500.00 but would like to keep it lower if possible.

http://www.circuitcity.com/ssm/HP-Pa...oductDetail.do

http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage....=1177719019548

http://www.circuitcity.com/ssm/Sony-...oductDetail.do

http://www.circuitcity.com/ssm/Sony-...oductDetail.do

I know the last one is abit more than the others, but I'm just throwing it out there, thanks for any input

jester king · 11-04-2007, 06:56 PM

shoot, sorry the last one is the wrong link

http://www.circuitcity.com/ssm/Sony-...oductDetail.do

thats the one, sorry

INTELCRAZY · 11-04-2007, 07:06 PM

You go to the Circuit City store and the salespeople will throw you all kinds of crap.... "Do you want to upgrade to 2Gb of RAM for $200 extra?" Answer is no on that one...

jester king · 11-04-2007, 07:20 PM

mmmk lol, what one outta those 3 would be best??

azwebs · 11-04-2007, 09:15 PM

If its for multi-tasking, browsing, microsoft office (or similar), and music, you're not going to need a hell of a lot. I think that this model from eBuyer should do, and its under your price tag. It has the following specifications:

AMD Mobile Sempron 3600+ (2GHz)
1GB Installed RAM (Upgradeable to 4GB)
80GB HDD
ATI Raedon X1270 Graphics (should do for most games)
Windows XP Professional (better than Vista, because it always works)
DVD Writer
Wireless LAN, Gigabit Ethernet, Bluetooth

Should do all you want and more, and its only 390 quid, about $900 including shipping. Check it out here. I get all my stuff from eBuyer, because its reliable, is direct from the manufacturer, and is much cheaper than "in the store" sales. Although your ones mentioned above might be OK, in some cases, you're getting a much better deal with this one - and its cheaper (hhmmm, money to spare - what should I do with it? Spend it on me!)

daisymtc · 11-06-2007, 02:35 PM

I have choose some under $1500 at newegg for you for your reference. I only choose 15.4", I have no idea about if you need big mon. or small mon. or if weight important.

Fujitsu LifeBook A6110(FPCM32374) NoteBook Intel Core 2 Duo T7500(2.20GHz) 15.4" Wide XGA 2GB DDR2 667 200GB 5400rpm Dual layer DVD Burner Intel GMA X3100 - Retail
I personally like Fujitsu Notebook.

SONY VAIO FZ Series VGN-FZ240E/B NoteBook Intel Core 2 Duo T7250(2.00GHz) 15.4" Wide XGA 2GB DDR2 667 250GB 4200rpm DVD Super Multi Intel GMA X3100 - Retail
lightest among all 3.

iBUYPOWER CRZ-92 NoteBook Intel Core 2 Duo T7700(2.40GHz) 15.4" Wide XGA+ 2GB DDR2 667 160GB Dual layer DVD Burner NVIDIA GeForce 8600M GT - Retail
Dedicated graphic card. One of the best (solely based on spec.) notebook you can get under $1500

daisymtc · 11-06-2007, 02:52 PM

If choosing from circuitcity, I will get:
Sony VAIO VGN-CR220E/W 14.1" Widescreen Entertainment Laptop – White

Best buy. SONY VAIO FZ Series VGN-FZ240E/B again

daisymtc · 11-06-2007, 02:59 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by azwebs

If its for multi-tasking, browsing, microsoft office (or similar), and music, you're not going to need a hell of a lot. I think that this model from eBuyer should do, and its under your price tag. It has the following specifications:

AMD Mobile Sempron 3600+ (2GHz)
1GB Installed RAM (Upgradeable to 4GB)
80GB HDD
ATI Raedon X1270 Graphics (should do for most games)
Windows XP Professional (better than Vista, because it always works)
DVD Writer
Wireless LAN, Gigabit Ethernet, Bluetooth

Should do all you want and more, and its only 390 quid, about $900 including shipping. Check it out here. I get all my stuff from eBuyer, because its reliable, is direct from the manufacturer, and is much cheaper than "in the store" sales. Although your ones mentioned above might be OK, in some cases, you're getting a much better deal with this one - and its cheaper (hhmmm, money to spare - what should I do with it? Spend it on me!)

Do you realise PC in US is ALWAYS cheaper! why bother to order from UK and paying UK govement 17.5% VAT

and losing warranty!?

UriA702 · 11-06-2007, 06:37 PM

I do not recommend a sony, I have an fz140e and the hard drive is 4200 rpm which is very very slow, it brings down the performance of the whole system.
I highly recommend a Lenovo thinkpad, they are very rugged, sony's and hp's are very fragile and will break down if you carry them around everyday.

Get atleast 2 gb of ram, you will need to run AutoCAD, and most probably Matlab for your engineering classes, and less than 2 gb will be very slow with VISTA.

11-04-2007, 06:55 PM	#1 (permalink)
jester king New Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 3	laptop for college ok i'm a senior in hgh school and am about to go to college for computer engineering in the fall, I have been looking for a good laptop to take with me, the laptops main focus will be for multi-tasking, college assignments, and internet browsing, along with music, I have a few that I have been looking at alot, and am looking for input on them, and if you have any other suggestions then feel free to input, budget is around 1500.00 but would like to keep it lower if possible. http://www.circuitcity.com/ssm/HP-Pa...oductDetail.do http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage....=1177719019548 http://www.circuitcity.com/ssm/Sony-...oductDetail.do http://www.circuitcity.com/ssm/Sony-...oductDetail.do I know the last one is abit more than the others, but I'm just throwing it out there, thanks for any input

11-04-2007, 09:15 PM	#5 (permalink)
azwebs Gold Member Join Date: May 2007 Age: 14 Posts: 395	If its for multi-tasking, browsing, microsoft office (or similar), and music, you're not going to need a hell of a lot. I think that this model from eBuyer should do, and its under your price tag. It has the following specifications: AMD Mobile Sempron 3600+ (2GHz) 1GB Installed RAM (Upgradeable to 4GB) 80GB HDD ATI Raedon X1270 Graphics (should do for most games) Windows XP Professional (better than Vista, because it always works) DVD Writer Wireless LAN, Gigabit Ethernet, Bluetooth Should do all you want and more, and its only 390 quid, about $900 including shipping. Check it out here. I get all my stuff from eBuyer, because its reliable, is direct from the manufacturer, and is much cheaper than "in the store" sales. Although your ones mentioned above might be OK, in some cases, you're getting a much better deal with this one - and its cheaper (hhmmm, money to spare - what should I do with it? Spend it on me!) __________________ In no way should my posts be taken as professional advice. Use the information I provide at your own risk. Intel Core 2 Quad QX6850 3.0Ghz @ 4.5Ghz 8GB OCZ ReaperX 1333Mhz DDR3 RAM (4 x 2gb) 3 x 1TB Seagate SATA II 7200RPM 32MB XFX GTX280 1GB OC'ed Edition in 3-Way SLi 4x BluRay Writer, 24x DL DVD Burner 2 x Samsung SM245B+ 24" (1920 x 1200) Windows Vista Ultimate 64-Bit

11-06-2007, 06:37 PM	#9 (permalink)
UriA702 Gold Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 276	I do not recommend a sony, I have an fz140e and the hard drive is 4200 rpm which is very very slow, it brings down the performance of the whole system. I highly recommend a Lenovo thinkpad, they are very rugged, sony's and hp's are very fragile and will break down if you carry them around everyday. Get atleast 2 gb of ram, you will need to run AutoCAD, and most probably Matlab for your engineering classes, and less than 2 gb will be very slow with VISTA. __________________ CPU: Wolfdale e8400 Mobo: Asus p5k-se Ram: 4 gb 1066 mhz G.skill 4-4-4-12 Video: EVGA 8800gt Lite-on IDE 20x dvd-ram/16x lite-on dvd-rom Monitor: 22" KDS LCD Raidmax smilodon case 500 watt raidmax psu Photos: http://mynetimages.com/album/uria702

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11-04-2007, 06:56 PM	#2 (permalink)
jester king New Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 3	shoot, sorry the last one is the wrong link http://www.circuitcity.com/ssm/Sony-...oductDetail.do thats the one, sorry

11-04-2007, 07:06 PM	#3 (permalink)
INTELCRAZY banned Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 6,060	You go to the Circuit City store and the salespeople will throw you all kinds of crap.... "Do you want to upgrade to 2Gb of RAM for $200 extra?" Answer is no on that one...

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jester king New Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 3	mmmk lol, what one outta those 3 would be best??

11-06-2007, 02:35 PM	#6 (permalink)
daisymtc Diamond Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: UK Posts: 2,563	I have choose some under $1500 at newegg for you for your reference. I only choose 15.4", I have no idea about if you need big mon. or small mon. or if weight important. Fujitsu LifeBook A6110(FPCM32374) NoteBook Intel Core 2 Duo T7500(2.20GHz) 15.4" Wide XGA 2GB DDR2 667 200GB 5400rpm Dual layer DVD Burner Intel GMA X3100 - Retail I personally like Fujitsu Notebook. SONY VAIO FZ Series VGN-FZ240E/B NoteBook Intel Core 2 Duo T7250(2.00GHz) 15.4" Wide XGA 2GB DDR2 667 250GB 4200rpm DVD Super Multi Intel GMA X3100 - Retail lightest among all 3. iBUYPOWER CRZ-92 NoteBook Intel Core 2 Duo T7700(2.40GHz) 15.4" Wide XGA+ 2GB DDR2 667 160GB Dual layer DVD Burner NVIDIA GeForce 8600M GT - Retail Dedicated graphic card. One of the best (solely based on spec.) notebook you can get under $1500

11-06-2007, 02:52 PM	#7 (permalink)
daisymtc Diamond Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: UK Posts: 2,563	If choosing from circuitcity, I will get: Sony VAIO VGN-CR220E/W 14.1" Widescreen Entertainment Laptop – White Best buy. SONY VAIO FZ Series VGN-FZ240E/B again