newbie needs laptop

majax · 06-02-2005, 04:11 AM

Hello,

I need a laptop for school work, wathcing dvd movies, playing some games, and other multimedia. I don't want a Dell, Gateway, or HP. I want a pentium chip. I've never had a laptop before so are there any recommendations on what to look for? Also, does anyone have any recommendations for laptop sellers? Acer or Hypersonic perhaps?

ahajv4life · 06-02-2005, 08:43 AM

I have a compaq presario, costed 1200; p4 2.8, with an ATI Radeon 9000, I can play HL2, Unreal, Halo, all the sorts, runs nicely. Look for Ram, Video card, and how much Ramn the goes to video, if you get a 32MB reserved for video...not so good. 64 or 128 is good. As for sellers, Newegg.com, but I got mine at Compusa, as I dont trust big items being shipped, especially of this price. Hope that helps.
J

imagine1402 · 06-08-2005, 08:19 AM

Check this Sony Vaio out. It seems perfect for your needs and this website is currently selling it for the cheapest. I bought my other vaio from Clearance Club and i just loved their service and incredible prices.

Travo925 · 06-08-2005, 02:49 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ahajv4life

I have a compaq presario, costed 1200; p4 2.8, with an ATI Radeon 9000, I can play HL2, Unreal, Halo, all the sorts, runs nicely. Look for Ram, Video card, and how much Ramn the goes to video, if you get a 32MB reserved for video...not so good. 64 or 128 is good. As for sellers, Newegg.com, but I got mine at Compusa, as I dont trust big items being shipped, especially of this price. Hope that helps.
J

if you have a video card it won't be using you system RAM, it will use the memory in the video card. Unless you use integrated graphics, which will use an allocated amount of memory to be dedicated to video.

kof2000 · 06-08-2005, 11:48 AM

where do you live? i have a brand new toshiba for sale.

mattpower3000 · 06-09-2005, 12:06 AM

I run an Evesham C5 it's about a month old, 3 year rtb warranty, they are a smallish custom build concern, mine is
1.86ghz Centrino 2 Sonama 533mhz
1gb 533mhz ram
hitachi 60gb 7200rpm
toshiba dvd-rw
nvidia 6600 128mb dedicated memory
xp pro
harman kardon soundstick II (gr8!!!)

abeljdavila · 06-14-2005, 08:28 PM

Like New. Preinstalled with XP Windows Professional, XP Office Professional, MS Project, MS Visio, MS Publisher, & Visual Studio.net (ide for Basic .NET, Visual C++ .NET, Visual C# .NET, and Visual J# .NET).

Specs below:
Like New: will sale for half price $850 o.b.o. If interested: abeljdavila@aol.com

CPU Intel Pentium 4 3.06GHz
L2 Cache 512KB
Memory 256+256MB DDR RAM (1GB Max)
Hard Drive 40GB (4200 rpm)
Display 15" SXGA+ TFT (1400 x 1050)
Graphics ATI Mobility Radeon (AGP 4x) with 64MB Shared Video RAM
Optical Drive DVD/CD-RW Combo Drive
FDD Built In
Audio AC97 Audio
Modem 56k V.92
Network Fast Ethernet
PCMCIA 1 x Type II or 1 x Type III
Pointing Device Touchpad
Interfaces 1 x Parallel, 1 x VGA, 3 x USB 2.0, Mic, Headphone, 1 x RJ11, 1 x RJ45, 1 x IrDA, 1 x TV Out
Weight 3.49kg
Battery 8 Cell Li-Ion / 4400mAh / up to 2 hours

06-02-2005, 04:11 AM	#1 (permalink)
majax New Member Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 19	newbie needs laptop Hello, I need a laptop for school work, wathcing dvd movies, playing some games, and other multimedia. I don't want a Dell, Gateway, or HP. I want a pentium chip. I've never had a laptop before so are there any recommendations on what to look for? Also, does anyone have any recommendations for laptop sellers? Acer or Hypersonic perhaps?

06-08-2005, 11:48 AM	#5 (permalink)
kof2000 Diamond Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Oahu Age: 28 Posts: 6,273	where do you live? i have a brand new toshiba for sale. __________________ QX9650@4.2 swiftech \|9600@3.0 9700 nt 780i \| 790fx 8gb ddr1200 \| 8gb ddr1200 2x150gb 3x1tb \|2x250gb 3x8800gtx \|3x2900xt 1gb 2x20xdvdrw \|2x20xdvdrw 15in1 card reader \|15in1 card reader ng15/g9 \|ng15/g9 1200w psu \|1200w psu 2x28" LCD \|2x28" LCD

06-14-2005, 08:28 PM	#7 (permalink)
abeljdavila New Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Age: 33 Posts: 10	Great for newbies Like New. Preinstalled with XP Windows Professional, XP Office Professional, MS Project, MS Visio, MS Publisher, & Visual Studio.net (ide for Basic .NET, Visual C++ .NET, Visual C# .NET, and Visual J# .NET). Specs below: Like New: will sale for half price $850 o.b.o. If interested: abeljdavila@aol.com CPU Intel Pentium 4 3.06GHz L2 Cache 512KB Memory 256+256MB DDR RAM (1GB Max) Hard Drive 40GB (4200 rpm) Display 15" SXGA+ TFT (1400 x 1050) Graphics ATI Mobility Radeon (AGP 4x) with 64MB Shared Video RAM Optical Drive DVD/CD-RW Combo Drive FDD Built In Audio AC97 Audio Modem 56k V.92 Network Fast Ethernet PCMCIA 1 x Type II or 1 x Type III Pointing Device Touchpad Interfaces 1 x Parallel, 1 x VGA, 3 x USB 2.0, Mic, Headphone, 1 x RJ11, 1 x RJ45, 1 x IrDA, 1 x TV Out Weight 3.49kg Battery 8 Cell Li-Ion / 4400mAh / up to 2 hours

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06-02-2005, 08:43 AM	#2 (permalink)
ahajv4life Platinum Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Minnesota Age: 25 Posts: 738	I have a compaq presario, costed 1200; p4 2.8, with an ATI Radeon 9000, I can play HL2, Unreal, Halo, all the sorts, runs nicely. Look for Ram, Video card, and how much Ramn the goes to video, if you get a 32MB reserved for video...not so good. 64 or 128 is good. As for sellers, Newegg.com, but I got mine at Compusa, as I dont trust big items being shipped, especially of this price. Hope that helps. J

06-08-2005, 08:19 AM	#3 (permalink)
imagine1402 New Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 2	Check this Sony Vaio out. It seems perfect for your needs and this website is currently selling it for the cheapest. I bought my other vaio from Clearance Club and i just loved their service and incredible prices.

06-09-2005, 12:06 AM	#6 (permalink)
mattpower3000 Bronze Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Age: 28 Posts: 38	I run an Evesham C5 it's about a month old, 3 year rtb warranty, they are a smallish custom build concern, mine is 1.86ghz Centrino 2 Sonama 533mhz 1gb 533mhz ram hitachi 60gb 7200rpm toshiba dvd-rw nvidia 6600 128mb dedicated memory xp pro harman kardon soundstick II (gr8!!!)