Laptops, Apple or Dell or Hp

sonic_death_monkey2262 · 12-08-2005, 02:14 PM

Hey, I can’t find a thread, which I am sure, is here about this topic

I am looking for a laptop, not for gaming, for schoolwork, and plenty of space, but also the possibility to plays games but its not high priority

Ive heard great things about apple, but I notice its speed of 1.33mhz compared to a laptop of such as dells with 1.6 to 1.73mhz for the same price

My friend told me an apple of 1.33mhz runs faster than that of other operating systems because of its design

Can anyone help me with my problem?

I was planning to get a dell inspiron 9300 of hp pavilion I think its a 6400

But then the idea of an apple iBook G4 looks quite nice

[-0MEGA-] · 12-08-2005, 02:28 PM

A pentium M 1.73Ghz cpu would be much better than apple's 1.33Ghz cpu.

If you dont want to play any games, then go ahead and get the apple, but if you dont want to run into compatibility issues then go with a windows laptop. Preferrable a Pentium M and a GeForce Go series video card, if you want excellent performance and a nice laptop for gaming.

Hairy_Lee · 12-08-2005, 04:32 PM

a pentium M is one of the best performing chips on the market considering its clockspeed. so that rules out the iBook, especialy seeing as you're looking at the possibility of games.
HP and Dell... i've heard good and bad about both brands, i would lean towards Dell cos ive used them before but thats only a personal preference. either way, go for what gives you the best performance for your budget

**Lax** · 12-08-2005, 08:40 PM

You could wait til apple switches over to intel's chips and THEN buy one if you like FreeBSD that much. For a windows machine though I recommend eMachines, Acer, and Asus. eMachines stopped making laptops I think after they were absolved by gateway but you can find re-furbed ones on tiger direct. As for Asus and Acer they both offer many options in their laptops (Acer specifically) Asus is more geared toward high preformance which means high cost.

lethalforce · 12-08-2005, 10:04 PM

i love acers laptops iv had 2 that have been through there pace's and seemed fine. if not them then i would suggest hp

**jancz3rt** · 12-08-2005, 10:12 PM

I would not go HP or DELL...but rather Toshiba. Asus or Acer

That's only because my friends have them and have not had problems. Maybe reality is different. Just my biased opinion I guess.

JAN

Bobo · 12-08-2005, 11:12 PM

This is the one that I want

I really like Acer laptops, though

compfused · 12-09-2005, 12:06 AM

My personal preferrence and experience with HP would make me lean toward them, but Dell makes good reliable and semi-affordable machines too. Both are quality companies HP seems to offer more AMD options though...something to think about if you want to game.

LaptopExtreme · 12-09-2005, 01:53 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bobo

This is the one that I want

I really like Acer laptops, though

The L2000 series is very nice, I think they upped the screen quality with that black version, too. I saw one at a CompUSA the other day, or it could be that the previous on I had was from Taiwan. As for Acers, they're great. Especially when you're on a budget, it's more bang for the buck. I think the screen quality a lot better than most in it's class. I just wished their batteries ran a little longer on the low end ones. As for the Poll- I picked "Other", right now my favorite laptops are from ASUS and Sony (which are also made by ASUS).

skidude · 12-09-2005, 01:54 AM

I like the Dell Inspiron XPS laptops, they are supposed to be awesome.

View Poll Results: Which would you choose (student budget)
Apple ibook g4	4	17.39%
Dell inspiron	6	26.09%
Hp Pavillion	8	34.78%
Other (if you choose other, please recommend)	5	21.74%
Voters: 23. You may not vote on this poll

12-08-2005, 02:14 PM	#1 (permalink)
sonic_death_monkey2262 New Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 8	Laptops, Apple or Dell or Hp Hey, I can’t find a thread, which I am sure, is here about this topic I am looking for a laptop, not for gaming, for schoolwork, and plenty of space, but also the possibility to plays games but its not high priority Ive heard great things about apple, but I notice its speed of 1.33mhz compared to a laptop of such as dells with 1.6 to 1.73mhz for the same price My friend told me an apple of 1.33mhz runs faster than that of other operating systems because of its design Can anyone help me with my problem? I was planning to get a dell inspiron 9300 of hp pavilion I think its a 6400 But then the idea of an apple iBook G4 looks quite nice

12-08-2005, 02:28 PM	#2 (permalink)
[-0MEGA-] Diamond Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Concord, NH Age: 19 Posts: 27,068	A pentium M 1.73Ghz cpu would be much better than apple's 1.33Ghz cpu. If you dont want to play any games, then go ahead and get the apple, but if you dont want to run into compatibility issues then go with a windows laptop. Preferrable a Pentium M and a GeForce Go series video card, if you want excellent performance and a nice laptop for gaming. __________________ Desktop // Laptop Core 2 Quad Q9550 @ 4.0GHz // Core 2 Duo P8400 2.26GHz Asus Rampage Formula X48 // Intel PM45 ATI 4870X2 2GB GDDR5 // 512MB GDDR3 9800M GTS 4GB (2x 2GB) DDR2 940 // 4GB DDR3 800 750GB SATAII w/32MB // 200GB SATAII 7200RPM Creative SB X-Fi Titanium Fatal1ty SilverStone 750W +12V@60A 3DMark06: 21391 // 9179

12-08-2005, 04:32 PM	#3 (permalink)
Hairy_Lee VIP Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Plymouth, UK Age: 25 Posts: 2,553	a pentium M is one of the best performing chips on the market considering its clockspeed. so that rules out the iBook, especialy seeing as you're looking at the possibility of games. HP and Dell... i've heard good and bad about both brands, i would lean towards Dell cos ive used them before but thats only a personal preference. either way, go for what gives you the best performance for your budget __________________ Intel Core 2 Duo E6750 EVGA nForce 650i Ultra mainboard EVGA 7950 GT KO SC 512Mb w/ Zalman VF-900Cu 2Gb of OCZ GOLD XTC SPECIAL OPS Eition Notebook - Acer Aspire 9300 - Turion TL-60/ 2 Gb RAM/ Geforce Go 7600 128 Dedicated (400 Mb turbocache)

12-08-2005, 08:40 PM	#4 (permalink)
Lax Moderator Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Snow country Age: 21 Posts: 2,260	You could wait til apple switches over to intel's chips and THEN buy one if you like FreeBSD that much. For a windows machine though I recommend eMachines, Acer, and Asus. eMachines stopped making laptops I think after they were absolved by gateway but you can find re-furbed ones on tiger direct. As for Asus and Acer they both offer many options in their laptops (Acer specifically) Asus is more geared toward high preformance which means high cost. __________________ He who controls the present controls the past. He who controls the past, controls the future. Last edited by Lax; 12-08-2005 at 08:42 PM.

12-08-2005, 10:04 PM	#5 (permalink)
lethalforce Gold Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Posts: 382	i love acers laptops iv had 2 that have been through there pace's and seemed fine. if not them then i would suggest hp

12-08-2005, 10:12 PM	#6 (permalink)
jancz3rt Moderator - F@H Guru Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Czech Republic Age: 23 Posts: 4,009	Hmmm I would not go HP or DELL...but rather Toshiba. Asus or Acer That's only because my friends have them and have not had problems. Maybe reality is different. Just my biased opinion I guess. JAN __________________ A64 3700+ @ 2.65Ghz ::: 7300GT @ 600/1500 ::: 2GB RAM @ 440Mhz www.CZ3RT.com ::: FOLDING FOR THE GOOD OF MANKIND ::: F@H Team 44358

12-08-2005, 11:12 PM	#7 (permalink)
Bobo banned Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Pittsburgh Age: 16 Posts: 6,623	This is the one that I want I really like Acer laptops, though

12-09-2005, 12:06 AM	#8 (permalink)
compfused Silver Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Posts: 130	My personal preferrence and experience with HP would make me lean toward them, but Dell makes good reliable and semi-affordable machines too. Both are quality companies HP seems to offer more AMD options though...something to think about if you want to game. __________________ Computer I have/Computer I want 2.0 ghz c2d/C2Q Q6600 2.4ghz 2 gb ram/2gb Ram 8600m Gt/8800gts 120gb HDD/250gb 7200rpm Bluetooth/Gold tooth? Vista Business/Vista Ultimate 64 bit

12-09-2005, 01:54 AM	#10 (permalink)
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