Buying a reasonably priced laptop

Notatechie · 02-03-2007, 06:02 AM

I've been thinking about purchasing a laptop but and as my name suggests, I am not the most educated person when it pertains to computers. What should I expect out of a new laptop at a price of around $1000. What things should I be willing to sacrifice? I will probably mostly use it for the internet, music, and photos.

Any help is appreciated.

MrJohnDough · 02-03-2007, 08:16 AM

dell is over priced

hp.com used to have v3000z for 430$ and you got a printer.
so buy v3000z with amd turion x2 1gig of ram pc2 5300 667mhz( they
use samsun ram, and it's at 667mhz so I suggest to get this ram rather
than upgrade it later)

so here is how you customize it:
processor:
amd turion tl-52(has twice the cache of tl-50)
1 gig of ram
brightview monitor
FREE dvd burner
b/g lan (wireless) you can choose blue tooth if you plan
to use wireless mouse. or other wireless devices. don't know much
about blue tooth. I don't know if its worth it.

60gig hd is good. I don't know what's the brand of 60gig harddrive they use
I got 40 gigs of fujitsu which is junk. but I heard they put 60gig western digital which are the best hds for laptops among seagate and ibm/hitachi travelstar.

6cell battery will last 2 and a half hours. 12 cell will stick outside. so I would get 6cell battery.

don't forget FREE printer/scanner/copier all in one.

so total will be around 900 including shipping and handling and you will get 80$ rebate on printer. I don't know if you need printer/scanner. I needed one so it was good deal for me.

the reason for choosing amd based v3000 as oposed to v3000t which is intel based, is that v3000z has 6150 nvidia go card. it's much better than intel onboard 950 gma video card. color quality is noticable in 6150.

and it's fast. I am not affiliated with hp. but I bought this v3000z and I have to tell it's the best laptop for the price. very well built. don't get v2000 series
they are old models. and hp just throughs lot's of junk presumably for free but actually you pay more for "webcam" "tv turner"(chich does not work well with underpowered video cards).

there is a guy "miner" on amd.com forums. he wrote a review and he owns one.

don't get 15.4'' screen laps. you will get tired of caring them and they are just too big to be truly mobile laptops. 14.1 wide screen is the best compromise between mobility and everyday use pc.

shit I wrote a lot. just realized it. I hope that helped.

MrJohnDough · 02-03-2007, 08:19 AM

and get windows vista home premium not basic.

I owned a 15.4'' laptop. so I will tell you now that you will switch to 14.1 if you plan to carry your laptop around alot.

other choice is asus laptops. but they are very powerful as a rule and much more than you need. and a little more expensive but not overpriced.

actually you also could get dell inspiron 1405. I think there is like 50 - 100 price difference between it and v3000t.
but if you get inspiron 1405 --> then you get intel 950 graphics. and I have no idea what 1405 are like what the pros and cons are. I heard their displays have owful horizontal viewing angle. but it might be latitude d620. don't remember which one.
I would personally choose amd based laptop because color quality is great.

Rambo · 02-03-2007, 06:46 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MrJohnDough

I would personally choose amd based laptop because color quality is great.

And the choice of processor makes what effect on colour quality?

PabloTeK · 02-03-2007, 07:15 PM

Maybe he means ATi/AMD?

Lanther · 02-03-2007, 07:57 PM

Got my wife the HP dv6226 for $699. It has a duo core 1.6ghz, 1ghz of RAM, 120gig HD, 15.4" screen. She uses it for her video editing/photography classes and has been pretty happy with it.

MrJohnDough · 02-03-2007, 09:48 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Rambo

And the choice of processor makes what effect on colour quality?

no hohohohohou kids.
what I ment is that v3000z has nvidia 6150 go graphics and comes with amd.
v3000t has intel 950 gma but has intel core 2 duo.

hopefully you will agree that 6150 go is a better onboard card than 950 .

[-0MEGA-] · 02-03-2007, 08:13 PM

Dell is not overpriced, if you use the coupons they have great deal! I got my laptop when they had a $750 off coupon.

http://www.edealinfo.com/dell/#C2

Notatechie · 02-03-2007, 11:04 PM

Thanks for the suggestions, I've really been considering getting an hp. Whats the difference in windows premium and basic? How much ram would you say is enough?

MrJohnDough · 02-03-2007, 11:11 PM

definetely get premium. home basic lacks features.
the more ram the better.
I don't know how vista will run on 1gb ram and integrated video card.

02-03-2007, 06:02 AM	#1 (permalink)
Notatechie Bronze Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: the u.s. Posts: 72	Buying a reasonably priced laptop I've been thinking about purchasing a laptop but and as my name suggests, I am not the most educated person when it pertains to computers. What should I expect out of a new laptop at a price of around $1000. What things should I be willing to sacrifice? I will probably mostly use it for the internet, music, and photos. Any help is appreciated.

02-03-2007, 08:19 AM	#3 (permalink)
MrJohnDough Bronze Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 85	and get windows vista home premium not basic. I owned a 15.4'' laptop. so I will tell you now that you will switch to 14.1 if you plan to carry your laptop around alot. other choice is asus laptops. but they are very powerful as a rule and much more than you need. and a little more expensive but not overpriced. actually you also could get dell inspiron 1405. I think there is like 50 - 100 price difference between it and v3000t. but if you get inspiron 1405 --> then you get intel 950 graphics. and I have no idea what 1405 are like what the pros and cons are. I heard their displays have owful horizontal viewing angle. but it might be latitude d620. don't remember which one. I would personally choose amd based laptop because color quality is great. Last edited by MrJohnDough; 02-03-2007 at 08:41 AM.

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02-03-2007, 08:16 AM	#2 (permalink)
MrJohnDough Bronze Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 85	dell is over priced hp.com used to have v3000z for 430$ and you got a printer. so buy v3000z with amd turion x2 1gig of ram pc2 5300 667mhz( they use samsun ram, and it's at 667mhz so I suggest to get this ram rather than upgrade it later) so here is how you customize it: processor: amd turion tl-52(has twice the cache of tl-50) 1 gig of ram brightview monitor FREE dvd burner b/g lan (wireless) you can choose blue tooth if you plan to use wireless mouse. or other wireless devices. don't know much about blue tooth. I don't know if its worth it. 60gig hd is good. I don't know what's the brand of 60gig harddrive they use I got 40 gigs of fujitsu which is junk. but I heard they put 60gig western digital which are the best hds for laptops among seagate and ibm/hitachi travelstar. 6cell battery will last 2 and a half hours. 12 cell will stick outside. so I would get 6cell battery. don't forget FREE printer/scanner/copier all in one. so total will be around 900 including shipping and handling and you will get 80$ rebate on printer. I don't know if you need printer/scanner. I needed one so it was good deal for me. the reason for choosing amd based v3000 as oposed to v3000t which is intel based, is that v3000z has 6150 nvidia go card. it's much better than intel onboard 950 gma video card. color quality is noticable in 6150. and it's fast. I am not affiliated with hp. but I bought this v3000z and I have to tell it's the best laptop for the price. very well built. don't get v2000 series they are old models. and hp just throughs lot's of junk presumably for free but actually you pay more for "webcam" "tv turner"(chich does not work well with underpowered video cards). there is a guy "miner" on amd.com forums. he wrote a review and he owns one. don't get 15.4'' screen laps. you will get tired of caring them and they are just too big to be truly mobile laptops. 14.1 wide screen is the best compromise between mobility and everyday use pc. shit I wrote a lot. just realized it. I hope that helped.

02-03-2007, 11:04 PM	#9 (permalink)
Notatechie Bronze Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: the u.s. Posts: 72	Thanks for the suggestions, I've really been considering getting an hp. Whats the difference in windows premium and basic? How much ram would you say is enough?

02-03-2007, 11:11 PM	#10 (permalink)
MrJohnDough Bronze Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 85	definetely get premium. home basic lacks features. the more ram the better. I don't know how vista will run on 1gb ram and integrated video card.

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