Topgunbar0
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I'm looking for a new laptop under $1300 or so on eBay. I'm looking at a few, one, the Dell XPS M140 (2.0 ghz, 1 GB RAM, 60 GB Hard Drive), Dell Inspiron 6000 (9300 is too much), 2.0 ghz, 1 GB RAM, 100 GB Hard Drive, ATI Mobility Radeon X300 64MB HyperMemory Video Card, an IBM Thinkpad possibly? I want good resolution, although what is very important to me is VGA output or whatever video output I need for a new LCD Sharp Aquos 32" TV. Is a Radeon X300 a decent graphics card or will I need an upgrade? I obviously want a Pentium M, Centrino. Would a Sony VAIO be any good? I don't want a Toshiba, I have only had one laptop a Toshiba Satellite 2.4 ghz Intel Pentium 4, two years ago, model 2435-S255 and while it was decent, the structure was piss poor. The metal piece in the charging port broke off twice, and to get the thing to charge again, I would have to buy a new MOTHERBOARD for that little thing, SINCE I KNOW NOTHING ABOUT SOLDERING. The first time I had to beg them to pay to replace the motherboard, and now I just sold it on eBay telling that it's broken and if you can solder on a new piece, it can be fixed. (I know a guy who did it.)
The main things I want is something durable (tough, won't break easily), fast, and good battery power. Graphics Card is important and so is resolution (probably 1028x16__) But the resolution on the computer won't have any effect on the view on the TV, will it, I mean, since the LCD has it's own resolution? Now with the Intel Pentium M, isn't a 2.0 ghz just as fast as like a 2.8 ghz Pentium 4 since it works on low power or something? I don't quite understand that, and also, I don't know much about graphics cards or anything.
Any advice would be greatly appreciated. I'm leaning towards an Inspiron 6000, even though I would really like an Acer Travelmate 8100 (Out of my range). THANKS AGAIN!!
The main things I want is something durable (tough, won't break easily), fast, and good battery power. Graphics Card is important and so is resolution (probably 1028x16__) But the resolution on the computer won't have any effect on the view on the TV, will it, I mean, since the LCD has it's own resolution? Now with the Intel Pentium M, isn't a 2.0 ghz just as fast as like a 2.8 ghz Pentium 4 since it works on low power or something? I don't quite understand that, and also, I don't know much about graphics cards or anything.
Any advice would be greatly appreciated. I'm leaning towards an Inspiron 6000, even though I would really like an Acer Travelmate 8100 (Out of my range). THANKS AGAIN!!
