Worth Buying?

[superdawit]

am deciding to buy a new laptop. its for school, gaming + video editing. this is what i found interesting. is it worth buying this?

# – Microsoft(R) Windows(R) XP Professional
# – AMD Athlon(TM) 64 3800+ (2.4GHz/512KB L2 Cache)
# – 15.4" WXGA BrightView Widescreen (1280x800)
# – 128MB ATI RADEON(R) XPRESS 200M w/Hypermemory(TM)
# – 1.0GB DDR SDRAM (2x512MB)
# – 40 GB 4200 RPM Hard Drive
# – DVD+/-RW/R & CD-RW Combo w/Double Layer Support
# – 54g(TM) Integ. Broadcom 802.11b/g WLAN & Bluetooth

1 Type I or II PC card slot
CardBus-enabled
4 USB 2.0 ports
S-video TV-out port
1-year limited H/W warranty
Price -$1448 (i know)

 

[alanuofm]

am deciding to buy a new laptop. its for school, gaming + video editing. this is what i found interesting. is it worth buying this?

# – Microsoft(R) Windows(R) XP Professional
# – AMD Athlon(TM) 64 3800+ (2.4GHz/512KB L2 Cache)
# – 15.4" WXGA BrightView Widescreen (1280x800)
# – 128MB ATI RADEON(R) XPRESS 200M w/Hypermemory(TM)
# – 1.0GB DDR SDRAM (2x512MB)
# – 40 GB 4200 RPM Hard Drive
# – DVD+/-RW/R & CD-RW Combo w/Double Layer Support
# – 54g(TM) Integ. Broadcom 802.11b/g WLAN & Bluetooth

1 Type I or II PC card slot
CardBus-enabled
4 USB 2.0 ports
S-video TV-out port
1-year limited H/W warranty
Price -$1448 (i know)

not worth it due to onboard video card and slow hard drive.

 

[kof2000]

the card is onboard but it has its own memory.

 

[alanuofm]

the card is onboard but it has its own memory.

it has dedicated "hypermemory" and is faster than a shared ram onboard video but don't expect much from it.

for the price of that laptop posted i've seen cheaper laptops with geforce 6800.

 

[X24]

Yes, that 200m is ati's integrated graphics thingy.
that 4200rpm drive will suck for gaming, and will be a pain alot of other times.
Also, desktop processors aren't the best for laptops. They work fine and all, but create a little to much heat for my taste, and take up battery life.

Dell frequently runs $750 off coupons, but u missed the biggest sale i've seen for a long while with their 40% off.

 

[superdawit]

damit i need to search for other again. thnks again u can help me out too if u know where the best deals are tnx

 

[X24]

Maybe try to find yourself an asus z71v.
According to where i think your budget is at, it should be very close. I have found it for as low as 1400 with 1gb ram 1.6ghz pm 128mb 6600 and dvd burner and such.

 

[superdawit]

that comp looks crapy but thank you very much ,,how about this?
# Microsoft(R) Windows(R) XP Professional for
# – Intel(R) Pentium(R) M Processor 750 (1.86 GHz)
# – 15.4" WXGA BrightView Widescreen (1280x800)
# – Intel(R) Graphics Media Accelerator 900 - Pentium
# – 512MB DDR SDRAM (1x512MB)
# – 100 GB 4200 RPM Hard Drive
# – DVD+/-RW/R & CD-RW Combo w/Double Layer Support
# – 54g(TM) Integ. Broadcom 802.11b/g WLAN & Bluetooth
# – 6 Cell Lithium Ion Battery
# – Microsoft(R) Works/Money
for--1,378.99USD==1,685.16CAD

 

[chainzawz]

change the hard drive and the processer and it will be a kick a** Laptop

 

[alanuofm]

expensive for the graphics card on that comp.

 

[X24]

Yes, your first one was better then that.
Maybe try my asus idea.

 

[Geoff]

those graphics are worse than the first one.

 

[Clearion]

I read at ATI:s webbsite that The 200M has about the same performance as the X300

 

[alanuofm]

where does it say that?

 

[Mario Brothers]

I personally suggest Toshiba Libretto U100/190DSB Notebook, it's a perfect gear for school ^__^"........

 

[superdawit]

Does any body know any place that is having a laptop sale right now?? i realy have to buy my laptop soon! tnks

 

[Speed_control]

I personally suggest Toshiba Libretto U100/190DSB Notebook, it's a perfect gear for school ^__^"........

Libretto is Great! I have been a Libretto owner for more than 10 years. I heard that Toshiba re-releases its libretto as part of 20th anniversary celebration of the first laptop computer. This small machines almost get everything, and it also come with Fingerprint Reader

 

[superdawit]

That thing is to small for me,, it looks my hand is biger than the comp....how am i gona type?

 

[X24]

dell always has sales. 750 off's and ect.

 

[superdawit]

what do u think about this video card ATI Radeon Xpress 200M IGP With 128MB on a Compaq R4125 AMD Athlon 64 3500+ 2.2GHz Laptop..??would it support new games???