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DaddyC

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Battalion-101 CL-Turbo [AMD] Series 15.4" Wide Screen WXGA 1280x800 LCD TFT Notebook
Mobile AMD® Turion™64 MT-40 CPU [2.2GHz, 1MB Cache] w/Hyper Transport Technology
1024MB [512MB X2] DDR-400 PC-3200 [Notebook Memory]
80 GB 5400rpm ATA-100 Super Slim Notebook Hard Drive
8X Dual Format DVD±R/±RW + CD-R/RW Drive [CL-Turbo]
WINDOWS XP PRO W/SP2
RADEON X-700 128MB
$1592

would it be possible to upgrade the memory later say 2gb (1gb X2)
and is it a good buy for the money.
I will probably never use it for gaming just for djing going to buy searto.
a 8lbs laptop will def beat packing crates of records up flights of steps.
and i might use it to record mixes. Battery life is not an issue as the laptop will be plugged in to my rackrider power conditioner.

Any help is greatly appreciated i am not computer savvy, i can get around on one but i am far from a pro.
 
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DaddyC said:
Battalion-101 CL-Turbo [AMD] Series 15.4" Wide Screen WXGA 1280x800 LCD TFT Notebook
Mobile AMD® Turion™64 MT-40 CPU [2.2GHz, 1MB Cache] w/Hyper Transport Technology
1024MB [512MB X2] DDR-400 PC-3200 [Notebook Memory]
80 GB 5400rpm ATA-100 Super Slim Notebook Hard Drive
8X Dual Format DVD±R/±RW + CD-R/RW Drive [CL-Turbo]
WINDOWS XP PRO W/SP2
RADEON X-700 128MB
$1592

would it be possible to upgrade the memory later say 2gb (1gb X2)
and is it a good buy for the money.
I will probably never use it for gaming just for djing going to buy searto.
a 8lbs laptop will def beat packing crates of records up flights of steps.
and i might use it to record mixes. Battery life is not an issue as the laptop will be plugged in to my rackrider power conditioner.

Any help is greatly appreciated i am not computer savvy, i can get around on one but i am far from a pro.
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if you are never going to use it for gaming then you have no need for that video card nor that high price.
 
check this one out.

inspiron 6000
Intel® Pentium® M Processor 725 (1.60 GHz/2MB Cache/400MHz FSB)
15.4 inch WXGA LCD Panel
1GB DDR2 SDRAM 2 Dimms
ATI MOBILITY™ RADEON® X300 64MB HyperMemory™
80GB Hard Drive
8x CD/DVD burner (DVD+/-RW) with double-layer DVD+R write capability
Intel® PRO/Wireless 2200 Internal Wireless (802.11 b/g, 54Mbps)
6-cell Lithium Ion Battery (53 WHr)
2Yr Ltd Warranty, 2Yr At-Home Service, and 2Yr Technical Support
Free Dell Color Printer 720

TOTAL:$1,063.40

for the price you have there you can easily get a much better laptop.
 
How much better and keep in mind i really don't want a branded laptop dell, gateway etc. i have never had a good experience with them.
 
DaddyC said:
How much better and keep in mind i really don't want a branded laptop dell, gateway etc. i have never had a good experience with them.
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hmmm i suggest dells because they have great customer support and i have ordered more dell laptops than i can count. the one i listed actually has gaming capability with the radeon x300 and is still a few hundred dollars cheaper. you probably do not want to buy a laptop from a smaller retailer considering if there are any problems, you would have to pay for shipping and that can cost up to 50$. i sent my dell in once so far because of a broken cdrom drive(i accidentally dropped it a little) and it was replaced free of charge and free one day shipping. also when i received my laptop it had a single burnt out pixel and i talked the representative into sending me a new laptop before i sent mine back. so you make the call.
 
Really, i don't like dell at all, i got my dell because of how incredible cheap it was, and becuase i could reformat and clear all the dell crap off of it.
but i would have rather got on off of ibuypower or cyberpower with the 256mb 6600 that is upgradable
 
X24 said:
Really, i don't like dell at all, i got my dell because of how incredible cheap it was, and becuase i could reformat and clear all the dell crap off of it.
but i would have rather got on off of ibuypower or cyberpower with the 256mb 6600 that is upgradable
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and the 6800 aren't upgradeable?
 
geoff5093 said:
the x300 isnt that good for gaming, hes much better off with the x700 if he wants to game.
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it doesnt take much to run cs 1.6 and americas army. the trade off with better video cards is size due to heat issues. if he truly wants a gaming laptop then hes better off with a geforce 6800 or the x800.
 
You probably aren't familiar with what i'll be running
It is a program called serato scratch live. it is a vinyl manipulation system. basically i can control all my audio files with 2 turntables. the reason i am looking at some higher performance laptops is because i can't afford to have any snags while i am djing. audio cut outs and crashes are UNACCEPTABLE when you are rocking a party with 1500 to 2000 people the last thing i need is for my comp to overload and freak out. so i really want all the headroom i can have for a reasonable price. (Mac is simply out of my range) I want a graphics card that can completely handle all of the systems graphics needs without using the cpu's resources
 
DaddyC said:
You probably aren't familiar with what i'll be running
It is a program called serato scratch live. it is a vinyl manipulation system. basically i can control all my audio files with 2 turntables. the reason i am looking at some higher performance laptops is because i can't afford to have any snags while i am djing. audio cut outs and crashes are UNACCEPTABLE when you are rocking a party with 1500 to 2000 people the last thing i need is for my comp to overload and freak out. so i really want all the headroom i can have for a reasonable price. (Mac is simply out of my range) I want a graphics card that can completely handle all of the systems graphics needs without using the cpu's resources
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dang you seem to be rockin' hard and need a hard rockin' laptop.

Inspiron 6000D Intel® Pentium® M Processor 770 (2.13 GHz/2MB Cache/533MHz FSB)
Operating System Microsoft® Windows® XP Home
Display 15.4 inch WXGA LCD Panel
Memory 1GB DDR2 SDRAM 2 Dimms
Video Card 128MB DDR ATI's MOBILITY™ RADEON X300 PCI Express x16 Graphics
Hard Drive 100GB Hard Drive
Network Card Integrated 10/100 Network Card and Modem
Adobe Software Adobe® Acrobat® Reader 6.0
Combo/DVD+RW Drives 8x CD/DVD burner (DVD+/-RW) with double-layer DVD+R write capability
Wireless Networking Card Intel® PRO/Wireless 2200 Internal Wireless (802.11 b/g, 54Mbps)
Office Productivity Software No productivity suite - Corel WordPerfect word processor only
Security Software No Security Subscription
Digital Music Musicmatch® Jukebox Basic
Battery 6-cell Lithium Ion Battery (53 WHr)
Limited Warranty, Services and Support Options 2Yr Ltd Warranty, 2Yr At-Home Service, and 2Yr Technical Support
Dial-Up Internet Access 6 Months America Online Internet Access Included
Digital Imaging Photo Album™ SE Basic
Miscellaneous Award Winning Service & Support
Financial Software No QuickBooks package selected- Includes limited use trial
Free Dell Color Printer 720

TOTAL:$1,385.00

that processor is unbelievably fast. that should suit you quite well.

and to answer your other question, yes you can upgrade the ram at a later time and should be a lot cheaper at newegg.

and with any laptop you purchase from retail, my best suggestion is a reformat to clear all unwanted program. you could also delete any partitions with junk in it and redistribute the space.
 
OK, i still don't like dell, and an ibp or cyberpowersystem laptop would be easier since u won't have to clear the hdd and reinstall the drivers and OS and stuff, but if u wanna go with dell, they are fine and stuff. one thing though, how do u controll the 2 turn tables? with mouse? cause that would be kinda hard.
 
X24 said:
OK, i still don't like dell, and an ibp or cyberpowersystem laptop would be easier since u won't have to clear the hdd and reinstall the drivers and OS and stuff, but if u wanna go with dell, they are fine and stuff. one thing though, how do u controll the 2 turn tables? with mouse? cause that would be kinda hard.
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everyone is entitled to their opinions. also i suggested formatting which is not a bad 40 minute job to save a couple hundred dollars.
 
Archangel said:
er... halo runns pretty fine on a x300se..
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thats because halo only requires a 32 mb 3D hardware-transform-and-lighting capable video card. the x300 better be able to play it.

but lets keep in mind hes not gaming at all.
 
X24 said:
one thing though, how do u controll the 2 turn tables? with mouse? cause that would be kinda hard.
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me nad my brother do remixes with virtual DJ, and we use the mouse to mix and scratch, it isnt that hard
 
kinda just skimmed through your thread, but my laptop was $850 when i got it, i think its about $900 now.... but the specs are in my sig...
 
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