Notebook Question
#1
Posted 12 July 2004 - 02:50 PM
Any input would be awesome.
P.S. My price range is about $1500 USD (that is about $200000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000 CAN).
#2
Posted 12 July 2004 - 03:13 PM
BTW, My understanding is that Centrino is a bunch of marketing BS
#3
Posted 12 July 2004 - 04:17 PM
Verdict: AMD Athlon XP Mobile
Shared video memmory means that the video card memmory is shared with the main system-memmory. This wont happen if there is AN ACTUAL VIDEO CARD IN THERE.
Verdict: Get one with a real video card (such as the 9600 Pro Mobile)
As for the XGA thing, go with whatever has a higher resolution, remember bigger is better (at least in this situation )
Some of the Dell are pretty good. I dont reccoment E-Machines because my experience with them show that they can be kinda flakey in stability, plus they add too much extras you dont need. Dell is pretty good, but dont go for extended warrenties and stuff like that, if it doesnt break in the first 90 days, it wont brake unless you do somthing to it. (Such as dropping or hitting it.)
Also, memmory, go for at least 512 MB. Will make everything better especially if its running Windows XP Home. Dont bother with PRO, its only for people with large networking or multiple processors.
If you can, go to a local Best Buy/COMP USA/ whatever you have and get one of the models you plan to buy, dont use it to test for performance/graphics because you might change so,e of those settings when you go online to buy it. Test to see if the keyboard is big enough, how thick it is, how much it weights, you have to remember these things. Bad Keyboard= Bad Typing. Heavy Weight = Not Portable
Well, thats all i have to say. If you read this whole thing, thank you.
#4
Posted 12 July 2004 - 05:45 PM
I'm still confused about the WXGA vs XGA screens. If I am not going to use this as a dvd player, then do I want the WXGA?
Thanks
#5
Posted 14 July 2004 - 01:54 PM
#6
Posted 14 July 2004 - 03:56 PM
#7
Posted 14 July 2004 - 09:23 PM
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#8
Posted 14 July 2004 - 10:12 PM
#9
Posted 19 July 2004 - 02:58 PM
In a Captain Kirk voice I say: must decide now. Can't wait any longer. What should I do Spock? I just don't know. Help me Bones.
Thanks
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#10
Posted 19 July 2004 - 03:31 PM
#11
Posted 19 July 2004 - 04:47 PM
Dont go with the second one for gaming, it has shared graphics which is just like INTERGRATED graphics on cheap-o Intel Motherboards. Your quality will suck big timehttp://www.directdia...m...X.A3005.110
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