need some help on laptop purchasing..

• twists

  5 Mar 08, 15:35

  http://myrp2.myrp.edu.sg/sites/ithelpdesk/notebook.aspx#notebook

  you all will recommend which one?

  	HP 520 Notebook PC only at $999 (w/o GST) usual price $1,299 Intel Core Duo processor T2400 (1.83GHz, 2MB L2 Cache 667MHz FSB) Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 950 up to 224MB shared video memory, 120GB Hard Drive 5400rpm, 1GB DDR SDRAM, 802.11abg Wireless LAN, DVD RW, 2 x USB 2.0, 14.1” WXGA High Definition Widescreen Display, Weight 2.3kg.
  	Compaq Presario V3700 only at $1,299 (w/o GST) usual price $1,899 Intel Core 2 Duo processor T5550 (1.83GHz, 2MB L2 Cache, 667MHz FSB) Intel Graphics Media Accelerator X3100 up to 384MB shared video memory, 160GB Hard Drive 5400 rpm, 2GB DDR SDRAM, 802.11abg Wireless LAN, DVD RW, 14.1” WXGA High Definition Widescreen Display, Bluetooth 2.0, Integrated Webcam, Weight 2.5kg.
  	Compaq Presario B1200 only at $1399 (w/o GST) usual price $2,249 Intel Core 2 Duo processor T7500 (2GHz, 2MB L2 Cache, 800MHz FSB) Intel Graphics Media Accelerator X3100 up to 384MB shared video memory, 160GB Hard Drive 5400 rpm, 2GB DDR SDRAM, 802.11abg Wireless LAN, DVD RW, 12.1” WXGA High Definition Widescreen Display, Bluetooth 2.0, Integrated Webcam, Light Weight 1.92kg.
  	HP Pavilion DV6700 only at $1649 (w/o GST) usual price $2,899 Intel Core 2 Duo processor T7500 (2.20GHz, 4MB L2 Cache, 800MHz FSB) NVDIA GeForce 8400M GS discrete 256MB video memory, 250GB Hard Drive 5400 rpm, 2GB DDR SDRAM, Integrated 10/100 Base-T Ethernet LAN with Bluetooth 2.0, DVD RW, 14.4” WXGA High Definition Widescreen Display, Fingerprint Sensor, Integrated Webcam, Weight 2.78kg.

• ndmmxiaomayi

  5 Mar 08, 15:39

  Which course are you in?

  And are you intending to use it for gaming?

• HyuugaNeji

  5 Mar 08, 15:43

  are they using DDR2 or DDR ram?

• twists

  5 Mar 08, 15:45

  Originally posted by ndmmxiaomayi:

  Which course are you in?

  And are you intending to use it for gaming?

  SOE lor... but still waiting for enrollment letter..

  gaming ah.. Solitaire considered as gaming? wahjong or maybe CounterStrike ?

• ceecookie

  5 Mar 08, 15:45

  RP eh?The specs are nearly identical to SP's.

   

  I suggest the HP Pavillion DV6700(which i myself is about to get too lol) since it has the latest Intel's Next Generation Wireless-N network LAN

  Also,HP said that the notebooks ceritfy Intel's Centrino technology.

  
  PS: The specs are slightly wrong btw,as HP's catalogue states Penryn processors for the dv6700 and the b1200,and Merom for the other 2.

   

• twists

  5 Mar 08, 15:48

  Originally posted by ceecookie:

  RP eh?The specs are nearly identical to SP's.

   

  I suggest the HP Pavillion DV6700(which i myself is about to get too lol) since it has the latest Wireless-N network.

  Also,HP said that the notebooks ceritfy Intel's Centrino technology.

  
  The specs are slightly wrong btw,as HP's catalogue states Penryn processors for the dv6700 and the b1200,and Merom for the other 2.

  abit overkill for me liao leh that one.

• monoslayer

  5 Mar 08, 15:52

  Compaq Presario B1200

  i prefer small n light lappies.

• dahliamorie

  5 Mar 08, 15:54

  eh im going rp also! i also dunno what to choose. i'd like to hear from the experts here. :)

• ceecookie

  5 Mar 08, 16:02

  Here are the correct specifications

   

  Compaw V3700

  Intel 4925AGN Wireless N

   

  Compaq B1200

  Intel Core 2 Duo T8100

  (2.10Ghz,3MB L2 cache,800Mhz FSB)

   

  HP Pavillion dv6700

  Intel Core 2 Duo T8300

  (2.30Ghz,3MB L2 cache,800Mhz FSB)

  Intel 4925AGN Wireless N

  15.4" LCD

   

  Same goes for SP,i dont know why both their details are wrong.

• ndmmxiaomayi

  5 Mar 08, 16:28

  Originally posted by twists:

  SOE lor... but still waiting for enrollment letter..

  gaming ah.. Solitaire considered as gaming? wahjong or maybe CounterStrike ?

  OK. Those games ar... every laptop also can play.

  SOE... hmm not sure what they are doing, but might need lots of hard disk space and reading drawings.

  I suggest getting Compaq Presario V3700.

• ndmmxiaomayi

  5 Mar 08, 16:29

  Originally posted by dahliamorie:

  eh im going rp also! i also dunno what to choose. i'd like to hear from the experts here. :)

  State the course you are doing and what you need it for, like gaming, video editing, etc.

• caleb_chiang

  5 Mar 08, 16:35

  why all so cheap one?
• dahliamorie

  5 Mar 08, 16:37

  Originally posted by ndmmxiaomayi:

  State the course you are doing and what you need it for, like gaming, video editing, etc.

  business applications. not much gaming ley. only play the sims 2 and all the expansion pack. and some editing work on photoshop cs2.

• ndmmxiaomayi

  5 Mar 08, 16:41

  Originally posted by caleb_chiang:

  why all so cheap one?

  Laptop prices have dropped a lot...

• ndmmxiaomayi

  5 Mar 08, 16:45

  Originally posted by dahliamorie:

  business applications. not much gaming ley. only play the sims 2 and all the expansion pack. and some editing work on photoshop cs2.

  DBA student...

  HP 520 Notebook PC would be fine... might want to ask for a RAM upgrade from HP though... ask Photoshop is RAM hungry.

• twists

  5 Mar 08, 16:46

  Originally posted by ndmmxiaomayi:

  OK. Those games ar... every laptop also can play.

  SOE... hmm not sure what they are doing, but might need lots of hard disk space and reading drawings.

  I suggest getting Compaq Presario V3700.

  Dip in Supply Chain Management. need to read drawings??

  gimp sucks alot of rams anot? cos i use it to resize and the brightness only lehs

• ndmmxiaomayi

  5 Mar 08, 16:52

  Originally posted by twists:

  Dip in Supply Chain Management. need to read drawings??

  gimp sucks alot of rams anot? cos i use it to resize and the brightness only lehs

  GIMP doesn't use a lot of RAM.

  Supply Chain Management... hmm... not sure...

• ceecookie

  5 Mar 08, 16:59

  Originally posted by caleb_chiang:

  why all so cheap one?

  Its subsidied by the Government,which is why reselling of the laptop during the duration of the course is strictly prohibited.

   

  BTW,RP laptops get a little boost - all laptops's OS will be changed to Vista Enterprise so u dont have to contend with Basic for cheaper models.

  All laptops sold at the Laptop Roadshow are preinstalled with Windows Vista Enterprise operating system

• twists

  5 Mar 08, 17:11

  actually i quite gian in B1200. but scare that the small screen i cannot adapt to it. cos now using 22" LCD..

   

  btw the insurance good anots?

• ndmmxiaomayi

  5 Mar 08, 17:20

  Vista Enterprise is almost the same as Vista Home Basic, but with Business and Ultimate features for managing users.

  I never did buy the insurance, neither have I heard anything from people who buy them.

• twists

  5 Mar 08, 17:21

  Originally posted by ndmmxiaomayi:

  Vista Enterprise is almost the same as Vista Home Basic, but with Business and Ultimate features for managing users.

  I never did buy the insurance, neither have I heard anything from people who buy them.

  B1200 goods bohs?

• ndmmxiaomayi

  5 Mar 08, 17:33

  Specs wise, good enough. But I don't like small screens. Not unless you want to spoil your eyes.

• twists

  5 Mar 08, 17:51

  Originally posted by ndmmxiaomayi:

  Specs wise, good enough. But I don't like small screens. Not unless you want to spoil your eyes.

  cos quite light i see it leh..

  btw fujitsu  how come no more laios?

• ceecookie

  5 Mar 08, 17:54

  Originally posted by twists:

  cos quite light i see it leh..

  btw fujitsu  how come no more laios?

  dunno why..SP also no more..only left NP liao.

   

  btw mayi,does Enterprise have Aero?

• ndmmxiaomayi

  5 Mar 08, 19:13

  Originally posted by twists:

  cos quite light i see it leh..

  btw fujitsu  how come no more laios?

  No more Fujitsu as far as I'm aware.

  btw mayi,does Enterprise have Aero?

  Nope, as I've said earlier, Vista Enterprise is almost the same as Vista Home Basic, but have features of Vista Business and Ultimate solely for managing users. Thus it doesn't have any fancy features. Things such as Bitlock, Group Policy Editor, ability to connect to a Windows domain is available in Vista Enterprise. But just no Aero and other fanciful stuffs.