Any advice for a new Laptop?
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I intend to purchase a new laptop for study purposes. Thinking of going to PC show this June to look for one.
My budget is around $1500... Any brand recommendations or stg to look out for or stg to avoid?
Your help is much appreciated.
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i just bought a lenovo one few weeks back, Y430. not so good to me. although the spec suggest otherwise
my cousin told me dell and acer laptops normally doesnt have long life span
LG and toshiba have nice outlook
can try asus, but try getting users' feedback first.
sony ones are like Gucci, pay huge money for the brand name, but the outlook really very nice =)
if you gonna get a sony laptop, with the same spec, you could actually get it cheaper if you choose other brands.
that's all i know, hope i helped
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Originally posted by lianamaster:
Any brand recommendations or stg to look out for or stg to avoid?
Brand to recommand i dun have.
BUT my sony laptop(and my friends's) battery dead very fast.Dunno why..
my old HP laptop also batt die very fast..While dad's lenovo batt very super tahan..
MyPillowTalks is using erm...acer..batt also very tahan..*Of cos maybe does not apply to all sony &HP laptop regarding batt issue, but again, ever go to sony service cte, many ppl kpkb bout the battery...
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my lenovo battery not so good leh, cannot tahan for long one
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HP! - tough book
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Usually if i'm buying i don mind brands i mind the specs inside...The main point is what you want to use for and whether it is able to stand the requirements
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Study purposes, any laptop will do, actually. Unless, of course, you intend to do 3D modelling/programming, in which case a middle-high end laptop is required.
I would recommend the Acer Aspire series over Lenovo, unless its the Lenovo Thinkpad series. Both me and my sis use Acer Laptops, ~14'. Both of us never had a problem with our laptops, and she had hers for quite a few years. HP is also quite ok, but they overheat easily, even those using lower-end CPU and integrated graphics. Gateway laptops are quite stylish, actually, like ASUS, and both are quite powerful. Both have excellent warranties, but ASUS comes out above.
Need a netbook? I would recommend at least a 10' screen. My favourite is the ASUS N10Jc, 1.6GHz Atom , 2GB RAM, 320GB HDD and 9300M GS 256MB graphics in a 10.2' netbook. Vista Home Premium, I think, as well, or was it Basic?
Another Netbook/Notebook is the HP Pavillion DV2. 12.1' screen, 1.6GHz Athlon Neo, 4GB? of RAM (Need comfirmation), 256/512MB ATi Radeon HD3410, Vista Home Premium, but again, like all HP laptops, this gets HOT.
Laptops, I would recommend at least 2GHz, which most pass. Centrino 2 for Intel, or Turion X2 for AMD. 320GB HDD is recommended, though 250 GB should suffice in most cases. At LEAST 2GB RAM,but 4GB recommended and Vista 64-bit, since Vista is a memory hog. GPU, not that important, since it is a study notebook, but again is based on what you do.
Sorry if very long winded, 1 AM very sleepy, and I'm used to typing like this anyway.
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Many thanks for your feedback...
Yea....I dun need a high specs laptop since I just need it for typing reports, presentations, and serving web for information.
Btw, what's the main difference between dual core and core 2 duo? Keep seeing this in those advertisement papers.
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Originally posted by lianamaster:
Many thanks for your feedback...
Yea....I dun need a high specs laptop since I just need it for typing reports, presentations, and serving web for information.
Btw, what's the main difference between dual core and core 2 duo? Keep seeing this in those advertisement papers.
Usually when they say 'Intel Dual Core', they refer to the Intel Pentium Dual Core processors. These are lower spec Core 2 Duos, with slower FSB, L2 Cache and clock speeds. For typing reports, powerpoint and spreadsheets, the Pentiums are perfect.
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Originally posted by limpper:
i just bought a lenovo one few weeks back, Y430. not so good to me. although the spec suggest otherwise
my cousin told me dell and acer laptops normally doesnt have long life span
LG and toshiba have nice outlook
can try asus, but try getting users' feedback first.
sony ones are like Gucci, pay huge money for the brand name, but the outlook really very nice =)
if you gonna get a sony laptop, with the same spec, you could actually get it cheaper if you choose other brands.
that's all i know, hope i helped
Hey I know that lenovo one, the specs shout not bad, but when they offered 4gb ram, it got kinda fishy.
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get a quad LMAO!
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Originally posted by ditzy:
Hey I know that lenovo one, the specs shout not bad, but when they offered 4gb ram, it got kinda fishy.
they offered me a 2gb gam, i then bought another 2gb to make it a total of 4gb.
enlighten me on what's wrong? im kinda noob with computers.
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4GB is basically useless on a 32bit as it only goes to around 3.5GB. Unless your running on a 64Bit.
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Originally posted by PWNED32:
4GB is basically useless on a 32bit as it only goes to around 3.5GB. Unless your running on a 64Bit.
but uh, the guy i bought e laptop from said that's no 64bits yet, haven come out or something. true or not?
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I know 64 bit come out very long but i think he meant to say that his shop not selling?
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try to get 16 inches -18 inches screen laptop, they will be better for typing and reading ..trust me..
i had problm reading on those 12 inch or 9 inch laptops.. they suck.
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Originally posted by Nasi lemak in sg is best:
try to get 16 inches -18 inches screen laptop, they will be better for typing and reading ..trust me..
i had problm reading on those 12 inch or 9 inch laptops.. they suck.
Err, 14-inch is the best for studies. Do you have any idea how difficult it is to carry a 17-incher all the way to school?
Those are entertainment laptops, and battery life is gonna suck. My 14-inch laptop is not that heavy, small, portable (It fits in almost all laptop bags), and you get the best of both worlds - Easy to carry, easy to use, easy to understand. If you going Uni, go for their laptop fair or their IT store. Their laptops all 14-inch or smaller.
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Originally posted by Raraken:
Err, 14-inch is the best for studies. Do you have any idea how difficult it is to carry a 17-incher all the way to school?
Those are entertainment laptops, and battery life is gonna suck. My 14-inch laptop is not that heavy, small, portable (It fits in almost all laptop bags), and you get the best of both worlds - Easy to carry, easy to use, easy to understand. If you going Uni, go for their laptop fair or their IT store. Their laptops all 14-inch or smaller.
i carry a 17 incher before, and its not too bad depends on the the parts how heavy or bulky they are, but interestingly i had a 14 incher which was more heavier than the 17 inch! ( the generation of laptops before 2007). it is because of the 14 incher's battery which was heavy like hell and its charger and everything about it was heavy. My newer 17 inch was lighter than it and it also depends on how u carry it, if u use a sling laptop bag, whether 14 or 17 incher will still give u pain in shoulder after some time.
17 incher is entertainment laptop but will not mean batt life will suck, most 17 incher come with 8 cell above ad some dont have those dedicated GFX card (but intel ones) will have better battery life and less heat. dedicated GFX card is also of no use for very demanding games.
Good thing is that 17 incher is better for eyes because they are bigger and higher resolution. 17 incher will also have 2 hard disk slots in them which can give u extra storage for your movies, games and videos
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and also 17 incher will make u feel pride when u use in public as people will look at it and go "wow, such a nice big screen" ect since 17 incher is not a common sight
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my lenovo one is 14 inch, if at your budget is ard 1500, maybe can consider lenovo or asus.
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i sosld off my 14 inch after getting tired of readin small text b*llsh^t
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get 17 inch and there are 16 inch now too. 17 inch can be bought foraround $1800-$2000 , sometimes cheaper online i seen 17 incher around $700-1000 before .
17 incher has variably priced. if it comes wit dedicated GFX nd HDMI, blue ray, its price will be quite high, but if it comes with intel GFX, or not as gaming laptop, u can get it at a cheaper price because 17 incher market i always watching , it is a strange pricing
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Originally posted by Nasi lemak in sg is best:
i carry a 17 incher before, and its not too bad depends on the the parts how heavy or bulky they are, but interestingly i had a 14 incher which was more heavier than the 17 inch! ( the generation of laptops before 2007). it is because of the 14 incher's battery which was heavy like hell and its charger and everything about it was heavy. My newer 17 inch was lighter than it and it also depends on how u carry it, if u use a sling laptop bag, whether 14 or 17 incher will still give u pain in shoulder after some time.
17 incher is entertainment laptop but will not mean batt life will suck, most 17 incher come with 8 cell above ad some dont have those dedicated GFX card (but intel ones) will have better battery life and less heat. dedicated GFX card is also of no use for very demanding games.
Good thing is that 17 incher is better for eyes because they are bigger and higher resolution. 17 incher will also have 2 hard disk slots in them which can give u extra storage for your movies, games and videos
Which 17-incher you using? Seriously, you don't know my experience with using huge-ass laptops. I have used many of them (Projects, gaming, etc.), most of them 18-inchers. Battery life was terrible, even with a 12 cell bettery. That was with the entry-level GPU, standard dual-core, HD screen. My hands were sort of struggling to carry it, which was weird, since I can carry a desktop very easily. Also your second point: Best not to show off. I saw one person use a 16-inch Compaq, he was getting stares - from the wrong crowd. You might be getting the wrong eyes, remember that. The flashier it is, the more unwanted attraction you are gonna get.
We recommend 14-inch, because they are a hybrid. Not so small, yet small.Plus, they are damn cheap.Remember, students, no matter in Sec School, JC, Poly or Uni, they don't have a huge budget. They don't have much strength to lug the laptop day in, day out. Must consider everything also.
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I think I will go for 14.1" to 16" range... I also dun want a heavy laptop...
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Originally posted by Raraken:
Study purposes, any laptop will do, actually. Unless, of course, you intend to do 3D modelling/programming, in which case a middle-high end laptop is required.
I would recommend the Acer Aspire series over Lenovo, unless its the Lenovo Thinkpad series. Both me and my sis use Acer Laptops, ~14'. Both of us never had a problem with our laptops, and she had hers for quite a few years. HP is also quite ok, but they overheat easily, even those using lower-end CPU and integrated graphics. Gateway laptops are quite stylish, actually, like ASUS, and both are quite powerful. Both have excellent warranties, but ASUS comes out above.
Need a netbook? I would recommend at least a 10' screen. My favourite is the ASUS N10Jc, 1.6GHz Atom , 2GB RAM, 320GB HDD and 9300M GS 256MB graphics in a 10.2' netbook. Vista Home Premium, I think, as well, or was it Basic?
Another Netbook/Notebook is the HP Pavillion DV2. 12.1' screen, 1.6GHz Athlon Neo, 4GB? of RAM (Need comfirmation), 256/512MB ATi Radeon HD3410, Vista Home Premium, but again, like all HP laptops, this gets HOT.
Laptops, I would recommend at least 2GHz, which most pass. Centrino 2 for Intel, or Turion X2 for AMD. 320GB HDD is recommended, though 250 GB should suffice in most cases. At LEAST 2GB RAM,but 4GB recommended and Vista 64-bit, since Vista is a memory hog. GPU, not that important, since it is a study notebook, but again is based on what you do.
Sorry if very long winded, 1 AM very sleepy, and I'm used to typing like this anyway.
true.. the smaller HP laptops tend to get very hot.. i once had mine burn out on me -.-