Laptop advice please guys

[Soundwave]

Hey all,

Well I think the time has finally come to retire my 3yr old Toshiba Satellite Pro as it's generally dog **** & as slow as a very slow thing with a good reason to be slow on a slow day

I've been having a quick look & following advice on the PC Spec thread yesterday have decided to probably go for a Dell & came across this little beauty...

http://www1.euro.dell.com/content/products/featuresdetails.aspx/inspn_1501?c=uk&l=en&s=dhs&~lt=popup

& was just wondering what you thought??

Seems like a great spec for a fairly good price to me.

The Laptop is pretty much solely for t' Interweb & some Anime downloading.

Although with that gfx card will I be able to do a bit of gaming?? (Thinking mainly C&C 3, Neverwinter Nights, Company of Heroes)

Just wanted your opinions before I wnet ahead with the purchase...although if you know anywhere that has a better spec for similair money then feel free to recommend away

Thanks in advance

Neil

[CMcK]

That's using onboard graphics with memory nicked from the main system RAM. Probably not much good for gaming.

The processor won't be as fast as an equivalent Core 2 Duo.

Doesn't appear to have any wi-fi or bluetooth.

A bit ugly IMHO.

Size and weight aren't outrageous but is that important to you?

Can't knock 2GB of RAM though.

Low resolution for the screen size.

No firewire - only a problem if you have a camcorder though.

[Soundwave]

So thats a "look harder Neil" then

Can you recommend anywhere else to search for good Laptops??

I'd love an Alienware one but no way in hell I can afford their prices when I'm trying to build a Media Centre PC as well.

Neil

[JohnMcL7]

That's using onboard graphics with memory nicked from the main system RAM. Probably not much good for gaming.

The processor won't be as fast as an equivalent Core 2 Duo.

Doesn't appear to have any wi-fi or bluetooth.

A bit ugly IMHO.

Size and weight aren't outrageous but is that important to you?

Can't knock 2GB of RAM though.

Low resolution for the screen size.

No firewire - only a problem if you have a camcorder though.

Looks to come with a Dell 1390 wireless network card although nothing else special about it apart from the 2GB ram which seems a bit excessive in balance against the rest of the specs.

John

[markpsych]

Hey Neil,

I've got one of those dog **** Toshiba Satellite Pros myself

In fact it's the sole family of 6 computer!

When you do upgrade, pm me if you'd like me to take it off your hands for some beer money

[Soundwave]

Hey Neil,

I've got one of those dog **** Toshiba Satellite Pros myself

In fact it's the sole family of 6 computer!

When you do upgrade, pm me if you'd like me to take it off your hands for some beer money

Ooopsie

It's not that it's a particularly bad machine...mine just deosnt seem to have aged that well (Celeron 2.6ghz & 256mb ram)
It takes forever to boot up & mutli tasking is pretty much non existent.

I actually start the machine & go make a cup of tea by the time I'm done it's just about loaded & ready to get the 'net, then it takes ages again to connect to the net

It's done me fine but now I think it's time for a newer machine.

I'll let you know when I do get round to it though

Neil

[markpsych]

Cheers mate!

In our house, the speed is less of a problem than the fighting over who's using the computer next

All the best, Mark

[CMcK]

Soundwave, take a look here: http://www.ebuyer.com/UK/cat/Laptops...l---Core-2-Duo

And here: http://www.dabs.com/productlist.aspx...105&PageMode=1

Also here: http://www.scan.co.uk/Products/Produ...Thumbnails=yes

Some nice systems there.

Or if you fancy trying a Mac: http://store.apple.com/Apple/WebObje....7.5.5.1.0.1.1