Below is info for a laptop I was thinking of buying from pc world, I don't know all that much about it but I want to use it for wireless broadband although I'm not entirely sure how that works. It has an lcd screen is that as good as tft or better?
Intel Pentium M 740 Processor 1.74GHz
533 MHz FSB
2 MB Cache
512 MB RAM
50 GB Hard Drive
DVD ReWriter MultiDrive
13" LCD Diamond View Display
Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition
64 MB Shared Graphics
1 Year FREE Warranty
Processor Type Intel Pentium M 740
Processor speed 1730 mhz
Memory Size 512 mb
Memory Type DDR
Hard Drive Capacity 50 Gb
Optical Drives DVDRW+R9
Floppy Disk Drive No
Screen Size/Type 13" LCD With Diamond View
Graphics Card Type Intel 915GM
Graphics Memory 64mb shared mb
TV-out No
Sound Type AC97
Modem Type 56k
Wireless Enabled Yes
No. of USB Connections 3
No. of Firewire Connections 1
Infrared Port Included No
Other Interfaces WIFI 802.11b/g
Battery Type Li-ion
Software Titles Included Norton Int. Security
Operating system Win XP Home
Weight 1.970 kg
Height 33.5 mm
Width 309 mm
Depth 221 mm
2006-07-17 00:10:23 · 16 answers · asked by babyjayney 2 in Computers & Internet ➔ Hardware ➔ Laptops & Notebooks
Sorry it's £499.97
2006-07-17 00:15:00 · update #1
This is only an OK deal. IMO the machine is very underpowered. 512 MB RAM (64 of which will go to Video) is BARELY enough to run Windows well -never mind whatever else you wanted to do with the computer. When you say you want it for wireless broadband, what exactly will you be doing with that broadband? -Chatting? camming? downloading? How many of these things did you want to keep open at once? (I use MSN, Yahoo and AIM, many times simultaneously --it can be a real drag waiting for video to fill in. Heaven help you if you want to start ANY kind of digital photography. Why invest in a new machine with that little bit of RAM. I say GET the Most RAM that you can afford. PS also consider the rotational speed of the HDD; this one is prob 4200 rpms --go for 5400 rpm or better if it exists in a laptop, faster rpms mean faster reads and writes to the disk also faster boot ups too.
2006-07-17 00:27:59 · answer #1 · answered by Andrew C 1 · 5⤊ 1⤋
Wow. These are some real strange specs. I never heard of a laptop with a 50GB Hard Drive and I have never heard of Diamond View. 13'' Screens are amazingly rare from where I come from. 499 pounds (GDP??). I feel fortunate that I live in the U.S. where these come for 499 dollars on sale at Dell. Do incomes vary like that also ( Do workers who make 40,000 dollars here make 40,000 pounds there?). 1.8 dollars=1 pound
2006-07-17 08:37:43 · answer #2 · answered by Rishi S 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
In a word "NO!"
It's from PC World. Meaning it will probably be shipped with loads of software you don't want and can't remove (they install the software as the "Administrator" user but don't give you the password - Norton Internet Security being the main culprit), their aftersales is absymal and their staff about as useful as a chocolate teapot.
Get the same specs from somewhere else. Try these:
www.ebuyer.com
www.novatech.co.uk
www.stonecomputers.co.uk
2006-07-17 03:11:41 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
try dell i got a better laptop cheaper than pc world with better spec.
You don't mention a .
I have wireless on my laptop you buy a router plug into broadband connection then you load the software onto the laptop the laptop should already be saying its found a wireless connection follow instructions and set up password .all instructions come with the router
2006-07-17 00:13:28 · answer #4 · answered by Nutty Girl 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-10-14 21:25:56 · answer #5 · answered by cohan 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I would wait for windows vista to come out then buy one with that OS it will be cheaper in the long run.
2006-07-17 04:10:32 · answer #6 · answered by dan c 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Looks fine, should be under £600 with this spec
2006-07-17 00:12:54 · answer #7 · answered by Nimbus 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes its a good laptop for that price. Just don't expect it to play computer games very well.
2006-07-17 00:13:37 · answer #8 · answered by Game Guy 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
its not bad, for work or internet , for me personally I dont like little screen 13" , I like it larger 15", any way its good laptop, if you will do any photo editing add more memory so you can have 1gig
2006-07-17 00:15:42 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Go for longer warranty if you can. 3 years
2006-07-17 00:15:26 · answer #10 · answered by currenz 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋