need advice.m planning on buying notebooks but i dont know what to get.i m choosing between dell,mac and sony. what are the pros and cons..
2006-09-11 20:18:23 · 3 answers · asked by great_pretender 2 in Computers & Internet ➔ Other - Computers
MacBook Pro -- best system
Alienware -- Best Gaming laptop (expensive)
Dell D620 / 820 -- best value for Intel Core Duo chip
Sony -- best if you hold Sony stocks
If you are not sure how to choose, start with which Operating System you are familiar with, Mac or Windows. If either one is okay, go with Mac.
If deciding on different Windows systems, check your pockets and see how much money you have. If you have less than $1K, then it's easy, go with one of the entry level Dell notebooks.
If money is no object, go for Alienware (now a part of Dell).
If you are on a "normal" budget of about $1500, go for the best "specs" for the money. Start by deciding on the size of your screen. You should be able to get a good 17" notebook at this budget. Next, decide on the cpu. On Intel chipset, you want Core Duo chip. On AMD, go for Athlon64 X2. Most will have multiple speeds available. Unless you plan on doing lots of computing (e.g. video creation), you don't need the speed. Save the money for something else.
For memory, you should get at least 1 GB.
Disk is cheap, so get at least 250GB; more if you will be downloading lots of media files onto your computer. If you have more money and graphics is important to you (for games), then get a system with a Nvidia graphics card and 256MB graphics memory.
Lastly if you are getting a Windows system, be sure to get one that's "Vista ready" as Vista is the next release of Windows. You want to be able to upgrade to the new OS next year.
2006-09-11 20:44:42 · answer #1 · answered by justdennis 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You might want to get one with the new intel "Core 2 Duo" processor since that's a 64-bit processor and will support the standard 64-bit version of Windows Vista when it's released later this year (or early next year). Note that the intel "Core Duo" without the 2 is only a 32-bit processor.
2006-09-12 04:01:40 · answer #2 · answered by Mojo 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm using a dell latitude for the last 3 years without any problems other than replacing the battery but that is typical any laptop
2006-09-12 03:23:41 · answer #3 · answered by salute222000 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋