Hi i am planning to buy a good laptop which should have the below
1) Intel core 2 duo or Intel core duo
2) Should support upto 4GB Ram(Max).
3) atleast 60 GB Harddisk.
4) atleast 128 MB Graphics card.
5) and some extra features..
and i can afford upto $1700.
2007-03-12 13:51:39 · 6 answers · asked by itsjustme 1 in Computers & Internet ➔ Hardware ➔ Laptops & Notebooks
Anything but a Dell. Or an overpriced Dell (what many call an Alienware computer.)
2007-03-14 14:49:45 · answer #1 · answered by This Is Me Being Grumpy 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You should have a Intel Core 2 Duo. If you are planning to run Windows XP, the maximum RAM you can have is 3 GB. For Vista, it's more. However, I don't recommend Vista right now because of the amount of security issues and bugs with it. I'd personally wait a few months for the problems to sort themselves out. I would do an 80-120GB hard drive (may be more, depends on what you do with it). The graphics card should be a 256 MB if you are going to use Vista properly. I recommend Dell, HP, or Gateway for this type of setup.
2007-03-12 21:10:28 · answer #2 · answered by Big Q 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
CNet Laptop Reviews
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Epinions Laptop Reviews:
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2007-03-12 20:58:13 · answer #3 · answered by Joe D 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You need a bigger hard drive, say 150 - 200 Gb.
Rather than look for a brand, why not look for a computer that has the software you really need. For ex, if you plan to use it primarily for surfing only, no problem. What about music, vids & pics ? Need lots of hard drive space plus music, video, and picture editing software. To go buy that stuff is expensive, so instead, make sure your laptop has that included.
Software is your biggest expense in buying a computer.
2007-03-12 21:01:11 · answer #4 · answered by snvffy 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
While you're waiting for answers go to the Dell outlet store, they have some great buys. Use this web page and pull down the tab at outlet: http://www.dell.com/content/products/category.aspx/notebooks?c=us&cs=19&l=en&s=dhs
2007-03-13 15:12:44 · answer #5 · answered by Mountain Man 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
You have two good choices here, pal. Both are high class computers...
Alienware, which is owned by Dell today, the leader in computer technology, is one of the most attractive, well put together computer today... Visit Link to view. http://alienware.com/product_detail_pages/Area-51_m5790/area-51m_overview.aspx?SysCode=PC-LT-AREA51M5790&SubCode=SKU-DEFAULT
The Dell Insprion with 17" is a HOT compuiter, too.
http://www.dell.com/content/products/productdetails.aspx/inspn_e1705?c=us&cs=19&l=en&s=dhs
You have a blessed day. Happy computing
2007-03-12 20:59:24 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋