I recently had the mobo in my desktop go up, and I am now considering a laptop as a replacement. Ideally, I'd like to get rid of my desktop altogether.
I mostly use what you could call the normal stuff on a PC-- iTunes, Abiword, Nero etc. Not a lot of video games, and the ones I play are fairly old (and ran fine on my GeForce 4 MX 440).
My major concern is that I also do some video editing/ripping, mostly with Handbrake.
Even for my desktop (3.06 P4, 1GB RAM) this was a pretty heavy load. My CPU usage would float around the high 90's. The laptop I'm considering will have a better processor of course (either Core 2 Duo, or Turion 64 X2), and at least 1GB of RAM, but it overheating is my main concern. I have never owned a laptop so I'm wondering ih can stand up to this kind of abuse.
Do you guys think I should go for it, or should I just replace my old desktop mobo (and slightly upgrade the processor and RAM) and keep it moving?
Suggestions? Past experience?
2007-04-24 01:36:15 · 3 answers · asked by wwsdkx 1 in Computers & Internet ➔ Hardware ➔ Laptops & Notebooks
It will be fine, at the first sign of a heat problem the fan speed increases, if this does not keep it cool enough the processor will be slowed slightly to reduce the heat generation. This may cause a slightly noticeable performance reduction, but may not even show.
2007-04-24 01:45:48 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Everything you plan to do is conceivably achievable with a laptop. You'll need a good (read dual) core processor ideally and a stack of RAM (2 GB) for video editing really. Yeah a laptop will do that at a price.
If you're willing to pay about £1500 you won't be disappointed. Alternatively, £150 gets you a very good mobo, £200 buys a lot of processors and £150 will get you 2 GB (you could go for 4 and make video editing and virtual OSs fly). One third of the money and a screaming PC.
It's your money, your choice.
2007-04-24 01:49:19 · answer #2 · answered by themainliner 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
An Apple Mac Mini (with 2GB RAM) sounds like a better fit to me. All your apps are open source, except for Nero, and there are many free alternatives.
You owe it to yourself to go to an Apple store and take one for a test drive.
If it doesn't suit your needs, I would only replace the MoBo and add RAM. Your CPU is more than adequate, IMHO.
2007-04-24 01:57:12 · answer #3 · answered by ELfaGeek 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋