THE BORE
General => The Superdeep Borehole => Topic started by: TVC15 on August 17, 2007, 02:28:25 PM
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What with Gateway fucking me and all, I am again in the market for a new laptop. I would like to not get a MacBook, but things are leaning that way.
My requirements:
Small; 13 inches or less. Thin and light. Under 5 pounds is a plus.
Real processor; none of AMDs shitty processors, no ultra portable processors. I want a C2D pushing at least 1.8ghz.
What I am looking at:
Dell XPS M1330
http://www.dell.com/content/products/productdetails.aspx/xpsnb_m1330?c=us&l=en&s=dhs&cs=19
Good reviews, decently priced.
Sony VGN-SZ370P/C
http://www.sonystyle.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProductDisplay?catalogId=10551&storeId=10151&langId=-1&productId=11040227
Decent reviews, kinda pricey. Good on battery life, but typical Sony shit build quality. Add an extended warranty to the price.
Apple MacBook
http://store.apple.com/1-800-MY-APPLE/WebObjects/AppleStore.woa/wa/RSLID?nnmm=browse&mco=2F15A1DE&node=home/macbook/macbook
For once, Apple is the cheap option. A MacBook will get me the fastest processor at the cheapest price, at the expense of a GPU. Games aren't a priority on my new machine, but some Mythos would be nice. Also, good build quality on the latest run.
Gateway C-120X
http://www.gateway.com/systems/product/529665537.php
For fucking me like a bitch, Gateway is offering me 25% off on one of their pricier tablets. It is an ultra portable, meaning that it has a low power consumption C2D processor that clocks in at 1.06Ghz. It's kind of what I wasn't asking for up above, but I can net one of these really cheap. Memory is also underclocked. This is basically an oversized PDA with a super nice screen.
Any other suggestions are up for consideration. That Dell looks pretty nice.
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there's those sexy small hps ive had my eyes on!
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The GPUs all seemed pretty lame. Is it not possible to get at least Geforce 7900 power for a mini labtop? I guess the best choice here would be the mac even though I'm not a big Apple fan. especially for someone who knows how to install Windows on a Mac like you. Where do you find out about info like build quality? It's sad that Sony's quality is unreliable because they do make some very pretty labtops. In fact, I think the some of the Sonys look better than Macbooks.
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Get the Dell and upgrade the GPU if you can. XPS laptops are great.