I've decided I'm going to purchase a new laptop, Because my desktop will soon give me a heart attack It crashs all the time, there is just so much wrong with it. also will be moving around soon, so it seems like a good idea So! I'm going to have a fresh start! heres the specs of the Laptop I've decided im going with: Dell™ Inspiron™ 1720 Processor: Intel® Centrino® Processor Technology - Intel® Core™2 Duo Processor T8300 (2.4GHz/ 800 FSB/ 3MB Cache) Operating system: Genuine Windows Vista® Ultimate (32Bit) (will get XP on it, Vista is annoying.) Memory: 4GB Dual-channel 667MHz DDR2 SDRAM 2 Harddrive: 500GB Dual Drive (250GB x2) 5400RPM SATA Hard Drive Monitor: 17.0" Widescreen WXGA+ (1440x900) TFT Display with TrueLife™ Graphic Card: 256MB NVIDIA® Geforce® 8600M GT Optical Device: 8X max DVD+/-RW Drive with DVD+R double layer write capability Wireless Network Card: Intel® 4965 Wireless-N Mini-card at the price of NZ$2,339 its at a 10% discount at the moment and a free upgrade from Intel® Core™2 Duo Processor T8300 to T9300 but i won't be purchasing it until around June 20th. Sound like a decent laptop?
except for the fact it's a dell, yes. Also you can't have 4GB ram with a 32-bit OS because it can't address that much. Also I wouldn't bother with a wireless-N card, the standard is not yet ratified so the card may end up being incompatible with N standard equipment, and its a huge battery drain. Just get a standard b/g or a/b/g for now.
oh ok thanks for the heads up Loonylion maybe I'll keep browsing I should really learn to become more computer savy
It gives a trick to enable 4 GB Ram on Vista 32 bit: Go to C:/Windows/system32 search the file cmd.exe rightclick it an run it as an administrator then a window appears and you must write: bcdedit /set PAE forceenable Don't know if its work under Windows XP too
you can enable ram over 4GB on windows 2003 by adding /PAE to the windows command in boot.ini, but that doesnt work in xp. EDIT: I have researched this further and have determined that Microsoft disabled support for 4GB ram in XP SP2 allegedly for compatibility reasons. It cannot be re-enabled.
oh ok thanks for the effort dude so theres really no point getting 4G ram with XP? I'm really not to fussed about the OS will use my laptop mostly for Online gameplay like World Of Warcraft and watching a few videos and surfing the net reading the WoW requirements and it says - Windows® System 2000/XP
The specs are good (many times better than my current laptop ). You should either get a no-os option with the vista CD available (if not OEM), or just XP installed as you said. As I take it, you're buying a laptop to replace your desktop, right? If so, make sure it has good cooling... from experience they tend to get VERY hot if you leave it on for long periods.
I'd recommend Toshiba Satellite A200-21T, my sister got it, and even me, who doesn't like laptops, like it. Search for the specs, I couldn't find them.
cool thanks guys yeah i would tend to have it on abit and yes SCREW my desktop XD its terrible! sweet I'll see if i can find it somewhere
To my knowledge, this was only a problem on the Pentium 4 laptops, which had a tendency to melt if left on for a long period.
considering it's going to be a 17 incher heat might not be so much of an issue - but i'd still keep it away from your lap considering the size and the potential to get quite hot underneath you can try zepto for laptops, they have good chassis and you can select the parts you want/need for everything. you can even choose to have no OS installed
The T9300 is nice. The 8600M is nice. The 17' screen has a poor resolution for a 17' screen. Why 2x 250gb? That'll just drain power. Get 1. Or external. Just get 4GB. Don't get TurboMemory, it stinks.
True, my P4 2.8 Ghz Toshiba shuts down when it gets too hot (which is pretty much whenever I play games on it). Never hurts to make sure, though.
I have just recently bought a Dell Inspiron 1720 with Vista, 3GB of Ram. Although I do have a bit of an issue with the hard drive making a "clicking noise". You can only hear it in very quiet environments.
Oeh, a new neat laptop is about to be released (half of July): JHL90 (like the 15W26+ laptops, look it up, brandless) -----Price (see features below)----- 954 euro -----Main features----- Intel C2D P8400 (P8600 = +31 euro, T9400 = +88, T9600 = +256) 3GB DDR2-800 SO-DIMM (4GB = +15) 160GB HDD 5400RPM (7200RPM = +28) DVD +/- burner (BluRay = +214) Bluetooth (optional, if not included = -20) No OS. -----And from the ad----- 15.4†WSXGA+, 1680 x 1050 resolution, Glare Type Technology Nvidia Geforce 9600M GT 512MB Dedicated DDR2 VRAM Intel® PM45 + ICH9-M Ethernet 10/100/1000M Base T on board Intel ® PRO/Wireless 4965AGN Integrated V.92 MDC Fax/Modem w/ Azalia Ver 2.1 compliant 2M pixel CMOS Camera Biometric Fingerprint Scanner Built-in Intel® High Definition Audio audio chip, with 3D effect & full duplex Build-in high-quality speakers (blabla...) Array Microphone S/W Volume up/down Desktop-Like Ergonomic Full-Size 87/88key, 3mm Travel with Win Function Key Touch Pad with two buttons(up & down) Express Card 34 / 54 support 4-in-1 Flash Card Reader (SD/MMC/MS/MSPRO) 1 VGA port/Mini D-sub 15-pin for External Monitor 3 USB 2.0 Ports (3 Power USB Ports) 1 HDMI Out Port 2 Audio Jacks: Mic-in and Headphone 1 LAN RJ-45 and One Phone RJ-11 Jack Internal Mic 1 TV-out S-Video HDD Password Kensington lock BIOS Booting User Password Protection Fingerprint scanner Universal AC adapter. Output: 19V DC, 4.73A, 90W Primary: 9 cells, 7200mAh, 3.5Hrs Battery Life Dimensions : 358(W)x259(D)x39(rear)~25{front)(H)mm Weight: 2.9 kg with 9 cell battery. Warranty: 2 year carry-in (can be extended)
