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wolfsbane

Thu Nov 06 08, 08:17AM

wolfsbane

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Need a new lappy for uni because my current one is failing from 2 years of abuse

been browsing around for days trying to find a decent laptop and i think the best i have found is this:

main things i will be using it for is watching vids, light gaming during lunch and photoshop/video editing for my uni work

waddya reckon?

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Thu Nov 06 08, 08:20AM

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can has???

seriously, it looks good for the money, but I'm not clued up on mobile graphics cards

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Thu Nov 06 08, 08:56AM

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you have too much money for a "poor" student!!

looks good, 4gb ram will be pointless tho on vista home, but it was probably just as cheap for them to put that in than 3.
but plenty of storage for your vid/photoshop work
nice size screen for watching tv/vid
dedicated gfx for some casual gaming
decent cpu for all of the above.

looks like a winner wolfie.

wolfsbane

Thu Nov 06 08, 09:02AM

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woo, now i just have to convince my mum to by it for me

i am poor tho

this is a birthday+christmas pressie rolled into 1

oh and the 4gb of ram i was thinking i could give the spare gb to the graphics card because its got hypermemory

[ Edited Thu Nov 06 08, 09:07AM ]

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Antec 902
i7 920 @ 3.8Ghz
Asus P6T SE
Corsair XM3 @ 1603Mhz
XFX HD5870XXX
Corsair HX850W
Western Digital Caviar Black Raid0 1TB
Maxtor DiamondMax 22 1TB

|UKMD| Cocidius

Thu Nov 06 08, 09:56AM

Right behind you.

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not too sure about the graphics on that thing, hypermemory is horribly overrated, and the card in that lappy performs worse then a 8400 according to these benchmarks:

even if you're only looking for a lappy for uni work and light gaming, i'd really really recommend getting a decent GPU. for css/tf2/l4d with tasty fps you more or less need at least a 8600M GT (my card, which struggles with RA3 and runs FC2 at med/high).

shameless asus plug, but wth. have a looksie at these laptops, probs can find them a bit cheaper but it's the specs that count. and yes, i know the X-series has about the same gpu, but it's the same price and the 3470 is a fair bit quicker then the 3450

soz for being such a moaning git btw

also hypermemory is useless.

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wolfsbane

Thu Nov 06 08, 11:41AM

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hmm dunno why but my mums got a phobia about buying stuff online (even tho she's got that anti-fraud stuff), only places i can get a laptop from are pcworld, comet, currys and dixons

oh and my max price is Â£650 and im not gna be playing games with high graphics (bridge commander springs to mind) all my normal gaming ill do on my pc

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Hermanater

Thu Nov 06 08, 06:27PM

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whats wrong with slate and chalk???
anyway shouldn't you be spending your hard earnt EMA/student handout on cheap booze and pot noodles, oh and shopping for clothes in Age concern, as it's 'oh so retro'...
I bet your favourite movie is some Russian film noir, and you have a doctor who quilt cover and you still cuddle up to your teddy bear called Heskwith, that you've carried with you all the way through boarding school and sits snuggly in your slightly scuffed and battered school satchel.
Your sister has a pony called cassandra, your parents house has more bathrooms than a B+Q store and your Great Aunt Cecelia, has a 'best friend ' called Marjory that she has lived with for the past 40 years, since seperating from your mad uncle Philbert who ran off with a pygmy sherpa from the outer Hebrides whilst on a bear baiting expedition...

actually looks like quite a good buy tbh...

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|UKMD| Eðen

Thu Nov 06 08, 08:06PM

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I thought Sherpas came from Tibet/Nepal not the Hebrides

Hermanater

Thu Nov 06 08, 08:26PM

hermanater

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you picky sod...
anyway sherpas can come from wherever so don't be a big racist...

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Fri Nov 07 08, 10:54AM

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The graphics card is a bit iffy... I'd be trying for something a little better on that end. Have you had a look at the mesh ones, as these can be ordered over the phone...

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wolfsbane

Fri Nov 07 08, 10:59AM

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I've been looking thru the dell website and found this:

Only Â£669 I think this is a bargin laptop for the specs:

IntelÂ® Coreâ„¢ 2 Duo Processor P8400 (2.26 GHz, 1066 MHz FSB, 3 MB L2 cache)
17.0" Widescreen WXGA+ WLED (1440x900) TFT Display with TrueLifeâ„¢
MEMORY 4096MB 800MHz Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM [2x2048]
WEBCAM 2.0 Mega pixel Integrated Web Camera - LED
HARD DRIVE 320GB (5.400rpm) SATA Hard Drive edit
GRAPHICS CARD 256MB ATI Mobility RADEON HD 3650

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Antec 902
i7 920 @ 3.8Ghz
Asus P6T SE
Corsair XM3 @ 1603Mhz
XFX HD5870XXX
Corsair HX850W
Western Digital Caviar Black Raid0 1TB
Maxtor DiamondMax 22 1TB

wolfsbane

Sat Nov 08 08, 04:14AM

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Order Details

Product

Studio 17 (N1173504)
IntelÂ® Coreâ„¢ 2 Duo Processor P8400 (2.26 GHz)
4096MB 800MHz Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM [2x2048]
256MB ATI Mobility RADEON HD 3650
320GB (5.400rpm) SATA Hard Drive
17.0" Widescreen WXGA+ WLED (1440x900) TFT Display with TrueLifeâ„¢
Internal UK English Qwerty Keyboard
Fixed Internal DVD+/-RW Slot Load Drive including Software
Intel WiFi Link 5100 (802.11 a/b/g/n 1X2) 1/2 MiniCard
Dell Wireless 370 Bluetooth Module
2.0 Mega pixel Integrated Web Camera - LED
Primary 6-cell 56 WHr Lithium Ion battery
Jet Black Colour with Matte Finish
Wireless Label (Intel Wireless Cards)- Core 2 Duo
Genuine Windows VistaÂ® Home Premium SP1 - English
Logitech V220 Jet Black Cordless Mouse
90W AC Adaptor
1 Meter Power Cord (3 Wire) - UK
1Yr Limited Warranty - Collect & Return
1 Year Limited Warranty - Collect & Return

_____________Total excl. VAT___VAT___Total incl. VAT
Sub-total(s):______Â£ 569.37__Â£ 99.64____Â£ 669.01
Total Price:_______Â£ 569.37__Â£ 99.64____Â£ 669.01

YAY

[ Edited Sat Nov 08 08, 04:15AM ]

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Antec 902
i7 920 @ 3.8Ghz
Asus P6T SE
Corsair XM3 @ 1603Mhz
XFX HD5870XXX
Corsair HX850W
Western Digital Caviar Black Raid0 1TB
Maxtor DiamondMax 22 1TB