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thomas93
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Well I don't have my own money so still have plenty of time to think. Altough Laura's iMac tempts me. |
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gregface
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On 2008-04-17 11:06:15, paul101 wrote:
^^^ yeah, then you get mega pi$$ed off with the battery life barely lasting more than an hour  
On 2008-04-17 00:22:08, gregface wrote:
that x60 is poor specs if you ask me, small HDD and only 1 gig ram, plus not even core 2 duo...
not all people are looking for great specs on there laptops 
When you are paying this much money for a piece of kit, I am pretty sure that you want the best specs you can get!
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thomas93
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Greggy.
Agreed. Good specs first then all the gimmicks like touch screen. |
gregface
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everyone on here seems to call me that!
Not that I mind (very much) (I would mind in real life though people) (not that I'm having a dig).
Anyway, im sure some people will say that to get portability you need to loose some specs.
I would go for a standard macbook if I were you, you will not be disappointed and they are only 2.4kg.
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iksplusipsilon
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well..in paul101's defence, X60 is a brilliant piece of hardware for it's segment ... I would certainly pick it over Air ... but it is not for everybody ...ehrrm...touchscreen junkies... |
drlau9
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I think x60's are ok if it weren't for touch screen, dunno how many of you out there thinks the way I do, but I hate fingerprints or any mark for that matter on my screen. And to read the screen for hours at a time, it'll require me to clean the display everytime. As a p1i and pda user, I have developed using my nails or fingertip apposed to using the sylus, I know the stylus is mean to be used but it just feels easier with my porky fingers.
Dr.
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thomas93
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Doh. If I hadn't bought my HP for a £299 I could of got a shuttle for £283.06
Shuttle Case £159.74
1024mb of RAM x2 £17.04 (For one)
Intel Dual Core E2180 2.0ghz £46.71
160gb Hitatchi SataII Hard Drive £26.14
DVD-RW Drive £16.39
Comparable specs :/ . |
thomas93
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Recommend this ?
http://direct.tesco.com/q/R.203-9074.aspx |
Cycovision
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^^^
The specs aren't bad for the price, I guess, but personally I've gone off Acer recently after a couple of bad experiences!
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imazz
Joined: Sep 13, 2005
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My 15 month old Dell laptop has a broken hinge (common problem I since found out) and a battery that no longer charges.
I wouldnt buy another Dell laptop. |
leeboy13
Joined: Sep 28, 2005
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I recentley bought a Sony Vaio 2ghz daul core, 2 gig ram, 160gig hdd and geforce 8600GT.... all for under £400
so its not always you get what you pay for lmao!!!!!
just look around, you CAN pick up a hell of a laptop for a bargin price"!
****and to add.... i was in the same bopught as you, looking at MACbooks, dell's etc before finding this little beauty! - if you dont mind it being second hand you can get viaos on ebay for a resonable price |
thomas93
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Ok, sorry to keep changing my prioritys but last time.
£400 around about any screen size and thats about it.
Still like the look of that Acer. |
drlau9
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What about the upcoming eee pc 9" ? that should be really cheap, cheap enough for you to buy bits for it, like upgraded ram 2gb max, hdd (top end model has 20gb so you can probably fit a 1.8" toshiba hdd in there) it's compact, think of the original eee pc but bigger screen.
Derek.
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thomas93
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I was looking at that but the keyboard size puts me off. |
drlau9
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heh the upcoming 9" models should address that. The asus reminds me of the superslim sony vaio's, if it were a sony we wouldn't be having this conversation.
Derek.
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Posted: 2008-04-19 18:51
