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good laptop? advise needed |
Cycovision
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Go for the T7500 CPU, that 4Mb cache does make a difference. A clean install of Vista home premium needs 1Gb to work at it's best, so 2 gig should be enough for all but the most power hungry apps. With Xara, paintshop pro and dreamweaver running at the same time, I still have on average 512Mb of free memory or more on a 2Gig system.
So the first one is looking like a good bet. Have you checked that your software will work ok with Vista?
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leeboy13
Joined: Sep 28, 2005
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most will (CAD etc) but apprentley its a bit of a pain to set up, BUT it can be done.....
honeslt, would you pay the £10 more and go for the 17inch screen + vista?
on the vostro ones? also have you ever seen a vostro? is the finish good?
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Cycovision
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Never seen a Vostro in my life matey so I really can't comment. Back to googling for reviews eh?
1280x800 is enough for what I do but in your line of work I guess it would be well worth paying £10 extra for 17".
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leeboy13
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check the screen shots, the resolution on both the 15inch and 17inch have been bumped up to the max i can acchieve... i think the 15ich is: 1680 x 1050 and the 17inch is: 1920 x 1200......
so both 'should' be more than suficent....
just not sure if the weight/size will make 'that' much difference to me..... |
Cycovision
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Yeah, but won't everything look a bit tiny if you run a 15" screen at 1680 x 1050?
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leeboy13
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its widescreen, sorry.... forgot to mention that 
theyre all widescreen i think (the vostros ones) i have linked too....
read some reviews on vostros, they look pretty good to be fair |
MWEB
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http://www.misco.co.uk/applic[....]=296734&catcode=&sourceid=2571
I have that, arriving tomorrow, with an extra GB of RAM on it 
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leeboy13
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defo not bad matey.....
but i need more ram and better graphics, at least...
still, not bad tho... for that price |
leeboy13
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job done!
writing thisd off my new laptop
got me a little deal thanks to that horrid pc-world shop
Got a Sony Vaio VGN-FZ18E reduced to £340
need a battery for it tho, any ideans my lovely chaps.. masseur maybe? i know you prefer vaio laptops |
MWEB
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What, it came without a battery?, Special offer with bits missing or ex display jobs can be terrific buys eh Leeboy , quality machine at a great price that my son!!
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masseur
Joined: Jan 03, 2003
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sounds like a nice deal for 15.4" core duo vaio with a reasonable size disk etc
I have recently bought two original vaio batteries off ebay for pretty good prices. A BPS2C for my SZ4 and a BPS5C for my TX5.
You can get non-originals for £30+ but for little more, if you prepared to wait and watch a bit, you can also get originals for not alot more.
If you buy from online shops you can expect anything from £70-£150 for an original standard battery
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fatreg
Joined: Jul 26, 2003
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A sony leeboy?
that's a funny looking macbook!
hehe
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leeboy13
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could resist it reg, its a little baby
thx masseur, i cant actually find one yet, only from sony vaio for £135 - sod that |
masseur
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there's one here, though I tend to stay away from "original" batteries from China
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leeboy13
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@all
does anyone know how i can adjust my resolution? ( i know how to to that, but how can i make it better?) (better i mean smaller?) i have 1200x800 or soemthing at the moment... is there anyway of increasing this? (out of instrest?)
thanks
@masseur, i ordered one of those laptop batteries £45 delivered, seems ok
and i oirdreed 2gig of ram (for £30) - woohoo! canny wait tyo get my goodies |
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Posted: 2008-01-29 11:35
