13" / 14"... but which one?

Bennah

Bennah

Bennah

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Hi there,

In the coming weeks I shall be upgrading from my current Dell Inspiron 630M. 14.1" (1280x800), P4 1.73GHz Dothan 2MB, 1GB 533 DDR2, 80GB, Onboard GPU etc.

I need a replacement but not really sure whats hot and whats not :p

Ideally, I would like another 14.1" again but can go for a 13.1" at the same res. Dont like 15"+, find them too big.

Must have a C2D (2GHz+) quicker the better ;), 2GB+, 120GB+, HDMI output, DVD-RW. Not bothered about GPU, doesn't have to be anything fancy!

Budget, anything really upto £900 - £1000ish.

Thanks :)
 
Ive just done a quick spec on a XPS 1330.

T9500 (2.5GHz, 800MHz, 6MB) :D / Vista Home Prem / 4GB 667MHz, 13.3" (300nits / 1280x800) / 320GB 5400rpm / 128MB 8400M GS / WIFI etc. £1199

Had a couple of extra's thrown in that I couldn't change including bluetooth and a finger print reader :p I dont know if it has HDMI though.

I have found a HP DV2899EA Artist Edition. I remember seeing one of these on the high street, thought it looked quite smart and different!

Similar spec to the Dell. It has a T9300 (2.5GHz) / Vista Home Prem / 4GB / 320GB / 14.1" (1280x800) / 128MB 8400M GS / WIFI / HDMI. All for £800.

Seems a bargin to me!
 
A little confused after seeing the CPU model numbers.

Checked Intel's site. The T9500 is 2.6GHz 6MB. The T9300 is 2.5GHz 6MB.

Dell spec said T9500 but rated it at 2.5GHz :confused:
 
That is a decent spec for the money. Cheapest Ive seen anyway. I'l take a look to see if I can get a faster CPU in there...
 
Not really bothered about Vista to be honest. Would prefer XP :p

Im not after a gaming laptop. Just something thats quite small, hate huge laptops and is quick. Will play FM '09 a lot better than my current laptop and with a bit of luck, might get somewhere on the game.
 
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