laptop - any good?

Andr3w · 9 May 2007 at 18:49

Im looking for a laptop, max max £600

It needs 100+ gig hdd, 1gb+ram and decent processor, as well as a decent gfx card (will be playing games over network)

Asus F3TC-AP011C

Processor: AMD_Turion_64_X2_52,
Memory: 1024MB RAM (1GB)
Hard Drive: 120GB Hard Disk Drive
Display: 15.4 inch TFT display
Video Chipset: nVidia GeForce Go7300
Optical Drive: Dual DVD
OS Version: Windows Vista Home Premium
Bluetooth: Built-in-Bluetooth
Weight: 2.85 Kg

£ 507.45 ex VAT, £ 596.25 inc VAT

Any good? Can you find better?

Energize · 9 May 2007 at 19:14

The geforce go 7300 isn't decent by anyones standards, your asking a bit much really at that price. £700 is where mid-range cards start.

Andr3w · 9 May 2007 at 19:21

dont have that money, it was £500, but managed to get 600, i cannot spend anymore.

What do you advice, need to buy tomorrow.

Whats the 7300 like compared to a standard 6800? I have a 6800 in my pc currently and its fine for what i want.

Energize · 9 May 2007 at 19:23

Andr3w said:
dont have that money, it was £500, but managed to get 600, i cannot spend anymore.

What do you advice, need to buy tomorrow.

Whats the 7300 like compared to a standard 6800? I have a 6800 in my pc currently and its fine for what i want.

Maybe 1/3 of the performance at most. I'd wait and save more personally.

Andr3w · 9 May 2007 at 19:35

i cant save, need it by weekend for work (dont ask)... what do you advice then, apart from save?

The 6100 isnt even as good as a 7300 is it?

Energize · 9 May 2007 at 19:50

No it isn't, the laptop you've found is probably your best bet, unless you can find a c2d one for the same price.

Andr3w · 9 May 2007 at 19:57

*noob mode* c2b?

Energize · 9 May 2007 at 19:58

c2d = core 2 duo

Andr3w · 9 May 2007 at 20:05

ohh i found this, its an Acer TravelMate 4233

Core 2 Duo T5500 1.66GHz / 1GB
120GB HDD / DVDRW / WLAN
Windows XP Pro / GeForce Go 7300
£ 449.50 ex VAT, £ 528.16 inc VAT

thoughts?

It has xp instead of vista, not used vista before so am i missing out on anything?

Energize · 9 May 2007 at 20:15

Andr3w said:
ohh i found this, its an Acer TravelMate 4233

Core 2 Duo T5500 1.66GHz / 1GB
120GB HDD / DVDRW / WLAN
Windows XP Pro / GeForce Go 7300
£ 449.50 ex VAT, £ 528.16 inc VAT

thoughts?

It has xp instead of vista, not used vista before so am i missing out on anything?

That laptop is fine, however if the gpu is "turbocache" it means it uses ram rather than have that much dedicated memory. Vista doesn't do anything xp doesn't and has problems of it's own, espically with certain drivers and games. It also uses more rescources.

Andr3w · 9 May 2007 at 20:18

ahoo found this,
HP Pavilion dv6330 Laptop
Intel Core Duo T2350 / 1GB / Remote
120GB / 15.4" Wide / DVDRW / WLAN
Vista Home Prem / GeForce Go 7400
£ 509.79 ex VAT, £ 599.00 inc