Hey guys,
I have narrowed my search down to a few laptops and would like to know what people think and give me any details regarding any flaws or anything I may have missed in my search...
Thanks in advance, here they are:
Choice Number 1:
Dell XPS M1730
£1,879.00
Components -
- Intel® Core™ 2 Duo Processor T9300 (2.50 GHz, 800 MHz FSB, 6 MB L2 cache)
- Genuine Windows Vista® Home Premium SP1- English
- 17.0" UltraSharp™ WUXGA (1920x1200) TFT with TrueLife™ with Integrated 2.0MP web cam
- 4096MB 667MHz Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM [2x2048]
- 400GB Free Fall Sensor Raid 0 Stripe - 2 X 200GB (7200RPM) Hard Drive
- DUAL SLI 512MB NVIDIA® GeForce® 8800GTX card
- Fixed 8x DVD+/-RW (DVD read/write) drive, including SW
- Primary 9-cell Lithium-Ion Battery (85 WHr)
Choice Number 2:
Ultima Extreme Mobile Plus - 17.0" WUXGA Laptop
£1,892.85
Components -
- 4GB Ram
- Intel Core 2 Duo P8600 2.4 GHz
- WD Scoprio 320GB (7,200RPM)
- Vista Home Basic 64-bit
- 8X DVD+ RW
- Nvidia GeForce 9800M GTX 1GB
- 2.0 Megapixel Camera
- Biometric Fingerprint Reader + Kensington Lock Slot
- 8 Cell Lithium-Ion Battery
Choice Number 3:
Sony VAIO VGN-AW11Z/B (Due out this October)
£1,498.99
Components -
- Windows Vista® Home Premium with Service Pack 1
- Intel® Core™2 Duo T9400 w/ Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® Technology 2.53GHz 6MB L2 Cache
- 4GB Ram 800MHz
- 640GB (5,200 RPM) Serial ATA Hard Drive
- Blu-ray Disc™ Drive: BD-R/-RE/-ROM/ DVD+-RW/+-R DL/RAM Drive (reader/writer)
- 18.4" X-black LCD with double lamp technology 1920 x 1080
- NVIDIA® GeForce® 9600M GT GPU 512MB
- 1.3 Megapixel Camera
- Biometric Fingerprint Reader
- Lithium-Ion battery (VGP-BPS13/B)
Conclusion
So basically, you can see my problem... I have 3 potentially amazing laptops listed, each having their own personal touch.
The Dell and the OcUK Laptops are almost the same price and similar in spec... while the Sony VAIO has a little less power, but blu ray and a very nice size screen.
Basically I am not asking which one to pick, but rather... what are the flaws and catches about each of these systems? I know that Dell probably is the 32-bit version of Vista, which means its 4GB Memory may not even be used fully... and that may happen with the Sony as it does not classify if it is a 64bit or 32bit.
I want to be able to used my laptop for gaming and want to be pre-paired for the next gen games coming out in the future. However, I would also like to have blu ray as my partner will also use the laptop for editing in High Definition.
If anyone could give their insight on what to do and how to break it down so that I can come to a choice, please feel free to say so... the last thing I want to do is buy a laptop and it not to be perfect for me...
I have narrowed my search down to a few laptops and would like to know what people think and give me any details regarding any flaws or anything I may have missed in my search...
Thanks in advance, here they are:
Choice Number 1:
Dell XPS M1730
£1,879.00
Components -
- Intel® Core™ 2 Duo Processor T9300 (2.50 GHz, 800 MHz FSB, 6 MB L2 cache)
- Genuine Windows Vista® Home Premium SP1- English
- 17.0" UltraSharp™ WUXGA (1920x1200) TFT with TrueLife™ with Integrated 2.0MP web cam
- 4096MB 667MHz Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM [2x2048]
- 400GB Free Fall Sensor Raid 0 Stripe - 2 X 200GB (7200RPM) Hard Drive
- DUAL SLI 512MB NVIDIA® GeForce® 8800GTX card
- Fixed 8x DVD+/-RW (DVD read/write) drive, including SW
- Primary 9-cell Lithium-Ion Battery (85 WHr)
Choice Number 2:
Ultima Extreme Mobile Plus - 17.0" WUXGA Laptop
£1,892.85
Components -
- 4GB Ram
- Intel Core 2 Duo P8600 2.4 GHz
- WD Scoprio 320GB (7,200RPM)
- Vista Home Basic 64-bit
- 8X DVD+ RW
- Nvidia GeForce 9800M GTX 1GB
- 2.0 Megapixel Camera
- Biometric Fingerprint Reader + Kensington Lock Slot
- 8 Cell Lithium-Ion Battery
Choice Number 3:
Sony VAIO VGN-AW11Z/B (Due out this October)
£1,498.99
Components -
- Windows Vista® Home Premium with Service Pack 1
- Intel® Core™2 Duo T9400 w/ Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® Technology 2.53GHz 6MB L2 Cache
- 4GB Ram 800MHz
- 640GB (5,200 RPM) Serial ATA Hard Drive
- Blu-ray Disc™ Drive: BD-R/-RE/-ROM/ DVD+-RW/+-R DL/RAM Drive (reader/writer)
- 18.4" X-black LCD with double lamp technology 1920 x 1080
- NVIDIA® GeForce® 9600M GT GPU 512MB
- 1.3 Megapixel Camera
- Biometric Fingerprint Reader
- Lithium-Ion battery (VGP-BPS13/B)
Conclusion
So basically, you can see my problem... I have 3 potentially amazing laptops listed, each having their own personal touch.
The Dell and the OcUK Laptops are almost the same price and similar in spec... while the Sony VAIO has a little less power, but blu ray and a very nice size screen.
Basically I am not asking which one to pick, but rather... what are the flaws and catches about each of these systems? I know that Dell probably is the 32-bit version of Vista, which means its 4GB Memory may not even be used fully... and that may happen with the Sony as it does not classify if it is a 64bit or 32bit.
I want to be able to used my laptop for gaming and want to be pre-paired for the next gen games coming out in the future. However, I would also like to have blu ray as my partner will also use the laptop for editing in High Definition.
If anyone could give their insight on what to do and how to break it down so that I can come to a choice, please feel free to say so... the last thing I want to do is buy a laptop and it not to be perfect for me...