Should I get a good laptop? or cheap laptop & a desktop

rossyl · 17 Jan 2008 at 11:38

With a budget of around £600-800

I have been wondering whether I should get a decent laptop (Penryn Core2Duo, 2GB RAM, 8600 GT).

Or

Should i try and put together a half decent PC and get a cheap laptop.

LAPTOP
I need the laptop for browsing in the lounge, playing HD videos in the lounge, encoding youtube vids, burning CD's/DVDs, and just general portability of taking stuff to a mates etc.

Desktop
If i got a desktop then I could use that for - encoding youtube vids, burning CD's/DVDs.

The reason why I am getting nervous about buying a laptop is the lack of upgradability. The desktop i can keep upgrding.

but I would like to be rid of the mess!!

rossyl · 17 Jan 2008 at 15:20

Hi

don't get the using an Xbox bit.

How would I play say downloaded clips and the like on an Xbox?

rossyl · 17 Jan 2008 at 23:32

wow - a lot of info.

I rarely EVER play games and am really not fussed if the laptop couldn't take it.
The laptop MUST be able to play HD content (not HD/blu-ray discs)

So what's the miniumum spec for that? CPU, GFX and Memory.

As for the Xbox - the old massive one?
Never realised that had wireless networking, anyone got a link to it running as a media centre?
Also can the OLD xbox's take HD drives?

rossyl · 18 Jan 2008 at 10:43

question is - is it worth getting a penryn/£700 laptop. or will a cheapo one suffice?

As for the HD decoder? Is this a spec I should look for on the graphics card, or is it an add-on. If an add-on - i didn;t think laptops were very upgradeable!