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Laptop Recommendation - Help?!
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Hello everyone,
Hope you're all well and can help me out! I've become extremely busy and reliant on my laptop - an Acer Aspire 5630. It's been fine for the 3 years I've had it but increasingly seems to be mucking up and I feel like I need a decent laptop to get me through my teacher training. The Acer is falling apart - the harddrive crashed forcing me to lose everything and having to buy a new one. Now the cable won't stay in the back and the battery life is down to 10 minutes (!).
So I've been looking at Dell laptops because they've had a lot of sales on recently but I don't know what I'm looking at in terms of graphics cards/processors.
My minimum based on my laptop and what it's lacking is gonna be;
3 GB RAM + though if I'm able to add more ram, I might steal from my current laptop for one with lesser RAM.
2.0Ghz processor
Vista
17" screen
I've been looking at Macbooks but I worry about their compatibility with the places I'm working so I'm hoping normal.
Budget - £399 - £599. I'm doing via credit card and am able to afford more but if I can get a good machine within that range than I'll be happy. I just want one that is gonna slow down.I like running music/movies etc... off it.
If someone can explain video cards and what I should be look out in terms of processors I would be awfully pleased! Thanks in advance!
Hope you're all well and can help me out! I've become extremely busy and reliant on my laptop - an Acer Aspire 5630. It's been fine for the 3 years I've had it but increasingly seems to be mucking up and I feel like I need a decent laptop to get me through my teacher training. The Acer is falling apart - the harddrive crashed forcing me to lose everything and having to buy a new one. Now the cable won't stay in the back and the battery life is down to 10 minutes (!).
So I've been looking at Dell laptops because they've had a lot of sales on recently but I don't know what I'm looking at in terms of graphics cards/processors.
My minimum based on my laptop and what it's lacking is gonna be;
3 GB RAM + though if I'm able to add more ram, I might steal from my current laptop for one with lesser RAM.
2.0Ghz processor
Vista
17" screen
I've been looking at Macbooks but I worry about their compatibility with the places I'm working so I'm hoping normal.
Budget - £399 - £599. I'm doing via credit card and am able to afford more but if I can get a good machine within that range than I'll be happy. I just want one that is gonna slow down.I like running music/movies etc... off it.
If someone can explain video cards and what I should be look out in terms of processors I would be awfully pleased! Thanks in advance!
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depending on your budget, Dell is always a good shout, pricey but you can make your own laptop on their website.
My current one is Pentium core2 CPU T5500 @ 1.66gz. I'm guessing I want to move up from there!
To give an idea, what programs will you be running often, and at the same time? How pushed is your current laptop (Processor always maxed? RAM?) What is the main use going to be? Work, home, school, gaming?
And the graphics in laptops are usually shit for a good reason, it's a laptop. They can only have chips, not physical cards. If you want one for gaming, don't get a laptop unless it's like an Alienware or something. Desktops are always the better choice.
I notice no difference in everyday use between that CPU and my 3.6ghz dual-core, but more memory would make a difference.
For everyday stuff, Intel graphics cards are fine. For playing games, you'd want something else...
Mine was £374 delivered, with an on-site warranty for the first year. 2ghz Celeron(can swap to anything socket P), 1gb, 120gb, DVD writer, Intel WiFi, and the 1920x1200 WUXGA "TrueLife" screen. I also received £60 cashback when I returned Windows and Works, £16 cashback through Quidco. Effectively paid £300 for it, delivered...
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