whats the bets laptop for under $1400? brands/models and shops/prices. cher
thinking of getting one
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Incredible stamina. No shame. Yellow Fever.
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Me too Smithy, me too.
el grapadura2009-12-03 11:30:39
el grapadura2009-12-03 11:30:39
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There's a new HP one out thats got good reviews.
Whatever you guys buy, have extra ram added, you want at least 4 gig of ram these days. 1 gig for Windows 7 or that crap Vista operating systems. And if the laptop has "Shared" video ram, that means the video card shares the same ram as everything else. hence getting 4 gig will make everything run very smoothly.
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Just got an Acer Aspire 5536 (superceded by the 5538) and it is great. 4GB, 320GB, 16:9 screen and lots of great other features. Only cost me $1100 (new version is about $1300 at JB Hifi). Has memory on board for video and sound so 4GB goes a hell of a long way.
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What processor Toffee ?
I got similar specs in a COmpaq for around the same price.
I got similar specs in a COmpaq for around the same price.
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Its an AMD X2 2.1. I looked at the Compaq but heard about their reliability issues. A laptop specialist I used to work with said that 90% of repairs were Compaq when only 50% of sales were.
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Great spec for a good price and decent reliability. Plus the 16:9 display ratio and "surround sound speakers" are great for movies. Internals are pretty much the same on this level machine (Seagate drives, Kingston memory, Intel/AMD cpu's, ATI graphics etc) but the screens are the main difference in my opinion. Even motherboards are getting standardised. My model also has HDMI and VGA output, 6 USB ports and extended range 802.11a wifi. However don't expect massive battery life from home user laptops. 3 hrs max (my work one gets 5-6 hrs).
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Stu - is yours better than the Dell Inspiron or whatever (one you online order for 1200)?
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Tip#1
don't put it on your lap- itll fry your nuts off
don't put it on your lap- itll fry your nuts off
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Acer and Hewlett Packard produce decent laptops, I'm doubtful about Dells, Toshibas. Sony's Vaio's are good but too friggen expensive for what you get. Like buying a Mactop. great machine that would win the war hands down if they were 500-1500 dollars cheaper.
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Stu - is yours better than the Dell Inspiron or whatever (one you online order for 1200)?
The Dell has a smaller screen, less memory, smaller HDD and are notoriously unreliable.
If you want I can bring in my Laptop on Monday and you can have a look at it.
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select the specs you want and find out who sell it cheapest. this site has helped me build all my pc's for the last 10 years or so.
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so is your lappie still available somewhere at the same price Stu?
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Shoudl be. Try JB Hifi or Dick Smith
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