Which is the best laptop?

battleaxe · 1st March 2008, 1:55 PM

Out of these 3....

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Asus F3L 15.4" with XP Pro for $1400

INTEL DUAL CORE T2330,1.60GHZ,160G,2x1GB DDR2/X3100

or

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HP dv2712tu with vista premium 14" for $1200

Intel CD T2330 1.6GHz/2Gb/160Gb/DVD±RW/X3100/HDMI

or

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Dell Vostro 1400 with Windows XP Pro for $1150

Intel® Core 2 Duo Processor T7250/3 GIG RAM/120 GIG/14.1"/X3100

Specs are pretty much the same its the XP or Vista im having trouble with...

foxmulder881 · 1st March 2008, 1:59 PM

Definately...

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HP dv2712tu with vista premium 14" for $1200

Intel CD T2330 1.6GHz/2Gb/160Gb/DVD±RW/X3100/HDMI

... it's got Vista and hdmi. And it's a good price too!

SLATYE · 1st March 2008, 2:13 PM

I'd get the Dell. More RAM, a significantly faster CPU, 64-bit support, and it's also the cheapest.

Warpy · 1st March 2008, 2:14 PM

Dell Vostro 1400 with Windows XP Pro for $1150

Intel® Core 2 Duo Processor T7250/3 GIG RAM/120 GIG/14.1"/X3100

*** Solid design, good support, faster CPU, the cache is larger and the L2 Cache Speed is faster.

http://www.laptopmag.com/review/lapt...stro-1400.aspx

http://www.conita.com/Computers/Dell-Computers/248.html

WooKiE_MaN · 1st March 2008, 2:16 PM

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Originally Posted by SLATYE

I'd get the Dell. More RAM, a significantly faster CPU, 64-bit support, and it's also the cheapest.

+1

I own 2x dells and they re both brilliant (Inspirion 6400's)

battleaxe · 1st March 2008, 2:18 PM

Just called Dell to see if they could beat the 7-10 day delivery time, waiting for a call back.

Im leaning that way though...

timochy · 1st March 2008, 2:29 PM

wheres the page for that dell? i might get one, its right up my alley.
and any other discounts?

battleaxe · 1st March 2008, 3:09 PM

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Originally Posted by timochy

wheres the page for that dell? i might get one, its right up my alley.
and any other discounts?

http://www1.ap.dell.com/content/prod...=bsd&cs=aubsd1

receive 5% off using the coupon code: 3913182DC576

Just ordered one with a 9 cell and bluetooth mouse, $1269...

timochy · 1st March 2008, 3:17 PM

im not sure whether to get the 8400M gs ($99.00) and whether to go for the ultrasharp widescreen 1440x900 screen ($94.60)

timochy · 1st March 2008, 4:12 PM

just ordered mine with a few extras
7200rpm 160gb hdd
camera screen
9 cell
bluetooth mouse
1440x900 screen
belkin messenger bag
$1486 all up

WooKiE_MaN · 1st March 2008, 6:24 PM

dam the new laptops are bloody cheap

just wish they made a laptop that god over 10k in 3d mark 06, i would seriously dicth my gaming PC and just use that..

quiet, less room and just awsome for games...

tbh i reckon dell make fantastic laptops

azn2k · 2nd March 2008, 1:41 PM

Hey guys I'm in a similar situation to all of you (except that its for a female friend). I recommended her the Vostro but she doesn't dig the look so its either tossing up between the M1330 or the Sony C-Series laptops (www.laptop.com.au) for around 1200-1500. Are there any others anyone can recommend?

1st March 2008, 2:13 PM	#3
SLATYE SLATYE, not SLAYTE Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Canberra Posts: 25,773	I'd get the Dell. More RAM, a significantly faster CPU, 64-bit support, and it's also the cheapest. __________________ Main system: Phenom II X4 920 \| 8GB (4x 2GB) DDR2-800 \| Gigabyte M57SLI-S4 v2.0 \| Leadtek Geforce 9600GSO 384MB \| Enermax Modu82+ 525W \| 1TB Hitachi HDD \| 3.5" + 5.25" FDD Laptop: Compal EL80 \| C2D T7200 \| 320GB Fujistu HDD \| 2GB DDR2-667 \| GF Go 7600

1st March 2008, 2:14 PM	#4
Warpy Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 3,951	Dell Vostro 1400 with Windows XP Pro for $1150 Intel® Core 2 Duo Processor T7250/3 GIG RAM/120 GIG/14.1"/X3100 *** Solid design, good support, faster CPU, the cache is larger and the L2 Cache Speed is faster. http://www.laptopmag.com/review/lapt...stro-1400.aspx http://www.conita.com/Computers/Dell-Computers/248.html __________________

1st March 2008, 6:24 PM	#11
WooKiE_MaN Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: Crazieburn, Melbourne Posts: 2,886	dam the new laptops are bloody cheap just wish they made a laptop that god over 10k in 3d mark 06, i would seriously dicth my gaming PC and just use that.. quiet, less room and just awsome for games... tbh i reckon dell make fantastic laptops __________________ GAMING \| Maximums Gene II\| Q9650 @ 3.6 \| 8GB 1066\| 120 240GB SSD \| GTX580 \| SilverStone SG01-F \| H20 SERVER \| i7 930 \| GA-X58A-UD3R \| PATRIOT 12GB PV7312G2000ELK \| 28.5TB RAID5 \| HD5670 \| TRUE 120 WIFES \| Q6600 \| P5Q PRO \| 8GB CORSAIR 1066 \| HD5870 \| H20 CPU + GPU \| TOSHIBA P750 \| i5 2410M 2.30GHZ \| 8GB 1333MHZ\| PATRIOT 128GB SSD \| 750G\| NVIDIA 540MGT 1GB TORRENT \| HP MICROSERVER \| 12TB \| 4GB

1st March 2008, 2:18 PM	#6
battleaxe Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 299	Just called Dell to see if they could beat the 7-10 day delivery time, waiting for a call back. Im leaning that way though...

1st March 2008, 2:29 PM	#7
timochy Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Adelaide Posts: 288	wheres the page for that dell? i might get one, its right up my alley. and any other discounts?

1st March 2008, 3:17 PM	#9
timochy Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Adelaide Posts: 288	im not sure whether to get the 8400M gs ($99.00) and whether to go for the ultrasharp widescreen 1440x900 screen ($94.60)

1st March 2008, 4:12 PM	#10
timochy Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Adelaide Posts: 288	just ordered mine with a few extras 7200rpm 160gb hdd camera screen 9 cell bluetooth mouse 1440x900 screen belkin messenger bag $1486 all up

2nd March 2008, 1:41 PM	#12
azn2k Member Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: 3151 Posts: 1,089	Hey guys I'm in a similar situation to all of you (except that its for a female friend). I recommended her the Vostro but she doesn't dig the look so its either tossing up between the M1330 or the Sony C-Series laptops (www.laptop.com.au) for around 1200-1500. Are there any others anyone can recommend?