What are the better options when buying a new notebook computer?
I will be buying a laptop for college &I need information about the aspects of the computer to make a wise decision before I buy one. Please help me out:
Difference in Windows Vista Basic and Premium (price difference , is it worth it? & I have to added memory).
Difference in Intel Celeron, Intel Pentium dual core, Intel Core Duo, Intel Core 2 Duo, Mobile AMD Sempron(TM) 3500+ (1.80GHz/512KB) , AMD Turion(TM) 64 Mobile MK-36 (2.0 GHz/512KB) , and AMD Turion(TM) 64 X2 Dual-Core TL-50(1.6GHz/512KB). Difference in Intel and AMD? Whats would be the best for me?
2GB DDR2 System Memory (2 Dimm) and 1GB DDR2 (2×512MB), how much impact will that make on the commputer wit h the extra GB?
Is a min. of 80GB hard drive good or should I go for more? the main use of the notebook is music, pictures, internet use & typing papers.
802.11b/g WLAN & Intel(R) PRO/Wireless 3945ABG Network Connection?
6 Cell Lithium Ion, High Capacity 6 Cell Lithium Ion , & 12 cell battery?
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Sounds like you are looking at an HP Pavilion notebook.
-Vista premium is worth the extra $35.. has more features and stuff… Vista basic is basically a redo of Windows XP
-AMD mobile processors are not as good as Intel right now. The Intel Core 2 Duo is the best and newest processor available.
-1 gb is probably enough to run windows Vista smoothly but if you plan to do more intense programs (video editing/ 3d designing/ lots of newer PC games) you might want the extra GB. Remember you can always upgrade RAM later and it might be worth it to wait and look for a good deal or sale from another store to upgrade later, instead of paying extra from the start..
-80GB is probably ample for a laptop, and remember you can always upgrade the HDD or buy another external HDD fairly cheaply (under $100) to store extra stuff on.
-I would go with the Intel PRO 3945 wireless because it is compliant with Centrino technology, Intel’s standard "branding" for efficiency and reliability notebooks. It is probably more reliable and energy-efficient than just the standard integrated wireless solutions. (I’m not entirely sure though.. might wanna research it more online..)
-I hear that on an HP notebook, the 6-cell gets just over 2 hours of life… so if you plan to travel lots, get a bigger battery or get extra batteries..
Hope it helps!
you would be better off buying a computer with winXP. Vista is not yet usable enough