Help me with new laptop features please! (I am idiot)

[Eder]

Buying new laptop but havnt kept up in latest technology. I have a few questions, hope someone can spare a few mins to share their opinions...thanks in advance!

1. 17 inch Wide Screen XGA+ Display [Included in Price]

17 inch UltraSharp™ Wide Screen UXGA Display with TrueLife™ cost $150 CAN more ...worth it?

2.533 MHz ram or is 667MHz much better ($300CAN more for 2 GB)

3.Is 7200 SATA HD big diff from 5400 SATA HD?

4. 256MB ATI Mobility Radeon X1400 Hypermemory -
256MB NVIDIA® GeForce™ Go 7900 GS $310 CAN more ...worth it? I like nice display...


5.Intel® Core™ 2 Duo T7200 (2.00GHz, 4MB L2 Cache, 667 MHz FSB) $180 CAN
Intel® Core™ 2 Duo T7400 (2.16GHz, 4MB L2 Cache, 667 MHz FSB) $330 CAN
Intel® Core™ 2 Duo processor T5200 (2MB Cache/1.6GHz/533MHz FSB) Included in Price

Upgrade here worth it? Thanks Thanks!!

[Bremen]

The biggest bang for your buck would be the proc upgrade to the T7200. Followed by the faster RAM (depending on the ram they actually use its hard to say how much this would improve performance).

I wouldn't worry about the graphics card unless you're a serious gamer (most don't use laptops).

Most people will tell you to get the 7200 RPM drive. Personally I've never felt faster hard drives were worth paying more for, but ALOT of people disagree with me on this :0) Although you should be aware that the 7200 RPM drive will drain the battery faster.

I don't know anything about displays so I'll let someone comment on that.

[Eder]

7200 it is ...thanks for comments

[Eder]

Any opinions on UXGA display? Is it worth it? Thanks!

[ZBTHorton]

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Any opinions on UXGA display? Is it worth it? Thanks!

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UXGA display allows you to 4 table without any overlap.

If you play on Stars and FTP, you can resize the tables, but you may find this bothersome.

I have WUXGA, and gladly paid the little bit extra for the better resolution.

[dostofan]

Just keep in mind that text at WUXGA will be smaller. This is really only an issue for people who have poor eyesight or can't stand small text. For poker or gaming the higher resolution is better as you can fit more tables/detail on your screen.

[Freakin]

I would personally get the WUXGA, the T7200, the 667mhz ram, the 7200RPM hdd, and either video card upgrade.

the video card will make your display 'nice' as you say, for vista. Vista likes a good video card for it's "Aero Glass" interface, which is EXTRA pretty.

[Eder]

Hmmm...I'm still working on laptop choice lol. One thing I found was some laptops apparently come with HDMI plug in which would be killer for me to play poker on my big screen lcd. Seems Dell only offers DVI even on their blueray XPS system.

I think Toshiba, Sony, HP offer this feature. HDMI will allow me to play video and audio for viewing divx etc directly from my hard drive right? I dont want to run seperate connections for audio and video.

Anyone using notebook with HDMI? Any thoughts?

I will go with WUXGA and blow the wad I guess...think I'll be in for at least 4k CAN.

[Eder]

OK I think this system has everything I need...any obvious weak spots? Sony doesnt seem to be to flexible as far as configurations go.

Processor
Intel® Core™2 Duo Processor T7200 (2GHz1 , 4MB L2 Cache)

Operating System
Microsoft® Windows® XP Media Center Edition 2005 with Update Rollup 2

Front Side Bus Speed
667MHz

Chipset
Intel® 945PM

Integrated Wireless LAN
Intel® PRO/ Wireless 3915ABG Network Connection (802.11a/b/g)4

Bluetooth®
Integrated Bluetooth® Technology5

LCD
17" WUXGA display3 (1920x1200) with XBRITE High Colour™ Technology

Hard Drive
200GB2 (100GB x 2) in RAID 0, (5400rpm) Serial ATA

Memory
2GB (1GB x 2) PC2-4200 533MHz DDR2 SDRAM (512MB x 2) (maximum 2GB)

Graphics
NVIDA® GeForce® Go 7600GT 256MB dynamically allocated shared video memory

Graphics Interface
VGA out w/ Smart Display Sensor
HDMI™ out
S-Video out

TV Tuner
Yes (NTSC)

Optical Drive
Blu-Ray Disc™/DVD±R Double Layer/DVD±RW drive6
BD-R Write (1x MAX);
BD-RE Write (1x MAX)
BD-R Read (1x MAX);
BD-RE Read (1x MAX);
BD-ROM Read (1.6x MAX)
DVD+R DL Write (2.4x MAX);
DVD-DL Write(2x MAX)
DVD+R Write (8x MAX);
DVD+RW Write (4x MAX)
DVD-R Write (8x MAX);
DVD-RW Write (4x MAX)
DVD-RAM Write (5x MAX);
DVD-RAM Read (5x MAX)
CD-R Write (8x MAX);
CD-RW Write (8x MAX)
DVD Read (8x MAX);
CD Read (24x MAX)

Communication
Integrated MOTION-EYE™ Camera with built-in microphone

Modem
Integrated V.92/V.90 modem (RJ-11)

Ethernet
10BASE-T/100BASE-TX Ethernet with RJ-45 interface

Audio
Sony® Sound Reality™ Audio Enhancer sound system

Audio Interface
1 x Microphone jack
1 x Headphone jack

Media Slot
Supports optional Memory Stick®, Memory Stick DUO™ media7 with MagicGate™ functionality and Secure Digital Media (SD)

Other Interfaces
1 x 4pin i.LINK®8 (IEEE 1394) interface
3 x USB 2.0
1 x HDMI™ output
1 x VGA output
1 x Port Replicator connector
1 x S-Video input
1 x S-Video output
1 x AV input
1 x RF Connection input
1 x Ethernet port
1 x Modem jack
1 x S/PDIF output

PC Card Slots
One PCMCIA - Type II/Type I card slot with CardBus support
One ExpressCard™ / 54 Slot

Pointing Device
Electro-Static touch pad

Keyboard
QWERTY, 86 keys with 2.5mm stroke and 19.05mm pitch

Action Buttons
S1, S2, AV Mode, Volume, Mute, Eject, Play/Pause/Stop, WLAN on/off, TV Record, FF/Rewind, Channel + & -

Power Requirements
150W+10%

Battery
Lithium-ion standard capacity battery (VGPBPS2C)

Estimated Battery Life
1.5-2.5 hours9

Weight
8.4 lbs. with standard battery12 (weight is approximate and may vary)

Dimensions
16.4”(W) X 1.32”(H) X 11.8”(D)

Colour
Black

Supplied Accessories
Lithium-ion Battery (VGPBPS2C)
AC Adapter (VGPAC19V15)
Power Cord
Remote Control/IR Receiver
RF Cable
HDMI Cable
HDMI to DVI-D Adapter

[Freakin]

wtf model is that? two harddrives? I would HIGHLY recommend one 7200RPM drive over 2 5400RPM drives in raid 0 for a laptop.