New Notebook and Monitor Purchase Advice Please!

[ericmalone]

19" laptops are available.

[Josem]

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19" laptops are available.



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typicaly it'll be 17" size.



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[Beavis68]

Why the AMD? Worst processors on the market.

If you are going to use a external monitor, Staples had Core Duo systems for $599 from HP with 1GB of RAM and a 160GB harddrive. The Core2 Duo was $850 with rebate.

I would really recommned you get an Intel processor.

[CountDeMonet]

I called back Dell and put a hold on the build. I will see what they have with a larger screen and Intel processor. Thanks.

[CharlieDontSurf]

Bought this for $1400 with tax...but had a -$300 coupon which i think is still good till tomorrow


SYSTEM COLOR Jet Black edit
PROCESSOR Intel® Core™ 2 Duo T7300 (2.0GHz/800Mhz FSB/4MB cache) edit
OPERATING SYSTEM Genuine Windows Vista™ Home Premium Edition edit
DISPLAY High Resolution, glossy widescreen 17.0 inch display (1920 x 1200) edit
VIDEO CARD 256MB NVIDIA® GeForce® Go 8600M GT edit
MEMORY FREE! 2GB Shared Dual Channel DDR2 at 667MHz edit
HARD DRIVE FREE! 160GB SATA Hard Drive (5400RPM) edit
OPTICAL DRIVE CD writer / DVD player (Combo Drive) edit
WIRELESS NETWORKING Intel Next-Gen Wireless-N Mini-Card edit
BLUETOOTH OPTIONS Built-in Bluetooth capability (2.0 EDR) edit
INTEGRATED WEBCAM No Webcam Option edit
BATTERY OPTIONS 56Whr Lithium Ion Battery (6 cell) edit
SOUND OPTIONS Integrated Sound Blaster® Audigy™HD Software Edition edit
My Software & Accessories
ANTIVIRUS SOFTWARE No Security Subscription (30-day trial)
OFFICE SOFTWARE Microsoft Works 8. DOES NOT INCLUDE MS WORD
WARRANTY AND SERVICE 1Yr Ltd Warranty and Mail-In Service
DATASAFE ONLINE BACKUP Free 3 GB Online Backup for 1
DIAL-UP INTERNET ACCESS No ISP requested

[Isura]

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Why the AMD? Worst processors on the market.

If you are going to use a external monitor, Staples had Core Duo systems for $599 from HP with 1GB of RAM and a 160GB harddrive. The Core2 Duo was $850 with rebate.

I would really recommned you get an Intel processor.

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care to back this up? I have an AMD about 2 years old and it is fine for poker stuff

[Beavis68]

How does "my cpu works ok" translate into it being better than the Intel processors. AMD mobile chips are not worthless, but they are not really competitve from a benchmarking standpoint, and probably not $/perforamnce either (I think that goes to Core Duo or slower FSB Core2 Duo chips with 2MB RAM).

Check out Tomshardwares Mobile CPU reviews.

The Core Duo is fine but the Core2 Duo is a great processor. He could step down to the 2MB Ram chips and save some money, but with PT and a HUD the 4MB cache will probably noticably improve things.

[CountDeMonet]

Another question. Should I go with Vista or XP?

[Josem]

go with xp 'cause everything is guaranteed to work.


vista might or might not.

[CountDeMonet]

I just got off the phone with Dell and they are telling me that the highest resolution with their 17" Laptop is 1440x900 and for their 15.4" it's 1680x1050.

I went through the business side of Dell, is that making a difference?