Teh Laptops topic

Stereo · Post by **Stereo** » 20 May 2006, 14:14

OK I think there should be a topic for all talk about laptops.

I want this Acer TravelMate TM2423WXCi-XPH NoteBook Intel Celeron M 1.5GHz 14.1" Wide XGA 256MB DDR2 400 40GB DVD/CD-RW Combo Intel GMA900

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a ... 6834115229

It seems pretty good, considering the battery life is 2-3 hours. My mom's laptop is 2-3 minutes... O.o (Cause it got dropped 20 times in its life.) But this is just something I "want." Don't think I'll get it very soon.

korge · Post by **korge** » 20 May 2006, 16:32

Stereo wrote: But this is just something I "want." Don't think I'll get it very soon.

Yeah. We all Want things stereo.

Ive got 2 Compaqs and while they arent top of the line they get the job done. Latest game it can run on lowwest settings is NFS UInderground and True Crime LA.

Stereo · Post by **Stereo** » 20 May 2006, 18:05

I plan on saving up for it...

Will take quite a while

vellu · Post by **vellu** » 20 May 2006, 18:42

Looks like a nice entry-level model. I'd get a memory upgrade to 512MB right away though. 256MB isn't enough for anything these days, not even word processing...

2furio · Post by **2furio** » 20 May 2006, 19:49

Honestly...even 512 mb is not enough these days. My laptop has 512 mb memory (480 mb + 32 mb video - shared) and it's definately not enough.

Anyways, this is my laptop:
http://www.toshiba.ca/web/product.grp?l ... 52#spectop

Toshiba Satellite A20
- * IntelÂ® PentiumÂ® 4 2.66 GHz, Integrated Coprocessor, 533MHz PSB
L1 Cache 12KB/8KB (instruction/data), L2 Cache 512KB
- Standard: 512MB PC2100DDR (256MB+256MB)
- 40.0 billion bytes, 9.7mm height, Enhanced IDE, 4200rpm.
- * Trident CyberBlade 32MB shared. AGP bus 128 MHzx4 (AGP4x), 2D and 3D graphics accelerator, Simultaneous Display Capable.

Yes it is crap by today's standards but I got it almost 3 years ago before entering in high school (Grade 9) and I use it for Internet and taking notes at school. I'd really want a new laptop with a real video card...

Not only that but I've had a lot of problems with the laptop (I'm NEVER getting another Toshiba product ever again). The screen hinges broke, the hard-drive and charger also broke. The charger was replaced for free because it was under warranty, same with the hard-drive but my dad had to pay almost $300 CDN to replace the hinges...

Stereo · Post by **Stereo** » 21 May 2006, 05:04

vellu wrote:Looks like a nice entry-level model. I'd get a memory upgrade to 512MB right away though. 256MB isn't enough for anything these days, not even word processing...

Yeah, my dad knows some site where he usually buys memory for five dollars... O.o

SkeeteRX7 · Post by **SkeeteRX7** » 23 May 2006, 00:44

Stereo wrote:OK I think there should be a topic for all talk about laptops.

I want this Acer TravelMate TM2423WXCi-XPH NoteBook Intel Celeron M 1.5GHz 14.1" Wide XGA 256MB DDR2 400 40GB DVD/CD-RW Combo Intel GMA900

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a ... 6834115229

It seems pretty good, considering the battery life is 2-3 hours. My mom's laptop is 2-3 minutes... O.o (Cause it got dropped 20 times in its life.) But this is just something I "want." Don't think I'll get it very soon.

Wow, originally I was going to save up for that, but I'm now saving up for the Acer Ferrari 3000LMi Notebook (1.87 GHz Athlon XP-M 2500+, 512 MB RAM, 60 GB Hard Drive, DVD+/-RW/CD-RW Drive, ATI Mobility Radeon 9200), as it is better suited for gaming. If i can't save up for that, I'll probably have enough for an Acer TravelMate TM2423WXCI 14.1" Notebook PC (Intel Celeron M Processor 370, 512 MB RAM, 80 GB Hard Drive, CD-RW/DVD-ROM Combo Drive), the same one as yours but with an 80GB hard drive. Right now I'm barely running NFS:PU on my IBM Thinkpad X21 with a 20GB hard drive and Pentium III processor.

damo365 · Post by **damo365** » 26 May 2006, 22:15

shoot i just need a laptop...lol...but i really like dells

underoath285 · Post by **underoath285** » 26 May 2006, 22:37

2furio, at my school for my pre-engineering class we have 30 of those toshibas

this is the laptop i plan on getting for college...

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a ... 6834115221

weedman173 · Post by **weedman173** » 10 Jun 2006, 00:55

Hey, anybody think thisis a good gaming laptop from Alienware. I don't really want to hear about buying from new egg or some other place I'd just like to know what you guys think.

xHaZxMaTx · Post by **xHaZxMaTx** » 10 Jun 2006, 01:12

Gaming... laptop? I didn't know those two words could be used together like that. Seriously though, what's the point of having a gaming laptop?

R34GTR · Post by **R34GTR** » 10 Jun 2006, 01:16

I agree, i mean what if you wanted to play a Racing Simulator on the move, you'd have to carry an extra 2 bags for the Wheel and Pedals

I guess a gaming Laptop is ok for a game such as The Sims or The Movies.

The Gravedigger · Post by **The Gravedigger** » 10 Jun 2006, 04:29

R34GTR wrote:I agree, i mean what if you wanted to play a Racing Simulator on the move, you'd have to carry an extra 2 bags for the Wheel and Pedals
I guess a gaming Laptop is ok for a game such as The Sims or The Movies.

Never heard of a controller?

That's right you Xbox boys have more or less a keyboard in the hands anyhow :p

Cpt.Razkit · Post by **Cpt.Razkit** » 10 Jun 2006, 07:35

I wanna buy a good cheap laptop, is this a good one?

this one

SparcoPusher · Post by **SparcoPusher** » 04 Jul 2006, 23:41

Cpt.Razkit wrote:I wanna buy a good cheap laptop, is this a good one?

this one

depends on what you're going to do with it dude

Stereo · Post by **Stereo** » 05 Jul 2006, 01:27

Averatec sucks with gaming... IMHO.

vellu · Post by **vellu** » 05 Jul 2006, 19:22

It's small (12.1"), so very portable. Not for gaming though (ATI X200 as gpu).

Cpt.Razkit · Post by **Cpt.Razkit** » 05 Jul 2006, 19:28

Stereo wrote:Averatec sucks with gaming... IMHO.

I have 2 desktops for gaming, I wanna use the Averatec cuz its small, and im going a trip, and i want a lite,small laptop that i can acess the internet and all

Rigga · Post by **Rigga** » 08 Jul 2006, 17:05

I ordered an IBM Thinkpad T60 with the following specs:

Processor: Intel Centrino Core Duo T2400
Graphics card: ATI Radeon X1400 128 MB
Memory: 1 GB PC2-5300 DDR2 SDRAM 667 MHz
Harddisk: 80 Gb
DVD-R Dual layer

price: €1353,39

EDIT: that includes:

-a laptop backpack
- laptopstand
- extra keyboard
- extra mouse

Cpt.Razkit · Post by **Cpt.Razkit** » 08 Jul 2006, 20:11

@ Rigga: that seems like a good laptop. If you want more HDD space, you can always get an External HDD =D

vellu · Post by **vellu** » 08 Jul 2006, 20:31

@Rigga, that's pretty close to my laptop which I'm very happy with

Asus A6Ja
Core Duo T2300
ATI Mobility X1600 256MB
15.4" glare lcd, 1280x800 native res
1GB PC2-5300 DDR2 SDRAM 667 MHz (expandable to 2GB)
HDD 80GB
DVDRW Dual-Layer
WLAN+Bluetooth+1Gbps LAN
1.3Mpix webcam
Bag+mouse

Cost a bit more then yours, but then again I bought it in January.

Gay · Post by **Gay** » 11 Jul 2006, 10:10

a noob question for the pros.
hw many processes does ur laptops run when windows start up??
my new acer has got 75 processes running at start up. helps needed tytytyty
plz help, i spend at least 5min end tasking, the stupid acer just fu*cked my day.

btw this the specs for the lousy acer.
1.66ghz intel dual core
80GB hard drive
512MB ram
ati x1400 256MB

PSZeTa · Post by **PSZeTa** » 11 Jul 2006, 15:16

That doesn't make sense, the amount of processes is all done by yourself. If you install lots of crap, your Acer will obviously take longer to start up.

vellu · Post by **vellu** » 11 Jul 2006, 17:14

My laptop shows 56 processes after boot with antivirus/firewall/adware programs running on top of the "regular" laptop stuff (device drivers, power managers, etc.)

75 is definitely a bit on the high side.

Gay · Post by **Gay** » 11 Jul 2006, 18:16

any way to reduce it??? it really weewee me off.

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