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Posted by Ed.Austin on January 9, 2006, 4:15 pm
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On Tue, 14 Sep 2004 12:41:11 +0000, Dave wrote:
>
>> 1 gig is a lot of memory. maybe you could pull the memory from the one
> she
>> has now, and
>> use it in the new one. Thing is, memory changes all the time so that's a
>> long shot. Almost nobody
>> needs a gig of memory, so you can reconfigure the 12" one by pulling half
>> the memory, and then sell some of the memory
>> separte from the laptop. You may be able to trade the excess memory in on
>> new memory for the new computer
>> too, depending on the dealer. You'll do better at a local screwdriver
> shop
>> with that.
>>
>> Any new laptop will run her program. Best Buy, Staples, Office Max,
> Circuit
>> City, etc, all
>> have loss leaders almost weekly that sell for about $850 USD after
> rebates.
>> That's with
>> wifi built in, and a burner.
>>
>> I don't think there's any real difference between them anymore. Anybody
>> still in
>> business is selling adaquate stuff. the things that go bad are usually
> the
>> things that move:
>> keyboards, hard drives, optical drives, fans, etc. You can usally get a 3
>> year warranty
>> for about $200. It's worth it because in 3 years odds are the optical
> will
>> go south.
>
> Thanks for all the advice. Pulling the memory from the old laptop is not an
> option, as it only has 64mb in total. Which more or less worthless. I will
> have to keep my eyes open for a special offer.
>
> Dave
Your problem will not be processor or even RAM, it is obtaining a laptop
with a 17" screen. I assume also you'll need the requisite resolution
(something like UXGA 1600x1200) as well.
The AMD64 chips (I use one in my Acer Ferrari 3400) are superb, and
generally will match the Intel chips computationally by a factor of 1.5
(i.e. 2GHZ AMD64 = 3GHZ P4M). They are very fine perfomers. I use one
running Linux (with 1.25GB RAM).
Sony laptops tend to be consumerish and not really for Professional (or
dare I say semiprofessional) use. Acer I like (having one) but the build
isn't anywhere near an IBM for example.
Saying this nearly all laptops with a 17" screen will most likely be
suitable for generally undemanding work. I'd buy any reputable brands
machine but focus on the warranty.
If IBM (or the company that recently purchased the ThinkPad brand) do a
relevent model you may get an (excellent) 3 year warranty. I have used an
IBM warranty for work machines and they are quite frankly superb. Nothing
touches an IBM on build.
Have you considered a 15" UXGA model? The 17" will be larger but unlikely
to offer much more in resolution (UXGA+/wide etc). More to the point the
laptop will be CONSIDERABLY smaller (and perhaps cheaper). Larger than a
17" display will likely make the machine a "luggable" almost, and
certainly not an easy portable to move around. EVen 17"'s are big machines.
Hope this helps.
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