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  • 18-11-2006 4:59pm
    #1
    s.valo
    Closed Accounts Posts: 17 ✭


    howyas,

    Ive been looking at laptops for a while now, trying to find the best value for money.Im basically looking for a decent laptop for college and just general use at home watching/burning dvds, games etc..

    Id like:
    Processor:Amd turion 64 1.8Ghz+
    Ram:1024Mb
    Hardrive:80Gb+
    Drive:DVD/RW
    Graphics:128Mb(Not shared)
    Also would like a card reader and wireless lan,wifi(Not essential)


    Ive a buget of E950.. Iv found this one:
    http://www.laptopsdirect.ie/Aspire_Aspire_5101_AWLMi_Laptop_LX.ABH0J.083/version.asp

    Its seems to be a pretty good spec and good price, whats everyones opinions?

    Also i was wondering if i could put a new top of the range graphics card in it?instead of the on board/


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  • #2
    Capt'n Midnight
    Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 92,550 Mod ✭✭✭✭Capt'n Midnight


    Aldi and Lidl will have ones out soon
    http://www.aldi.ie
    http://www.lidl.it/it/home.nsf/pages/c.o.20061123.p.Notebook_17 - Dec 4 here.

    if your budget is less than a grand it's doubtful you will get an upgradable graphics card


  • #3
    matrim
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,518 ✭✭✭matrim


    The one you link to was recommended to me by someone else here.

    2 of my friends have since got it and it is a good laptop.

    If you're interested in games, the only one that has been tried so far was Civ 4 and it runs well on it (only a bit of slow down late in the games on big maps)


  • #4
    TerrorFirmer
    Closed Accounts Posts: 29,930 ✭✭✭✭TerrorFirmer


    If you have to ask about upgrading then no you can't. Only some laptops can be upgraded, low end ones like the one you linked to most certainly cannot. But changing laptop gpus is alot more complex then desktops ones, so stay the hell away if you don't know it inside out. ;)


  • #5
    s.valo
    Closed Accounts Posts: 17 ✭s.valo


    Cherers lads,anyother sugestions for laptops under a grand?


  • #6
    Gurgle
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,064 ✭✭✭Gurgle


    s.valo wrote:
    Cherers lads,anyother sugestions for laptops under a grand?
    Toshiba for €599

    Its shared memory for graphics, but throw an extra 1GB in there and you can assign the full 128MB to the graphics card.

    - And the specs are wrong on the PC World website - FSB is 533MHz


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