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cameron_15

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Help me choose a notebook...
« on: July 03, 2010, 06:05:14 pm »
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So it's time for me to buy a new notebook for, uhhhh... school.

I've got a few notebooks lined up however I do not know a great deal about hardware stuff, which is where you guys come in...

I've narrowed it down to two laptops, the asus n61jq or the msi gt640

Asus: http://www.asusnotebook.com.au/2108_ASUS-N61JQ-N61JQ-JX021X-Notebook-Intel-Core-i7-720QM-with-Win-7-Pro.php

Msi: http://www.msi.com/index.php?func=proddesc&maincat_no=135&cat2_no=271&prod_no=1901

I've been quoted $1,445 for the asus and $1,499 for the msi...

While we're here, any other recommendations for a notebook up to $1500?
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Re: Help me choose a notebook...
« Reply #1 on: July 03, 2010, 06:41:59 pm »
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The MSI gt640 has 1gb Vram.

Meaning the card steals from the Ram? bad?
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Re: Help me choose a notebook...
« Reply #2 on: July 03, 2010, 06:46:54 pm »
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Oh wow laptops are getting cheaper. Damn tech curve.

Nah, the 1GB ram is just for the video card (i'm 95% sure of that)
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Re: Help me choose a notebook...
« Reply #3 on: July 03, 2010, 07:46:56 pm »
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Quote from: cameron_15 on July 03, 2010, 06:41:59 pm
The MSI gt640 has 1gb Vram.

Meaning the card steals from the Ram? bad?
No. This means that the Video Card itself has 1Gb of RAM
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Re: Help me choose a notebook...
« Reply #4 on: July 03, 2010, 11:34:36 pm »
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At Dick Smith I got a $1444 quote for a HP Pavilion dv6-3032TX Notebook with
1.6 GHz Core i7-720QM Processor
6GB RAM, 640GB HDD
ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5650 with 1GB video

I guess it's similar to your $1445 one, except with more RAM and a slightly worse video card
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Re: Help me choose a notebook...
« Reply #5 on: July 04, 2010, 12:17:46 am »
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Just a slight comment on the asus.
I have one in that shiny case (the top sheet) and it is terrible for fingerprints and scratches. Might not matter to you but may be worth considering
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Re: Help me choose a notebook...
« Reply #6 on: July 04, 2010, 12:28:12 am »
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Get a MacBook!
:)
« Last Edit: July 04, 2010, 12:29:54 am by fady_22 »
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Re: Help me choose a notebook...
« Reply #7 on: July 04, 2010, 01:43:47 am »
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Out of curiosity, why do you want to spend up to $1500 if it is just for school? Do you also want it to be able to handle games + heavy multimedia tasks?
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Re: Help me choose a notebook...
« Reply #8 on: July 04, 2010, 03:18:46 am »
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Quote from: andrewloppol on July 04, 2010, 12:51:28 am
Quote from: fady_22 on July 04, 2010, 12:28:12 am
Get a MacBook!
:)

noooo

hp envy = macbook with windows 7.  purely sexual.  i want one so bad haha.  too damn expensive! :(


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Re: Help me choose a notebook...
« Reply #9 on: July 04, 2010, 03:17:22 pm »
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Quote from: lynt.br on July 04, 2010, 01:43:47 am
Out of curiosity, why do you want to spend up to $1500 if it is just for school? Do you also want it to be able to handle games + heavy multimedia tasks?

... It's not really for school, It's just how I can justify buying it.

I (try to) do a lot of HD video editing and would like something powerful that can handle games as well. It'd also be nice if it would be a reasonably nice laptop for a few years and throughout Uni etc.
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Re: Help me choose a notebook...
« Reply #10 on: July 04, 2010, 03:23:45 pm »
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yea macbook, then bootcamp..windows + mac ;)
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Re: Help me choose a notebook...
« Reply #11 on: July 04, 2010, 04:05:07 pm »
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Do NOT get a laptop with i7 QM. The battery life will be so shit, it'll end up being useless.

Steer clear of quad-cores for laptops, a dual-core i5 will do the trick. It uses much less power, and tend to perform similarly [if not better] on day-to-day tasks compared to the i7 as most programs are not designed for multi-core functionality. Also, don't expect yourself to be doing much gaming on a laptop, even with those specs, you won't be able to run games on full settings simply because of cooling issues. If you are really into gaming but still want a laptop, buy a netbook and build a desktop.

BUT, nVidia cards are much better than ATI.
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Re: Help me choose a notebook...
« Reply #12 on: July 13, 2010, 11:03:35 pm »
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Quote from: cameron_15 on July 03, 2010, 06:05:14 pm
So it's time for me to buy a new notebook for, uhhhh... school.

I've got a few notebooks lined up however I do not know a great deal about hardware stuff, which is where you guys come in...

I've narrowed it down to two laptops, the asus n61jq or the msi gt640

Asus: http://www.asusnotebook.com.au/2108_ASUS-N61JQ-N61JQ-JX021X-Notebook-Intel-Core-i7-720QM-with-Win-7-Pro.php

Msi: http://www.msi.com/index.php?func=proddesc&maincat_no=135&cat2_no=271&prod_no=1901

I've been quoted $1,445 for the asus and $1,499 for the msi...

While we're here, any other recommendations for a notebook up to $1500?

The MSI one would be nice for gaming, nVIDIA GeForce GTS 250M but it really depends on what you are going to use it for,
The MSI one looks like a gaming one so imho i would pick the MSI, As it good components..etc
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