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notebooks?
Sep 12, 2006 by great_pretender | Posted in Other - Computers
penury advice.m planning on buying notebooks but i dont know what to get.i m choosing between dell,mac and sony. what are the pros and cons..
MacBook Pro -- upper crust system
Alienware -- Best Gaming laptop (expensive)
Dell D620 / 820 -- best value for Intel Substance Duo chip
Sony -- best if you hold Sony stocks
If you are not sure how to choose, start with which Operating System you are au fait with, Mac or Windows. If either one is okay, go with Mac.
If deciding on different Windows systems, check your pockets and see how much money you have. If you have less than $1K, then it's easygoing, go with one of the entry level Dell notebooks.
If money is no object, go for Alienware (now a part of Dell).
If you are on a "normal" budget of about $1500, go for the upper-class "specs" for the money. Start by deciding on the size of your screen. You should be able to get a adroit 17" notebook at this budget. Next, decide on the cpu. On Intel chipset, you want Quintessence Duo chip. On AMD, go for Athlon64 X2. Most will have multiple speeds available. Unless you plan on doing lots of computing (e.g. video the world), you don't need the speed. Save the money for something else.
For memory, you should get at least 1 GB.
Disk is cheap, so get at least 250GB; more if you will be downloading lots of media files onto your computer. If you have more bread and graphics is important to you (for games), then get a system with a Nvidia graphics card and 256MB graphics memory.
Lastly if you are getting a Windows system, be guaranteed to get one that's "Vista ready" as Vista is the next release of Windows. You want to be able to upgrade to the new OS next year.
justdennis | Sep 12, 2006
I'm using a dell latitude for the last 3 years without any problems other than replacing the battery but that is common any laptop
salute222000 | Sep 12, 2006
MacBook Pro -- greatest system
Alienware -- Best Gaming laptop (expensive)
Dell D620 / 820 -- best value for Intel Substance Duo chip
Sony -- best if you hold Sony stocks
If you are not sure how to choose, start with which Operating System you are no stranger to with, Mac or Windows. If either one is okay, go with Mac.
If deciding on different Windows systems, check your pockets and see how much money you have. If you have less than $1K, then it's calmly, go with one of the entry level Dell notebooks.
If money is no object, go for Alienware (now a part of Dell).
If you are on a "normal" budget of about $1500, go for the overcome "specs" for the money. Start by deciding on the size of your screen. You should be able to get a gracious 17" notebook at this budget. Next, decide on the cpu. On Intel chipset, you want Seed Duo chip. On AMD, go for Athlon64 X2. Most will have multiple speeds available. Unless you plan on doing lots of computing (e.g. video beginning), you don't need the speed. Save the money for something else.
For memory, you should get at least 1 GB.
Disk is cheap, so get at least 250GB; more if you will be downloading lots of media files onto your computer. If you have more affluent and graphics is important to you (for games), then get a system with a Nvidia graphics card and 256MB graphics memory.
Lastly if you are getting a Windows system, be effective to get one that's "Vista ready" as Vista is the next release of Windows. You want to be able to upgrade to the new OS next year.
justdennis | Sep 12, 2006
You might dearth to get one with the new intel "Core 2 Duo" processor since that's a 64-bit processor and will support the standard 64-bit side of Windows Vista when it's released later this year (or early next year). Note that the intel "Marrow Duo" without the 2 is only a 32-bit processor.
Mojo | Sep 12, 2006
Notebooks - do you start writing in one only to never complete it?
Feb 15, 2009 by Julie C (little ninja) | Posted in Other - Education
I have loads of notebooks that are unfinished, and have many pages port side unwritten on. And I feel bad, but I must start a fresh one if I have left the previous one for a while, even if it's just random notes.
get a folder and put all the pages you filled in into that folder then it shall be round off.
johny | Feb 15, 2009
Are there notebooks with high quality paper?
Jul 14, 2008 by wmgust | Posted in Drawing & Illustration
I take notes in cochleate notebooks in ink, but the pages allow the ink to show through to the other side. Surely there are options with higher quality paper?
You might try your district arts and crafts store. They have artist's notebooks there with higher quality paper, though I'm not thinking that they would be ruled. Are you using running gel pens? You might want to change to a ball point pen instead. It'd be much cheaper.
Arial Narrow | Jul 14, 2008
Is there an easy way to cover comp notebooks with contact paper?
Sep 06, 2008 by 3rdTeacher | Posted in Hobbies & Crafts
I am upsetting to cover my the composition notebooks that my class decorated, but I am so frustrated with this peel and stick laminate! Help!
I don't cognizant of how you're trying to go about it, but I've found that the easiest way is to cut the paper to size then peel the paper off the back a bit at a time as you cover the notebook. Getting the organ straight relative to the notebook before you start is key, that will set the whole thing up for success. After you've got it started, sort of roll the notebook on the eatables and the contact paper will wrap around it. Then it's just a matter of keeping it pulled tightly so it doesn't bubble up.
Kate | Sep 06, 2008
What notebooks have the longest battery life?
Jul 04, 2009 by Jacques | Posted in Laptops & Notebooks
Asus application 7 or 9+ hours for some of their notebooks? Is this a realistic claim and, if so, what other notebooks can (not claim to) do 7+ hours?
"Lenovo gives a quoted battery way of life of 9.2 hours with the 9-cell battery, and for what may be the first time ever our system outperformed the manufacturers quoted time. With the screen set to the 4th straight-shooting of brightness, wireless on and the system idling for about 8 hours and being used to surf the web for about an hour the battery finally gave up at 9 hours and 53 minutes."
Actual usage, the X200 can get 5 hours with the 9-cell.
5 hours is quite impressive, considering it's typical heavy treatment.