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need help finding laptop [message #253867]

Fri, 13 April 2007 11:22

sharra
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i need a laptop wtih these specs have any ides

Operating system: Windows XP CPU: 3.0 GhzRAM: 1.5 GbVideo Card: 256Mb DirectX compliant video card, Pixel shader 2.0 and above

[Updated on: Fri, 13 April 2007 11:22]

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Re: need help finding laptop [message #253882 is a reply to message #253867]

Fri, 13 April 2007 13:10

Ryu
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Dell is you're friend!

Presence is a curious thing, if you think you need to prove it... you probably never had it in the first place.

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Re: need help finding laptop [message #253888 is a reply to message #253867]

Fri, 13 April 2007 13:36

icedog90
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I'd stay far far away from Dell... but others may disagree with me.

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Re: need help finding laptop [message #253901 is a reply to message #253888]

Fri, 13 April 2007 15:32

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Why want a 3.0GHz CPU when about any Core 2 duo will outperform it even in single threaded tasks?

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Re: need help finding laptop [message #253913 is a reply to message #253867]

Fri, 13 April 2007 17:10

Cat998
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And I would go on 1 gig RAM Smile

there are not many laptops with 1.5 gig RAM..

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Re: need help finding laptop [message #253915 is a reply to message #253913]

Fri, 13 April 2007 17:12

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But you can get a laptop with 2 Gig RAM. Thumbs Up

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Re: need help finding laptop [message #253925 is a reply to message #253915]

Fri, 13 April 2007 17:55

Cat998
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nopol10 wrote on Sat, 14 April 2007 02:12

But you can get a laptop with 2 Gig RAM. Thumbs Up

why not 4 Gig ? Wink

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Re: need help finding laptop [message #254008 is a reply to message #253867]

Sat, 14 April 2007 16:30

Zion
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Because windows doesn't like anything over 3 gig.

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Re: need help finding laptop [message #254014 is a reply to message #253867]

Sat, 14 April 2007 17:00

Cat998
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Hm, that's new to me. Satisfied

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Re: need help finding laptop [message #254022 is a reply to message #253867]

Sat, 14 April 2007 17:40

Zion
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Yeah, i learnt the hard way a few years back. XP was still in its SP1 form and i tried to give it 4gb RAM and it just went haywire, untill it shut down. So i removed a stick and it was working fine...

Don't know about Vista although i hope it can take more.

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Re: need help finding laptop [message #254029 is a reply to message #253867]

Sat, 14 April 2007 18:32

z310
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There's a four gigabyte limit on RAM in WinXP -- physical and virtual.

See here.

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Re: need help finding laptop [message #254046 is a reply to message #254008]

Sat, 14 April 2007 22:03

icedog90
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Merovingian wrote on Sat, 14 April 2007 16:30

Because windows doesn't like anything over 3 gig.

I thought the limit was 4 GB...

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Re: need help finding laptop [message #254049 is a reply to message #253867]

Sat, 14 April 2007 22:06

z310
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Blank.

[Updated on: Sat, 14 April 2007 22:22]

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Re: need help finding laptop [message #254050 is a reply to message #253867]

Sat, 14 April 2007 22:09

icedog90
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Well, that's bad news. I thought about the possibility of using 4 gigs of ram in my next computer and still run XP. Guess I'd still have to stick with 2GB.

[Updated on: Sat, 14 April 2007 22:09]

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Re: need help finding laptop [message #254053 is a reply to message #253867]

Sat, 14 April 2007 22:19

z310
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http://www.microsoft.com/whdc/system/platform/server/PAE/PAEmem.mspx

Reading more into this issue, I don't know why his computer had problems. o_O

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Re: need help finding laptop [message #254073 is a reply to message #253867]

Sun, 15 April 2007 02:39

Goztow
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You'd like my acer 5684WLMi.

Core duo T5600, Nvidia Go 7600 256 MB Vram, 2 gig RAM

You cannot buy 4 gig laptops yet: 2 gig laptop RAM is just too expensive atm.

I haven't been dissapointed by Acer laptops yet and they're quite cheap compared to other brands.

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Re: need help finding laptop [message #254078 is a reply to message #254073]

Sun, 15 April 2007 04:31

nopol10
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I'm using an Acer laptop and it's not quite bad.
I like their desktop better though.

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Re: need help finding laptop [message #254161 is a reply to message #253867]

Sun, 15 April 2007 13:59

icedog90
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I like my desktops better than any brand name desktops...

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Re: need help finding laptop [message #254163 is a reply to message #254161]

Sun, 15 April 2007 14:05

Zion
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icedog90 wrote on Sun, 15 April 2007 21:59

I like my desktops better than any brand name desktops...

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Re: need help finding laptop [message #254202 is a reply to message #253867]

Sun, 15 April 2007 21:33

Titan1x77
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I got a good deal at dell about 6 months ago...you need to find when they have a special offer for 300$ off and free shipping.

I paid 1200$ US with free shipping for a T7200 core 2 duo,2 gigs of ram, and a 7900 gs..I skimped on the HD (80gig) and got an external..also got a wireless N card.

Im sure you could get something pretty close for the same price now, maybe even cheaper.

Also you better hurry, startingg in a few months all Dell will carry is Vista, they are phasing out XP.

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