buy a laptop

agodzillab · Post by **agodzillab** » Tue Apr 08, 2008 1:34 pm

hi

planning to use live7 ...live,
i'm buying my first laptop.

is vista family ok for live ?

Toshiba
Intel Core 2 Duo T8100 2,1 GHz / 800 MHz
RAM 2 Go DDR2 up to 4 Go
HD 320 Go (2x160Go) SATA 5400 tours/min
GC ATI Radeon HD2600
Microsoft Windows Vista Family Premium
weight 2,72 Kg
screen 15,4"

Anything wrong ?

for an extra 350$ i can get an ASUS with cpu 2.5 / RAM 4Go / vista pro / but screen 14,1"

what you think about it.

logic_user99 · Post by **logic_user99** » Tue Apr 08, 2008 1:35 pm

Get a MacBook. 'Nuff said.

agodzillab · Post by **agodzillab** » Tue Apr 08, 2008 1:39 pm

mac ?

lol;)
naa i mean .. each time i want to buy a computer i think about mac. then about the price
it's way to expensive for me ! about 1800$ for a basic mackbookpro maybe it's cheaper in usa .. but in france,

EDIT ---
wow i said 1800$ but it's even more expensive ! for that price i get two computers !

+ it's the same intelcore, same ram, same HD ...

pulsoc · Post by **pulsoc** » Tue Apr 08, 2008 2:05 pm

Macbook.

Otherwise get XP, Vista has been a travesty and still suffers from hardware support issues.

Kozak · Post by **Kozak** » Tue Apr 08, 2008 2:13 pm

Why is the macbook so magically good? You can get the same price for windows running laptops with half the price....

pulsoc · Post by **pulsoc** » Tue Apr 08, 2008 2:23 pm

Kozak wrote:Why is the macbook so magically good? You can get the same price for windows running laptops with half the price....

It's the Appledust!

And here in the states prices are comparable as the macbook is like $1100.

agodzillab · Post by **agodzillab** » Tue Apr 08, 2008 2:43 pm

hey

pleaaase ! let's not turn this on a mac vs pc.

mac is fine .. i jsut don't have enough cash.
i'm just getting some advices for my next laptop witch will be a pc.

ok for XP .. the problem is to find a laptop with XP. (only dell)
+ i'm not sure how XP works with dualcore

andydes · Post by **andydes** » Tue Apr 08, 2008 3:07 pm

XP is fine with dual core. I think XP pro can handle 2 separate processors, but either XP home or pro can do dual core.

You may still be able to get other laptops supplied with XP, but not for long. I found a good looking asus amongst others on www.laptopsdirect.co.uk in the UK, for example. Decided I was too poor at the moment though. Probably means I'll end up on vista.

gomi · Post by **gomi** » Tue Apr 08, 2008 3:12 pm

agodzillab wrote:
lol;)
naa i mean .. each time i want to buy a computer i think about mac. then about the price
it's way to expensive for me ! about 1800$ for a basic mackbookpro maybe it's cheaper in usa .. but in france, .

you dont need a pro.
the only thing a pro gets you is a fancy video card, which does nothing for live.

get a macbook

1400$
runs vista better then that toshiba.
trust me.

agodzillab · Post by **agodzillab** » Tue Apr 08, 2008 3:35 pm

the only thing a pro gets you is a fancy video card, which does nothing for live.

^didn't knew that ... good info