Advice on laptop for my dad please ...

[swayzak]

hi

I like the look of this:

http://www.nice-pc.co.uk/acata...milo_li1718_t5300.html


My dad is in his 70s and only wants it for internet & some office stuff. He will also want to watch some family camcorder videos.

I was little put off by reviews saying the graphics chip was bascially crap & wouldn't be able to watch full screen video.

Does this mean just full definition dvd video ?

ie. would it be OK for 15 / 30 fps camcorder footage, BBC & Youtube videos etc ?

thanks

swayzak

 

[Roguestar]

I'm failrly sure that every laptop integrated graphic chip made my intel in the last 5 years has been meaty enough to run full-screen DVD video, given that decoding video is something the processor usually does and not the graphics chipset, so suffice to say that a dedicated AMD chip will be easily enough. I find it absurd that such a problem would even exist, makes me wonder if the people using the laptop were using Quicktime to view DVDs (and it doesn't allow full full-screen without paying for Pro).

 

[swayzak]

Originally posted by: Roguestar
I'm failrly sure that every laptop integrated graphic chip made my intel in the last 5 years has been meaty enough to run full-screen DVD video, given that decoding video is something the processor usually does and not the graphics chipset, so suffice to say that a dedicated AMD chip will be easily enough. I find it absurd that such a problem would even exist, makes me wonder if the people using the laptop were using Quicktime to view DVDs (and it doesn't allow full full-screen without paying for Pro).

Thanks

Actually it's an ATI Radeon X200M Graphics chip, not Intel onboard (not sure what difference that makes).

Anyway, if it can show basic video stuff OK then it will do him fine I think (and very good value ... C2D, 2GB ram for £409 delivered).

 

[imported_wired247]

I'm sure that fujitsu will serve him well, but as a matter of preference, I prefer IBM lenovo or toshiba laptops over fuji.

 

[Slowlearner]

IBM/Lenovo T series laptops are the best - but those are in US $1500 range
Having recently bought a couple of cheap laptops - for the kind of usage you contemplate this Fuji laptop will do just fine -Except for the OS - Vista Home Premium - the same system with XP Home would be great. I strongly recommend against buying a cheaper laptop with Vista.