I need some advice

[pepo]

hi everyone. I have decided to buy me a laptop, however I don't want to buy something that is gonna crash in a month. I need really something stable and reliable. And here I come to the point why I need some pro advice from anyone that is these things. I saw that there are Intel Chips and AMD chips. I know that probably Intel are better but however AMD are sold for less money so now I don't really know what to buy! What I fear is that AMD could get overheated easier that Intel!!! Is this actually so? Is it wise to buy me an AMD laptop or better not to risk and get me an Intel? Thanks for the help guyz...

 

[JoPh]

APPLE
--powerbook or ibook.

 

[pepo]

yeah probably apple is OK but here in Europe it is not very common to buy APPLE products! Thanks anyway dude

 

[jcovercash]

Originally posted by: JoPh
APPLE
--powerbook or ibook.

If you don't know/like mac then I would recomend an IBM.

However if you are willing to try mac then go for an apple, they are pretty decent also. Just check to make sure all your programs and stuff are availible for mac, which most likely they will be as Mac nowdays has a much larger software library than years ago.

 

[jcovercash]

Originally posted by: pepo
yeah probably apple is OK but here in Europe it is not very common to buy APPLE products! Thanks anyway dude

Go IBM then, they are pricy but you get what you pay for. I belive that Toshiba makes decent laptop products also but don't quote me on that.

 

[Legendary]

You should mention you're in Europe in your original post.

 

[pepo]

so AMDman12GHz I shall go for Intel leptop?

 

[pepo]

hehe yeah I know now my wrong, Legendary! I forget that this is a world wide forum!!!

 

[pepo]

and here is what comes more to this topic in my head: what is the best brand for laptop aside from HP?

 

[Vette73]

Everybody has been really happy with the Athlon64 Emachines laptop. Has a Athlon64 and a real ATI 9600 video card, etc... Can be had for less then $1500 maybe a lot less depending if you get a DVD burner, etc...
And the Athlon64 has the cool and something thing. Makes the chip run cooler.

 

[jcovercash]

Originally posted by: pepo
so AMDman12GHz I shall go for Intel leptop?

I wasent suggesting intel, I was suggest and IBM laptop, which is intel however. I had an older AMD laptop and it got VERY HOT, IDK if that is fixed now with the Athlone 64 Laptop as I havent been looking at/researching them.

IBM Thinkpads.

Josh

 

[pepo]

yeah exactly I am really concerned about the overheating!

since when it has got a better cooler? cuz if this is OK i'm surely going to buy me an AMD. Probably not the last one that is out but surely some older model I'm not looking here to spend a fortune on it.

 

[TwinkleToes77]

Originally posted by: Marlin1975
Everybody has been really happy with the Athlon64 Emachines laptop. Has a Athlon64 and a real ATI 9600 video card, etc... Can be had for less then $1500 maybe a lot less depending if you get a DVD burner, etc... And the Athlon64 has the cool and something thing. Makes the chip run cooler.

I was thinking about getting an emachine laptop, but i know a few years ago emachine desktops were pretty shotty. So the laptops are much better?

 

[jcovercash]

Originally posted by: pepo
yeah exactly I am really concerned about the overheating!



since when it has got a better cooler? cuz if this is OK i'm surely going to buy me an AMD. Probably not the last one that is out but surely some older model I'm not looking here to spend a fortune on it.

Well like I said I know the older AMD's overheated BAD, you could burn your legs off. But the newer ones, the Athlon64 ones dont I belive, but I could be missinformed.

 

[jcovercash]

Originally posted by: TwinkleToes77

Originally posted by: Marlin1975
Everybody has been really happy with the Athlon64 Emachines laptop. Has a Athlon64 and a real ATI 9600 video card, etc... Can be had for less then $1500 maybe a lot less depending if you get a DVD burner, etc... And the Athlon64 has the cool and something thing. Makes the chip run cooler.

I was thinking about getting an emachine laptop, but i know a few years ago emachine desktops were pretty shotty.  So the laptops are much better?

Emachines is not the bad a product IMO, never has been. People have always complained about it but for the money its a decent product. You get what you pay for though in anything, Yes comparing a $700 Emachines laptop for a $1500 IBM with the same specs, the Emachines looks better but the IBM's quality is much better. It all depends on what you what out of it and how much your want to put in it.

 

[TwinkleToes77]

Originally posted by: AMDman12GHz

Originally posted by: TwinkleToes77

Originally posted by: Marlin1975 Everybody has been really happy with the Athlon64 Emachines laptop. Has a Athlon64 and a real ATI 9600 video card, etc... Can be had for less then $1500 maybe a lot less depending if you get a DVD burner, etc... And the Athlon64 has the cool and something thing. Makes the chip run cooler.

I was thinking about getting an emachine laptop, but i know a few years ago emachine desktops were pretty shotty. So the laptops are much better?

Emachines is not the bad a product IMO, never has been. People have always complained about it but for the money its a decent product. You get what you pay for though in anything, Yes comparing a $700 Emachines laptop for a $1500 IBM with the same specs, the Emachines looks better but the IBM's quality is much better. It all depends on what you what out of it and how much your want to put in it.

Ahh i see. I currently have a HP laptop.. But its becoming outdated so I've been looking around and exploring the options. I would use this laptop as an everyday computer. I've retired from using a desktop computer. But besides that it wouldnt get much workout. Mostly just using Office and browsing/chatting. You think an emachine would be ok for me?

 

[Vette73]

The CURRENT Athlon XP-M run MUCH cooler then the early ones. Juts like the Athlon64's in laptops run very cool now.

If you don't do much gaming then for a cheap laptop look at the....

Less then $800 Athlon XP-M laptop


If you want more power and a btter video game video card then look at....

Athlon64 Laptop

 

[jcovercash]

Originally posted by: TwinkleToes77

Originally posted by: AMDman12GHz

Originally posted by: TwinkleToes77

Originally posted by: Marlin1975 Everybody has been really happy with the Athlon64 Emachines laptop. Has a Athlon64 and a real ATI 9600 video card, etc... Can be had for less then $1500 maybe a lot less depending if you get a DVD burner, etc... And the Athlon64 has the cool and something thing. Makes the chip run cooler.

I was thinking about getting an emachine laptop, but i know a few years ago emachine desktops were pretty shotty.  So the laptops are much better?

Emachines is not the bad a product IMO, never has been. People have always complained about it but for the money its a decent product. You get what you pay for though in anything, Yes comparing a $700 Emachines laptop for a $1500 IBM with the same specs, the Emachines looks better but the IBM's quality is much better. It all depends on what you what out of it and how much your want to put in it.

Ahh i see.  I currently have a  HP laptop.. But its becoming outdated so I've been looking around and exploring the options.  I would use this laptop as an everyday computer.  I've retired from using a desktop computer.  But besides that it wouldnt get much workout.  Mostly just using Office and browsing/chatting.  You think an emachine would be ok for me?

IDK for sure, like I said before I havent been looking for one so Im not sure of whats all up to date etc... But IMO if your not going to game or do high end graphics and stuff like that an Emachines should work fine for you. But I just looked at their site, unless you can get a good discount at a retail store, you should be able to get a new HP/Compaq laptop for the same price range, even a Slightly larger/heavier IBM one. Just set yourself a budget to go by and then shop around for what seems good for you. Go to retail stores and test them out, fell how heavy they are and how big they are. Find what suits your needs.

 

[jcovercash]

Originally posted by: Marlin1975
The CURRENT Athlon XP-M run MUCH cooler then the early ones. Juts like the Athlon64's in laptops run very cool now.

If you don't do much gaming then for a cheap laptop look at the....

Less then $800 Athlon XP-M laptop


If you want more power and a btter video game video card then look at....

Athlon64 Laptop

Ok thats what it was I knew there was another Athlon CPU other than the 64, i forgot about the XP-M lol. That compaq one looks pretty nice, I had an older compaq laptop with the older AMD processors, other than it getting extremly hot it was a very good/reliable product. I would recomend that XP-M laptop since they no longer get hot.

 

[TwinkleToes77]

Originally posted by: AMDman12GHz

Originally posted by: TwinkleToes77

Originally posted by: AMDman12GHz

Originally posted by: TwinkleToes77

Originally posted by: Marlin1975 Everybody has been really happy with the Athlon64 Emachines laptop. Has a Athlon64 and a real ATI 9600 video card, etc... Can be had for less then $1500 maybe a lot less depending if you get a DVD burner, etc... And the Athlon64 has the cool and something thing. Makes the chip run cooler.

I was thinking about getting an emachine laptop, but i know a few years ago emachine desktops were pretty shotty. So the laptops are much better?

Emachines is not the bad a product IMO, never has been. People have always complained about it but for the money its a decent product. You get what you pay for though in anything, Yes comparing a $700 Emachines laptop for a $1500 IBM with the same specs, the Emachines looks better but the IBM's quality is much better. It all depends on what you what out of it and how much your want to put in it.

Ahh i see. I currently have a HP laptop.. But its becoming outdated so I've been looking around and exploring the options. I would use this laptop as an everyday computer. I've retired from using a desktop computer. But besides that it wouldnt get much workout. Mostly just using Office and browsing/chatting. You think an emachine would be ok for me?

IDK for sure, like I said before I havent been looking for one so Im not sure of whats all up to date etc... But IMO if your not going to game or do high end graphics and stuff like that an Emachines should work fine for you. But I just looked at their site, unless you can get a good discount at a retail store, you should be able to get a new HP/Compaq laptop for the same price range, even a Slightly larger/heavier IBM one. Just set yourself a budget to go by and then shop around for what seems good for you. Go to retail stores and test them out, fell how heavy they are and how big they are. Find what suits your needs.

Thanks

And sorry for the hijack, but it was better than starting a new thread

 

[Vette73]

Originally posted by: AMDman12GHz

Originally posted by: Marlin1975
The CURRENT Athlon XP-M run MUCH cooler then the early ones. Juts like the Athlon64's in laptops run very cool now.

If you don't do much gaming then for a cheap laptop look at the....

Less then $800 Athlon XP-M laptop


If you want more power and a btter video game video card then look at....

Athlon64 Laptop

Ok thats what it was I knew there was another Athlon CPU other than the 64, i forgot about the XP-M lol. That compaq one looks pretty nice, I had an older compaq laptop with the older AMD processors, other than it getting extremly hot it was a very good/reliable product. I would recomend that XP-M laptop since they no longer get hot.

Yea the early Athlon XP laptops used reg. chips juts a LITTLE lesse voltage. Also compaq/hp did a HORIABLE job building them.

The New Athlon XP-M chips run very cool, heck add some voltage and a decent motherboard and get a pill more power from them. Seems like everybody is running those if you want a good running chip that overclocks very well. Or in alaptop it juts run at its default speed and very cool NOW.

 

[pepo]

haha TwinkleToes77 it is not a problem anyway this was a very useful info cuz I really want to buy me a good laptop since here at the uni campus there is a free WLAN that I can use. So it is a good idea to hove a laptop. thanks to everyone for the info u rule!!!