Is This A Good Laptop?

[novon]

LMK Before I buy

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[joshg]

well I guess it depends one what you will be using it for...

this one has the onboard graphics controller, so I'm thinking it shares your system memory for graphics acceleration. However, I like that it has the AMD processor and the 512 (even though it will be less 'cause the graphics) is pretty nice...

Basically, if a notebook fits what you need it to do then it's good.. This is an HP model though and I've heard occasional bad comments about structural quality, etc..

 

[novon]

Well, there will be no gaming, just photoshop, web, email, word. So HP laptops lack quality?

 

[Czar]

very nice laptop, I´d buy it.

the graphics card is a non issue for you, the only thing I could think of improoving is the hd space.

edit..
and the screen resolution, I would much rather have a screen that supports 1440x1024, a biiiiig difference

 

[joshg]

no gaming, just that stuff? you could probably save about 1/2 of what you are paying if you will just be using that stuff...

Before I got my laptop from UPS I didn't quite think it would be enough power for me: Celeron 700MHz, 10GB, only 4MB video, started w/ 64MB ram but I upped it to 192

Right now I'm running WinXP Pro and I run Photoshop and all kindsa stuff all the time, it's clickin along pretty swiftly IMHO. (even though I have a 1.4GHz desktop, this lappy actually isn't that bad)

For something like what you said I'd think you could save a lot of money by going for something around 7-800 MHz instead

also, I can play Half-Life on my notebook, too, and that's cool

 

[markjrubin]

Hey,

I'm currently checking out the laptop market too. I think if you post this in General Hardware, you might get a better response. Also, know that XGA only goes to 1024 * 768. If you can live w/ that, good. I can't.

Mark

 

[SuperGroove]

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Nope. The savage videocard is the same one I have. It's crap. 2D is okay...but not stellar. You will enjoy a laptop that has a higher resolution. For $1300, you could get yourself a nice iBook 4.9lbs to boot!

 

[novon]

I have PC systems, do I can't get a mac laptop.

 

[Ionizer86]

It looks like a decent lappy...but even though AMD Athlon 4 is really nice, you may be able to get something with just as many features but with a P3-M processor because they're able to make P3-M systems really small and light (unless you need a big screen).

BTW, XGA is fine; on my 17"/16" viewable monitor, I'm doing 1024x768 becuase I see no need for more screen space (1152x864 gives more screen space, but there's no need).