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Sony, HP, or Dell notebook

phexac

phexac

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I am looking for a 17" desktop replacement notebook that I can take with me when I travel. The main reason for this is to be able to play online poker when I travel. Because of this, my main criteria are screen size and resolution (need to have multiple tables fit on screen).

I am looking at 3 laptops with similar configurations: Dell Vostro 1700, HP DV9700T, and Sony AR Series.

Of the 3 Sony is the most most expensive (by about $450) and comes with a regular laptop keyboard, where as Dell and HP have separate numpad, which I think is nice. Sony claims aesthetic reasons, which I think are bull.

HP only offers max resolution of 1600x1050, whereas Dell and Sony go up to 1920x1200. Naturally larger resolution is nice, but I have to wonder whether 1920x1200 is not way too small on a 17" screen.

Besides those issues, I am really wondering about which company people prefer. I am leaning towards HP because outside of the screen issue, I seem to be able to get the best value there, and I like their aesthetics. Have never used any HP laptop though, so have to wonder about people's general experience with them.

EDIT: one final question. How do AMD's Turion mobile processors compare to Intel's T8000 and T9000 45nm parts both in terms of performance and power efficiency?

Thanks.
 
Sony is just overly expensive.

HP will give you more features (Fingerprint Reader, more attractive finish, touch capacitance music and video player controls along with integrated remove holder for media center) but is also alot flimsier than the Dells (make sure you get a good warranty, my bro's 9500T has already been sent in for HDD problems and numerous other little things)

The Dell is a lot more studier built, and has better monitor resolutions, but it is also poor in features compared to the HP.

There is no point right now in getting a Turion. The fastest Turion barely keeps up with the lowest end normal voltage Core 2. It's battery life is also worse.

I own an HP 6500T, my bro owns a HP9500T, and we bought our grandmother a Dell Vostro 1500 (She insisted on having XP).
 
Core 2 Duo works great with 17 inches notebook than Turion for long battery life. That is all I know.
 
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