Which laptop would you rather have for the money?

[big4x4]

I am going to buy a new laptop and need some advice as to which one I should choose. Note that there is a 200 dollar difference between the two.

LAPTOP 1

Laptop 2

THank you for your advice

 

[JE78]

Intel Duo, DDR2, GeForce Go 7400, 5400 rpm 80gb HDD, 15.4" display. Spend the extra money.

 

[mikeford]

You have to decide what it is you want to do. Plenty of people would do just fine with a 486, others want to play graphics intensive games, plenty someplace in the middle.

Plain old how easy is it to type on is still my MAIN test.

 

[halfadder]

Buy as much laptop as you can afford.

How much you can "afford" is a whole other matter.

 

[halfadder]

Buy as much laptop as you can afford.

How much you can "afford" is a whole other matter.

 

[mikeford]

Any laptop is 100% better than no laptop. 😉

I am thinking about a ultracompact for travel.

 

[Fraggable]

The DV5163 by far. Much more power and definitely worth the $200.

 

[corkyg]

Not necessarily should you go for Media Center. If you are going to use it primarily as a portable desktop, and you are into games and other such stuff - go for the extra $200. But - if you are like me, and you laptop is strictly for travel - go with the smaller screen and size. When you travel, you are not likely to be hauling around the speakers and other paraphernalia that makes for good Media Center usage.

 

[aigomorla]

well if you look at the specs, laptop 1 is about 1 lb heavier. Honestly 1lb isnt very much expecially if your going to be putting it on your back.

Laptop 1 is on the core duo processor. Its newer in technology hence if you can afford it, id stick with core duo. This is a yonah processor.

Laptop 2 will do the basics without any problem. 1.6ghz dothan is about as fast as a 1.8ghz AMD64. Theres plenty of threads on bench marks about this with yonah, since yonah is technically 2 dolthans put together.

As for battery life, i heard the core duo's have a better battery life then the dolthans. But its not by very much, aprox. 15-20 more min of run time.

Get laptop 1 if you can afford it, as someone stated above me, you should always get the one u can most afford.