[ah_nae]

Hi,

troubled recently cos need to buy a laptop too.

Main Specs i require....

Proc : at least 1.6GHz (Dothan or Sonoma also can)
Ram : at least 512Mb DDR (DDR2 then bonus)
Graphix : 128MB dedicated radeon 9700 or X600 or nvidia equivalent
Weight : less than 2.5kg
Warrenty : At least 1 year
Price : less than 3k


btw anyone where to "mod" laptops??? cos most of the laptops i see all only lack the graphix portion.....haiz...thinking whether can "mod" it to 128Mb...

[ah_nae]

currently i think only the compaq B3800 series in this league leh....

can check out the samsung models..but price > 3k..

Originally Posted by mid9kh

can check out the samsung models..but price > 3k..

but i heard there is 2800....price

[ah_nae]

samsung one the graphix not that power leh......but they are superchio IMHO...thanx guys.anymore suggestions???

[maxdy]

try the compaq 3800 series. go to Storage Studio or Active Foto to check it out.

[ah_nae]

Originally Posted by maxdy

try the compaq 3800 series. go to Storage Studio or Active Foto to check it out.

Yeah man, that seems like my best bet.....but one of my friend bought it recently, went to Auzzie to study and one fine day the laptop "ki siao" all the fans all went full blast and the lappie became very hot. After a little while, whole laptop couldn't even boot. Needed to bring it to service center after that.

Hope his is a isolated case.

[maxdy]

Originally Posted by ah_nae

Yeah man, that seems like my best bet.....but one of my friend bought it recently, went to Auzzie to study and one fine day the laptop "ki siao" all the fans all went full blast and the lappie became very hot. After a little while, whole laptop couldn't even boot. Needed to bring it to service center after that.

Hope his is a isolated case.

but u don't know what he did to his lappy right? normally, if u don't bump it too much, no problems will occur. a normal gateway lappy can use for like 5 years then go ki siao.

oh. if u buying lappy to go overseas to study, best to buy liao then go and buy international warranty.

[ah_nae]

yeap. agreed man. wah looking @ the Asus W3V also...but the price like super power man.........3k +....

btw guys, would the performace of a 64Mb X600 match the 128MB radeon 9700?

[maxdy]

i think of cos X600 win loh.

[kkktoh]

Originally Posted by ah_nae

yeap. agreed man. wah looking @ the Asus W3V also...but the price like super power man.........3k +....

btw guys, would the performace of a 64Mb X600 match the 128MB radeon 9700?

my bet will still be the 128MB R9700.

Anyway for graphics card, get the X700.. that is one of the most powerful card in moblie.

btw y not u take a look at the acer TM 8100 series or the 1692. If u have $$$, the ferrari 4000 not only looks good but the specs are also... :shock2:

both the 8100 series and the 1692 r powered by the 915PM chipset (sonoma).

The acer TM 8104 is priced at ard 3.5K.. powered by 2Ghz chip, 1Ghz DDR2 rams and of course the X700 128mb Gfx card.
http://www.acer.com.sg/products/trav...elmate8100.asp
The Ferrari 4000 is priced at ard 4K... powered by AMD64 2Ghz chip... all the specs same as the 8104.
http://www.acer.com.sg/products/ferr...errari4000.asp

anyway i am looking 2 buy the 8104.

[maxdy]

X700 only found in samsung's lappy. for some lappy reviews, (but not very good ones), go to http://cnetasia.com

[maxdy]

oh. just saw the ferrari 4000. good design of the lappy. if u got money for it that is.

[kkktoh]

Originally Posted by maxdy

X700 only found in samsung's lappy. for some lappy reviews, (but not very good ones), go to http://cnetasia.com

Acer laptops also have.

Anyway for the most powerful GFx card in mobile, look no further then the Dell I9300.. powered by the :shock2: Go6800 :shock2:

That laptop is priced at ard $4.2k with all the high end specs.

[kkktoh]

Originally Posted by maxdy

oh. just saw the ferrari 4000. good design of the lappy. if u got money for it that is.

yap.. that laptop is beautiful..

but the price... also beautiful...