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  1. Mar 3rd, 2010, 04:11 AM #1
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    Should I buy this Laptop?

    I'm thinking about getting this laptop:
    http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16834220702

    $1200
    Intel i7 720QM
    4 GB Ram
    ATI HD 5730
    17.3 " Screen with 1600 x 900 Resolution
    500 GB Harddrive


    What do you guys think?

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    Re: Should I buy this Laptop?

    If you're into gaming, might want to get a better graphics card.
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    Re: Should I buy this Laptop?

    Quote Originally Posted by mendhak View Post
    If you're into gaming, might want to get a better graphics card.
    True, I'm thinking of getting this one instead:

    http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16834220700

    It has a terrible case design though.
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    Re: Should I buy this Laptop?

    What's your thoughts for the laptop's primary use?
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    Re: Should I buy this Laptop?

    Quote Originally Posted by capsulecorpjx View Post
    I'm thinking about getting this laptop:
    http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16834220702

    $1200
    Intel i7 720QM
    4 GB Ram
    ATI HD 5730
    17.3 " Screen with 1600 x 900 Resolution
    500 GB Harddrive


    What do you guys think?

    Also thank God for sales-tax free Internet shopping.
    My thought is : it is usually better to go with a smaller foot print. A screen size of 17.3 on a laptop is over kill. It might be better to buy an external monitor that will give you as big a display as you can afford.

    I prefer to have a light weight laptop, one that I can carry without having the need to pump iron.

    Then again, that's my thought. You should go with what you're comfortable with.
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    Re: Should I buy this Laptop?

    Quote Originally Posted by mendhak View Post
    If you're into gaming, might want to get a better graphics card.
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    Re: Should I buy this Laptop?

    That 17.3 inch one I posted justed seemed too big.

    So I ended up buying a 16" one instead:
    http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...-696-_-Product
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    Re: Should I buy this Laptop?

    You sure didn't spend much time shopping around. I was going to recommend a core-i5 model with 8gb of ram and 1gb of video memory that is selling for $900.

    I find the customer reviews kind of funny. One guy complained the keyboard wasn't backlit. I think the only manufacturer that makes them is alienware.

    Also this is the core i7 using the new socket. I has to be because it's using dual-channel instead of triple-channel memory. A sure sign of this is the 4gb of ram.
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    Re: Should I buy this Laptop?

    Quote Originally Posted by Lord Orwell View Post
    You sure didn't spend much time shopping around. I was going to recommend a core-i5 model with 8gb of ram and 1gb of video memory that is selling for $900.

    I find the customer reviews kind of funny. One guy complained the keyboard wasn't backlit. I think the only manufacturer that makes them is alienware.

    Also this is the core i7 using the new socket. I has to be because it's using dual-channel instead of triple-channel memory. A sure sign of this is the 4gb of ram.
    What was the laptop you were going to recommend?

    I'm not sure if i5 + 8 gb is better or worse than i7 + 4 gb.
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    Re: Should I buy this Laptop?

    Quote Originally Posted by capsulecorpjx View Post
    What was the laptop you were going to recommend?

    I'm not sure if i5 + 8 gb is better or worse than i7 + 4 gb.
    It was an asus. I don't know the exact model and it may have been on sale. I think it was a k-52 with an optional memory upgrade.
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