Laptops General Discussions

[Boris®]

i'm thinking of buying a new laptop... I need a laptop for my work, Graphic Design / Animation (Digital Media)

I know most of you will suggest getting a Macintosh machine, but I can't afford it... and no for a normal macbook, macbook pro is a minimum when it comes to mac.

budget is maximum 1200$... what do you suggest?

additional needs:

* NO HEAT! (my laptop's current temperature is around 40*c and is about to burn my hands)

* Huge hard drive(s)

* 4 GB RAM

* Powerful VGA

* Doesn't not explode (VGA) while Rendering is a must

thanks for your help.

I dont think you will be getting a "very good" VGA card with that budget.

[Frisbeetarian]

i'm thinking of buying a new laptop... I need a laptop for my work, Graphic Design / Animation (Digital Media)

I know most of you will suggest getting a Macintosh machine, but I can't afford it... and no for a normal macbook, macbook pro is a minimum when it comes to mac.

budget is maximum 1200$... what do you suggest?

additional needs:

* NO HEAT! (my laptop's current temperature is around 40*c and is about to burn my hands)

* Huge hard drive(s)

* 4 GB RAM

* Powerful VGA

* Doesn't not explode (VGA) while Rendering is a must

thanks for your help.

With 1200$ you will not get a powerful vga. Here the strongest vga you can get with the least amount of money:

MSI GT725-212US Laptop reviews - CNET Reviews

[TheLord]

Originally Posted by King Rami

i'm thinking of buying a new laptop... I need a laptop for my work, Graphic Design / Animation (Digital Media)

I know most of you will suggest getting a Macintosh machine, but I can't afford it... and no for a normal macbook, macbook pro is a minimum when it comes to mac.

budget is maximum 1200$... what do you suggest?

additional needs:

• NO HEAT! (my laptop's current temperature is around 40*c and is about to burn my hands)

• Huge hard drive(s)

• 4 GB RAM

• Powerful VGA

• Doesn't not explode (VGA) while Rendering is a must

thanks for your help.

HP Pavilion dv3500t CTO Entertainment Notebook PC is probably the best u can get for your budget. I bought it 2 weeks ago, and using it for software development. I am so satisfied with it till now.

Specifications:

• Genuine Windows Vista Ultimate
• Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Duo Processor T9400 (2.53GHz)
• 13.3" diagonal WXGA High-Definition HP LED BrightView Widescreen Display (1280 x 800)
• RAM 4GB DDR2 System Memory
• 512MB NVIDIA GeForce 9300M GS
• 250GB 5400RPM SATA Hard Drive with HP ProtectSmart Hard Drive Protection
• HP Imprint Finish (Intersect) + Microphone + Webcam + Fingerprint Reader for LED Display
• Intel Next-Gen Wireless-N Mini-card with Bluetooth
• Integrated 56K Modem
• SuperMulti 8X DVD+/-R/RW with Double Layer Support
• 6 Cell Lithium Ion Battery

What you think?

[King Rami]

Originally Posted by TheLord

HP Pavilion dv3500t CTO Entertainment Notebook PC is probably the best u can get for your budget. I bought it 2 weeks ago, and using it for software development. I am so satisfied with it till now.

Specifications:

• Genuine Windows Vista Ultimate
• Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Duo Processor T9400 (2.53GHz)
• 13.3" diagonal WXGA High-Definition HP LED BrightView Widescreen Display (1280 x 800)
• RAM 4GB DDR2 System Memory
• 512MB NVIDIA GeForce 9300M GS
• 250GB 5400RPM SATA Hard Drive with HP ProtectSmart Hard Drive Protection
• HP Imprint Finish (Intersect) + Microphone + Webcam + Fingerprint Reader for LED Display
• Intel Next-Gen Wireless-N Mini-card with Bluetooth
• Integrated 56K Modem
• SuperMulti 8X DVD+/-R/RW with Double Layer Support
• 6 Cell Lithium Ion Battery

What you think?

interesting, how much???
thanks

[King Rami]

Originally Posted by Mar1K

Would you consider eBay? I buy most of my equipments from there.

do they ship to lebanon for free?

[Boris®]

HP Pavilion dv3500t CTO Entertainment Notebook PC is probably the best u can get for your budget. I bought it 2 weeks ago, and using it for software development. I am so satisfied with it till now.

Specifications:

• Genuine Windows Vista Ultimate
• Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Duo Processor T9400 (2.53GHz)
• 13.3" diagonal WXGA High-Definition HP LED BrightView Widescreen Display (1280 x 800)
• RAM 4GB DDR2 System Memory
• 512MB NVIDIA GeForce 9300M GS
• 250GB 5400RPM SATA Hard Drive with HP ProtectSmart Hard Drive Protection
• HP Imprint Finish (Intersect) + Microphone + Webcam + Fingerprint Reader for LED Display
• Intel Next-Gen Wireless-N Mini-card with Bluetooth
• Integrated 56K Modem
• SuperMulti 8X DVD+/-R/RW with Double Layer Support
• 6 Cell Lithium Ion Battery

What you think?

The above VGA card is ranked Class#3, I wouldn't recommend it for gaming/graphic design !

source:
Notebookcheck: NVIDIA GeForce 9300M GS

[TheLord]

Originally Posted by King Rami

interesting, how much???
thanks

I bought it when i was in Lebanon, and the best price I could get there is 1250$

[TheLord]

Originally Posted by Boris®

The above VGA card is ranked Class#3, I wouldn't recommend it for gaming/graphic design !

source:
Notebookcheck: NVIDIA GeForce 9300M GS

Can you get me any laptop with a reasonable price having better VGA? Again we're talking about laptops and not desktops.

[Frisbeetarian]

Serval Professional
- Operating System Ubuntu 9.04 (Jaunty Jackalope) 64 Bit Linux
- Display Resolution 15.4" WSXGA+ Super Clear Glossy LCD (1680 x 1050)
- Graphics nVidia GeForce GTX 260M with 1GB DDR3
- Processor Core 2 Duo P9700 2.80 GHz 1066 MHz FSB 6 MB L2 (25 Watt)
- Memory 4 GB - DDR3 1066 MHZ - 2 DIMMs
- Hard Drive 500 GB 7200 RPM SATA II
- Optical Drive CD-RW / DVD-RW
- Wireless Intel Wi-Fi Link 5300 - 802.11A/B/G/N Up to 450 Mbps
- Bluetooth Bluetooth
- Extra Battery Extra 8 Cell Smart Li-ION Battery
- Extra AC Adapter no extra AC adapter
- Car AC Adapter no car AC adapter
- Laptop Bag Targus Sport Computer Backpack
- Hardware Warranty 1 Yr. Ltd. Warranty and 1 Yr. Technical Support

Price: $1,898.00

[Boris®]

Quote:
Originally Posted by Boris® View Post
The above VGA card is ranked Class#3, I wouldn't recommend it for gaming/graphic design !

source:
Notebookcheck: NVIDIA GeForce 9300M GS
Can you get me any laptop with a reasonable price having better VGA? Again we're talking about laptops and not desktops.

I am getting next week this beast , yea i know it is very heavy and it is not that "mobile" and it IS a desktop replacement, but if you can manage to buy it directly from Toshiba (USA/Canada) with the price mentioned in the website i think it would be a great deal. This laptop plays whatever game you throw at it! It is made for gaming/entertainment (4 built-in speakers & 1 subwoofer !!!!!!!) and i find the price quite reasonable for the laptop's sepcs.