Need your help choosing a laptop!
here are the 2 laptops I chose..
requirements: 512ram, 80gb, 15" screen, pentium M, under $1500 CAD
which one is better?
any other laptop recommendation from the site? tips/advice?
1. Sony VAIO Intel Pentium M 730 1.60GHz Laptop (VGN-FS640W)
http://www.futureshop.ca/catalog/pro...062641&catid=#
2. Toshiba Satellite Intel Pentium M 740 1.73 GHZ Laptop (M70-SR3)
http://www.futureshop.ca/catalog/pro...0066563&catid=
thanks :)
Re: Need your help choosing a laptop!
Number 2, little worse battery but a faster bigger hardrive, faster processor, etc. I vote number 2.
Re: Need your help choosing a laptop!
The Toshiba definitely looks the better deal. The Sony probably has the cd copy protection root kit pre-installed.
Just my 2 cents. Or in this case your 2 cents. :P
Re: Need your help choosing a laptop!
Wouldn't touch the Sony (any Sony product, actually*) with a bargepole.
Absolutely the most proprietary OS/drivers in existence and the world's worst customer support.
*Sony recently tried to charge us just for the bloody part number of a component they no longer support or provide...without the factory # there was no way to go online and see if anyone else might have this thing. Customer now has a perfectly good (well, presumably a perfectly good) Sony LCD monitor that is useless without the special power cord.
Which Sony no longer sells.
Or will even admit to ever making, apparently.
Screw 'em.
Re: Need your help choosing a laptop!
thnx everyone,
ya, after many googling, I decided to get the Toshiba, but another version:
this one
Toshiba Satellite Intel Pentium M 740 1.73GHz Laptop (M60-CD4)
http://www.futureshop.ca/catalog/pro...on=&langid=EN#
better or worse than the first Toshiba choice?:huh:
this one is 2'' screen bigger, but has 20gb less and cost $100 more which sucks..:angry:
Re: Need your help choosing a laptop!
80 gigs is fine, just get a dvd-rw...
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Better battery life.
Quote:
DVD Super-Multi double layer drive in which you can save or view all of your files
I guess that means it already has a DVD-RW drive.
Sounds well worth the extra $100
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well if your gonna use it for gaming i would suggest one with a graphics card but if its for normal use the toshiba is perfect.
Re: Need your help choosing a laptop!
thanks for the replies
well im not a heavy gamer so the video card will be good enough..
but one question, how does a laptop get internet connection?
I have a linksys wireless router at home, it that all I need?
Re: Need your help choosing a laptop!
All the laptops you've shown have wireless networking, so they should be able to connect to your linksys wireless router without any problems.