Also make sure it has fast video hardware. -------------- Original message -------------- From: "MikeB" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > ----- Original Message ----- > From: > To: "RBASE-L Mailing List" > Sent: Thursday, January 10, 2008 3:34 PM > Subject: [RBASE-L] - SV: Slightly off topic: New computer > > > > Mike, > > > > My one bit of advice where laptops are concerned is go for the fastest > > hardware you can buy, because by year two or so it'll seem slow. > > > > If you're seriously looking at dual-boot to Vista, make sure the experience > > index is 5 or better. Word around is that most laptops get in the twos and > > threes, and that can be pretty doggy. > > > > I'm running Vista on a Dell XPS desktop, not the fastest dual-core but > > dual-core, and 4 gigabytes (where the opsys can only see 3 since it >is > > 32-bit not 64-bit) and the eye candy doesn't burden the system at all. > > > > And there is some gymnastics involved to get access to the 1GB above the > first 2GB,AIUI. The current HP config I am looking at is 4GB 2.2ghz Core Duo > w > 2 250GB HDs although I think 250GB total seems like enough, each time I > bought > a laptop before, the maximum storage I could get always came up short at > sometime.. > > Thanks Emmitt.. > > > > > -------------- Original message -------------- > > From: "MikeB" > > > >> Now Dennis.. Look at me with a straight face and tell me it makes a hoot > >> of > >> a > >> difference "which" Chinese plant my laptop is made.. > >> > >> But seriously, I bought my grandson a dv8xxx model for college and it > >> seems > >> to be a pretty good machine so far. I was thinking of a dv9700 series. I > >> am > >> open to experiences though. Be mindful, I damn near never use a laptop > >> except > >> for the excursions to PA and when traveling a few times a year, so I am > >> going > >> to spend less than $2500. Oh, and I have to have 17" screen (they still > >> look > >> small). > >> > >
