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GMC Forum _ CHILL OUT _ Laptop Advice Final2

Posted by: besip Jun 7 2011, 10:45 AM

ok the buy day is thursday on other my topic we talk a lot about few laptops
now i have final 2 and hope you help me decide smile.gif

at previously topis we have 1 favourit
HP iCore3 laptop
http://www.ebuyer.com/product/257135

and last night i was find 1 great deal on 6GB Ram Acer
http://www.argos.co.uk/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/Search?storeId=10001&catalogId=1500002701&langId=-1&searchTerms=5085240

which 1 is better faster


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and if somebody know how many MP has the webcam on the HP G62? because if just 0.3 then the Acer will be go forward rolleyes.gif
thanks
Rene

Posted by: dark dude Jun 7 2011, 01:31 PM

HP:
2219 Processor score (Passmark score: http://www.cpubenchmark.net/high_end_cpus.html) To give you some scope, the best laptop processor scores 7701. <---
7200 rpm drive <---
VGA Webcam
3GB RAM

Acer:
1641 Processor score (Passmark score)
5400 rpm drive
1.3 MP Webcam <---
6GB RAM <---

I'd get the HP, it has a way better processor, and a faster drive (which Ivan said helped with recording). It's also 50 quid cheaper, and you can get a nice webcam like http://www.logitech.com/en-gb/webcam-communications/webcams/devices/5867#section=specs for £35, which is "2MP native, up to 8MP enhanced" smile.gif

For £14 more pounds, you can upgrade the RAM to 4GB (http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B002ZME33Q/ref=asc_df_B002ZME33Q3118300?smid=A3P5ROKL5A1OLE&tag=googlecouk06-21&linkCode=asn&creative=22206&creativeASIN=B002ZME33Q). With the upgraded RAM, and the better webcam, it's still £1 cheaper than the Acer biggrin.gif

Posted by: Stephane Lucarelli Jun 7 2011, 03:18 PM

I would go for the HP too, better performances & reliability.

Posted by: besip Jun 7 2011, 08:29 PM

thanks for reply......

Posted by: Sinisa Cekic Jun 7 2011, 08:55 PM

True, HP is in this version better, and cost-effective .

Posted by: Ivan Milenkovic Jun 7 2011, 10:10 PM

I agree, HP is better, specially if Acer has 5400rpm drive.

Posted by: besip Jun 8 2011, 12:54 PM

QUOTE (dark dude @ Jun 7 2011, 01:31 PM) *
HP:
2219 Processor score (Passmark score: http://www.cpubenchmark.net/high_end_cpus.html) To give you some scope, the best laptop processor scores 7701. <---
7200 rpm drive <---
VGA Webcam
3GB RAM

Acer:
1641 Processor score (Passmark score)
5400 rpm drive
1.3 MP Webcam <---
6GB RAM <---

I'd get the HP, it has a way better processor, and a faster drive (which Ivan said helped with recording). It's also 50 quid cheaper, and you can get a nice webcam like http://www.logitech.com/en-gb/webcam-communications/webcams/devices/5867#section=specs for £35, which is "2MP native, up to 8MP enhanced" smile.gif

For £14 more pounds, you can upgrade the RAM to 4GB (http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B002ZME33Q/ref=asc_df_B002ZME33Q3118300?smid=A3P5ROKL5A1OLE&tag=googlecouk06-21&linkCode=asn&creative=22206&creativeASIN=B002ZME33Q). With the upgraded RAM, and the better webcam, it's still £1 cheaper than the Acer biggrin.gif



that's was nice move with the Passmark score site cool.gif
i'm not against the Hp but just want to find the best thing for the price i want to spend...with the Passmark score site i was find 1 more Acer which is betwen High rates procecor and which beat the HP
here is it
http://www.ebuyer.com/product/259424
passmark score 2345
hope you not tired biggrin.gif
its the HP still better choise? i'm really not good with the spec things but if i by buy for example external fast HD and conect him to laptop then the laptop still gona work over the HD speed inside he laptop??
Thanks for help...on midnight i will wana chose biggrin.gif
hope so biggrin.gif biggrin.gif biggrin.gif

Posted by: besip Jun 8 2011, 01:19 PM

well somebody allready explain me that external HD even with Hi-speed never gonna be so fast as the even 5400rpm HD on laptop mellow.gif

Posted by: dark dude Jun 8 2011, 01:27 PM

QUOTE (besip @ Jun 8 2011, 12:54 PM) *
that's was nice move with the Passmark score site cool.gif
i'm not against the Hp but just want to find the best thing for the price i want to spend...with the Passmark score site i was find 1 more Acer which is betwen High rates procecor and which beat the HP
here is it
http://www.ebuyer.com/product/259424
passmark score 2345
hope you not tired biggrin.gif
its the HP still better choise? i'm really not good with the spec things but if i by buy for example external fast HD and conect him to laptop then the laptop still gona work over the HD speed inside he laptop??
Thanks for help...on midnight i will wana chose biggrin.gif
hope so biggrin.gif biggrin.gif biggrin.gif

Yeah, the new one is better. It has 4gb ram and can have its RAM upgraded to 8gb max, unlike the other, 4gb max.

The problem with buying an external HD is that it'd have to go via USB 2, which would limit the speed. You could buy a firewire card, to speed things up, but that's an extra cost.

I've also heard that writing to an external drive is more work on the processor, so you'd need to test it on that specific laptop. Also, I think the slightly faster processor speed won't be better than having a faster HD.

An internal HD would cost you around £40 (something like this http://www.scan.co.uk/products/250gb-western-digital-wd2500bekt-scorpio-black-25-95-mm-sata-3gb-s-7200rpm-16mb-cache-12ms)

If I were you, I'd get this new laptop you've found, and swap-out the internal HD if things aren't going that well.

Posted by: besip Jun 8 2011, 01:30 PM

ok i buy HP biggrin.gif

Posted by: besip Jun 9 2011, 01:47 PM

i was place the order smile.gif

Posted by: Ivan Milenkovic Jun 9 2011, 05:34 PM

Congratulations mate! smile.gif

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