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May 28 2011, 10:08 PM |
Hi
i need a advice for buying laptop...because i don't use now my laptop and i have to return the laptop what i have now to my friends early as i counted my budget don't be big...i be ready to spend now around 300£ + - 50£....it's be more easy buy some kind of new dell for example for 600£ and be sure i have bomb ok i'm now on Scotland..for example there is many good pages to check laptop prices here is one http://www.pcworld.co.uk/gbuk/clearance_la...tor=SEC-17-GOO-[Laptop_Generic]&mctag=gg_goog_7904&gclid=CION07vAi6kCFUEa4QodFDD0iw and this one i was find on e-bay http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vie...d=p5197.c0.m619 beter version http://www.amazon.co.uk/HP-620-WT090EA-2-3...8884&sr=8-3 i want to buy something good for the price what i have now..or i gonna have on few weeks for sure i want to have ok camera when i buying laptop....card reader...i understand for the price that not gonna be gaming laptop and hard drive don't need to be so big because we can buy some storage hard drive later...i will prefer speed and basic usage...the laptop will be used also maybe for guitar recording..wathing some internet movies thanks for all advice Rene This post has been edited by besip: May 28 2011, 11:19 PM -------------------- [
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May 28 2011, 10:15 PM |
If you want to use it for some guitar recording, you will need external sound card.
Almost any laptop today is capable of doing all these tasks. I recently tried new Toshiba Satellite series, and they are excellent value computers. Satellite with new Intel's Sandy Bridge i3 CPU will do the job just great. I advise getting also good quality portable mouse, they are always handy, and good laptop bag. -------------------- - Ivan's Video Chat Lesson Notes HERE
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May 29 2011, 01:46 AM |
I would look into the highest speed/ram you can get for your money, as you said you can always put a new internal HD in as well as an external. If possible I'd look into an i3 it is a step up from a dual core. Yes they are both 2 cores, but the i3 has HT (Hyper Threading) which gives you 2 virtual cores also. This will push the cpu to think it is a quad-core when needed and help render/process better. Which will help when you are creating multi-tracks for recording.
Ivan makes great points too, with the mouse / ext sound card. I can say a mouse is a mouse as long as it works. The ext sound card I can't help what so ever. I use a Pod HD500 for recording and I absolutely hate the sound it gives me via my mac. I have been searching for a usb interface that I could mic or even maybe going with a TonePort UX1/2 because some of members here pull out amazing recording with it. Hope that helps in the journey of a new pc. -------------------- Guitars:
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May 29 2011, 09:11 AM |
Thanks understand core 3 is best way..my budget isn't great now but the core 3 start around 350£ and thats ok
here is one http://www.pcworld.co.uk/gbuk/hp-g62-451sa...722513-pdt.html this one looks ok i was asking mainly because i want to know if there is big different betwen the 2 core and 3 core laptop on speed???? the thing is some 3 core laptops sdon't have all great features as 2 core laptops as i write here about the laptop from e-bay yes i'm afraid to buy stuff from e-bay to somethime...but the one what i mention here looks ok btw-if you be can compare this 2 laptop...core 2 from e-bay and this core 3 from Pc.worl.... or if you be have to buy..which one you be chose??? or advice me some kind of other please...i be maybe around 2-3 weeks out of internet because i have to return this laptop so i want to get many info as possible -------------------- [
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May 29 2011, 10:12 PM |
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May 29 2011, 10:35 PM |
Core i3 has 2 cores, but it boosts performance of them in order to make them available more often for applications. Some applications can be tricked for having 4 cores, as more cycles are available, but it's not that important IMO. What is important is that i3 is better processor in general, and the whole platform is upgraded compared to Core 2 Duo.
If you use it for music, you will need external interface, as Todd and others suggested, POD Studio GX may be a good solution for starters. It features free software modeller POD Farm, which is quite decent. I used it for a year, and it produces solid results. Other important thing that Todd mentioned is warranty. I would also advise getting laptop with as longest warranty possible. -------------------- - Ivan's Video Chat Lesson Notes HERE
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May 30 2011, 02:42 PM |
btw..and another what i like
http://www.pcworld.co.uk/gbuk/acer-aspire-...702320-pdt.html but i'm not sure from description how strong is camera and what they want to say with Optical disk drive DVD Writer it's probably not just DVD writer -------------------- [
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May 30 2011, 07:45 PM |
This one is OK, but you should check some reviews for battery time, and see what is warranty time.
I don't like the fact that it has mono speaker installed tho, it can be annoying to listen music that is stereo on mono speaker. -------------------- - Ivan's Video Chat Lesson Notes HERE
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May 31 2011, 09:46 AM |
I recently got an i3 with 4GB ram for my gf and it works like a champ
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May 31 2011, 11:36 AM |
If you need to work with audio, you will need this:
- sound card - speakers - external hard drive So, it would be better if you could cut costs for the hard drive for the laptop. For example 250GB will do just fine for Windows and other programs, and this drive will be spinning at 5400rpm. For audio applications you could get another external 250GB SATA3 drive with 7200rpm, they are not that expensive. Check this one out: http://www.pcworld.co.uk/gbuk/toshiba-sate...616479-pdt.html It's AMD dual core, which is nice, Toshiba Satellite series are well made, you won't have any problems with those. It has a large screen, which is very important, and separate numpad will be very useful as well. This one runs at 270 pounds, and for the rest of the budget, you can get POD Studio GX and external 300GB SATA3 7200rpm drive. -------------------- - Ivan's Video Chat Lesson Notes HERE
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May 31 2011, 03:27 PM |
If you need to work with audio, you will need this: - sound card - speakers - external hard drive So, it would be better if you could cut costs for the hard drive for the laptop. For example 250GB will do just fine for Windows and other programs, and this drive will be spinning at 5400rpm. For audio applications you could get another external 250GB SATA3 drive with 7200rpm, they are not that expensive. Check this one out: http://www.pcworld.co.uk/gbuk/toshiba-sate...616479-pdt.html It's AMD dual core, which is nice, Toshiba Satellite series are well made, you won't have any problems with those. It has a large screen, which is very important, and separate numpad will be very useful as well. This one runs at 270 pounds, and for the rest of the budget, you can get POD Studio GX and external 300GB SATA3 7200rpm drive. ohh looks nice i al;so like the thing so there is possible to expandability RAM and Graphics cars thanks for the advice i will check this out but just look like the camera is not so good there This post has been edited by besip: May 31 2011, 03:36 PM -------------------- [
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May 31 2011, 03:29 PM |
This device can be upgraded with RAM, up to 8GBs I think.
Graphic card is quite good for this price range. This post has been edited by Ivan Milenkovic: May 31 2011, 03:29 PM -------------------- - Ivan's Video Chat Lesson Notes HERE
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Jun 1 2011, 10:24 PM |
next one
have also 7200rpm sata HD http://www.ebuyer.com/product/257135 This post has been edited by besip: Jun 1 2011, 10:25 PM -------------------- [
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