2010-11-04, 04:02 PM
rayhovite Wrote:for anyone looking for a new rig:
http://slickdeals.net/forums/showthread.php?t=2343585
Wow, wtp @ that comp. Do want.
Anyway, I'm doing a bit looking at laptops in preparations for Black Friday, and I have a certain few questions:
Budget is $500 at most taking into account Black Friday.
1/ Video Card is a must have, correct? How can I tell whether or not a certain model is shared memory (to avoid)?
2/ From different providers, what numbers can I expect to see with said budget? (NVIDIA should be about GS7300+? What would the deal be for ATI? 4000+? Does it also apply for chipset?) -- this is for Black Friday's effectiveness
3/ Would 2GB DDR3 be better than 3GB DDR2? I understand that DDR3 has twice the data transfer rate as DDR2, and that I can't add-on more RAM to a laptop, but is there anything else I should look out for?
4/ Why does this $700 one list its CPU speed as 1.20GHz while the whole list of these ones averages at around 2.20GHz, but for cheaper? Am I missing something here?
5/ Similar to #3, is Quad-core 1.5GHz better than Duo-Core 2.0GHz+? It could probably multitask better, but doesn't reach as high a speed on simple singular tasks as the duo? (from my (mis)understanding).
6/ Should there be a preference for the HDD bus interface? Keep in mind the possibility for an external drive later on.
Anyway, good night for now, chins.