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    expensive laptop

    I am looking at treating my self to new notebook
    Its for home use and will only be moved about the house
    Its mainly going to be used for photo (and in the future probably video) editing
    Looking at one these

    HP Pavilion


    Sony VAIO

    For various reasons I will need to buy this in the next two months but probably wont be able to afford to upgrade it for a long time


    Your recommendations

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    Re: expensive laptop

    Intel are just about to launch their Centrino2 platform that should provide several benefits in terms of speed & power consumption. This means that all the manufacturers will be launching new laptops in July/August, and hopefully dropping the prices of their existing ones to clear out the stock.

    I used to have a Sony laptop years ago, and it was very well made and reliable. However it was expensive for the spec.

    I would also look at Dell, Toshiba and Asus. If I had to buy a 17" laptop today it would be the Asus M70.

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    Re: expensive laptop

    Quote Originally Posted by DavidB View Post
    I used to have a Sony laptop years ago, and it was very well made and reliable. However it was expensive for the spec.
    I still have my Sony Vaio. I bought it, as DavidB suggests, just after the last upgrade launch, so it was a bit of a bargain (as it was the old model). I've been very happy with it. I haven't had a HP for years, so I can't comment on the current Pavillions. But when I had one, it was perfectly fine too.

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    Re: expensive laptop

    Does it have to be a PC?

    IMHO Apple make the best "Lifestyle" notebooks to leave around the house and they all have magnificent screens. Also if you don't seem to want to take it anywhere what about an iMac? (or do you want to swing in a hammock in the garden while surfing?)

    If you really need a PC based system I can recommend Dell - bought one for Mother in law and it's very good.

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    Re: expensive laptop

    Having used PC for as long as I can remember, I am reluctant try to learn to use a new OS

    I have 4 Dell desktops at work, all giving excellent service (but then so are 3 ancient ones, I bough in Old Market

    Our support company are now recommending HP, as they believe if something does go wrong, HP's support is better than Dell's

    But do I wait and buy one with a Centrino2 or buy an out of date and cheaper Intel® Core 2 Duo

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    Re: expensive laptop

    Quote Originally Posted by clevedonboy View Post
    Does it have to be a PC?

    IMHO Apple make the best "Lifestyle" notebooks to leave around the house and they all have magnificent screens. Also if you don't seem to want to take it anywhere what about an iMac? (or do you want to swing in a hammock in the garden while surfing?)
    And it took up until post 5 for a PC question to get a 'Macs are better' reply...

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    Re: expensive laptop

    Quote Originally Posted by Beowulf View Post
    Forget the laptop... who can I hire to refurbish my livingroom so when I want to log on my lap top pops out of the floor like that...

    hmm might freak the cats out tho...

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    Re: expensive laptop

    Quote Originally Posted by Beowulf View Post
    - I so need a better job so I can afford one of those.

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    Re: expensive laptop

    well i have only just bought myself an acer 8920g its amazing for a laptop 18.4 inch 1080p full high def screen, intel core 2 duo t9300/ 2.5 ghz, 4 gig ddr2 sdram 2x320gig hard drives NVIDIAÂ GeForce 9500M GS 512MB VRAM and vista home ultimate 64bit (no point in having 32 bit os with 4 gig of ram)

    I cant recommend the supplier more highly they were extremely professional i ordered the machine on a monday afternoon they called me at home at 5.20pm to tell me it had been shipped and i recieved it at 10 am the next morning

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    Re: expensive laptop

    Quote Originally Posted by Beowulf View Post
    Oh goody... well you did promise me a new laptop for my birthday!

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    Re: expensive laptop

    Quote Originally Posted by Twirly View Post
    Oh goody... well you did promise me a new laptop for my birthday!

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