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Off-Topic Discussion => General Discussion => Topic started by: jdjtcagle on January 11, 2004, 03:05:12 pm

Title: Need Advice
Post by: jdjtcagle on January 11, 2004, 03:05:12 pm

I need a labtop, nothing big, just it needs to have enough memory for text documents for medical history and the most killer internet as for speed, cost, and stuff.  What kind of labtop specs should I get and what kind of Internet would be best?  :)
Thanks

Title: Need Advice
Post by: Corsair mk. 2 on January 11, 2004, 03:09:55 pm

Look on the Dell website, I like their stuff the best and you can customize it pretty easily to fit your needs...

Title: Need Advice
Post by: jdjtcagle on January 11, 2004, 03:11:44 pm

:o Really I would, but....I don't know how excactly what I need.
What's the best kind of processor to use pentium 4, pentium m,.....

Title: Need Advice
Post by: mikhael on January 11, 2004, 03:15:01 pm

They make machines large enough to sit on top of labs?

Title: Need Advice
Post by: Sandwich on January 11, 2004, 04:38:51 pm

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Originally posted by mikhael
They make machines large enough to sit on top of labs?

Took the words right out of my mouth, you did.

Title: Need Advice
Post by: aldo_14 on January 11, 2004, 04:47:56 pm

Probably don't need a fast system...I'd guess the slowest possible would still suit your needs - if you're only running an Os and text editor you shouldn't need too much.

Title: Need Advice
Post by: Odyssey on January 11, 2004, 04:48:29 pm

[color=cc9900]Get a second hand Dell Latitude off ebay. Can't remember offhand which, but there's a nice low-power-consumption one they made a while back. Ought to be okay for what you say.
Then install something like VectorLinux on it - hell, you probably don't even need a GUI for what you want to do, just use VI.[/color]

Title: Need Advice
Post by: jdjtcagle on January 11, 2004, 06:23:22 pm

My godfather is a pharmacist and I told I would try to find him help. I thought he didn't need anything big but he doesn't trust a 14 year old.:rolleyes:  but it looks like he's going with the dell. thanks for the time.:)

Title: Need Advice
Post by: Liberator on January 11, 2004, 06:55:43 pm

Get a Pentium 4M with 512mb of RAM and a fairly humungous harddrive.

 The P4M is clocked slower than the regular P4 but is just as fast.  Kind of like how Athlon's at less than 2ghz can keep up and sometimes surpass much faster P4's.  

You should be able to get a Dell with a Radeon 9000 for video.  

Alternately, if you want a fairly "future-proof" laptop, there is always Alienware, IIRC all their new laptops have a replaceable video card, which allows the laptop to remain TOTL for much longer.

Title: Need Advice
Post by: aldo_14 on January 11, 2004, 07:05:38 pm

IMO you shouldn't need a 3d card if you're only editing text documents.  alienware is really a hi-spec games machine,so it costs a mint.