[aldo_14]

I guess you agree that AMD is better than Intel, and do not object the features I posted for the machine I plan to buy   One question, how much better is Turion ML-37 better than ML-34?

Yes on the former (AMD is generally better value than Intel), don't really know about specific processor models.  No feature objections or owt.

[CP5670]

One question, how much better is Turion ML-37 better than ML-34?

The 34 is 1.8ghz and the 37 is 2ghz. The difference won't really be noticeable in most cases. Try to get a decent video card instead if you're going to use it for games.

[Taristin]

I've not seen many >4200 rpm drives on laptops at that price.

The price of hers?  Because I paid 600 more for my computer, and the least they could have done was given me a decent HDD.

I don't see why there has to be that kind of tradeoff for a tablet PC. Bull**** marketting.

[karajorma]

Well you did suggest she looked for a faster than 4200 rpm drive and I simply said that I haven't seen many laptops in the sub $1000 price range that are any faster than that.

That said I haven't looked particularly hard.


On the other hand if you paid $1600 for a laptop and they gave you a slow drive then a trip to the manufacturers with a baseball bat in hand is probably in order.

[Martinus]

Depending on what you're running, of course, you can always switch to Linux.

You can run linux on pretty much anything, it's not really a good idea to think of it in terms of what hardware it can run on, thinking should be more along the lines of 'what can I do with it?'.

You can run linux off two floppy disks afterall. WinXP on the other hand....

[aldo_14]

Depending on what you're running, of course, you can always switch to Linux.

You can run linux on pretty much anything, it's not really a good idea to think of it in terms of what hardware it can run on, thinking should be more along the lines of 'what can I do with it?'.

You can run linux off two floppy disks afterall. WinXP on the other hand....

Aye, but if you find you can't run Vista on your spangly new Pc, it means it's still possible to have an up to date OS on it.

[Martinus]

Aye, I was just trying to point out that linux does not rely on cutting edge hardware, the apps that run on it might though.

My friend is a prime example of how a few apps dictate his computer buying preferences; he runs cubase and reactor and the like, his lappy can run XP without a problem but it's these applications that really push it hard. Vista on the other hand would push the hardware itself so the OS would limit what you could run rather than the hardware.

[aldo_14]

Aye.

[Martinus]

Before I forget - a bit of sage advice passed on to me; never buy a laptop bag if you're carting that thing about all the time. Stick it in your backpack and wrap it in a few heavy plastic bags.

More people get mugged carrying lappy bags y'see.

[Wild Fragaria]

Good advice, Maeg.  I already bought a $5 tote bag for the laptop that I have not yet purchased    I will also sew a small cushion wrap that will fit the machine once I have it.  Apparently, the hp notebook with the features I wanted is out of stock, and I will have to wait awhile before it's ready to be shipped.

[CP5670]

Well you did suggest she looked for a faster than 4200 rpm drive and I simply said that I haven't seen many laptops in the sub $1000 price range that are any faster than that.

My two year old one has a 40gb 7200rpm drive and it cost me $0. Although it's a POS for the most part. I don't use it that often though and it works okay for basic windows programs, so I don't see any point in getting a new one; my money is going into desktops instead.