Ha, I meant the easy way out, customizing on the company sites. Though if you can build a computer, you should go for it
What do you guys think of this one: http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage.jsp?skuId=8893094&type=product&id=1211587729687 Seems like a pretty good deal and right now its the same price as the regular edition model.
Yeah. Seems like the popular complaint about that one is battery life but isn't that pretty common with laptops? TBH I prefer the case on the regular edition model but why fore go the extra HD space and other programs and stuff that comes with it?
then you fail. But i'm lucky i have a friend who can do that. I built my own Home computer and it took me about 4 nights to get it working properly.
Can you guys give me your opinions on these laptops? http://www.circuitcity.com/ssm/HP-P...sem/rpsm/oid/207715/rpem/ccd/productDetail.do http://www.circuitcity.com/ssm/Tosh...15099/catOid/-12963/rpem/ccd/productDetail.do I prefer the top one because it has a 12 cell battery. I've also heard Intel Centrino is a lot better for laptops than pretty much anything AMD has to offer. Only problem is the top one is out of stock and marked "outlet" so it could be pretty damn hard to get my hands on. They have mostly the same specs- do you guys have any opnions about Intel vs AMD? HP vs Toshiba? Anything I should know?
Two differences: The Toshiba was a higher Processor speed, but lower Cache. The Toshiba weighs less, but to an insignificant degree. Wow, and the Toshiba has much more Video RAM
What does the cache affect? And yeah the HP one is heavier than most 14" notebooks but its only because the battery is twice the size. I don't mind the extra weight at all- totally worth it for the extra battery life. Its the difference between 5.5 lbs and 6.2 lbs I think? Its probably gonna be in my backpack when I carry it anyway and its not like 6.2 lbs is a burden.
Cache effects how quickly you can run recently ran programs (correct me if I'm wrong) Not even that much of a difference. Weight 5.2 lbs. Weight 5.5 lbs. Get the HP
I totally want the HP more but I don't know how the hell I can get it. Just wait for it to come available? I'll call around I guess and see if any stores have it in stock.
http://www.circuitcity.com/ccd/genericContent.do?oid=154701&c=1 Check the stores near you, and harass the people at the counter.
Cache is very fast RAM that's on the CPU chip. The more of it you have, the faster the computer will be. When the CPU doesn't have data it wants in the CPU cache, it fetches it into the cache from regular memory. Fetching from regular memory hasn't kept up with CPU speed for a few years now.
Has anyone (else) read the June issue of Consumer Reports - where they rated all the laptops? I just bought a refurbished 2.4 GHz Macbook for $1099.
