Futterman
2005-08-15, 01:33 PM
So here's the deal:
I'm stuck with a $1400 BestBuy credit to put towards a laptop for college, and I'm looking for the most power and capacity I can get in a (relatively) lightweight body.
I've been told AMD processors are the way to go, and BestBuy has three Athlon64 laptops that seem to be pretty capable of handling thousands of photos and a sophisticated flight sim. And they're each about 8 pounds.
Gateway 7150GX (http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage.jsp?skuId=7267815&type=product&productCategoryId=pcmcat22300050001&id=1117177722061)
HP zv6131us (http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage.jsp?skuId=7247669&type=product&productCategoryId=pcmcat22300050001&id=1115365776413)
Compaq R4125US (http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage.jsp?skuId=7281531&type=product&productCategoryId=pcmcat22300050001&id=1118839463450)
I read some reviews on these but they're all so hypocritical. "So I got this and the power was OBSCENE, I love it! But I hate it when it takes forever to access the hard disk."
Gee, thanks.
I know some of you guys (Eric, the Mikes, etc.) are pretty keen on these things, so I'm hoping you can point me in the right direction. Is AMD the way to go? What do you guys have?
Like I mentioned, I want it to be able to handle Flight Sim and my photos...essentially making it a portable desktop that DOESN'T weigh 10 ponds. It has to be something available at BestBuy, too, and I can't wait a year as this credit expires in a few weeks.
Thanks,
Brian
I'm stuck with a $1400 BestBuy credit to put towards a laptop for college, and I'm looking for the most power and capacity I can get in a (relatively) lightweight body.
I've been told AMD processors are the way to go, and BestBuy has three Athlon64 laptops that seem to be pretty capable of handling thousands of photos and a sophisticated flight sim. And they're each about 8 pounds.
Gateway 7150GX (http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage.jsp?skuId=7267815&type=product&productCategoryId=pcmcat22300050001&id=1117177722061)
HP zv6131us (http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage.jsp?skuId=7247669&type=product&productCategoryId=pcmcat22300050001&id=1115365776413)
Compaq R4125US (http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage.jsp?skuId=7281531&type=product&productCategoryId=pcmcat22300050001&id=1118839463450)
I read some reviews on these but they're all so hypocritical. "So I got this and the power was OBSCENE, I love it! But I hate it when it takes forever to access the hard disk."
Gee, thanks.
I know some of you guys (Eric, the Mikes, etc.) are pretty keen on these things, so I'm hoping you can point me in the right direction. Is AMD the way to go? What do you guys have?
Like I mentioned, I want it to be able to handle Flight Sim and my photos...essentially making it a portable desktop that DOESN'T weigh 10 ponds. It has to be something available at BestBuy, too, and I can't wait a year as this credit expires in a few weeks.
Thanks,
Brian