redsox Posted January 19, 2010 Share Posted January 19, 2010 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834114727 I have been shopping for a laptop and stumbled upon this. Can anyone take a look at it and see if it's a reasonable buy for that price? I have no intentions of playing games on this laptop, so I am not looking for any high power laptop. I read the review on the newegg site, but since only one person has reviewed it, I would prefer to get other suggestions/reviews before I make a hasty buy. Link to comment https://www.mvpmods.com/forums/topic/44338-laptop-review/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sean O Posted January 19, 2010 Share Posted January 19, 2010 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834114727 I have been shopping for a laptop and stumbled upon this. Can anyone take a look at it and see if it's a reasonable buy for that price? I have no intentions of playing games on this laptop, so I am not looking for any high power laptop. I read the review on the newegg site, but since only one person has reviewed it, I would prefer to get other suggestions/reviews before I make a hasty buy. What are you looking to use it for? Link to comment https://www.mvpmods.com/forums/topic/44338-laptop-review/#findComment-592240 Share on other sites More sharing options...
redsox Posted January 19, 2010 Author Share Posted January 19, 2010 The most intensive work that I will be doing is watching videos, using the internet, and maybe a little bit of Photoshop, but nothing too graphical oriented. And I just realized that the laptop that I posted above doesn't even have an optical drive. Link to comment https://www.mvpmods.com/forums/topic/44338-laptop-review/#findComment-592251 Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkB Posted January 19, 2010 Share Posted January 19, 2010 Regular, YouTube-style videos, XViD films, or HD/BD video? Link to comment https://www.mvpmods.com/forums/topic/44338-laptop-review/#findComment-592254 Share on other sites More sharing options...
redsox Posted January 19, 2010 Author Share Posted January 19, 2010 Mark, majority of the videos will be HD quality (HD TV-shows). Link to comment https://www.mvpmods.com/forums/topic/44338-laptop-review/#findComment-592263 Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkB Posted January 19, 2010 Share Posted January 19, 2010 In that case, you'll probably be looking for a laptop that can handle a decent amount of gaming anyway, even if you won't be doing much of it. HD video is incredibly resource-intensive, especially so on a laptop. Make sure before you buy that the laptop you're planning on buying can cope comfortably with full HD content while inside Windows - in short, 1080P, 60 FPS, 10+ Mbps, AC3 audio @ at least 128kbps. The reason I specifically mention "while in Windows" is I've seen some unscrupulous salesmen demonstrate video playback outside the OS, in a much smaller, much more lightweight environment, such as the smaller, faster and less CPU and graphically intensive "instant-on" environments, like the Dell Media Direct and Latitude ON environments. If you're looking at it as a long-term solution, you might want to make sure it can also play BD comfortably. If you can, test it with 5-minute or so clip of a basketball game. Fast paced, lots of noise, plenty of scene changes, complex content. Perfect for testing HD capability. Link to comment https://www.mvpmods.com/forums/topic/44338-laptop-review/#findComment-592267 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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