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 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 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 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 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 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 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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