Fujitsu 6240A or 6240B?

Guys, I need help...which one better for normal usage? A has 1.73G with 40GHD which B has 1.86G with 60GHD plus a DVD burner? Is 6230A good enough...cuz B costs a bit more and do I really need a DVD burner on my notebook?

 

depends on how much more and if you will need to burn dvds with it-

 

DVD burners are nice for backup even if you are not burning movies as they hold much more data. If you aren't burning movies and modest backup needs, a CDRW/DVD combo drive will do fine. The difference in the CPUs is marginal. Spend the extra cash on a faster hard drive as you'll get more bang there.

 

So..what about 1.73G or 1.86G, is it worth the $$$ to upgrade it to 1.86G?

 

If you're completely uninterested in the DVD drive then the extra .13 GHz is not worth the extra ~$200.

 

Well, I dont mind to have it...just not sure if I need it..you never know...for extra $$$ I got 1.86G, DVD burner and 60GHD as opposed to 40GHD...so hard to decide...BTW, zazonz suggests me to get a faster hard drive (for the 1.86G, i think I'll get the 54000RPM?), should I upgrade it to 7200RPM and will it void the warranty?

 

For longer battery life, I actually prefer the slower drive.

 

Battery life difference is very small. It is unlikely you'd notice a differnce in the CPUs unless you are really pushing it. You can upgrade the hard drive, but Fujitsu is picky about user upgrades. I would recommend holding onto the old one in case you have to send it in for repair. You can put in an external case for extra storage.

 

I didn't think I'd use DVD burner when I got my 6231. Now one year later, I can't imagine I though of not doing it! I use it a lot, not only for burning DVD's but just backups of data, copying files to give ot other people or use elsewhere.

One DVD can take as much data as 6 CD's. SO the day you find yourself burning 3-4-5 CD's you would realize that DVD burner is better.

Also in the long run, if you want to get rid of you laptop and get a new one, you will get much less out of a totally outdated one that cant burn DVD - before long that will be the expectation.

In a way any technology is already getting obsolete the day you buy it, but the worst you could do is to buy something that was obsolete even BEFORE you bought it.

 

I suggest taking the one with DVD writer .. can come in handy when needed. but about processor speed .. I think there is not much of a different. since is 0.1 gig faster ... unless is 1.1 gig faster then makes alot of different.