The Notebook Review forums were hosted by TechTarget, who shut down them down on January 31, 2022. This static read-only archive was pulled by NBR forum users between January 20 and January 31, 2022, in an effort to make sure that the valuable technical information that had been posted on the forums is preserved. For current discussions, many NBR forum users moved over to NotebookTalk.net after the shutdown.
Problems? See this thread at archive.org.

    hp, dell or toshiba

    Discussion in 'HP' started by mohd_jafarali, Jul 25, 2004.

  1. mohd_jafarali

    mohd_jafarali Notebook Guru

    Reputations:
    0
    Messages:
    74
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    15
    Alright guys, I have a dilemma,

    I have been researching on laptops recently. First, I can't make up my mind whether to go for a centrino or a pentium 4 mobile processor.

    And if either of them then which company or does it really matter?

    I am a college student and my main applications are web development other than word processor, watching movies, burnin cds and surfing the net.

    the most power application that i will run on my laptop will be photoshop and macromedia softwares.

    i will take my laptop to college everyday from my off campus located apt. so the weight and dimensions do afterall matter quite a bit. but i am willing to sacrifice some of it for performance. Better battery life will come in handy but A/C outlets are available almost everywhere i go.

    and laslty, i came across many laptops with same specs but different model numbers, like one for business and one for home users. does it really matter as long as they have the same specs?

    should i get extended warranty?

    thanks in advance guys
     
    mohd_jafarali, Jul 25, 2004
    #1
  2. brianstretch

    brianstretch Notebook Virtuoso

    Reputations:
    441
    Messages:
    3,667
    Likes Received:
    0
    Trophy Points:
    105
    Between the two, you definitely want the Centrino (which is Intel's term for a Pentium-M CPU, Intel support chipset, Intel wireless card, and $300 million marketing tax). Normally I recommend Athlon 64 CPUs but they're not available in thin-and-light notebooks (yet), Acer's Ferarri 3200 is as close as they get (expensive but *nice*, see the Acer forum here) at the moment, HP's zv5000z is a beast (8.5 pounds) but great screen and long battery life (big 12 cell battery).

    Home vs. business: not really. Get the one with the components you want. Usually "business" is just a marketing term for "higher margin".
     
    brianstretch, Jul 25, 2004
    #2