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    Please help me on thi config

    Discussion in 'Other Manufacturers' started by afsalva, Nov 25, 2007.

  1. afsalva

    afsalva Notebook Geek

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    I did a lot of research on differen configurations on IFL 90 systems and found the following one is the chapest which matches my configuration. What do you guys think about it

    COMPAL, IFL90 Core™2 Duo CBB Notebook Barebone, Intel® PM965, Socket P, 15.4" WSXGA TFT Glossy, FPR, NVIDIA® Geforce™ 8600M GT 512MB Graphics
    INTEL, Core™ 2 Duo T7500 2.2GHz Processor, 800MHz FSB, 4MB L2 cache, 35.0W, 65nm, Retail
    CRUCIAL, 2GB (2 x 1GB) PC2-5300 DDR2 667MHz SDRAM SODIMM, CL5, Non-ECC
    SEAGATE, 80GB Momentus 7200.2, 7200 RPM, 8MB cache, 9.5mm, SATA, OEM
    COMPAL, 8x Super-Multi Dual-Layer DVD±RW Optical Drive for Compal FL90/FL91 Series Notebooks
    ACCESSORY, Built-in 4-in-1 MMC/SD/MS/MS Pro Media Card Reader (Included)
    INTEL, Wireless-N WiFi Link 4965AGN, IEEE 802.11a/b/g/Draft N, 11/54/300 Mbps, Internal PCIe Mini Card
    BROADCOM, Internal Bluetooth Module v2.0 for Compal FT00/FT01/EL80/EL81/FL90/FL91 Notebook Series
    MICROSOFT, Windows Vista Home Premium Edition 32-bit, OEM
    WARRANTY, Assembled and Tested (1 year parts, lifetime labor warranty, priority service)

    SUBTOTAL: $1329.58
    DISCOUNT: $0.00
    SHIPPING: $29.09
    TAX: $0.00
    TOTAL: $1358.67

    This quote is from WWW.AVADIRECT.COM

    I will be using the laptop mainly for Surfing, watching movies and moderate gaming (New games as well).......
     
    afsalva, Nov 25, 2007
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  2. Ayle

    Ayle Trailblazer

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    That's good.
     
    Ayle, Nov 25, 2007
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    l33t_c0w Notebook Deity

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    It looks good to me too. You might find 80 gigs storage is a little bit small, if you decide to store media on there with your games.
     
    l33t_c0w, Nov 26, 2007
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  4. afsalva

    afsalva Notebook Geek

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    hmmm....Is there a real performance difference between 5400 RPM drive and 7200 RPM drive? I see 7K2 drives are bit expensive.......
     
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    Got my 200gb 7k2 today, vista boots faster, browsing my files is faster launching softwares is faster... Pretty much anything requiring reading and writing on the HD is faster, and it's more silent than my 60gb 5k4....
     
    Ayle, Nov 26, 2007
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    ^^ Did you buy a internal or external hard disk?
     
    afsalva, Nov 26, 2007
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    afsalva Notebook Geek

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    Also can somebody tell me how is the customer support for avadirect.com?
     
    afsalva, Nov 26, 2007
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    By ToR Notebook Evangelist

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    Your setup, looks good...I would recommend to go for a larger 5400rpm rather than a small 7200rpm though, larger drives have higher density which makes them faster...you won't notice a great difference between a 160GB 5400rpm and the one you selected (maybe it'll be even faster) and you will get twice the capacity.
    About reseller, they look pretty good (high rating), not many acumulated reviews though.
    http://www.resellerratings.com/store/AVA_Direct
    I bought mine from xoticpc, everything worked fine with them.
     
    By ToR, Nov 26, 2007
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  9. Ayle

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    Internal for 160$ on newegg.
     
    Ayle, Nov 27, 2007
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    Ayle and By ToR, thanx for the replies......
     
    afsalva, Nov 27, 2007
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