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george
Posts: 3
Apr 29, 2010 1:41pm
In the market for a new laptop - which is better?
http://www.target.com/Lenovo-G530-15-4-Notebook-Computer/dp/B0032ALW5M/ref=br_1_5?ie=UTF8&frombrowse=1&qid=1272557819&searchView=grid5&sr=1-5&node=2211074011&searchRank=pmrank&searchPage=1&searchSize=30&id=Lenovo%20G530%2015%204%20Notebook%20Computer&searchBinNameList=purchasing_channel,target_com_category-bin,price
http://www.biz.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834146733
http://www.target.com/Lenovo-G530-15-4-Notebook-Computer/dp/B0032ALW5M/ref=br_1_5?ie=UTF8&frombrowse=1&qid=1272557819&searchView=grid5&sr=1-5&node=2211074011&searchRank=pmrank&searchPage=1&searchSize=30&id=Lenovo%20G530%2015%204%20Notebook%20Computer&searchBinNameList=purchasing_channel,target_com_category-bin,price
http://www.biz.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834146733
Benny The Jet
Posts: 2,987
Apr 29, 2010 1:50pm
Out of those 2...the G530 gets my vote.
se-alum
Posts: 13,948
Apr 29, 2010 3:06pm
Get a MAC.
Figured I go ahead and get that out of the way. Even though I'm an Athlon fan, I also say the G530.
Figured I go ahead and get that out of the way. Even though I'm an Athlon fan, I also say the G530.
j_crazy
Posts: 8,372
Apr 29, 2010 4:08pm
this is the unversally dominant suggestion on this site.se-alum wrote: Get a MAC.
i like the g530, but niether is a bad choice.
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george
Posts: 3
Apr 29, 2010 4:12pm
Is one of these refurbished ThinkPads better?
http://www.thinkpaddepot.com/html/item_details.asp?id=503
http://www.thinkpaddepot.com/html/item_details.asp?id=234
http://www.thinkpaddepot.com/html/item_details.asp?id=503
http://www.thinkpaddepot.com/html/item_details.asp?id=234
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MontyBrunswick
Apr 29, 2010 8:57pm
This one still gets the nod from me, although it's ugly.Benny The Jet wrote: Out of those 2...the G530 gets my vote.
Automatik
Posts: 14,632
Apr 29, 2010 11:38pm
lol....what kind of Mac do you suggest he get for $450? Used iBook?
Depends what size you want. I don't like typing on netbooks...I'd go with the 530
Depends what size you want. I don't like typing on netbooks...I'd go with the 530
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MontyBrunswick
Apr 30, 2010 12:19am
He could get an iPad. They're like computers, except worthless.Automatik wrote: lol....what kind of Mac do you suggest he get for $450? Used iBook?
Depends what size you want. I don't like typing on netbooks...I'd go with the 530
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george
Posts: 3
Apr 30, 2010 9:00am
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MontyBrunswick
May 1, 2010 11:02am
the processor in the T60 you just posted is probably better than the ugly lenovo in the first post.
I say "probably" because I have no idea, since Target only put that it was a "Dual Core Pentium" which isn't beneficial. Let me poke around the Internets and see if I can find something better.
I say "probably" because I have no idea, since Target only put that it was a "Dual Core Pentium" which isn't beneficial. Let me poke around the Internets and see if I can find something better.
gerb131
Posts: 9,932
May 1, 2010 11:04am
I have an ASUS netbook and I love it, just no CD/DVD drive but I have the home computer for that.
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MontyBrunswick
May 1, 2010 11:06am
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I Wear Pants
Posts: 16,223
May 1, 2010 12:58pm
I wouldn't get a Pentium now what with the Core 2 Duos and even better Core i5 and Core i7 processors that Intel has out. Or the very competitively priced for the performance Phenom line from AMD.
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bo shemmy3337
Posts: 962
May 1, 2010 2:03pm
The 530 is a better computer IMO. 1.6ghz is not fast enough IMO. I don't recommended anything lower than 2ghz. I am a computer tech major BTW.
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bo shemmy3337
Posts: 962
May 1, 2010 2:05pm
I Wear Pants wrote: I wouldn't get a Pentium now what with the Core 2 Duos and even better Core i5 and Core i7 processors that Intel has out. Or the very competitively priced for the performance Phenom line from AMD.
Me neither. Pentiums are great processors for Home computers but not Laptops. They are known to get extremely hot and are a poor choice for a laptop.
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I Wear Pants
Posts: 16,223
May 1, 2010 2:28pm
Although to be honest, in the heyday of the Pentium the Athlon 64 was always better.bo shemmy3337 wrote:I Wear Pants wrote: I wouldn't get a Pentium now what with the Core 2 Duos and even better Core i5 and Core i7 processors that Intel has out. Or the very competitively priced for the performance Phenom line from AMD.
Me neither. Pentiums were great processors for Home computers but not Laptops. They are known to get extremely hot and are a poor choice for a laptop.
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MontyBrunswick
May 1, 2010 2:55pm
And you frequently pop into these threads and don't know what you're talking about.bo shemmy3337 wrote: The 530 is a better computer IMO. 1.6ghz is not fast enough IMO. I don't recommended anything lower than 2ghz. I am a computer tech major BTW.
1. Processor speed is meaningless.
2. The memory speed is clocked slower than the other two.
I'm convinced you're still in high school.