Re: Specs
Close Heather, actually Oakville.
What I am seeing is that most of the Notebooks sold at Best Buy and Future
Shop are in fact exclusive, so you don't really know if you are getting a
deal. The models that I am now looking at, are $250 and $400 less than they
were last week. Other shops sell something comparable with subtle changes
and the problem is that to the uninitiated, other than the major components,
I'm not sure what impact some of the other stuff has. That's why I came here
looking for support.
I know the regulars, like Mike, Mart, 'Loom, to name a few, know their stuff
so I trust their judgement. Anyway thanks for your input; I appreciate it.
Dan
"Heather" <figgyd@nospam.invalid> wrote in message
news:uDGzcrTOIHA.5360@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
> Hey Dan......you know that Future Shop employees know d**k all about
> computers, etc. And that they are co-owned along with Best Buy, right? So
> drop into a Best Buy and nose around there as well. They are salaried,
> not commission sales. Big difference. And you could try one of your
> local computer stores.
>
> I did all of the above and found a super tech 5 minutes from my house who
> built this XP machine, with a lot of input from the guys on here. Just
> stay away from MDG......they burned me good with my WinME machine that
> cost $2300!!! (4 year old motherboard in a brand new machine, for
> starters).
>
> Good luck....and IIRC you are slightly south of where I am. Mississauga,
> eh?
>
> cheers....Figgs in Bramlad.......
> "Dapper Dan" <dapperdan@home.com> wrote in message
> news:ORwXLKTOIHA.5860@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
>> Yeah, they do sound similar, 'loom.
>>
>> What's confusing is that the store is indicating that Intel is a bit
>> faster and better on the battery but the numbers indicate otherwise (AMD
>> vs Intel respectively);
>> 1.9 GHz Processor Speed with System Bus "up to 1600 MHz versus
>> 1.5 GHz Processor Speed with System Bus 667 MHz
>>
>> In any event, I think it's as you indicated; I probably couldn't tell
>> them apart. Again, thanks for the feedback, it is certainly appreciated.
>>
>> Dan
>>
>>
>> "Heirloom" <nobodyhome@noplacelike.hom> wrote in message
>> news:OAX3yrSOIHA.4656@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
>>> Sounds like the one I got for my wife, she has the AMD in an HP dv6000,
>>> entertainment model...built in webcam and all sorts of crap. I don't
>>> touch it. I gave $999 and it came with some really nice Bose speakers,
>>> wireless optical mouse, great case, backpack designed for the unit, a 12
>>> cell battery and more. She likes it...that's all that counts. We did
>>> have to get another printer that was 'Vista compatible' and none of the
>>> software I have will work on it, so far. Bought latest version of
>>> Acronis backup and a photo program for it. She likes all the eye candy,
>>> I can do without it. If you get it, be sure to make you recovery disc,
>>> first thing! You get the choice of having it on the HD or cd/dvd, we
>>> did both and then did a full backup to a USB HD with Acronis as things
>>> were installed/updated.
>>> Heirloom, old and like my XP
>>>
>>> "Dapper Dan" <dapperdan@home.com> wrote in message
>>> news:edrf25ROIHA.5360@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
>>>> Thanks for responding, Heirloom. Actually they are both HP's running
>>>> Vista Home Premium and are on sale at Future Shop here in the Toronto
>>>> area.
>>>>
>>>> Dan
>>>>
>>>> "Heirloom" <nobodyhome@noplacelike.hom> wrote in message
>>>> news:%23yubf0ROIHA.5400@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
>>>>> What brand are these, Dan?? Which OS?? Regardless, I think that you
>>>>> would be happy with either one and as far as performance, you probably
>>>>> couldn't tell them apart sitting side-by-side.
>>>>> Heirloom, old and need some wind in what is left of
>>>>> my hair......
>>>>>
>>>>> "Dapper Dan" <dapperdan@home.com> wrote in message
>>>>> news:OUNLmbPOIHA.1204@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
>>>>>>I know this is not related to Windows Me, but I value input from the
>>>>>>regulars and wondered if you cold provide guidance on replacing our
>>>>>>Windows Me laptop.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> There are so many deals around but I seem to have narrowed our choice
>>>>>> down to either;
>>>>>> AMD Turion 64 x 2 dual-core TL-58, 1.9 GHz, 200 GB drive, 2 GB RAM
>>>>>> with NVIDIA GeForce Go 7159M chipset at $900 Cdn.
>>>>>> or
>>>>>> Intel Core 2 Duo T5250, 1.5 GHz, 200 GB drive, 2 GB RAM with NVIDIA
>>>>>> GeForce 8600M GS chipset at $950 Cdn.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> In both cases, a similar DVD is included. On the surface the AMD
>>>>>> looks like a better deal because the System Bus is reported at up to
>>>>>> 1600 MHz whereas the Intel is 667 MHz. From what I think I have
>>>>>> comprehended from researching this is that the Intel is marginally
>>>>>> superior but I'm not sure it will have any impact given the expected
>>>>>> use which is primarily surfing the net, web mail and maybe a bit of
>>>>>> photo editing.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Would appreciate your comments.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Dan
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