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i've been looking for a laptop for a while, mainly for infrequent travelling and i want to dj with it at parties, so nothing to fancy is requried but the more hardrive space the better. i normally soup up my own pc's by adding HD's separately
i saw the dell inspiron 1720 for £480 inc vat & delivery with 160gig HD and 17" screen and pentium dual core (not core duo2 - £50+vat more)
it has space for another HD, so i can upgrade later
the product code is NPUK12 - N0572003
it's got vista home basic and 2gig ram, i'm not fussed about webcams and stuff like that. dvd writer is essential though
there is the option to change to twin 120gig drives for an extra £40+vat, but thats only 80gig more for about £50, and i reckon i could get a much better deal on a bigger drive. ultimately i'd like to upgrade to twin 500gig drives when they fall to the £100 mark, which shouldn't be that long, and i can keep on upgrading one drive at a time when new technology comes out
the only thing the laptop lacks that i'd like is hdmi as it would be nice to get a bluray drive to connect to it and output to my plasma, as i can get a dual HDdvd/bluray drive for £83 and stick it in an external casing
i'm probably not going to use the laptop a lot, so i don't want to spend too much money on it, but it would be a faster machine than my current desktops so it could perhaps be used as a desktop replacement for one of them when they pack in. i'm just concerned about having a laptop on a lot of the time like my desktops
the alternative i was looking at the other day was a lenovo (they bought the thinkpad range rights) for £303 inc vat & delivery, which was a pentium dual core (not core duo), 15" screen, 120gig HD and just 1 gig ram (although there is a mail in offer for another 1 gig). thats £180 cheaper than the dell. it's a smaller screen, but do i really need another 2 inches (said the bishop to the vicar) for so much more money? a 17" is quite desirable though, and as i'm used to 19" LCDs at home it would be a better desktop replacement that moving from 19" to 15". 40gigs less HD space isn't much considering my intentions, but i can't add a second internal drive. i don't want to have to lug a pc with an external drive, it certainly wouldn't look very cool when i'm djing or trying to show off, and needing a power supply to plug in the drive. the low ram is a problem, but about £20 would boost that, making it £323, or about £160 cheaper. i think it's also got vista home basic (i'd prefer xp)
any thoughts? are there any other better options? i think i really need a 17" laptop if i want to use two drives internally. the weight isn't a huge issue, neither is battery length as i have a fear of places that don't have an electric supply
cheers
i saw the dell inspiron 1720 for £480 inc vat & delivery with 160gig HD and 17" screen and pentium dual core (not core duo2 - £50+vat more)
it has space for another HD, so i can upgrade later
the product code is NPUK12 - N0572003
it's got vista home basic and 2gig ram, i'm not fussed about webcams and stuff like that. dvd writer is essential though
there is the option to change to twin 120gig drives for an extra £40+vat, but thats only 80gig more for about £50, and i reckon i could get a much better deal on a bigger drive. ultimately i'd like to upgrade to twin 500gig drives when they fall to the £100 mark, which shouldn't be that long, and i can keep on upgrading one drive at a time when new technology comes out
the only thing the laptop lacks that i'd like is hdmi as it would be nice to get a bluray drive to connect to it and output to my plasma, as i can get a dual HDdvd/bluray drive for £83 and stick it in an external casing
i'm probably not going to use the laptop a lot, so i don't want to spend too much money on it, but it would be a faster machine than my current desktops so it could perhaps be used as a desktop replacement for one of them when they pack in. i'm just concerned about having a laptop on a lot of the time like my desktops
the alternative i was looking at the other day was a lenovo (they bought the thinkpad range rights) for £303 inc vat & delivery, which was a pentium dual core (not core duo), 15" screen, 120gig HD and just 1 gig ram (although there is a mail in offer for another 1 gig). thats £180 cheaper than the dell. it's a smaller screen, but do i really need another 2 inches (said the bishop to the vicar) for so much more money? a 17" is quite desirable though, and as i'm used to 19" LCDs at home it would be a better desktop replacement that moving from 19" to 15". 40gigs less HD space isn't much considering my intentions, but i can't add a second internal drive. i don't want to have to lug a pc with an external drive, it certainly wouldn't look very cool when i'm djing or trying to show off, and needing a power supply to plug in the drive. the low ram is a problem, but about £20 would boost that, making it £323, or about £160 cheaper. i think it's also got vista home basic (i'd prefer xp)
any thoughts? are there any other better options? i think i really need a 17" laptop if i want to use two drives internally. the weight isn't a huge issue, neither is battery length as i have a fear of places that don't have an electric supply
cheers