Help me!! Upgrading / changing Laptop

• ndmmxiaomayi

  25 Mar 06, 12:09

  Originally posted by surfer188:

  Since it's a China Brand & has the abilitiy to buy IBM, anyone have any comment on Lenova Products??

  I have tried some of the laptops, the quality is there. No doubt it is a China brand name now. Brand name aside, it's the quality the counts. If you can't trust China-made products, switch to Taiwan-made products. They too, have received high marks from people who have used it. Not only that, they are cheaper and specs are better.
• ditzy

  25 Mar 06, 12:22

  Originally posted by ndmmxiaomayi:

  I have tried some of the laptops, the quality is there. No doubt it is a China brand name now. Brand name aside, it's the quality the counts. If you can't trust China-made products, switch to Taiwan-made products. They too, have received high marks from people who have used it. Not only that, they are cheaper and specs are better.

  The quality may not be there, just that luck is omnipresent.
• surfer188

  25 Mar 06, 14:04

  Asus Laptop? Anyone have experiance? What I need is really simple operations like email internet & excel.
  
  Hmm.... Saw the Dell offering also. Seems good offer.
• Hocklez

  25 Mar 06, 14:07

  Originally posted by Purplehaze623:

  a new acer aspire with a build-in webcam, tats gd for overseas traveling, can see family or love ones with it

  lol, that is sort of an upgrade version of mine model...
• ndmmxiaomayi

  25 Mar 06, 14:10

  Originally posted by surfer188:

  Asus Laptop? Anyone have experiance? What I need is really simple operations like email internet & excel.
  
  Hmm.... Saw the Dell offering also. Seems good offer.

  Basically all laptops can do that. Only a difference in prices.
• surfer188

  25 Mar 06, 14:25

  Originally posted by ndmmxiaomayi:

  Basically all laptops can do that. Only a difference in prices.

  True lei most can do.
  
  After I re-search... I found I need some specs ... 2.0Ghz processor, 2Gb ram, DVD burner, wireless lan & long lasting battery 4~5hrs at least.
  
  What is those saying 5cell battery 6cell battery & 9 cell battery meaning? How to relate to time of usage?
• ditzy

  25 Mar 06, 14:27

  Originally posted by surfer188:

  Asus Laptop? Anyone have experiance? What I need is really simple operations like email internet & excel.
  
  Hmm.... Saw the Dell offering also. Seems good offer.

  Asus builds mil-spec laptops as well, so you can be sure your laptop can survive those knocks and drops like you do with your samsung phone.
• shade343

  25 Mar 06, 14:28

  Durabooks are the best. YOu can immerse the thing in a bathtub of water and it wont corrode!
  
  You can also jump ontop of it and the lcd screen will still be intact. Truly a wonder indeed....
• ditzy

  25 Mar 06, 14:30

  Originally posted by shade343:

  Durabooks are the best. YOu can immerse the thing in a bathtub of water and it wont corrode!
  
  You can also jump ontop of it and the lcd screen will still be intact. Truly a wonder indeed....

  And why the hell do we want to do things like these to our laptops?
• shade343

  25 Mar 06, 14:34

  Originally posted by ditzy:

  And why the hell do we want to do things like these to our laptops?

  Well, you never know...
• Purplehaze623

  25 Mar 06, 15:13

  durabooks? didnt heard b4... anyone mind giving links or screenshots of it?
• surfer188

  5 Apr 06, 12:07

  Hi guys,
  
  After a 3 days search I land my eyes on ASUS A6 model A6Q23Jc-DL
  
  Specs below, please advice SG$2800 this price is ok.
  
  Core Duo T2300 processor, 667MHz bus
  GFGO7300 128MB Video Card (Can be upgraded to 256MB)
  Built-in 1.3MB camera with micophone
  80GB HDD
  15.4 Wide TFT screen
  1GB DDRII ram
  DVD supermulti double layer writer
  Wireless lan IntelPRO/Wireless 3945ABG
  Modem,lan, TV-out, S/PDIF, 1394, Infared, 4 combinattion card reader, PCMCIA, ....
• ndmmxiaomayi

  5 Apr 06, 12:13

  Originally posted by surfer188:

  True lei most can do.
  
  After I re-search... I found I need some specs ... 2.0Ghz processor, 2Gb ram, DVD burner, wireless lan & long lasting battery 4~5hrs at least.
  
  What is those saying 5cell battery 6cell battery & 9 cell battery meaning? How to relate to time of usage?

  They last longer, provided you do normal stuffs like word processing. Do other things like Photoshop, video editing, you will see 9-cell battery lasting shorter or just as long as 6-cell ones.
• ndmmxiaomayi

  5 Apr 06, 12:14

  Originally posted by shade343:

  Durabooks are the best. YOu can immerse the thing in a bathtub of water and it wont corrode!
  
  You can also jump ontop of it and the lcd screen will still be intact. Truly a wonder indeed....

  You want those get an IBM. My heart will stop beating if I ever do these.
• M©+square

  5 Apr 06, 12:16

  Originally posted by 105090:

  can try get a lower-end APPLE.
  
  mine now is a Toshiba , made in phillipines.
  
  still, Acer is quite good..
  
  IBM all black.. not nice le..

  Wor hoooh....you don't mess with the black icon.....don't mess....
• ndmmxiaomayi

  5 Apr 06, 12:17

  Originally posted by surfer188:

  Hi guys,
  
  After a 3 days search I land my eyes on ASUS A6 model A6Q23Jc-DL
  
  Specs below, please advice SG$2800 this price is ok.
  
  Core Duo T2300 processor, 667MHz bus
  GFGO7300 128MB Video Card (Can be upgraded to 256MB)
  Built-in 1.3MB camera with micophone
  80GB HDD
  15.4 Wide TFT screen
  1GB DDRII ram
  DVD supermulti double layer writer
  Wireless lan IntelPRO/Wireless 3945ABG
  Modem,lan, TV-out, S/PDIF, 1394, Infared, 4 combinattion card reader, PCMCIA, ....

  More than enough if you are doing word processing, reading mails etc.
  
  But it will save you of an upgrade once single-core processors are gone.
• M©+square

  5 Apr 06, 12:35

  Originally posted by surfer188:

  Hi guys,
  
  After a 3 days search I land my eyes on ASUS A6 model A6Q23Jc-DL
  
  Specs below, please advice SG$2800 this price is ok.
  
  Core Duo T2300 processor, 667MHz bus
  GFGO7300 128MB Video Card (Can be upgraded to 256MB)
  Built-in 1.3MB camera with micophone
  80GB HDD
  15.4 Wide TFT screen
  1GB DDRII ram
  DVD supermulti double layer writer
  Wireless lan IntelPRO/Wireless 3945ABG
  Modem,lan, TV-out, S/PDIF, 1394, Infared, 4 combinattion card reader, PCMCIA, ....

  Pardon me for saying this.
  This particular Asus model is overpriced and the camera is quite unncessary. Huge and heavy.
  
  I would get a acer Model
  
  Aspire 5562WXMi
  
  Price $2,598
  
  Processor and Core Logic Intel® Core™ Duo Processor T2300 (1.66GHz, 667MHz FSB, 2MB L2 cache)
  Intel® 945PM Express chipset
  Operating System Genuine Microsoft® Windows® XP Home
  System Memory 1GB of DDR II RAM
  
  Display/Graphics 14.1" WXGA Acer CrystalBrite™ TFT LCD, 1280 x 800, 16.7M colours
  
  ATI Mobility™ Radeon® X1400 with up to 512MB HyperMemory™
  
  Storage Subsystem 100GB S-ATA HDD
  
  DVD-Super Multi double-layer
  - Read: 24X CD-RW, 24X CD-ROM, 24X CD-R, 8X DVD+R, 8X DVD-R, 8X DVD-ROM, 4X DVD+RW, 4X DVD-RW, 3X DVD-RAM, 2.4X DVD+R (double-layer)
  - Write: 24X CD-R, 8X DVD+R, 8X DVD-R, 4X DVD+RW, 4X DVD-RW, 4X CD-RW, 2.4X DVD+R (double-layer), 3X DVD-RAM
  
  # 5-in-1 card reader, supporting Secure Digital (SD), MultiMediaCard (MMC), Memory Stick® (MS), Memory Stick PRO™ (MS PRO), xD-Picture Card™ (xD)
  # Dimensions & Weight 334 (W) x 243 (D) x 28/35 (H) mm
  # 2.35kg
  
  OR
  
  A dell 1.5k Duo Core and upgrade from there.
  
  Either way, i'll be happy to buy other accessories or parts to upgrade from there on.
  
  
• surfer188

  5 Apr 06, 12:43

  Originally posted by M©+square:

  Pardon me for saying this.
  This particular Asus model is overpriced and the camera is quite unncessary. Huge and heavy.
  
  I would get a acer Model
  
  Aspire 5562WXMi
  
  Price $2,598
  
  Processor and Core Logic Intel® Core™ Duo Processor T2300 (1.66GHz, 667MHz FSB, 2MB L2 cache)
  Intel® 945PM Express chipset
  Operating System Genuine Microsoft® Windows® XP Home
  System Memory 1GB of DDR II RAM
  
  Display/Graphics 14.1" WXGA Acer CrystalBrite™ TFT LCD, 1280 x 800, 16.7M colours
  
  ATI Mobility™ Radeon® X1400 with up to 512MB HyperMemory™
  
  Storage Subsystem 100GB S-ATA HDD
  
  DVD-Super Multi double-layer
  - Read: 24X CD-RW, 24X CD-ROM, 24X CD-R, 8X DVD+R, 8X DVD-R, 8X DVD-ROM, 4X DVD+RW, 4X DVD-RW, 3X DVD-RAM, 2.4X DVD+R (double-layer)
  - Write: 24X CD-R, 8X DVD+R, 8X DVD-R, 4X DVD+RW, 4X DVD-RW, 4X CD-RW, 2.4X DVD+R (double-layer), 3X DVD-RAM
  
  # 5-in-1 card reader, supporting Secure Digital (SD), MultiMediaCard (MMC), Memory Stick® (MS), Memory Stick PRO™ (MS PRO), xD-Picture Card™ (xD)
  # Dimensions & Weight 334 (W) x 243 (D) x 28/35 (H) mm
  # 2.35kg
  
  OR
  
  A dell 1.5k Duo Core and upgrade from there.
  
  Either way, i'll be happy to buy other accessories or parts to upgrade from there on.
  
  

  Wow... really seems a good deal. I will take a look there.
• M©+square

  5 Apr 06, 12:47

  Originally posted by surfer188:

  Wow... really seems a good deal. I will take a look there.

  hey you're online!
  
  I suggest you do a notebook review in Cnet.com?
  
  I did mine there. and my Acer Travelmate has reached 3rd year. 0 hardware problems.
• chenc

  15 Apr 06, 17:54

  Originally posted by ndmmxiaomayi:

  An IBM laptop would fit you best.
  
  http://www-604.ibm.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/CategoryDisplay?storeId=10000702&catalogId=-702&langId=702&categoryId=2056943

  I agree! Since you just want a computer for business, get the most stable and reliable one. IBM ThinkPad
• chenc

  15 Apr 06, 18:01

  Originally posted by surfer188:

  Hi guys,
  
  After a 3 days search I land my eyes on ASUS A6 model A6Q23Jc-DL
  
  Specs below, please advice SG$2800 this price is ok.
  
  Core Duo T2300 processor, 667MHz bus
  GFGO7300 128MB Video Card (Can be upgraded to 256MB)
  Built-in 1.3MB camera with micophone
  80GB HDD
  15.4 Wide TFT screen
  1GB DDRII ram
  DVD supermulti double layer writer
  Wireless lan IntelPRO/Wireless 3945ABG
  Modem,lan, TV-out, S/PDIF, 1394, Infared, 4 combinattion card reader, PCMCIA, ....

  For games?