Notebook for R7000?

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Hi all

I'm looking for a notebook in the region of R6500/R7500. Will be used for email/browsing/office work and the odd movie. I'm a bit stuck trying to find the best unit.

Looking for (more or less):

- 15" widescreen
- 2GB DDR2 ram
- 250GB HDD
- 3+ hours battery life
- Plays 1080p video
- No excessive heat

A few options I've found:

- Acer Extensa

Core2Duo T6400
2GB DDR2-667
250GB
2 hour battery (booo)
+-R6500

I can get a good deal on Acers but their reliability and build quality leaves a LOT to be desired from previous experience.

- ASUS K50iN-SX243

Pentium Dual Core T4300
2GB DDR2-800
500GB
3 hour battery

Looks perfect but I don't believe we get anything faster than a Dual Core T4300 here (T6500 Core2Duo model is available overseas).
asus-k50in.jpg

+-R7000

What are you comments regarding dual core vs core2duo? What will the speed differences be between these 2? Any recommendations for other units?
 
Have a look at Makro, they have some special on their old Vista notebooks.
 
HP Notebook 4510s - Intel Core 2 Duo T6570 (2.1Ghz), RAM 2G 800DDR2 1 DIMM, HDD 320G 7200RPM,DVDRW LS, 15.6" HD BV Screen, 2MP CAM, BT, WLAN 802.11 b/g/n, Win7 PRO 32, XP CD,Carry Case, 1-1-0 - R6,952 from http://www.pcint.co.za/notebooks.php
 
You can get a Mecer W765CU notebook with the following specs:

Intel Core i5-430M CPU @2.27GHz w/1333Mhz FSB
2GB DDR3-1333Mhz RAM
320GB HDD
15.6" HD 16:9 LCD Screen
DVD-RW Drive
1.3MP Webcam
Fingerprint reader
Bluetooth
HDMI
802.11 b/g/n WiFi
ATI Radeon 4570 3D Graphics card w/512MB Dedicated VRAM
Windows 7 Home Premium
2-Year Guarantee

for R7,499.00 :love:

Should last you for quite a while.

Core 2 Duo and Dual Core is so last year! :D
 
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Mecer, eww! I'd never!

The HP looks good but a bit of a brick?

Function > form when it comes to computers but the ASUS looks really slick:
ASUS%20K50IN-SX149L%2015.6%20T6600.jpg
. Still looking for the full package though.
 
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Roadrunner said:
You can get a Mecer W765CU notebook with the following specs:

Intel Core i5-430M CPU @2.27GHz w/1333Mhz FSB
2GB DDR3-1333Mhz RAM
320GB HDD
15.6" HD 16:9 LCD Screen
DVD-RW Drive
1.3MP Webcam
Fingerprint reader
Bluetooth
HDMI
802.11 b/g/n WiFi
ATI Radeon 4570 3D Graphics card w/512MB Dedicated VRAM
Windows 7 Home Premium
2-Year Guarantee

for R7,499.00 :love:

Should last you for quite a while.

Core 2 Duo and Dual Core is so last year! :D
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Where from?
 
Well Im looking for a good performance laptop so the mecer specs seems to be good with the latest i3/i5/i7 Core, but the it looks quite awful.
 
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