notebook quote - any good?

[akuma]

17.0" WXGA TFT Display 1440X 900
Intel® Box Pentium-4 3.0GHz Processor (Socket 478) 1024K OD 800MHz FSB -
Hyper-Threading
SiS 645DX+ SiS962
1024Mb DDR RAM 333Mhz 200-Pin
60Gb HITACHI 2,5 Notebook Hard Drive 7200rpm
DVD-RW Dual
ATI Radeon 9600 high performance graphics engine with 128MB DDR
AC97 Compliant built in 4.1ch speakers 3D sound system
10/100/1000Mb LAN & 56K Internal V.90 Modem
6 in 1 Card Reader
Intergrated Webcam/Video Camera Module
I/O Ports: 1xExternal (PS/2) Mouse and Keyboard Port/ 1xParallel port
(ECP/SPP)/ 1x External CRT/ 1X Serial Port
3xUSB V.2 ports/ 1xTouch Pad(Scrolling Key Functions)/ 1xSpeaker-out-
jack/ 1xIEEE1394 port
1xRJ45 for 10/100/1000Mb LAN/ InfraRed Port/ 1xRJ11 Jack for 56K Modem/
1xDC-in Jack
Gigabyte USB Bluetooth - Bluetooth V2, USB 1.1 - 100 metres
1x Microphone jack/ 1X Headphone jack/ S/PDIF output/ 1x TV out/
SubWoofer Built-In
Full Range 120W AC Adapter-AC in 100~240V, 47~63Hz, Support Smart Li-lon
Battery
No operating system
No external 1.44MB FDD
Notebook Carry Case Included
1 Year Std. Warranty
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R13 806 (incl. VAT + free delivery)

-> it's primarily a work machine, but i'd like to play the occasional game of gta sa or hl2 on it too.

does this sound reasonable for the price? i'd really like to squeeze it down to as close as R10k incl. as possible - can i do better?

thoughts?

 

[RVFmal]

What make is it?

 

[rburley]

What brand is it? Maybe a touch too expensive if you ask me but its specs are definately good. I would rather go for a centrino though

 

[akuma]

it's a Eurotek D47EV (http://www.eurobyte.co.za/laptops_d47ev.htm).

why would you opt for a centrino? surely the processing power isn't as good?

i'm not too concerned with battery-life, since it's just a machine i'd be transporting between home and work.

 

[rburley]

As far as i know the centrino(pentium m) works similarly to the AMD's. Its not How many megahertz that counts its how you use them ie more punch/mhz.
Its battery life is also way better. Try go for acer also, not so sure about eurotek

 

[rburley]

BTW that link does not work

 

[ettubrute]

As a reference regarding price, use the configurator on the Dell site to build a similar machine, and compare the prices. Dell is, IMHO, one of the best available these days, and their service is quite good as well.

 

[akuma]

good one - will do.

 

[werner]

it's made by clevo/kapok=you take your own chances.

 

[RVFmal]

I agree with Burley on the processor. Also your USB ports are 1.1 protocol whilst most USB components now rely on USB 2.0.

Toshiba, Acer, Proline, Asus, Dell etc would be my recomendation over the Eurotek.

 

[akuma]

well, i finally managed to build a system that looks simliar to what i'm interested in on dell: http://tinyurl.com/b2578

i tried the ZA site and saw that they don't supply any of the inspiron range. how annoying.

if anyone can find me a better/more sensible offer, i'd appreciate it.

 

[killadoob]

is it for work or play? or both

because 17 inch laptops are not good for carrying around u get alot of problems if its mobile


toshiba p30 i tink its called is good


why do u want p4 laptop get a 15" acer or hp much cheaper
and buy centrino

 

[akuma]

yes, i think it's silly to get hung up on screensize.

-> both work and play.

 

[andres101]

why do u want p4 laptop get a 15" acer or hp much cheaper
and buy centrino

second that!

i have an compaq (hp) nx7010 (wide screen) with centrino (m) 1.6GHz. just put in a gig 'o mem and your set! i can play UT2004 on my laptop at fairly good res without any problems.

when working on it, battery lasts 4-5hours. when playing, it lasts 2-3 hours.

i would go for an acer though, compaq is not worth the extra $

 

[killadoob]

nope acer is awesome i think

good quality and nice price

 

[akuma]

are you guys referring to the travelmate series? how do the prices compare given my specs?

 

[akuma]

the fujitsu-siemens amilo m series also looks quite interesting. i see makro are offering them at a pretty good price. namely:

http://www.makro.co.za/product.asp?sku=000000000000070497|EA&dept_code=GBAB&dept_id=6367&iPageNum=&

it's a shame their technical specs aren't up to scratch.

 

[rburley]

the fujitsu-siemens amilo m series also looks quite interesting. i see makro are offering them at a pretty good price. namely:

http://www.makro.co.za/product.asp?sku=000000000000070497|EA&dept_code=GBAB&dept_id=6367&iPageNum=&

it's a shame their technical specs aren't up to scratch.

This is a brilliant notebook, i wouldnt mind one myself.
A Centrino(pentium m) 780 (2.2Ghz) will easily kill a 3ghz P4.

But still try go for acer travelmate

 

[ADslowL]

mate....

like they all say, go for a name brand. I work for a reseller in the UK and we only supply HP, Dell, Tosh, Acer - never have probs with them and after sales service is great......just see if you can afford the 3 year on site warratey - I would by that over large RAM and HDD and buy them later IMHO...

Keep clear of Mecer, Incredible Corruption and that lot (just my opinion) and go for most centrino and memory you can get for your bucks.

good luck

 

[ADslowL]

No operating system

1 Year Std. Warranty
-----------------------------------

I would make sure you buy a system that comes pre installed OS and as mentioned before 3 year onsite next business day fix......