Buying A Laptop

franki_rulz · March 29, 2006, 2:04pm

hiya ppl,
my hunt for an inexpensive lappy continues.
got an email from esys.they seem to have the most inexpensive laptop of 'em all.
uploading the quotation that was sent to me.
unde the EB 6310,it is mentioned that the lappy cannot be debundled,now what does that mean?

maverick · March 29, 2006, 2:11pm

DDR Ram has 3-4 versions eh ?
333, 553, 667 Mhz and all ? Any major diff ?

neo2000 · March 29, 2006, 2:28pm

DDR Ram has 3-4 versions eh ?
333, 553, 667 Mhz and all ? Any major diff ?

Speeds at which the respective RAM will run. Your purchase will accordingly depend on the type of Motherboard you have. Also,

should i mention RAM latencies

?? Dont worry about those if you are not going to overclock/are not a hard core gamer.

At 1 point of time both Ketan and I were hunting for >128MB of SD-RAM. Ketan found 512MB sticks , paid a fortune for them only to find to his dismay that the RAM wasnt compatible with his system. Unfortunately if they wldnt run on his system, they wldnt even run on mine.

pronto · March 29, 2006, 2:29pm

Mav, I hope you know that Desktop RAM and laptop RAM are two completely different entities. You will get desktop RAM at unbelieveable prices but laptop RAM is more expensive. Dont mess with the warranty by trying to add your RAM at a local chappie. GOd forbid, there's a disaster tomorrow, the moment the DELL people see different RAM, your warranty will become null and void. think abt it. you anyway spending a bomb on it,when bringing it fm the US, might as well pinch yourself a li'l more and put in the new RAM now itself.

Just my thoughts

well said dude..Mave...it is always advisable to get ur lappie administered by the Dell itself...remember few 100$ would only be a one time investment..at least for a few years to come..!!

franki_rulz · March 29, 2006, 2:31pm

DDR Ram has 3-4 versions eh ?
333, 553, 667 Mhz and all ? Any major diff ?

Yes DDR has 4 versions.the follow r the details
DDR-200: DDR-SDRAM memory chips specified to run at 100 MHz
DDR-266: DDR-SDRAM memory chips specified to run at 133 MHz
DDR-333: DDR-SDRAM memory chips specified to run at 166 MHz
DDR-400: DDR-SDRAM memory chips specified to run at 200 MHz

DDR2 which is nowadays used in most lappys is better and faster than DDR.It operates ata a higher clock frequency.

It also has 4 major types
DDR2-400: DDR-SDRAM memory chips specified to run at 100 MHz, I/O clock at 200 MHz
DDR2-533: DDR-SDRAM memory chips specified to run at 133 MHz, I/O clock at 266 MHz
DDR2-667: DDR-SDRAM memory chips specified to run at 166 MHz, I/O clock at 333 MHz
DDR2-800: DDR-SDRAM memory chips specified to run at 200 MHz, I/O clock at 400 MHz.
Hope that helps 😃

franki_rulz · March 29, 2006, 2:40pm

Found some really good links,they've explained everthing abt FSB,DDR,SDRAM n so on...
http://www.mysuperpc.com/pmu/computer_memory_upgrade_faq.shtml
http://www.helpwithpcs.com/courses/processor-basics.htm
might be of some help....

pranks · March 29, 2006, 3:51pm

can sumone temme wch series can i look for in ACER if my budget ranges from 35K-45K wch has maximum features and wch i'll cherish in the long run..moi not a gaming freak but definatly a musik freak so want a gud sound + wch can gimme lotsa space to store thngs + handy et al ???

P.S suggest any other model/company i can go for in that range with max features..
kindly be model specific...

franki_rulz · March 29, 2006, 4:03pm

@pranks,
Acer sells the the aspire 5002 series for around 45,u can get cheaper lappy like the zensar,esys n even hp for around 38k with centrino/turion processors.check out my earlier posts wherin I have uploaded some quotations.

maverick · March 29, 2006, 4:51pm

@pranks,
Acer sells the the aspire 5002 series for around 45,u can get cheaper lappy like the zensar,esys n even hp for around 38k with centrino/turion processors.check out my earlier posts wherin I have uploaded some quotations.

and yeah check some Thinkpad models which come for

funkypratik · March 29, 2006, 5:07pm

Yeah obviously it makes sense to go in for 64bit

Abt the HT thing, why dont you try it and see how it goes?

As for the 512MB Ram, if your motheboard doesnt support it,I dont think you'll see performance benefit. Though I am inclined to think that the system would have difficulty recoginising the RAM in such a situation. Try a Mem test or CPU-ID to see RAM frequency. Then again, are you using applications that are RAM intensive or you simply surfing the net?

tried switching off HT with no noticable difference.. so hav left it on.. MAYBE some applications do make use of it..

my MB is compatible with ddr 400.. checked that in the bios as well as the XP system config..

i game a lots and i think most of them r ram intensive. even here i dont find an difference in performance. probably its only coz of the lack of proper graphics card..

cheers

franki_rulz · March 30, 2006, 7:44am

MavericK Says
and yeah check some Thinkpad models which come for

The thinkpad models that sell for I wouldnt suggest those.
When 1 can get a turion/centrino lappy for around 40k why go for a lower config lappy?

funkypratik · March 30, 2006, 11:57am

ok. now here is one more querry..

as far as processors are concerned, which among these are considered the best for a lappy..intel Centrino,intel mobile M, AMD turion..

also, what is the basic difference between these ?

maverick · March 30, 2006, 12:19pm

ok. now here is one more querry..

as far as processors are concerned, which among these are considered the best for a lappy..intel Centrino,intel mobile M, AMD turion..

also, what is the basic difference between these ?

Isnt Centrino the same as Pentium M ? 😐

aspire · March 30, 2006, 12:19pm

Dear NEO
pls tell me whether there is any site , on teh lines of mobilereview.com where one can see all the pros and cons of laptops ..
would be a great help ...
incase u have posted some link regarding this ,ignore this post ..
regards

shailesh

the_gr8_one · March 30, 2006, 12:33pm

MavericK| Says
Isnt Centrino the same as Pentium M ? :

AFAIK, they're both the same-
Pentium M's the processor and Centrino's the technology...

HTH,

SAM

the_gr8_one · March 30, 2006, 12:38pm

Dear NEO
pls tell me whether there is any site , on teh lines of mobilereview.com where one can see all the pros and cons of laptops ..
would be a great help ...
incase u have posted some link regarding this ,ignore this post ..
regards

shailesh

hey shailesh,

google around if u have a particular model in mind...
or check out sites like...
www.cnet.com
www.notebookreview.com
www.laptopshop.co.uk

also check out the consumer reviews, laptop buying guide...
should help u out a bit...

HTH,

SAM

s_g_ciousdude · March 30, 2006, 12:52pm

MavericK| Says
Isnt Centrino the same as Pentium M ? :

Yes, it is.

s_g_ciousdude · March 30, 2006, 12:55pm

ok. now here is one more querry..

as far as processors are concerned, which among these are considered the best for a lappy..intel Centrino,intel mobile M, AMD turion..

also, what is the basic difference between these ?

For laptops, Centrino I guess is the most popular. Centrino DUO is their latest offering.
As far as I know, there's no diff b/w Petium M and Centrino processors. :robot:

beentheredonethat · March 30, 2006, 4:50pm

For laptops, Centrino I guess is the most popular. Centrino DUO is their latest offering.
As far as I know, there's no diff b/w Petium M and Centrino processors. :robot:

well a p4 mobile is optimised for notebooks..it consumes less battery..(prolly can work at lower clock speeds) ..also it doesnt have the wireless capability of a centrino..

funkypratik · March 30, 2006, 7:22pm

there is some diff i guess.. coz my bro had a dell laptop which says pentium mobile m.. there is no mention of centrino anywhere. it did not have wireless. he had to get a seperate card installed to enable wireless..

also, wats the diff b/n turion n centrino..