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Christobevii3
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As of right now I have a dying 15.4" amd turion 1.6GHz that is 5 years old now. I liked it for its time but it is wayyyy past its prime. It had no 3d ability at all, some sis chipset. I also have an asus 701 eee pc my gf uses at work, and she also has an old dell 15" p4 laptop.
Help me decide from these 3 options on what to do:
1. Buy a nice 13.3" -14" laptop. This would cost roughly $900-1000 and have a geforce 9300-9500m videocard. So roughly 4lb laptop that has 3 hour battery life. Kinda heavy, expensive, and not too mobile. My laptop now sits on a stool though for when I watch tv. My gf could use this at home too for when I'm on the desktop.
Mobility: 2
Performance: 2
Price: 1.5
2. Buy a msi barebone 15.4" with geforce 9600m. These only have roughly a 2 and a half hour battery life and are in the 5lb+ area. To set this up would only cost around $700 it seems though, maybe a little less. The thing is hottttt though and probably couldn't sit on the stool. The 3d graphics ability would tf2 fine and my gf again could use it because that thing would never leave the house.
The second part of this option is I buy a cheaper netbook with a 1024x600 resolution. I could get a dell mini 9 or such for around $200-300. My sister wants one and has wanted to try mac osx, so if I didn't like it, i get to give it as a gift and go from there.
Mobility: 3
Performance 3
Price 1
3. Buy the samsung nc20 12" netbook. It will be fine for what it is replacing and is around $500. Would be mobile enough I could use it at my lunch break to browse the internet. So it would be a pure replacement and mobility option.
Mobility: 3
Performance: 1.5
Price: 3
4. Buy the hp dz3 13.3" turion x2 laptop. It is around the same weight as the dell, but a little bulkier and has performance, battery, and heat issues. Its around $650 though
Mobility:1.5
Performance:2
Price:2.5
What should I do? I think having a portable system that can be used for at least 3 hours is the main thing I want. The basic 3d ability is tempting though and causing the issue and would probably not be used outside my gf playing sam and max or I tf2 once a month or so.
Help me decide from these 3 options on what to do:
1. Buy a nice 13.3" -14" laptop. This would cost roughly $900-1000 and have a geforce 9300-9500m videocard. So roughly 4lb laptop that has 3 hour battery life. Kinda heavy, expensive, and not too mobile. My laptop now sits on a stool though for when I watch tv. My gf could use this at home too for when I'm on the desktop.
Mobility: 2
Performance: 2
Price: 1.5
2. Buy a msi barebone 15.4" with geforce 9600m. These only have roughly a 2 and a half hour battery life and are in the 5lb+ area. To set this up would only cost around $700 it seems though, maybe a little less. The thing is hottttt though and probably couldn't sit on the stool. The 3d graphics ability would tf2 fine and my gf again could use it because that thing would never leave the house.
The second part of this option is I buy a cheaper netbook with a 1024x600 resolution. I could get a dell mini 9 or such for around $200-300. My sister wants one and has wanted to try mac osx, so if I didn't like it, i get to give it as a gift and go from there.
Mobility: 3
Performance 3
Price 1
3. Buy the samsung nc20 12" netbook. It will be fine for what it is replacing and is around $500. Would be mobile enough I could use it at my lunch break to browse the internet. So it would be a pure replacement and mobility option.
Mobility: 3
Performance: 1.5
Price: 3
4. Buy the hp dz3 13.3" turion x2 laptop. It is around the same weight as the dell, but a little bulkier and has performance, battery, and heat issues. Its around $650 though
Mobility:1.5
Performance:2
Price:2.5
What should I do? I think having a portable system that can be used for at least 3 hours is the main thing I want. The basic 3d ability is tempting though and causing the issue and would probably not be used outside my gf playing sam and max or I tf2 once a month or so.
