13" Laptops - Saxperience

Jorge- · 5th May 2009, 15:42

I like this http://www.ebuyer.com/product/154992

Seems to rape the spec of most other laptops at a 13" display. Shame it ships with Vista

Any other suggestions. I dont want to spend £600 really. But don't want any of these sissy Atom processors. I want atleast a 10" display with 13 being the max.

Woody91 · 5th May 2009, 17:35

That is awesome spec ive got the NC10 and tbh the atom processors arent too bad i just close the lid on myn so it goes to standby and its loaded in under a minute when you switch it back on.

Jorge- · 5th May 2009, 23:06

Well the other half has an Advent with the Atom 270 and we also have an Acer AOA110 I think it is, with the atom 270, but going to a 1.6, or even 1.7 with the new 280 is a step backwards..

Bit late anyway, i thought fuck it and ordered!

Ashleyp · 5th May 2009, 23:15

there was a high spec samsung i was looking at before i got my current samsung

although slightly lower spec i opted for the 14.5" screen as i felt 13 was wayy to small (especially after being used to a 15.4")

mind you, this laptops decent, got 4gb ram, intel2 duo core, 320gb hard-drive etc etc

will try and fint the 13" i was on about

Jorge- · 5th May 2009, 23:24

see 15 is too big for me. if i want it on a larger display I can hook it upto my monitor here because its a dual input 22" samsung display, or even my tele with HDMI, but for mobility vs usage I felt 13" was a good choice, 10" is slightly too small, 15" is a little bulky.

It seems that all the reviews contain the P8400 chip rather than the P8600, which is the 2.26ghz rather than the 2.4ghz I just bought. shame RAM is capped to 3.2gb, it says its 64bit which means it 'should' be a straight up 4gb. unless its only running a 32bit version of vista.

Is it worth selling vista? I have no use for it, it will be ripped straight out for a copy of LastXP to be loaded on.

Ashleyp · 5th May 2009, 23:41

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Originally Posted by Jorge-

see 15 is too big for me. if i want it on a larger display I can hook it upto my monitor here because its a dual input 22" samsung display, or even my tele with HDMI, but for mobility vs usage I felt 13" was a good choice, 10" is slightly too small, 15" is a little bulky.

It seems that all the reviews contain the P8400 chip rather than the P8600, which is the 2.26ghz rather than the 2.4ghz I just bought. shame RAM is capped to 3.2gb, it says its 64bit which means it 'should' be a straight up 4gb. unless its only running a 32bit version of vista.

Is it worth selling vista? I have no use for it, it will be ripped straight out for a copy of LastXP to be loaded on.

not huge on computer knowledge so cant comment on half of that lol

fair point, if i had an external monitor i would have deffo opted for the 13". 15 is too big for me too, this 14" is perfect for my needs. but as i said, would go for 13 if in your situation

i havnt had a problem with vista tbh, i hear loads of bad things about it? then again, i only use this laptop for home use and not much more

Jorge- · 6th May 2009, 08:23

i work in ICT support, but not really clued up on some of the PCs out there as i am a macboy at heart. so i know a fair chunk about ICT, and I know vista is a no go. Windoze 7 when it arrives might be installed. but until then, LastXP all the way

danzman1991 · 6th May 2009, 16:05

Whats LastXP?

Jorge- · 6th May 2009, 16:07

It is a stripped out and modified version of XP.

http://thepiratebay.org/torrent/4452613/LastXP_21

As long as you use your valid XP key, its all legal too

danzman1991 · 6th May 2009, 16:24

Is that the code on the sticker on the tower?

So could I download that on Dual boot on my Laptop that came with Vista, and use the code from my old broken PC that had Xp on it?

Jorge- · 6th May 2009, 16:29

I think it should work yeah, I used the key for my sisters laptop when she got a Vista upgrade...

danzman1991 · 6th May 2009, 16:34

Cool, just worried about Wireless drivers not working and stuff

We'll see

Jorge- · 6th May 2009, 16:35

Well, I managed to strip out the copy of it so much with Xlite I think its called and install it on a notebook which was stripped with Windows and little to no drivers and managed to boot and install from a USB with all drivers preloaded

danzman1991 · 7th May 2009, 16:40

Downloading now, incredibly slowly.

Jorge- · 7th May 2009, 16:44

Price on that laptop has gone up £120 :O

So glad I paid 2 days ago