Price Notebook?

[LilFugitive]

Just wondering how expensive is a notebook if you want to use it for flash and internet? What are the most important things? Processor, video card etc..

[zimzap]

For just internet and flash you can get a very basic laptop. You should expect to pay between $600-$1,000 with $800 being a pretty good sweet spot. Look for RAM, Dual Core Processor, and a video card last. You are not going to be able to get a great video card for a laptop in this price range anyway.

[LilFugitive]

So I found this computer and it costs $849. It has these specifications:
Intel® Pentium® Dual Core T2330 (1.6GHz/533Mhz FSB/1MB cache)
Genuine Windows Vista® Home Premium Edition
Size: 120GB SATA Hard Drive (5400RPM)
1GB Shared Dual Channel DDR2 at 667MHz

Is the price too high or good, or are the specifications not so good?

[BananaBreadMuffin]

tbh with vista you'll probably want a bit more than 1gb ram I'd imagine.

[Magical-Mark]

I have a HP Pavillion dv6000 and it is great for flash and browsing and a little gaming :)

I think it is about $800 maybe less.

[Dogmega]

At 1/10/08 10:20 AM, LilFugitive wrote: Just wondering how expensive is a notebook if you want to use it for flash and internet? What are the most important things? Processor, video card etc..

Well, it would cost around $1000 upwards for a good comp and then whatever Flash progran you use.

[Mr-Destruction]

It's going to be between $700 - $1,000 for a good one to do what you're asking.

Here's my computer, it can't even handle you tube or virus protection software.

Is this pretty bad?

[cure4death]

gosh, thats old.
you will need to get something new

[mfoot0]

if you want a really good one about $2000-$3000

[UberBarista]

At 1/11/08 09:34 AM, Mr-Destruction wrote: It's going to be between $700 - $1,000 for a good one to do what you're asking.

Here's my computer, it can't even handle you tube or virus protection software.

Is this pretty bad?

Wow, and I thought my laptop was shit.

Check Amazon.com and Newegg.com for a better deal. The price you listed is shit for what you get.

[LilFugitive]

At 1/11/08 09:22 AM, BananaBreadMuffin wrote: tbh with vista you'll probably want a bit more than 1gb ram I'd imagine.

I can also get with 2 gb RAM for $1024, with one year insurance (included in the price).

At 1/11/08 09:43 AM, mfoot0 wrote: if you want a really good one about $2000-$3000

As I said, I'll only use it for flash and internet, so then I don't think it's necessary getting such a expensive one (I'm still a kid so I don't yet have such an ammount of money, however I live in Europe and the dollar isn't doing so well so that's still "buyable" for me (the one of $1024)).

[Mr-Destruction]

At 1/11/08 09:48 AM, UberBarista wrote:

At 1/11/08 09:34 AM, Mr-Destruction wrote: It's going to be between $700 - $1,000 for a good one to do what you're asking.

Here's my computer, it can't even handle you tube or virus protection software.

Is this pretty bad?

Wow, and I thought my laptop was shit.

Tell me about it. And AIM 6.0? Forget about it, when I had that running this comp would freeze the second I get an I.M. So I use the old 4.0 . What's even worse (aside from no you tube, and not being able to handle virus protection and all) the comp has a hard time playing those nice high-quality flash animations you so commonly see on Newgrounds these days. Usually it's ok though, as long as I turn the quality down to low.

[LilFugitive]

Guys... correction... it's $1099 and these are the tech specs:

Intel® Core%u2122 2 Duo T5450 (1.66GHz/667Mhz FSB/2MB cache)
Genuine Windows Vista® Home Premium Edition
Size: 160GB8 SATA Hard Drive (5400RPM)
2GB9 Shared Dual Channel DDR2 at 667MHz
One Year Gaurantee

Is that a good deal?