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forensic · **Joined:** Wed Dec 18, 2002 11:56 am **Posts:** 2756

Given the option, which one of these would you get. All 3 the same price.

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Make Fujitsu Siemens
Model Amilo M 3438G
Display 17" WXGA Crystal View High Bright
Processor Pentium M 750, 1.87 GHz
RAM 1024 Mb DDR2
Hard Drive 80 Gb
Optical Drive DVDRW Dual Layer Multi Format
Graphics nVIDIA GeForce GO6800, 256Mb Video Memory
Sound Integrated
Pointing Device Touch Pad
Floppy Drive No
Modem 56.6k
Networking 10/100 Base LAN
USB x4
Firewire x1
Memory Card Reader 4-in-1
Battery Li-Ion
Wireless Networking Intel Pro Wireless 2200b/g
Operating System Windows XP Home, SP2
Application Software Ms Works 8.0, MS Entertainment Pack, Recovery Disk, (All software on Original Disks)
Carry Case Yes

Warranty 3 Year Collect and Return
Training Software ITTW Learning & Skills, Personal Website & Email Address
Home Delivery Includes Home Delivery

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Make Hewlett Packard
Model zd8301ea
Display 17" WXGA+ Crystal View High Bright
Processor Intel Pentium 4 630, 3.0 GHz
RAM 512 Mb DDR2 533 MHz
Hard Drive 60 Gb EIDE 4200 rpm
Optical Drive DVDRW Dual Layer Multi Format
Graphics ATI Radeon x600, 128 Mb Video Memory
Sound 3D Sound Blaster Pro, Integrated 16bit Sound
Pointing Device Touch Pad
Floppy Drive No
Modem 56.6k
Networking 10/100 Base LAN
USB x4
Firewire x1
Memory Card Reader 6-in-1
Wireless Networking 54g 802.11b/g WLAN
Operating System Windows XP Home, SP2
Application Software
Microsoft Works Suite 2005 Microsoft Word 2002, MicrosoftWorks 8.0, Adobe Reader 6.0, InterVideo WinDVD 5.0, Sonic Media Bundle, Microsoft Windows Media Player 10, Apple iTunes, Apple QuickTimes, ECDL Family Licence, 3 Year Symantec Norton Internet Security 2005

Carry Case Yes

Warranty 3 Year VIP
Training Software ITTW Learning & Skills, Personal Website & Email Address
Home Delivery Includes Home Delivery

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Make Mac
Model PowerBook
Processor 1.5 GHz PowerPC G4
RAM 512 Mb SDRAM
Hard Drive 80 Gb Ultra AVA
DVD Yes
DVDRW Yes
CD Yes
CDRW Yes
VGA NVIDIA GeForce FX GO 5200
Video Memory 64 Mb DDR
Modem 56.6k Internal Modem
Wireless Networking Airport Extreme Card & Bluetooth
Networking 10/100 Base-T Ethernet
USB x2
Firewire x1
Software Collection
PowerBook Software Collection The PowerBook G4 comes with Mac OS X version 10.3 “Tiger”, which makes automatic networking a snap, sensing whether you are connecting from the office or on the road – and connects you automatically. In addition the PowerBook G4 comes loaded with iLife, including iTunes, iPhoto, iMovie, iDVD and GarageBand

Monitor 12" TFT
Warranty 1 Year Return To Base
Home Delivery Includes Home Delivery

KuifJe · **Posted:** Wed Oct 12, 2005 11:14 am

Why a Mac??

The screen and warranty alone are shite compared to the other 2. Mac software is overpriced as well.

Devices wise the FS beats the HP, but then again who would wanna touch a FS with a barge pole :/

Go HP imo, just make sure its a businessline model rather then the consumer line. Warranty on the business line outclasses the consumer version.

By the looks of things ur looking for a multimedia lappy...u tried Dell?

KuifJe · **Posted:** Wed Oct 12, 2005 11:30 am

U should have a looksee @ the HP nc8220 and 8230 as well. Comparable performance in a smaller shell.

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forensic · **Joined:** Wed Dec 18, 2002 11:56 am **Posts:** 2756

I can get them through work, pay monthly with no VAT. Those are the 3 and only options.

The fujitsu one has interchangable cpu and gpu. Scrawling the dirty interweb has unearthed that it's the better one of the 2 PC laptops.

And why a Mac? Well cos i mainly wanted to get a laptop so i could work on, then came to my senses and realised i could get that fujitsu which is better than my pc and buy an old mac for 100quid.

forensic · **Joined:** Wed Dec 18, 2002 11:56 am **Posts:** 2756

Enable edit mode in this forum methinks.

Have you seen the FS? It looks very nice, smaller and thinner than the HP and very light. plus you can get 2 hdd's and raid em up.

The X600 would limit the lifespan of the HP, whereas i could whack a 7800go in the FS in a few years.

KuifJe · **Posted:** Wed Oct 12, 2005 12:14 pm

It'd still be a FS tho. And both lappys have interchangable CPU's, and by the time u'd wanna upgrade the gfx of the FS it'd be outdated and out of warranty anyways and prolly nowhere near worth the investment of several 100 quid for a GF Go card.

I agree with the size of both, and in all not too keen on the pavilion series of HP either. But HP would get my vote over FS anyday.

Just because I'm an HP techie doesnt mean I'm biased btw

Anyways, I'd take a good look @ the time u'll be paying for the lappy and make sure the warranty lasts just as long. Would be a waste if u were paying for it for 4 years and just get 3 years warranty.

Beans · **Joined:** Sat Dec 13, 2003 11:36 am **Posts:** 4200

Laptops are shit simple as. They're only good if you really do need to work on the go rather than save space in your house, though if the idea is for something compact to use on a train etc etc why the hell are the screens getting bigger and bigger? My laptop was my pride and joy a few years ago, now it's my dirty little secret that I try not to talk about.

And it's a good job I read that Kuifje was a HP techie before I slated their workstations

Servers are ok mind :wink:

Also the PC I bought my wife is HP and seems fine so far, give it time though

EvilNeileeeee · **Posted:** Wed Oct 12, 2005 1:29 pm

I agree with Beans, I would only buy the lappy for time away from the office and home for working on rather than gaming, although I would prolly get the powerbook so that I could have a tinker with a different OS, but I'm an engineer so I enjoy breaking things then attempting to fix em.

I've a DELL D600 for work and it's OK for the things I want to do mostly at work, but the GFX card isn't too hot for playing AVI's I've notices on building simulation movie files.

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forensic · **Joined:** Wed Dec 18, 2002 11:56 am **Posts:** 2756

Beans wrote:

Laptops are shit simple as. They're only good if you really do need to work on the go rather than save space in your house, though if the idea is for something compact to use on a train etc etc why the hell are the screens getting bigger and bigger? My laptop was my pride and joy a few years ago, now it's my dirty little secret that I try not to talk about.

And it's a good job I read that Kuifje was a HP techie before I slated their workstations

Servers are ok mind :wink:

Also the PC I bought my wife is HP and seems fine so far, give it time though

it's better than my desktop which would cost me around £5-600 to upgrade. new mobo, pcie gfx, ram, cpu :E plus I can work on it no problems

Beans · **Joined:** Sat Dec 13, 2003 11:36 am **Posts:** 4200

You'll regret it if you buy a laptop to replace your PC. Plus what happened to your shuttle? You're just a fussy bastard

forensic · **Joined:** Wed Dec 18, 2002 11:56 am **Posts:** 2756

It's not to replace my PC it's to work on, but the fact that I can use it for other stuff is a bonus. And my shuttle died somehow, being free an' all from work there's no warranty so i cant get it fixed.

I was until this morning all for getting a powerbook, but as i'd only use it for work and nothing else, it seems a waste seeing as it's the same price as the other 2.

I can't see it growing old as fast as laptops used to. 3 yrs ago my trident cyberblade 32mb(16mb shared video ram) dx6 compatible 1.3g celeron was pretty 'rocking' for the time. At the same time 9800 pro's were coming out and they are still pretty decent cards today. I can't do bugger all with my laptop whereas my spare PC (xp2500, 9800pro, 1gb ram) is still good for another year or two.

As long as i can run photoshop/indesign on the laptop in 3 years time im not fussed. Plus I can play wow on the shitter

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