Laptop for my girlfriend, just need a sign-off

2011-03-20 07:27:35

#1

Benzin: Member; +576|5989

Core i3 370M 2.4GHz
4GB DDR3 RAM
ATI 5470 512MB
13.3" screen
5 hour battery life
aluminum chassis
€649

Any of you know of a laptop that can top this with a maximum budget of €700? Girlfriend doesn't do any gaming at all, just Internet, word processing and occasional light video editing. Important is mobility, hence the smaller screen and battery life.

2011-03-20 08:23:52

#2

Finray: Hup! Dos, Tres, Cuatro; +2,629|5779|Catherine Black

Seems fine. Remember to reformat every 2 weeks to clear it of crap. Uninstall any bloatware, install browser of choice (I'm guessing Chrome for you), MSE, Malware Bytes, yada yada.

2011-03-20 08:29:31

#3

Winston_Churchill: Bazinga!; +521|6729|Toronto | Canada

Finray wrote:
Remember to reformat every 2 weeks to clear it of crap.

2011-03-20 08:36:24

#4

Finray: Hup! Dos, Tres, Cuatro; +2,629|5779|Catherine Black

Tongue in cheek

2011-03-20 14:04:02

#5

.Sup: be nice; +2,646|6444|The Twilight Zone

http://www.enaa.com/oddelki/racunalnist … 80UM_W7PRO

https://www.shrani.si/f/3H/7h/45GTw71U/untitled-1.png

2011-03-20 14:08:59

#6

Zimmer: Un Moderador; +1,688|6746|Scotland

.Sup wrote:
http://www.enaa.com/oddelki/racunalnistvo/izd_3286_ALGXBAQ6PVYZ_Lenovo_ThinkPad_Edge_E13_i3-380UM_W7PRO

80 Euros more and it's missing a GFX? Fail.

2011-03-20 14:09:33

#7

Benzin: Member; +576|5989

.Sup wrote:
http://www.enaa.com/oddelki/racunalnistvo/izd_3286_ALGXBAQ6PVYZ_Lenovo_ThinkPad_Edge_E13_i3-380UM_W7PRO

how is that better?

2011-03-20 14:12:40

#8

.Sup: be nice; +2,646|6444|The Twilight Zone

Zimmer wrote:
.Sup wrote:
http://www.enaa.com/oddelki/racunalnistvo/izd_3286_ALGXBAQ6PVYZ_Lenovo_ThinkPad_Edge_E13_i3-380UM_W7PRO
80 Euros more and it's missing a GFX? Fail.

these are Slovenian prices. It has a good battery life. Just a suggestion, glad that you accepted it that openly.

2011-03-20 15:26:09

#9

Benzin: Member; +576|5989

Well according to those specs, it lacks gigabit LAN, has a lower-clocked processor and only a one year guarantee. All for a higher price than the one that my girlfriend intends on buying. It also lacks a second GPU.

2011-03-21 07:18:07

#10

Benzin: Member; +576|5989

Just a quick bump and a question...

Do you think it would be worth waiting for the Sandy Bridge CPUs? Seems to be the i5-2410M will be the CPU that will replace the 370M and I am wondering if the gains in a dual-core laptop are really worth the extra €75-100 over the current i3-370M offered in this HP laptop.

2011-03-21 21:28:46

#11

FFLink: There is.; +1,380|6681|Devon, England

If she's not gonna be doing anything high-powered, then what's the point? Lesser specs = more battery and it's comparing an i3 to an i5 for no stressful use, I see no need.

If she doesn't mind waiting and the battery won't be affected, then wait, I guess.

My thoughts, anyway.

2011-03-21 21:58:10

#12

unnamednewbie13: Moderator; +2,053|6762|PNW

No idea what the brand name is, but the specs on the first laptop you posted look fine. There isn't a point to waiting for something better unless she's currently happy with what she has.

2011-03-22 00:59:55

#13

Benzin: Member; +576|5989

Thanks for the responses. We're just going to go ahead and buy it this evening. Turns out there is a sale going on where she gets a €100 gift card for the store she's buying the laptop from. Doesn't get to knock the €100 off the machine itself, but it will be nice to get a bag and a skin for her plus whatever other accessories she might need.

I've already set up a Dropbox folder with a bunch of EXEs for various programs. Just gotta install Dropbox itself and then start installing browsers and utilities.

unnamednewbie13 wrote:
No idea what the brand name is, but the specs on the first laptop you posted look fine. There isn't a point to waiting for something better unless she's currently happy with what she has.

Sorry, I thought I posted it in the OP.

It's an HP dv3-4100EG. Seems to only be available in Germany/Austria.

Last edited by CapnNismo (2011-03-22 01:02:13)

2011-03-22 02:58:16

#14

tazz.: oz.; +1,338|6165|Sydney | ♥

CapnNismo wrote:
Thanks for the responses. We're just going to go ahead and buy it this evening. Turns out there is a sale going on where she gets a €100 gift card for the store she's buying the laptop from. Doesn't get to knock the €100 off the machine itself, but it will be nice to get a bag and a skin for her plus whatever other accessories she might need.

I've already set up a Dropbox folder with a bunch of EXEs for various programs. Just gotta install Dropbox itself and then start installing browsers and utilities.

unnamednewbie13 wrote:
No idea what the brand name is, but the specs on the first laptop you posted look fine. There isn't a point to waiting for something better unless she's currently happy with what she has.
Sorry, I thought I posted it in the OP.

It's an HP dv3-4100EG. Seems to only be available in Germany/Austria.

http://ninite.com

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2011-03-22 03:51:27

#15

Benzin: Member; +576|5989

Thank you very much, Tazz! I was not aware of this!

2011-03-22 11:43:08

#16

Benzin: Member; +576|5989

Picked up the laptop today - very sexy little piece of equipment.

2011-03-22 16:59:45

#17

tazz.: oz.; +1,338|6165|Sydney | ♥

CapnNismo wrote:
Thank you very much, Tazz! I was not aware of this!

nw mate

Good to hear you're pleased with the device too

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2011-03-23 06:32:31

#18

Benzin: Member; +576|5989

I'm actually quite annoyed with it at the moment. Well, not with the machine but rather Win7. Tried to set up the Homegroup function but nothing was working. Did a whole list of stuff from Microsoft but couldn't get it working. Win7 Pro and Win7 HP, both x64. Laptop was wirelessly connected and the desktop is via Ethernet.

2011-03-23 11:55:50

#19

Camm: Feeding the Cats.; +761|4959|Dundee, Scotland.

why didn't you format it first, then reinstall windows?

for a fatty you're a serious intellectual lightweight.

2011-03-23 14:07:40

#20

Benzin: Member; +576|5989

Why would I? It already has Win7 x64 on it...

2011-03-23 14:24:06

#21

Winston_Churchill: Bazinga!; +521|6729|Toronto | Canada

Odd, I've always had homegroup work flawlessly, across 3 Win7 computers of various versions, an XP computer and a Vista computer. I have no idea what I did that was special though

2011-03-23 15:12:36

#22

Benzin: Member; +576|5989

I found out the reason why Homegroup wasn't working, though. I have a WRT54GL and it doesn't support IPv6. In order for Homegroup to work, your router MUST support IPv6.

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