I am not an expert on computer matters and need some advice.I am looking to invest in a laptop for work which matches this specificationhttp://www.compusoftgroup.com/content/products/winner/system.aspxBefore now we have used DELL (the devil).I am wondering weather I could get better value for money else werePlease Help im a twato !!!
From what your saying DELL seems to be the one to go with still.I am finding the DELL computer we have currently is pausing for 5Min's at a time( this is probably down to too much on it).
I mainly use it for CAD design so nVidia GeForce graphic card is a must. Other than that its used for typical office work.Computers piss me off!!!
Important to check whether the CAD software will run under Vista as many retailers are shipping with this, although some ship with XP. Get the best graphics card you can afford that is known to work with the software you intend to use, as this will make a vast difference.
As of June 30 this year all big OEMs are required to stop selling WinXP as an option on the machines they ship. However Dell are exploiting a loophole in the licensing agreement which enabled you to downgrade from Vista to XP - essentially they'll just do the downgrade for you. The end result is that the machine leaves the factory with WinXP pro installed. This has only been announced in the last few days so it will be interesting to see if the other big names follow suitDell to ship with XP
*nix on the other hand - no need <sanctimonious twat smilie>
Probably ACER?
(xUbuntu at the mo - mmm hmm! its the shit)
We've decided on this little beauty!https://www-secure.symantec.com/home_homeoffice/support/special/embedded_support/dtree.jsp?id=computer_performance&helpid=605330&products=nis.nis_2008&title=dtbetter spec than we've had before.
This whole process has made me think about several more queries I have IT wise.1.I have a bt office email address and it is unreliable to say the least does any one have any suggests for a reliable email address for a business(FREE OF CHARGE OF COURSE)
2. Computers don't seem to last long these days. What do think is a realistic life span for an office laptop?
Vista is shit
You could potentially avoid the cost of licensing M$-Word by using the OpenOffice, I use it to open Word/Excel files I receive and it copes admirably (well I've never had any problems).
try to get a laptop with xp on it instead of vista. Vista is shit
Be warned the cheaper Dell latops are not that portable if you are ever going to carry it around
Cheers Slackers,Just wondering if you forgot to put in a link to the lap top you were thinking of? (See what the question mark does there? Wierd!!!)