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« on: July 16, 2008, 12:11:59 PM »
Ok, well I need to get a laptop for everyday use, school, and of course, entertainment  Gamer

I want it to last me a while as well. My uncle works at IBM so I can get his employee discount...and here's what I'm looking at...any thoughts are welcome on if this is a good buy or not.

Lenovo IdeaPad Y710 - 40542AU
Intel® Core™ 2 Duo T8100 NV ( 2.10GHz 800MHz 3MB )
Genuine Windows Vista Home Premium
17.0 WUXGA TFT with integrated camera LCD Glossy
ATI Radeon HD 2600 XT 512MB
4 GB PC2-5300 DDR2 SDRAM 667MHz
250GB 5400
DVD Recordable (Dual Layer) 24X Max
Intel Wireless WiFi Link 4965AGN
6 Cell Lithium-Ion
One year parts and labor (system battery: one year)


Sale price: $1,349.10*

Ships within 3-5 bus. days



I haven't used a PC under IBM/Lenovo before, but they seem to get nice reviews. I found almost the exact same laptop on newegg except it was a 256mb video card, and one guy said he could play Crysis on full blast except shadows on medium.

Good buy? Bad buy? It seems like a very reasonable price given the specs for it.
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« Reply #1 on: July 16, 2008, 05:56:37 PM »
should also look at the gateway p-6860fx about the same price

other than that doesnt look bad
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« Reply #2 on: July 17, 2008, 07:48:36 PM »
Lenovo's are good computers


im thinking about getting this one..

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Lenovo IdeaPad* Y510 Specs
 
Processors
Intel® Centrino Core™ 2 Duo Processor T5750
Speed: 2GHz
FSB: 667MHz
Cache: 2MB
Memory
Size: 2GB (1GB X 2)
Type: DDR2
Speed: PC2-5300
Slots (Total): 2
Maximum Memory Supported: 4GB
Drives
250GB Hard Drive
Optical Drive Type: Dual Layer DVD±RW
Supplemental Drive Type: Media Reader


Intel 802.11 bg integrated Wireless LAN
Genuine Windows Vista® Home Premium*
Integrated graphics solutions with Intel® Graphics Media Accelerator X3100
Media Types
SecureDigital
Memory Stick
xD-Picture Card
Memory Stick PRO
Multi Media Card
Connectors
PS/2 Keyboard Connectors: N/A
PS/2 Mouse Connectors: N/A
S-Video Connectors: 1
Port Replicator/Connector: N/A
Ports
Expansion Ports: 1 - Express Card Slot
Serial Communication Ports: N/A
Parallel Ports: N/A
USB Ports: 3
FireWire Ports: 1
Fast Infrared Ports (FIR): N/A
LAN Ports: 1
Modem Ports: 1
VGA Ports: 1
Audio
The Dolby® Home Theater™ premium audio system with five speakers, including a sub-woofer
Out Jacks: 1
Line In Jacks: N/A
Microphone Jacks: 1


DVI Video: N/A
SecureDigital PRO
Video Memory: Up to 256MB Shared
Video Interface: S-Video, VGA
Integrated Modem
Interface Type: RJ-11 Phone Connector
RJ-45 Ethernet Connector
Intel® PRO/Wireless 4965 bg
Data Transfer Rate: 10/100Mbps NIC
56Kbps Modem
Up to 300 Mbps
Width: 14.1"
Height: 1.14" - 1.42"
Depth: 10.3"
Weight: 6.4 lbs
Mouse Type: Touch Pad
Buttons: 2
Keyboard Type: Fullsize
Display Type: WXGA VibrantView
Viewable Screen Size: 15.4"
Maximum Resolution: 1280 x 800
Battery Type: 6-Cell Lithium-ion
Battery Life: Up to 4 hours
1-year warranty and support
Features
VeriFace® face-recognition
Energy Star 4.0-compliant
System recovery tools
Battery indicator lights
Battery management software
Touchpad pointing device on the palmrest
Integrated microphone (great for Internet telephony)
Media card readers that support a variety of formats.
An integrated 1.3 megapixel camera
Recordable CD/DVD
Glossy screen surface that extends to the very edges of the top cover.
Price:
$499 (USD)
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« Reply #3 on: July 19, 2008, 01:25:22 PM »
Yeah I was lookin at the IdeaPad y510, but I was going to get it with the 8600gts (or what ever model of the 8600 it is)

I ended up buying a Dell Studio 15.

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Studio 15  Intel® Core™ 2 Duo T8100 (2.1GHz/800Mhz FSB/3MB cache)   
Operating System  Genuine Windows Vista® Home Premium Edition SP1   
System Color Option  Graphite Grey with Blue Trim 
Memory   3GB Shared Dual Channel DDR2   
Built-in Keyboard Options  Back-lit Keyboard   
LCD Panel  Glossy, widescreen 15.4 inch display (1280x800)   
Video Card  256MB ATI Mobility Radeon HD 3450  ATI3450 
Hard Drive  Size: 250GB SATA Hard Drive (5400RPM)  250GB 
Adobe Software  Adobe® Acrobat® Reader 8.1  Combo or DVD+RW Drive  8X Slot Load CD / DVD Burner (Dual Layer DVD+/-R Drive) 
Sound Card  High Definition Audio 2.0   
Wireless Networking Cards  Dell 1397 Wireless-G Card 
Camera Module  Integrated 2.0M Pixel Webcam 
Office Productivity Software (Pre-Installed)  Microsoft Works 
Anti-Virus/Security Suite (Pre-installed)  Norton Internet Security 2008, 15-Month 
Battery Options  56 Whr Lithium Ion Battery (6 cell) 
Hardware Support Services  1Yr In-Home Service, Parts + Labor,24x7 Phone Support 
Dial-Up Internet Access  6 Months FREE EarthLink Internet Access  Finger Print Reader Module  Integrated Finger Print Reader
Bluetooth Option  Dell Wireless 370 Bluetooth Internal (2.0) 
Dell Recycling  Support Reforestation: Plant a Tree for Me 
LCD and Camera  Glossy, widescreen 15.4 LCD (1280x800) w/ 2.0M pixel Camera 
Processor Branding  Intel® Core™ 2 Duo Processor   
Labels  Windows Vista™ Premium   
Datasafe  Included 3 GB DataSafe Online Backup for 1Yr 


Total Charges: $1,161.94 (including shipping and tax)

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« Reply #4 on: July 20, 2008, 01:34:25 PM »
Yeah i'm trying to get ahold of my uncle to see if its possible at all to swap in a faster processor in the Y710. I'd like to get the 9300 in there (2.5GHZ  6MB cache) if at all possible.
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« Reply #5 on: July 22, 2008, 02:34:08 PM »
Change of plans. Since its been damn near impossible to get a laptop with the stuff i want in it, i'm planning on...

Dirt cheap laptop for school that can run Office.
New gaming desktop rig.

Now here's what I'm looking at.

Dell Vostro 1000

AMD AthlonTM 64 X2 Dual-Core processor TK-57 (1.9GHz/256KB)
Genuine Windows Vista® Home Premium, Service Pack 1
1 Year Basic Limited Warranty plus 1 Year Mail-in Service
LCD PANEL 15.4 inch Wide Screen XGA LCD Anti-Glare Display
1GB Shared Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM at 533MHZ, 2 Dimm
120GB 5400RPM Hard Drive
8X DVD+/-RW w/Double-layer DVD+R Write Capability
ATI Radeon® Xpress 1150 256MB HyperMemory™ (integrated)
WI-FI WIRELESS CARD Dell Wireless 1395 802.11g Wi-Fi Internal Card

$483


Dell XPS 630

Intel® Core™2 E8400 (6MB,3.0 GHz, 1333FSB)
Genuine Windows Vista® Home Premium Service Pack 1
4GB Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM at 800MHz - 4 DIMMs
500GB - 7200RPM, SATA 3.0Gb/s, 16MB Cache
Single Drive: 16X CD/DVD burner (DVD+/-RW) w/double layer write capability
No Monitor
Dual nVidia GeForce 9800 GT 512MB
Integrated 7.1 Channel Audio
No speakers (Speakers are required to hear audio from your system)
Dell USB Keyboard
Dell Optical USB Mouse

$1339


Microsoft Office Student Edition x2 at newegg = $180


Grand Total = $2000


Think i can get any of this stuff cheaper? I need to have this settled in a week or less.
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« Reply #6 on: July 22, 2008, 03:18:55 PM »
Looks like it will be a nice little set up you have there.

I got no idea if you can find it cheaper or not.
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« Reply #7 on: July 23, 2008, 03:56:04 PM »
Yeah i can get a quad core 2.4ghz for the same price...but i don't think its worth the purchase at this point. Most games are just figuring out how to utilize 2 cores. I don't think quad cores will come into play for a couple years and by that time a 2.4 will be out of date anyways.
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« Reply #8 on: July 23, 2008, 06:27:15 PM »
Quote from: yarrr on July 23, 2008, 03:56:04 PM
Yeah i can get a quad core 2.4ghz for the same price...but i don't think its worth the purchase at this point. Most games are just figuring out how to utilize 2 cores. I don't think quad cores will come into play for a couple years and by that time a 2.4 will be out of date anyways.

Games aren't the only thing computers are used for. Shocking, I know. :P
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« Reply #9 on: July 24, 2008, 06:14:34 PM »
Haha yes i know. But all that crazy multimedia stuff that quad cores are shining in right now i won't be doing. Or as one guy said on some debate forum..."i can run 7 mmorpg's, AV software, itunes, wmp, firefox, IE, and messenger programs all at once!" Well thats sweet dude but...how many of those can you actually interact with at once? 7 mmorpgs lol...
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« Reply #10 on: July 25, 2008, 03:45:46 PM »
Multitasking ...
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« Reply #11 on: July 25, 2008, 05:31:00 PM »
Quote from: Phoenix on July 25, 2008, 03:45:46 PM
Multitasking ...

Exactly. I can do pretty much whatever I want on my Mac Pro no matter what else I'm doing. Running two instances of WoW (had a trial account as well to possibly fool around with dual-boxing which I never ended up doing), iTunes, Firefox with 20+ tabs open, Handbrake ripping/decoding a dvd, and downloading from newsgroups all at the same time is not a problem at all. Of course it's not like I'm usually doing that much at once, but I can.
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« Reply #12 on: July 26, 2008, 03:18:16 AM »
I understand that you can do that...but i don't do any of those things in the first place. I don't burn DVD's, i don't d/l stuff from newsites, i don't multitask multimedia in the backgrounds, i play one game at a time.

iTunes/firefox/IE aren't really an issue for either processor. If those are, might as well add mine sweeper :p

But in all seriousness I still can't make up my mind on the dual vs quad. From what i've read, for gaming purposes, the faster dual is the better choice for now. And thats simply b/c game producers simply have not caught up to the technology yet. In 3 years? Different ballgame i'm sure...but by that time today's quad cores will be out of date anyways since they are just the babies of the generation.

Intel® Core™2 E8400 (6MB,3.0 GHz, 1333FSB)
or
Intel® Core™2 Q6600 Quad-Core (8MB L2 cache,2.40GHz,1066FSB)


The dual is faster per core, and a higher bus. The quad is faster all cores combined, larger l2 cache, but slower fsb. They are the same price on dell's site. However, on Newegg, the quad core is listed at $195 and teh dual core is listed at $175.

Any last thoughts/votes on the processor? I do appreciate the input thus far :)
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« Reply #13 on: July 27, 2008, 10:13:05 PM »
q6600

then up the fsb to get to 3.0ghz
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