Computer Question

• george

  In the market for a new laptop - which is better?
  
  http://www.target.com/Lenovo-G530-15-4-Notebook-Computer/dp/B0032ALW5M/ref=br_1_5?ie=UTF8&frombrowse=1&qid=1272557819&searchView=grid5&sr=1-5&node=2211074011&searchRank=pmrank&searchPage=1&searchSize=30&id=Lenovo%20G530%2015%204%20Notebook%20Computer&searchBinNameList=purchasing_channel,target_com_category-bin,price
  
  http://www.biz.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834146733
• Benny The Jet

  

  Out of those 2...the G530 gets my vote.
• se-alum

  

  Get a MAC.
  
  Figured I go ahead and get that out of the way. Even though I'm an Athlon fan, I also say the G530.
• j_crazy

  

  se-alum wrote: Get a MAC.

  this is the unversally dominant suggestion on this site.
  
  
  i like the g530, but niether is a bad choice.
• george

  Is one of these refurbished ThinkPads better?
  
  http://www.thinkpaddepot.com/html/item_details.asp?id=503
  
  http://www.thinkpaddepot.com/html/item_details.asp?id=234
• dlazz

  Benny The Jet wrote: Out of those 2...the G530 gets my vote.

  This one still gets the nod from me, although it's ugly.
• Automatik

  

  lol....what kind of Mac do you suggest he get for $450? Used iBook?
  
  Depends what size you want. I don't like typing on netbooks...I'd go with the 530
• dlazz

  Automatik wrote: lol....what kind of Mac do you suggest he get for $450? Used iBook?
  
  Depends what size you want. I don't like typing on netbooks...I'd go with the 530

  He could get an iPad. They're like computers, except worthless.
• george

  http://www.thinkpaddepot.com/html/item_details.asp?id=505
  
  This one better?[/align]
• dlazz

  the processor in the T60 you just posted is probably better than the ugly lenovo in the first post.
  
  I say "probably" because I have no idea, since Target only put that it was a "Dual Core Pentium" which isn't beneficial. Let me poke around the Internets and see if I can find something better.
• gerb131

  

  I have an ASUS netbook and I love it, just no CD/DVD drive but I have the home computer for that.
• dlazz

  in order of "best" to "worst"
  
  http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834146745
  
  http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834146765
  
  http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834146705
• I Wear Pants

  I wouldn't get a Pentium now what with the Core 2 Duos and even better Core i5 and Core i7 processors that Intel has out. Or the very competitively priced for the performance Phenom line from AMD.
• bo shemmy3337

  The 530 is a better computer IMO. 1.6ghz is not fast enough IMO. I don't recommended anything lower than 2ghz. I am a computer tech major BTW.
• bo shemmy3337

  I Wear Pants wrote: I wouldn't get a Pentium now what with the Core 2 Duos and even better Core i5 and Core i7 processors that Intel has out. Or the very competitively priced for the performance Phenom line from AMD.

  
  
  Me neither. Pentiums are great processors for Home computers but not Laptops. They are known to get extremely hot and are a poor choice for a laptop.
• I Wear Pants

  bo shemmy3337 wrote:

  I Wear Pants wrote: I wouldn't get a Pentium now what with the Core 2 Duos and even better Core i5 and Core i7 processors that Intel has out. Or the very competitively priced for the performance Phenom line from AMD.

  
  
  Me neither. Pentiums were great processors for Home computers but not Laptops. They are known to get extremely hot and are a poor choice for a laptop.

  Although to be honest, in the heyday of the Pentium the Athlon 64 was always better.
• dlazz

  bo shemmy3337 wrote: The 530 is a better computer IMO. 1.6ghz is not fast enough IMO. I don't recommended anything lower than 2ghz. I am a computer tech major BTW.

  And you frequently pop into these threads and don't know what you're talking about.
  
  1. Processor speed is meaningless.
  2. The memory speed is clocked slower than the other two.
  
  I'm convinced you're still in high school.