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chrisbull · 24-12-09, 11:06 AM

Hi there. I'm in search of some help as I need a new laptop - internet card has gone and display driving messing up on current one. I have two questions though.

Firstly, I've always had sony vaio's in the past but I think I might go with Dell this time as they seem to offer better value for money. Would guys recommend Dell?

Secondly, with dell, there is quite a big price jump between processors. I'm looking at a studio 17 and it comes with an Intel® Pentium® Dual-Core Processor T4300 (2.1GHz, 800MHz, 1MB cache) as standard.

For an extra £110 you can get a Intel® Core™ 2 Duo Processor T6600 (2.2GHz, 800MHz, 2MB.

It seems like quite a lot of extra money, but, in laymans terms please, is it worth the extra cash?

Thanks in advance!

BL4K3Y · 29-12-09, 01:11 AM

100MHz extra CPU power costs £110

?! My advice would be to stick with your first choice mate.

oldshep · 29-12-09, 11:01 AM

wouldnt touch a dell with a bargepole, sorry mate stick to sony vaio!!

lambo · 29-12-09, 12:19 PM

I think DELL make a good laptop at good price aswell, my first choice anyway.

waqasahmed · 30-12-09, 08:35 PM

I myself do shop around and would very rarely buy a dell.As blakey says stick with your first choice. Youd be better off without spending extra money on negligible performance

lambo · 31-12-09, 01:59 PM

Im not a big fan af dell as a company, they fecked off from Irl to Poland but you do get what you pay for, 700 for This or 429 for This not a bad price

24-12-09, 11:06 AM	#1 (permalink)
chrisbull Junior Member Join Date: Dec 2009 Posts: 1 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Processor advice Hi there. I'm in search of some help as I need a new laptop - internet card has gone and display driving messing up on current one. I have two questions though. Firstly, I've always had sony vaio's in the past but I think I might go with Dell this time as they seem to offer better value for money. Would guys recommend Dell? Secondly, with dell, there is quite a big price jump between processors. I'm looking at a studio 17 and it comes with an Intel® Pentium® Dual-Core Processor T4300 (2.1GHz, 800MHz, 1MB cache) as standard. For an extra £110 you can get a Intel® Core™ 2 Duo Processor T6600 (2.2GHz, 800MHz, 2MB. It seems like quite a lot of extra money, but, in laymans terms please, is it worth the extra cash? Thanks in advance!

29-12-09, 01:11 AM	#2 (permalink)
BL4K3Y Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Colne, Lancashire Posts: 7,004 Thanks: 247 Thanked 1,319 Times in 1,211 Posts	Re: Processor advice 100MHz extra CPU power costs £110 ?! My advice would be to stick with your first choice mate.

29-12-09, 11:01 AM	#3 (permalink)
oldshep Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: liverpool area Posts: 54 Thanks: 34 Thanked 8 Times in 5 Posts	Re: Processor advice wouldnt touch a dell with a bargepole, sorry mate stick to sony vaio!!

29-12-09, 12:19 PM	#4 (permalink)
lambo Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Dublin, IRL Posts: 889 Thanks: 176 Thanked 89 Times in 83 Posts	Re: Processor advice I think DELL make a good laptop at good price aswell, my first choice anyway.

30-12-09, 08:35 PM	#5 (permalink)
waqasahmed Cost efficient muppet Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: W. Yorkshire TW area Posts: 4,547 Thanks: 2,387 Thanked 938 Times in 693 Posts	Re: Processor advice I myself do shop around and would very rarely buy a dell.As blakey says stick with your first choice. Youd be better off without spending extra money on negligible performance __________________ Sat set up: Openmedia 500CS Sky mini dish 1m orbital+dodgy Motek motor TG585 v7 bridged modem DIR-615 D2 DD-WRT router

31-12-09, 01:59 PM	#6 (permalink)
lambo Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Dublin, IRL Posts: 889 Thanks: 176 Thanked 89 Times in 83 Posts	Re: Processor advice Im not a big fan af dell as a company, they fecked off from Irl to Poland but you do get what you pay for, 700 for This or 429 for This not a bad price