Hi,
I'm planning on buying a laptop soon with a maximum budget of $600. My requirements are pretty basic, all I require is that it's capable for University work (Software Engineering/Business), Internet, Email, Instant Messaging, Office Applications, and that it's held within a 14" form factor.
(This notebook will be a replacement of my current 2006 Toshiba M110-JOO Core Duo T2250 with integrated GMA950)
I've come across this Compaq machine for $499 which I think fits all my needs fine but wasn't sure if there were any better ones out there (e.g. i3) that's within my $600 budget.
The spec's of the Compaq is as follows:
Processor Brand: Intel
Processor Speed (GHz): 2.30Ghz
Processor Type: Intel Pentium Dual Core 2.3Ghz T4500
Screen Screen Size: 14"
Graphics Card Memory Type: GMA4500MHD
Installed RAM (GB): 4GB DDR3
Hard Drive Size: 320GB 7200RPM
Optical Drive Format: DVD Burner (with Light-scribe)
USB Ports: 3x USB2.0
Networking: Ethernet 10/100
Any recommendations would be highly appreciated.
Thanks
Wireless Networking: IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11g, IEEE 802.11n
Video Ports: 1 x VGA, 1 x HDMI
Digital Media Cards Reader: 5 in 1 Card Reader
Operating System: Windows 7 Home Premium 64bit
Manufacturers (months): 12
Edit: Also, I'm more than happy to wait until the end of January if there will be better deals out.
As Intel"s Sandy Bridge is coming out early next year, you could wait and get better deals on previous models as a new line of processors are coming