I'm starting university in London this September and have been awarded a £1000 scholarship for a computer. I guess that'll be about $1800 USD but systems tend to be a little more expensive in the UK. I've been racking my brains over what computer to choose for over a month now and I've barely been able to choose between a laptop or a desktop, a PC or a Mac; so if anyone has any words of wisdom then I'll be indebted.
I figure that it comes down to a matter of preference and functionality but these are the options I'm playing around with at the moment:
The Acer Aspire 1804WSMi Notebook - Intel Pentium 4 has really stirred me, it seems to be capable of work and play and that's exactly what I need it for; something capable of taking four years of university input and something which can double up as a multimedia/gaming experience. Then there's the Sony Vaio VGN-FS215S which is a really stylish machine and seems pretty similar to the Acer and at a similar price as well, but the processor runs at 1.8 in opposition to the 1804 which runs at 3.2; quite a difference. If anyone can think of a laptop which has the incredible peformance of the Acer but with the sleekness and style of the Sony then that's the kind of direction I want to be heading in.
My needs as a student will suit either a laptop or a desktop and it doesn't matter hugely which one I get so I was also looking into the imac-G5 17" 2.00G (again the same price as the laptops). I've never used a mac before and am a little unsure as to it's compatability to my own life; it'll need to process four years of undergraduate study on top of research and play etc. Granted it's a very sexy machine and looks as if it'll perform well but I'm having difficulty making my mind up between a laptop and the i-mac. IF ANYONE CAN HELP THEN I'LL BE MASSIVELY GRATEFUL. I mean it's a free lunch at the end of the day, but I want a computer which'll be able to suit me for four years, something which can handle a lot of work, a machine which can handle a little gaming and fun, fast internet access, and stylish and sleek.
Cheers. Doug Pennal, London.
I figure that it comes down to a matter of preference and functionality but these are the options I'm playing around with at the moment:
The Acer Aspire 1804WSMi Notebook - Intel Pentium 4 has really stirred me, it seems to be capable of work and play and that's exactly what I need it for; something capable of taking four years of university input and something which can double up as a multimedia/gaming experience. Then there's the Sony Vaio VGN-FS215S which is a really stylish machine and seems pretty similar to the Acer and at a similar price as well, but the processor runs at 1.8 in opposition to the 1804 which runs at 3.2; quite a difference. If anyone can think of a laptop which has the incredible peformance of the Acer but with the sleekness and style of the Sony then that's the kind of direction I want to be heading in.
My needs as a student will suit either a laptop or a desktop and it doesn't matter hugely which one I get so I was also looking into the imac-G5 17" 2.00G (again the same price as the laptops). I've never used a mac before and am a little unsure as to it's compatability to my own life; it'll need to process four years of undergraduate study on top of research and play etc. Granted it's a very sexy machine and looks as if it'll perform well but I'm having difficulty making my mind up between a laptop and the i-mac. IF ANYONE CAN HELP THEN I'LL BE MASSIVELY GRATEFUL. I mean it's a free lunch at the end of the day, but I want a computer which'll be able to suit me for four years, something which can handle a lot of work, a machine which can handle a little gaming and fun, fast internet access, and stylish and sleek.
Cheers. Doug Pennal, London.
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