help me finding laptops, please

[Guest]

Hi,

This is my very first post here.

I'm looking for a laptop with following specifications:

■light-weight, 2kg or less, portable design
■at least 2.0GHz, 2GB DDR; I'm multi tasker, open many tabs/windows simultanously
■10-13" screen size, don't care much about screen resolution
■don't care much about HDD as I already have an external
■mostly research, writing papers, some web design, maybe light video editing, never play games
■office, email, firefox, messenger, dreamweaver, photoshop (sometimes)
■preferably around £700, must not more than £1000
■want to keep the laptop for 2 yrs or more
■I'm originally from Indonesia, but will do my masters in UK this october

List of possibilities:
■Apple MacBook 2.4GHz (around £700-800, Apple HE discount available)
■Dell Latitude E4200 (not yet released, don't know the price range)
■I love Vaio's design, but couldn't afford it. Any other suggestions?

Is it cheaper to buy a laptop from my country or buy it when I arrived in the UK?

Thanks in advance.

 

[frozenlead]

Personally, I would never buy a Mac. You can do everything a Mac can on a PC cheaper. I don't know why people get them.

Also, Vaio's are stylish, but they're built like crap with sub-par parts. I would never recommend a Vaio.

Your budget is bit high for what you're uses are. All you need is an entry-level laptop. Try a Dell Inspiron 13.
http://www.dell.com/content/products/productdetails.aspx/laptop-inspiron-13?c=us&cs=19&l=en&s=dhs

I recommend the $899 USD model.

I don't know where it's cheapest to buy the notebook, I don't live outside the US.

 

[Maziar]

If u are getting apple,dont get a MACBOOK get a MACBOOK PRO but thats very expensive.
To frozen,well OS X LEOPARD is the reason that many buy MAC,its really a very good OS,excellent security,less bugs than windows,its really good for someone who doesnt game.

 

[Guest]

Thanks for your prompt reply, frozenlead, Maziar.

@frozenlead
What's wrong with Mac? I love the way they design the machine.
Been tested my friend's macbook, love the usability & performance.

@Maziar
I think what differentiate MB and MBP are their integrated graphics card and screen size. Probably I will not need MBP. I don't need high performing task. I don't like big screen size either. It drains the battery fast and not easy to bring.

 

[Maziar]

Its not only that,the build quality is different too,MACBOOK is really for some simple tasks,but MACBOOK PRO is alot better IMO.

 

[frozenlead]

The design is incredibly hard on the hardware itself and incredibly hard to service and upgrade - something apple is great at sticking a good price tag on.

As for the OS, I've never had a problem with windows, I don't have a reason to switch. My experiences with Mac OS X have never been positive. I always find the way it displays information counter-intuitive. I just hate the way everything is layed out. Especially the title bar split thing. It's just stupid, IMO.

For another $500, I don't think the Mac has enough pros to be worth it over a PC and a user with a head.

I also preferred my IBM A1 design over the design of the macbooks themselves. But that's opinion.

 

[Maziar]

I dont know but since u have used both OSes then u must be right so i appologize about saying that OS X doesnt have bugs like Windows,i heard it,sorry and thanks

 

[frozenlead]

I never said OS X had bugs, I just said I found it really hard to figure out and navigate. All software has bugs - windows just has a lot more because there's a lot more to it.

 

[Maziar]

Oh i see thanks