Help shall i buy this tushiba laptop

[angelita]

is this specification is good or there is better ???/




Details

Toshiba :Manufacturer
Portege M800-10Z :Model
Intel Core 2 Duo P8400 / 2.2 Ghz :CPU
13.3" WXGA :Monitor
2.0Kg :Weight
DDRII / 4GB :Memory
320GB / 5400 RPM :Hard Disk
DVD-R/RW Multi Burner rives
56k V.90 / Internal :Modem
3 :USB Ports
BlueTooth :Network Card
Intel GMA 4500HMD :Video card
Windows Vista Business / XP PRO :Operation System

 

[buwish]

It depends, what do you plan on using it for?

 

[kiren]

It depends on what you need to do with the computer, as well as how much it is. If you give us your intended uses for the laptop, and an approximate budget it'll be much easier for us to help you.


Buwish beat me

 

[angelita]

my lbrother is studying computer enginnering and i want to buy him a new one on his birthday
this is my intention

 

[deadlockedworld]

This is a pretty good build except for the XP and lack of dedicated graphics. Will that matter to him? We cant tell you if its a good deal or not without the price...

However, I feel someone needs to point out-- if your brother is studying computer engineering dont you think he would rather pick out a computer himself? I know giving it to him on his birthday would be nice... but personally I would not want someone with less technical knowledge than myself buying me a computer.

Maybe you should just give him a gift card or promise to buy him one that he picks out?

 

[buwish]

Yes, that would be the best way to go. Go out shopping with him for a day and see what he wants, as long as it is within your price range.

 

[angelita]

i asked him but he told me that he had no experience in this ,,
but he want a laptop with the best performance , large memory to handle cad , database software, matlab ,circit design etc....
good for graphics >>he dont exactly know what he needs
so plz help me>>>> help him

 

[kiren]

If you're concerned about graphics I'd stay away from anything that says intel GMA, however without an approximate budget its hard to give specific suggestions.

 

[angelita]

ok approximate budget not more than 2000 $

 

[deadlockedworld]

Woa. if thats $2000 US you can do a lot better.

Some ideas for comparison:

You can get a Dell studio 17 with a core i7 and ati mobility 4650 for around $1400,
or a fully loaded Lenovo ideapad with Core2 Duo processor T9900. Lenovo has some powerful small laptops too if he needs it to be highly portable.

If you like Toshiba this seems like a beast at $1,349
TOSHIBA Satellite A505-S6998 NoteBook Intel Core 2 Duo T9600(2.80GHz) 16" 6GB Memory DDR3 1066 500GB HDD 5400rpm DVD Super Multi NVIDIA GeForce GT 230M - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834114743

bigger toshiba version at $1800 US
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834114705

There are some good ASUS models too:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834220605

The recent rating posted on Tom's put Asus and Toshiba on top in terms of laptop reliability.