Notebooks need advice....

[casey]

Note to Larry: I merged the second thread with the text description of the two notebooks with this thread. This post is now #2 in the thread. - Terry


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Prices effective Sunday, Sep. 3rd - Saturday, Sep. 9th (except as noted)
Gateway® AMD Turion™ Mobile Technology ML-32
#7971162
(Reg. $749.99 )
$499.99
After Instant Savings*
thru Sep 9
$250 INSTANT SAVINGS
512MB DDR memory, 60GB hard drive, reads and writes DVDs and CDs, integrated 802.11g wireless LAN and ATI RADEON® Xpress 200M graphics. 15.4" Ultrabright™ Widescreen (MX6429)

[casey]

Best Buy has two Notebooks I was looking at today. Just wondered what you guys think of the deals:

Compaq Intel Celeron M Processor 410 (Reg $649.99)
$399.99
After Instant Savings

512MB DDR2 memory, 60GB Hard drive, DVD/cdrw-RW
combo drive and 15.4 Brightview widescreen display

or

Gateway AMD Turion Mobile Technology ML 32

(reg $749.99)

$499.99
after instant savings

512 MB DDR memory 60 gig Hard Drive reads and writes DVD and Cd's, integrated 802.11g wireless Lan and Ati Radeon Express 200M Graphics 15.4 Ultrabright Widescreen..

Just looking for now..

[jcampi]

Casey, isn't there a way to post the link with all that crap? As soon as I saw that nonsense I didn't really pay attention to your subject.

[casey]

Sorry about that but at first I tried to post the ads but got all the gibberish and went back and typed it in without any pictures. What i said to submit was just plain type written with no pictures . I don't know what happened,
Below is what I typed


Gateway AMd Turion Technology ML32
(reg $749.99)

$499.99

512 DDR memory 60 gig hard drive reads and writes DVD and CD 's, integrated 802.11g wireless Lan and ATI radeon Xpress 200 graphics 15.4 Ultrabright widescreen

Compaq Intel Celeron M Processor 410 Notebook
(reg $649.99)

$399.99

512MB DDR2 Memory, 60 gig hard drive. DVD/CD-RW
combo drive and 15.4 Brightview widescreen display 15.4 brightview Widescreen

[jcampi]

You could edit the post and remove that junk. It takes away from the main subject of your post.

[mommalina]

You could edit the post and remove that junk. It takes away from the main subject of your post.

I understand that if someone has already replied to your post, you cannot delete or edit it -- unless you are a moderator. Of course, you can ask a mod to do it for you, but too many valid or frivolous requests could unnecessarily burden them..

Lina

[Guest110]

I understand that if someone has already replied to your post, you cannot delete or edit it -- unless you are a moderator. Of course, you can ask a mod to do it for you.

Lina

I didnt realise that i will have to test that out:) no its not true i have edited a post that someone has replied to

[Terry Hanushek]

Lina

I understand that if someone has already replied to your post, you cannot delete or edit it -- unless you are a moderator. Of course, you can ask a mod to do it for you, but too many valid or frivolous requests could unnecessarily burden them..
It is my understanding that you can edit a post that has a reply but not delete it. Unfortunately, I am not in a position to test that right now.

I believe that I speak for the other mods when I say that we are available to correct postings which the poster feels are misplaced, do not represent his/her intent or are inappropriate in context

Terry

[mommalina]

Lina


It is my understanding that you can edit a post that has a reply but not delete it. Unfortunately, I am not in a position to test that right now.

I believe that I speak for the other mods when I say that we are available to correct postings which the poster feels are misplaced, do not represent his/her intent or are inappropriate in context

Terry

Sorry, Terry. I stand corrected. Could have sworn I could not edit one of my posts that had a reply! I checked and now do see Edit buttons after my posts.

These senior moments are getting too frequent. I'm over my cold and need to get out and get some exercise. Hope I did not lead anyone astray.

Lina

[Guest110]

Sorry yes deleting an entire post and editing it are 2 different things... but you could remove a post and just put post deleted by me i suppose.. and then smile sweetly and ask a mod to wipe it from the planet

[mylanta]

Well getting back from the diversion, Larry never buy a Celeron or Amd second cpu for that matter either...The second chips are fine for normal projects in a desktop, but when you put one in a laptop, you can almost lose multi tasking because the small cache is so much more important in a laptop.
As for the Gateway, the company is sick and broke, primarily making TV's these days. The only person I have ever heard rave about Gateway laptops who has had several of them is RBL. I am not giving you an oppinion on that one one way or the other, it looks good to me but I have no knowledge of it personally.

[casey]

Larry never buy a Celeron or Amd second cpu for that matter either...The second chips are fine for normal projects in a desktop, but when you put one in a laptop, you can almost lose multi tasking because the small cache is so much more important in a laptop.

Rich, how could you tell they were seconds or is there another meaning to what you are saying?

[mylanta]

Larry,
I guess I didn't say that clearly...Celeron is second to P4 and Sempron is second to Athlon and so what I meant is the less expensive cpu's with lower cache should be avoided in a laptop.

[kern]

Best Buy has two Notebooks I was looking at today. Just wondered what you guys think of the deals:

Compaq Intel Celeron M Processor 410 (Reg $649.99)
$399.99
After Instant Savings

512MB DDR2 memory, 60GB Hard drive, DVD/cdrw-RW
combo drive and 15.4 Brightview widescreen display

or

Gateway AMD Turion Mobile Technology ML 32

(reg $749.99)

$499.99
after instant savings

512 MB DDR memory 60 gig Hard Drive reads and writes DVD and Cd's, integrated 802.11g wireless Lan and Ati Radeon Express 200M Graphics 15.4 Ultrabright Widescreen..

Just looking for now..


Larry,
imho the Gateway is the better of the two based on the specs. keep in mind that it has 512mb system memory and integrated video chipset which "shares" 32-128mb of system memory.

[kern]

Larry,
I guess I didn't say that clearly...Celeron is second to P4 and Sempron is second to Athlon and so what I meant is the less expensive cpu's with lower cache should be avoided in a laptop.

Rich,
the Gateway in question has an AMD Turion, not a Sempron.

[casey]

Okay guys Thanks, I was a little confused by what you said Rich but understand now.

[mylanta]

Rich,
the Gateway in question has an AMD Turion, not a Sempron.

Geez Rob I know that, I was making a general statement that it appears no one understood, that the cheapo cpu's have little cache and should not be used in a notebook...