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Started by rooster011 on 11:35am 28/8/11. 741 views and 29 posts, 0 users reading, last post by Insane...

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My mate is after a laptop.

His preferences are;

- $1000 - $2000

- MUST have more than 5 hours battery life (take it to uni)

- 15' screen at least

- Good performance, quality and looks decent.


Also has to buy from Harvey Norman for some reason, he probably knows someone.

www.harveynorman.com.au/product/search?addFacet=def_system_producttype%3ALaptops&cat=Computers+(5)%3A1255508442549

TY in advance
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lol harvey norman, wont get anything good there
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is it just for uni work sort of thing?
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Wouldn't recommend buying from Harvey Norman etc.
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Have a look at a Macbook?
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Uni, home personal use (music, assesments etc.)

No games.
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Quote from Dai. on the 28th of August 2011:
Have a look at a Macbook?
+1.
they are very fast to load up and quickly work on. Great battery life. the macbook are ultimate for uni work.
if you want something a bit more beefy (say with more RAM for a bit of gaming maybe) look towards some HP Pavillions..i think i saw one for $1200 with a 1gb graphics, 8gb RAM, 750gb HDD.
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I recommend getting a 13" as its so much more portable and longer battery life. If its just for anything besides games then you don't really need a massive screen.

I recently got a 13" Sony VAIO SB and put a 120gb SSD in it and its going so good.

www.sony.com.au/product/vpcsb16fg
(comes in black/white/silver/purple)

www.pccasegear.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=210_902_903&products_id=14674
(Get vertex 3 if you find out if the harddrive sata connection is 6gbs)

~$1399 total

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I would agree with a Macbook if he knows he won't be playing any games.
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HP...

They have shit battery life don't they? My dv7 is 4 hours max. Unless you can link me to a good battery life HP..

Yeah the mac seems good, battery life, multi tasking etc. Should I recommend him the 15" screen one?
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Also he will use it to listen/store all his music, some videos

It needs to be good for entertainment also.
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umm...depends how much he wants to pay. 13" is fine but if he is willing to pay more than 15" i spose
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macs are good for media productions. in all uni courses you will see the labs set up with MACs
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Hmm..

The 13 " has 2.7 ghz, the 15" has 2.2 ghz

Is that good or bad haha, I'm not that knowledgeable when it comes to specs.
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Sounds like a Mac is a good fit for what he wants. And if he is only going to use it for school, music etc you dont really need a 15" screen.
Posted on Sunday, 28th August 2011
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