zevo Posted December 4, 2009 Share Posted December 4, 2009 I am looking at two Gateway laptops . One has a pentium dual core T4300 processor and the other has the AMD Turion X2 Dual-Core Processor. Which one would you recommend...I am not a gamer and I would be using the laptop for mostly internet and such. Would battery life be better with either one of these? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fezmid Posted December 4, 2009 Share Posted December 4, 2009 I am looking at two Gateway laptops . One has a pentium dual core T4300 processor and the other has the AMD Turion X2 Dual-Core Processor. Which one would you recommend...I am not a gamer and I would be using the laptop for mostly internet and such. Would battery life be better with either one of these? For your uses, the cheapest one would serve you best. Although I personally wouldn't buy a Gateway... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zevo Posted December 4, 2009 Author Share Posted December 4, 2009 For your uses, the cheapest one would serve you best. Although I personally wouldn't buy a Gateway... It appears gateway is now owned by acer which i have been familiar with and like there products. Which of the two processors above would be the better. In case i did wantr to play a game of some sort? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fezmid Posted December 4, 2009 Share Posted December 4, 2009 It appears gateway is now owned by acer which i have been familiar with and like there products. Which of the two processors above would be the better. In case i did wantr to play a game of some sort? Game performance is generally based on the video card, not the processor. So again, whichever is cheapest. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fingon Posted December 4, 2009 Share Posted December 4, 2009 Windows will be a lot faster if you get the better processor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zevo Posted December 4, 2009 Author Share Posted December 4, 2009 Game performance is generally based on the video card, not the processor. So again, whichever is cheapest. Fezmid r u the one that works for dell? or am I mistaken. Iam a total loss as to what I should be looking for as far as laptops go. I do know that I want one for a second computer in the house. Can u make any reccommendations for me? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zevo Posted December 4, 2009 Author Share Posted December 4, 2009 I am looking at these two laptops: http://www.beachcamera.com/shop/product.aspx?sku=GWNV5610U or http://www.beachcamera.com/shop/product.aspx?sku=GWNV5423U Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fezmid Posted December 4, 2009 Share Posted December 4, 2009 Fezmid r u the one that works for dell? or am I mistaken. Iam a total loss as to what I should be looking for as far as laptops go. I do know that I want one for a second computer in the house. Can u make any reccommendations for me? No, that was udonkey. For all intents and purposes, both of those laptops are exactly the same. The one that costs $50 more has a slightly better video card, and it has a bit more disk space, but you won't be playing hard core games on either of them. If you want to store a lot of music on the laptop, spend the extra $50 and get that one due to the harddrive. Personally, I think you can do better for cheaper. Unless you need it right away, I'd just watch http://www.slickdeals.net for awhile until a better deal comes around. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ricojes Posted December 4, 2009 Share Posted December 4, 2009 Need a Little help on Laptop advice Woops, thought it said lapdance. I cannot assist on this topic... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fezmid Posted December 4, 2009 Share Posted December 4, 2009 Woops, thought it said lapdance. I cannot assist on this topic... You should start another thread. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuckincincy Posted December 4, 2009 Share Posted December 4, 2009 I am looking at two Gateway laptops . One has a pentium dual core T4300 processor and the other has the AMD Turion X2 Dual-Core Processor. Which one would you recommend...I am not a gamer and I would be using the laptop for mostly internet and such. Would battery life be better with either one of these? I lean towards Intel, because through the years, I tend to think Intel'satech support is better - not calling them, just reading the site and it's resources. I've had a couple of desktops - and one laptop with an AMD processor, with no problems, though. I don't currently own a laptop. If I did, my usage would be similar to yours. I have an Acer monitor purchased a month or so ago - so far, so good. And an old Gateway 366MHz Celeron tower purchased new in 1997, that soldiers on as a spare. Of course, that's an eternity, and much has changed - that the fact that that old girl still runs is pretty much meaningless. Are you planning on this laptop to be your main computer? If so, I'd buy one of those cooling devices, and if portability is a factor that matters, I'd spend some time searching about either products' battery life, and check out to see if there is a big $$ difference if a batt. replacement becomes necessary. I did read - a year or so ago - that Acer loads a software suite onto their laptops that some folks found objectionable. That might be the case with a Gateway - dunno. Either way, that might be just me - I like a system as clean as possible, and for many, the pre-loaded stuff works out just fine. You don't seem to be in the market for an earth-shattering system, more to purchasing a main-stream item, so my guess is that you will be happy with either choice. The usual things apply, desktop vs. laptop...a HW problem that can get fixed for 50 bucks, a hundred bucks on a desktop can run considerably more on a laptop. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BUFFALOTONE Posted December 4, 2009 Share Posted December 4, 2009 No, that was udonkey. For all intents and purposes, both of those laptops are exactly the same. The one that costs $50 more has a slightly better video card, and it has a bit more disk space, but you won't be playing hard core games on either of them. If you want to store a lot of music on the laptop, spend the extra $50 and get that one due to the harddrive. Personally, I think you can do better for cheaper. Unless you need it right away, I'd just watch http://www.slickdeals.net for awhile until a better deal comes around. just bought a Gateway for the wife. Pretty happy with it. I am getting my MAC on the 15th when the Xmas bonus gets here. Hopefully i don't get stuck with the jelly of the month club. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frit0 Bandit0 Posted December 4, 2009 Share Posted December 4, 2009 pentium dual core T4300 processor I like AMD Athlon but not not the Duron or the Turion Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fezmid Posted December 5, 2009 Share Posted December 5, 2009 This looks to be a good deal: http://www.logicbuy.com/deals/hp-pavilion-...ndle/17130.aspx A little more than you were looking to spend, but you get a desktop-replacement laptop and a netbook for traveling. Nice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doc Posted December 5, 2009 Share Posted December 5, 2009 I am looking at these two laptops: http://www.beachcamera.com/shop/product.aspx?sku=GWNV5610U or http://www.beachcamera.com/shop/product.aspx?sku=GWNV5423U This is a much better deal: http://www.staples.com/office/supplies/Sta...p;storeId=10001 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fezmid Posted December 5, 2009 Share Posted December 5, 2009 This is a much better deal: http://www.staples.com/office/supplies/Sta...p;storeId=10001 I misread the deal I posted - I thought it was $500, but it's really $500 off... I thought it was too good to be true, since I just bought that laptop a couple of months ago myself for more than $500 If you're looking for performance and want to play games though, the HP rocks. The Acer has a MUCH worse processor (dual-core vs quad-core i7), a slower harddrive (5400RPM vs 7200RPM), a smaller monitor, less resolutino (1920x1080 vs 1600x900), etc. But it's twice the price, so probably not what he was looking for. Sorry about that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beerball Posted December 5, 2009 Share Posted December 5, 2009 take plenty of $1.00 bills with you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doc Posted December 5, 2009 Share Posted December 5, 2009 I misread the deal I posted - I thought it was $500, but it's really $500 off... I thought it was too good to be true, since I just bought that laptop a couple of months ago myself for more than $500 If you're looking for performance and want to play games though, the HP rocks. The Acer has a MUCH worse processor (dual-core vs quad-core i7), a slower harddrive (5400RPM vs 7200RPM), a smaller monitor, less resolutino (1920x1080 vs 1600x900), etc. But it's twice the price, so probably not what he was looking for. Sorry about that. Yeah, when I clicked on your link, I wasn't sure what you were looking at, because it was a LOT more expensive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zevo Posted December 6, 2009 Author Share Posted December 6, 2009 Thanks guys... I actually ended up going with this : http://www.bestbuy.com/site/Asus+-+Laptop+...p;skuId=9555992 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doc Posted December 6, 2009 Share Posted December 6, 2009 Thanks guys... I actually ended up going with this : http://www.bestbuy.com/site/Asus+-+Laptop+...p;skuId=9555992 You almost got the best deal. The link I gave you got you mostly the same stuff with a bigger screen (17.3") for the same price. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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