Any opinions on this laptop?

[sylvar]

The specs look good enough to me, but I don't know anything about modern CPUs.

http://bfads.net/HP-154-Pavilion-Laptop-w-AMD-Athlon-64-X2-DualCore-at-Circuit-City

$549.99 AFTER $150 MIR
AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual-Core Processor TK-53, 2GB memory, 160GB hard drive, wireless b/g, DVDRW, Webcam, Vista Home Premium.

What do you think, sirs?

Comments

[ximinez]

In your position, I would try to find something that came with XP instead of Vista, but otherwise, that seems perfectly sufficient. I'm not a big fan of rebates either. Maybe not the best price, but I have no idea what a good price is these days.

Do you have any info from your employer about what specs they'd need for the job?

[sylvar.livejournal.com]

My main job is to evaluate Evergreen (which is running on a server I ssh to, and has a Windows client) and write a feasibility report. I'm not anticipating much in the way of hardware requirements, but 2GB/160GB seems like enough to make me the limiting reagent. I also like the built-in 802.11b/g and DVD burner, and the built-in webcam is yummy, yummy gravy.

[ximinez]

Sounds like you're on the right track then. Definitely get as much RAM as you can manage. It's one of the hardest things to upgrade, and the one you're most going to want to do if you don't get enough.

I would also make sure that the screen is clear and readable, and consider getting a second monitor so you can go dual screen (I think most modern laptops do dual with no problem).

[cadrys.livejournal.com]

Vista ain't .that. bad. It has some nice things that were missing before, the most obnoxious behaviors can be smacked around, and the oh-my-god-DRM FUD is pretty much just that, FUD.

Disclaimer: Yeah, I work for MS, but not for the 'dose group.

[tiger-stripes.livejournal.com]

The biggest problem with Vista is the amount of memory and processor speed it requires.

Otherwise, yeah, it's very pretty and easy to turn on the wireless in Fry's to get Internet connectivity ;-)

[ximinez]

I wasn't trying to imply that Vista is teh evil, just that he might get more bang for the buck, and have fewer headaches, with XP. I'm not speaking first hand, but I've heard a lot of stuff second and third hand...