laptops advancement this year?

square_nothing · 7 Jun 2009 at 21:33

what sort of improvement will there be to laptops by september if any?
im looking to spend anything upto 700pounds for a laptop for uni but am wondering if its worth waiting till september if there are going to be any vast improvements.
mabey quad core coming into the mid range laptops?
what do you guys think? worth waiting or just get one now?

thanks.

Macky · 7 Jun 2009 at 21:59

Wait until Windows 7 RC comes standard with laptops, so in a years time or so.

square_nothing · 7 Jun 2009 at 22:05

hmm hope it comes out before september as i will need one before i go to uni

you know when that is due to come out?
seems like i might be buying at the wrong time tbh. quads starting up, and new os... but dont have a choice.

TomElZ · 7 Jun 2009 at 22:16

November is the release date for windows 7 I think. I'm doing the same mate (getting a new laptop for uni).

Think I am going to get the Dell Studio 1745.

They look good value for money. Anyway the thing with PC's etc is all of them are classed as 'old' technology after a few months anyway haha.

Tom

Talon · 7 Jun 2009 at 22:18

I thought I read Windows 7 was due 22nd October, or round there somewhere ?

square_nothing · 7 Jun 2009 at 22:31

TomElZ said:
November is the release date for windows 7 I think. I'm doing the same mate (getting a new laptop for uni).

Think I am going to get the Dell Studio 1745.

They look good value for money. Anyway the thing with PC's etc is all of them are classed as 'old' technology after a few months anyway haha.

Tom

yeah i know, i got my pc before quads started coming in and lost out because of it.

the dell looks aright but is lacking a little on the gpu side, thats if you want to game on it. was looking at some today and there seems to be 3 or so good buys altho cant rember there names/numbers...

TomElZ · 7 Jun 2009 at 22:34

Don't think there is ever a right time to buy being honest, always something bigger and better round the corner regarding technology.

Yeah i agree with the comment on the GPU but I wouldn't be using it to game I don't think. Well maybe football manager but nothing higher than that probs.

OC sell an Acer Aspire which looks quite good and the graphics are probably better too.

I disagree about waiting untill windows 7, you can always upgrade your OS when you want too.

square_nothing · 7 Jun 2009 at 22:37

yeah would be easy to upgrade the os, and as they come with 32bit it could do with a upgrade anyway. but it would mean paying an extra 90 or so for the os.
you planing on getting a laptop soon or going to wait just before you go to uni?

TomElZ · 7 Jun 2009 at 22:39

i'm thinking of going for the studio in august i think

square_nothing · 7 Jun 2009 at 23:07

seems like a good time to get one, if any changes are made you will befit but it also gives you time to set it up and get all the programs on

zbo · 7 Jun 2009 at 23:43

Just to chime in as a uni student with a laptop. If you planning on carrying the laptop to lectures with you ect then make sure its small and light. I'm using the dell XPS1530. Its a 15.4" screen and its too big really. I carried it around for about 5 months and I've totaly stoped taking it to uni now.

If I were you guys I'd stick with a smaller laptop (even netbook) for taking notes.

Now if you planning to have it at dorms as a PC replacement then go ahead and get a bigger one - no problem

EDIT:
Also dell nearly always does a student laptop discount around uni time. It saved me £200ish so it'll be a good idea to wait for one of those offers.

philjohn · 8 Jun 2009 at 08:38

If you wait until October then you'll be buying just as the new Calpella Centrino platform is released by Intel - which has processors based on the Nehalem (i7) architecture.

Daegan · 8 Jun 2009 at 09:17

If you're set on Windows 7 the upgrade program starts June 26th - buy a qualifying laptop from a participating OEM and you'll be eligible for a free upgrade to Windows 7 in October.

harman · 8 Jun 2009 at 09:36

I'd go with philjohn with waiting for the Calpella architecture chips. You'll notice a fair performace bost from it and i'd think a bit of a battery life boost.

TomElZ · 8 Jun 2009 at 09:56

zbo said:
EDIT:
Also dell nearly always does a student laptop discount around uni time. It saved me £200ish so it'll be a good idea to wait for one of those offers.

Oo that sounds good

Didn't know that. What time around do they started doing discount? August?

harman said:
I'd go with philjohn with waiting for the Calpella architecture chips. You'll notice a fair performace bost from it and i'd think a bit of a battery life boost.

Yeah that's all well in good but how much would the price increase be on that? Because the price increase from the Core 2 Duo to the i7 was pretty steep.

square_nothing · 8 Jun 2009 at 11:33

TomElZ said:
Oo that sounds good Didn't know that. What time around do they started doing discount? August?

Yeah that's all well in good but how much would the price increase be on that? Because the price increase from the Core 2 Duo to the i7 was pretty steep.

im guessing the i7 laptops will be in the 1200price range for atleast the rest of the year, will be like when i7 came out and the mb and ram was very steep in cost. but it would mean that the older c2d would be very cheep even if you dont get a new model, hmm aways a hard buying a laptop as you cant upgrade them easily and cant build them yourselves easily like pc's

Dreaded_Cheese · 8 Jun 2009 at 12:32

TomElZ said:
Don't think there is ever a right time to buy being honest, always something bigger and better round the corner regarding technology.

This, I delayed for an entire year before settling with my current laptop. in hindsight I should have just bought one as soon as I had the money.

square_nothing · 8 Jun 2009 at 15:47

zbo said:
Just to chime in as a uni student with a laptop. If you planning on carrying the laptop to lectures with you ect then make sure its small and light. I'm using the dell XPS1530. Its a 15.4" screen and its too big really. I carried it around for about 5 months and I've totaly stoped taking it to uni now.

If I were you guys I'd stick with a smaller laptop (even netbook) for taking notes.

Now if you planning to have it at dorms as a PC replacement then go ahead and get a bigger one - no problem

EDIT:
Also dell nearly always does a student laptop discount around uni time. It saved me £200ish so it'll be a good idea to wait for one of those offers.

15'' was to big to take around or to big for the lecture rooms?
i think it will be fine with a backpack but it would still take up a lot of table space when in leactures.

kinda starting to think about the mac white under 700 pounds and its 13'' with enough power for everything i need. but not 100% if everything will run on it but i gues this means ill be of to the corect section with that question

utherpendragon · 8 Jun 2009 at 16:10

square_nothing said:
15'' was to big to take around or to big for the lecture rooms?
i think it will be fine with a backpack but it would still take up a lot of table space when in leactures.

kinda starting to think about the mac white under 700 pounds and its 13'' with enough power for everything i need. but not 100% if everything will run on it but i gues this means ill be of to the corect section with that question

Have a look at the dell studio xps 13. Similar price to the macbook but much better spec for the money.

square_nothing · 8 Jun 2009 at 16:39

utherpendragon said:
Have a look at the dell studio xps 13. Similar price to the macbook but much better spec for the money.

oh they do look very nice!
altho a lot of people say they get very hot, and the battery life is limited?
are they ddr3 or ddr2 btw?
thanks.