Journal kesuki's Journal: mom is getting a dell, maybe. 3
so, my mom wants a laptop to play 'pogo.com' games she pays for membership there, and plays games (mostly java with some flash since EA acquired pogo.) so i checked her desktop screen size on her desktop and it is 1680x1050, in laptops i only found 900p in her price range (450-550usd) at dell http://www.dell.com/us/p/inspiron-17-3721/pd?oc=fncwd25s7&model_id=inspiron-17-3721 which if you look at the tech specs is a dual core 1.9ghz cpu she currently has a dual core 2.8ghz desktop. so i tried shopping other sites but could only find 1366x768 resolution hardware in her price range, i didn't search everywhere and 'dad's' laptop is a dual core 2.0 ghz computer. whats wrong with dad's laptop? it won't run java or flash very well it is old and i formatted it twice since he owned it. should i stick with the i3? or should i try to talk her into an i5 dual core at 2.7 ghz? even though it it is $100 over the price range i suggested for her. any better sites to get at least a 900p laptop or better on the cheap that will only run an av and a browser, using java heavily? the dell has a 17.3" screen fwiw and she needs one at least as large. is it okay to not have it faster than their existing hardware? these are tough questions to me.
update... (Score:2)
after checking around on amazon i have narrowed it down to two options.
http://www.amazon.com/Case-Logic-17-3-Inch-Laptop-VNCI-217/dp/B007ABANFY/ref=pd_bxgy_pc_text_y [amazon.com]
or
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00AM7MNII/sr=1-15/qid=1375649681/ref=olp_product_details?ie=UTF8&me=&qid=1375649681&seller=&sr=1-15 [amazon.com]
i and a friend lean towards the hp over the dell, and both links are for new computers which is a must... i am an amd guy too so i may have a bias.
Re: (Score:2)
whoopse wrong url http://www.amazon.com/HP-DV7-7230US-A8-4500M-1-9GHz-750GB/dp/B009A178BO/ref=lp_6514385011_1_4?ie=UTF8&qid=1375649681&sr=1-4 [amazon.com]
update 2 (Score:2)
we went with the better value imo. no dell for mom, sorry dude.