Laptop advice
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You might be able to get an entry level mac book air within budget. Very small. Wafer thin, can multi task well and had far superior sound input and output than any Microsoft operating system. Worth a look 
Only downside is having to learn a whole new way of operating your laptop, as the Apple operating system is chalk and cheese with Windows :?
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Only downside is having to learn a whole new way of operating your laptop, as the Apple operating system is chalk and cheese with Windows :?
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Adamski said:You might be able to get an entry level mac book air within budget. Very small. Wafer thin, can multi task well and had far superior sound input and output than any Microsoft operating system. Worth a look
Only downside is having to learn a whole new way of operating your laptop, as the Apple operating system is chalk and cheese with Windows :?
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Apple being the cheesy one.... :evil:
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No CD/DVD drive though. So you'd need to buy an extrnal drive with an Air.....
Nickm said:
TBH as long as the laptop has a big enough memory is there much need for the drive these days?
Had a good look around today. The Asus is the main contender.
http://www.techhapp.com/2011/11/asus-zenbook-ux31-ultrabook/
Stunning bit of kit.
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always be careful when buying thin laptops with large processors, most of them have problems with overheating which slows the system down or turns itself off. ive been through a few now from this problem, i like power and mint graphics. now have a 15.4 inch alienware with top spec, its got 2 jet engines on the bottom so no problem with overheating but is a heavy piece of kit.
i would go core i5 or i7 and a min of 4gb of memory but for problem free multitasking might be better around 6gb
i would go core i5 or i7 and a min of 4gb of memory but for problem free multitasking might be better around 6gb
Mafoo said:
That still really doesn't state what you want to do with it, watch films, surf the net, spreadsheets, word etcetera. Mac's are wonderful pieces of kit, good enough to lick but they are expensive for what you can get with a Windows 7 device, which is okay, looks good but still memory hungry and will eventually slow your machine down.
Anything with an i5 processor is going to be reasonably quick, only spend the extra on an i7 if you are a hardcore gamer or want to edit movies, and if that's the case get a desk top. Mac Air's are wonderful, if portability is king get the 11" version if not the 13" has better resolution, instant wake is so useful, all laptops should be like this. The downside is storage, 64 GB being the smallest and 258 GB being the largest at £1,379.00 but that's the price of a big solid state drive
If you can stand something a bit bigger then a Mac pro gives more storage, a 13" gives 500 GB and is less than a £1k
Sars.....spot-on. MacBooks are superb but expensive. Windows 7 machines offer more, bang-for-buck (the HP ProBooks are nice quality machines).
Windows does suffer from slowing-down in time - all the IT guys I know re-install their systems every now and then to get them working optimally again. AppleMacs don't suffer in the same way and generally remain quicker spec for spec with Windows-based machines.
Part of what you pay for from Apple is the build quality , size and design - much like paying the extra for a Porche over a fast Ford.
Windows does suffer from slowing-down in time - all the IT guys I know re-install their systems every now and then to get them working optimally again. AppleMacs don't suffer in the same way and generally remain quicker spec for spec with Windows-based machines.
Part of what you pay for from Apple is the build quality , size and design - much like paying the extra for a Porche over a fast Ford.
chrisj900 said:
That used to be a problem, but I wouldn't say "most" these days. CPUs and GPUs are much cooler than they used to be in notebooks, despite their impressive performance. My MacBook Pro is pretty sleek for its specs (Core i7, ATI 6750M), and the fans barely ever come on (only when hitting render when video editing).
Same goes for my Core i5 Air 11", I've barely ever heard the fans since buying it, and it's pretty damned speedy (i5 teamed with SSD is a great combo for an ultraportable).
Bought a Mac Air before Christmas, solid state internals and very impressed. As I travel a lot wanted something light and manageable in the flight bag. As it has no CD drive also bought the MacBook Air portable drive but have only needed to use it once to load Microsoft Office for Mac (could have downloaded it from the Internet). Instant on and off as are programs when loading. Souind quality is excellent as is Video on things like Skype. Guy in the Apple store set it all up for me in about 10 mins so all up and running straight away. Operating system is Apples new 'Lion' system which is different from Microsoft but is easy to get used to. Build quality is excellent and solid. I use iCloud to store 'stuff' and 'Drop Box' for stuff shared amongst my other guys - all in all very pleased with the set up.