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spindles · 06-04-2008, 05:48 PM

I have a laptop that I use for work. Mine is an ASUS and runs XP.

I second the point that if you are using it mainly at home, you are better to buy a smaller screen notebook and an external monitor (I have my home office and work office that I go to once a week both setup with mouse/keyboard and 19" monitor). I occasionally use it without the keyboard and external monitor, but generally am plugged in somewhere.

I also agree to get a decent video card in it (especially for vista). Anything with an ATI or Nvidia graphics card should do the trick.

I think brands come down to your preference - basically the guts of most of the machines is pretty similar - make sure you can get repairs locally in China though (so best to go with a 'name' brand I expect).

06-04-2008, 05:48 PM	#8 (permalink)
spindles Mine is an evil laugh Location: Sydney, Australia	I have a laptop that I use for work. Mine is an ASUS and runs XP. I second the point that if you are using it mainly at home, you are better to buy a smaller screen notebook and an external monitor (I have my home office and work office that I go to once a week both setup with mouse/keyboard and 19" monitor). I occasionally use it without the keyboard and external monitor, but generally am plugged in somewhere. I also agree to get a decent video card in it (especially for vista). Anything with an ATI or Nvidia graphics card should do the trick. I think brands come down to your preference - basically the guts of most of the machines is pretty similar - make sure you can get repairs locally in China though (so best to go with a 'name' brand I expect). __________________ who hid my keyboard's PANIC button?