- Jul 17, 2011
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I hate a slow computer! Mine takes too long to start up, too long to open programs, and too long to switch between browser tabs. I currently have a 1.9 GHz duo core Dell with a 109 Gb 5400 rpm hard drive and 2 Gb RAM. I would like to know if I should get another duo core of if I need to go to a quad core. Also how much cache do it need?
1. What is your budget? Under $1000
2. What is the size of the notebook that you are considering? 15.6” or bigger
3. What screen resolution do you want? Doesn’t matter
4. Do you need a portable or desktop replacement laptop? Desktop replacement, but take it with me on vacation, etc.
5. How much battery life do you need? At least an hour
6. Do you want to play games on your laptop? No
7. What other tasks do you want t o do with your laptop? Microsoft Office programs (Outlook, Word, Excel all open at the same time, several (up to 5) Word & Excel files open at a time); Internet (usually Chrome (sometimes as many as 20 tabs) & Internet Explorer (usually 1 or 2 tabs) open; Windows Live Messenger (sometimes 2 or 3 conversations going on at once)
8. How much storage (Hard Drive capacity) do you need? at least 350 GB
9. If you are considering specific sites to buy from, please post their links. Just looking for a good deal
10. How long do you want to keep your laptop? 2 or 3 years
11. What kind of optical drive do you need? DVD burner
12. Please tell us about the brands that you prefer to buy from them and the brands that you don’t like and explain the reasons. I have only owned Dells, but am open to anything except a Mac. It would be too expensive to replace all my software if I switched to a Mac.
13. What country do you live in? US
14. Please tell us any additional information if needed. I need to run the applications as stated in number 7 as quickly and efficiently as possible. Do I need a quad core or do the programs I use even take advantage of a quad core? I’m thinking the faster the better, 7200 rpm hard drive and at least 4 Gb RAM (If it doesn’t come with 8 Gb RAM I will upgrade it to 8 Gb in a couple of months.) What about cache? How much of that do I need for what I do?
Thanks for your help!
Grandma Gear
1. What is your budget? Under $1000
2. What is the size of the notebook that you are considering? 15.6” or bigger
3. What screen resolution do you want? Doesn’t matter
4. Do you need a portable or desktop replacement laptop? Desktop replacement, but take it with me on vacation, etc.
5. How much battery life do you need? At least an hour
6. Do you want to play games on your laptop? No
7. What other tasks do you want t o do with your laptop? Microsoft Office programs (Outlook, Word, Excel all open at the same time, several (up to 5) Word & Excel files open at a time); Internet (usually Chrome (sometimes as many as 20 tabs) & Internet Explorer (usually 1 or 2 tabs) open; Windows Live Messenger (sometimes 2 or 3 conversations going on at once)
8. How much storage (Hard Drive capacity) do you need? at least 350 GB
9. If you are considering specific sites to buy from, please post their links. Just looking for a good deal
10. How long do you want to keep your laptop? 2 or 3 years
11. What kind of optical drive do you need? DVD burner
12. Please tell us about the brands that you prefer to buy from them and the brands that you don’t like and explain the reasons. I have only owned Dells, but am open to anything except a Mac. It would be too expensive to replace all my software if I switched to a Mac.
13. What country do you live in? US
14. Please tell us any additional information if needed. I need to run the applications as stated in number 7 as quickly and efficiently as possible. Do I need a quad core or do the programs I use even take advantage of a quad core? I’m thinking the faster the better, 7200 rpm hard drive and at least 4 Gb RAM (If it doesn’t come with 8 Gb RAM I will upgrade it to 8 Gb in a couple of months.) What about cache? How much of that do I need for what I do?
Thanks for your help!
Grandma Gear
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