keithblue2 :
Hi Masad93, with US$1200 you should be able to get a killer laptop. Even for about a grand, you can get a really decent one. As WR2 said, the Dell Inspiron 15 is a good, well-rounded machine -- I have what I believe is its predecessor, the Dell Studio 15 (model 1558).
Since a lot of people have asked me this kind of question ("which laptop should I buy?"), I wrote a blog post the other day summarizing some of the options, based on my experience. (I'm also a software guy and a pretty hard-core, though practical, techie.) See "How to buy a good laptop" at http
/computingkeith.com/2011/08/08/how-to-buy-a-good-laptop/.
For architecture, you're probably not going to be CPU-bound (meaning waiting on your processor) unless you're planning to do a lot of 3D modelling. So you could think about skipping the Core i5 and getting a Core i3: more or less, you're only basically losing "turbo mode", which takes it up over 3 GHz as needed. (The mobile Core i5 is a dual-core processor, like the i3, *not* a true quad-core processor like the desktop Core i5 or above.) But this also burns the battery faster, so unless you really need the extra speed, you might put the extra $$$ into something that will make a difference every day... like an SSD. (I posted on how awesome SSDs are: SSDs: Are you experienced?) And for most laptops, a Core i7 is sheer overkill.
For my money -- excuse me, your money -- I would pick the following features, in this order: a Core i3 (2nd gen of course), any screen upgrades (e.g. higher res or brighter, $100 to $150), an SSD (~$250; 128 GB is enough), and an extended battery (since battery like is important to you).
Good luck, hope this is helpful. Keith
Since a lot of people have asked me this kind of question ("which laptop should I buy?"), I wrote a blog post the other day summarizing some of the options, based on my experience. (I'm also a software guy and a pretty hard-core, though practical, techie.) See "How to buy a good laptop" at http
/computingkeith.com/2011/08/08/how-to-buy-a-good-laptop/. For architecture, you're probably not going to be CPU-bound (meaning waiting on your processor) unless you're planning to do a lot of 3D modelling. So you could think about skipping the Core i5 and getting a Core i3: more or less, you're only basically losing "turbo mode", which takes it up over 3 GHz as needed. (The mobile Core i5 is a dual-core processor, like the i3, *not* a true quad-core processor like the desktop Core i5 or above.) But this also burns the battery faster, so unless you really need the extra speed, you might put the extra $$$ into something that will make a difference every day... like an SSD. (I posted on how awesome SSDs are: SSDs: Are you experienced?) And for most laptops, a Core i7 is sheer overkill.
For my money -- excuse me, your money -- I would pick the following features, in this order: a Core i3 (2nd gen of course), any screen upgrades (e.g. higher res or brighter, $100 to $150), an SSD (~$250; 128 GB is enough), and an extended battery (since battery like is important to you).
Good luck, hope this is helpful. Keith
Thanks Keith, I don't know about 3D modelling, perhaps
about the Dell Inspiron 15, I went the other day to get it, and thy told me its out of stock
But they had two Dell inspirons , one is the Inspiron 14 and the other is Inspiron 14R, both have 3GB RAM, but the 14R has a Core i3-2310M 2.1 Ghz processor while the other had a Core i5-2310M 2.3 Ghz , and there are some other slight differences, e.g: the 14R has 320 GB of hard disk space while the other has 500 GB.
both have 14" HD Truelife screens.
the 14R is for 480 Jordanian dinars and has 64-Bit OS, while the other is for 550 JDs with a 32Bit OS !!
I think that the 14R is a much better deal, but I'm gonna wait another 2-3 weeks, maybe the Inspiron 15 would become available again
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