steve answers:

You should have mentioned what is the o.s.of your vaio.If XP then its ok but if its windows 7 then you might have to turn the antialiasing at a low level or lower the screen resolution otherwise it would get slow and you will be annoyed to play it.

steve answers:

Estimated battery life with large battery (7950mAh, sold separately)
Default Settings: Up to 8 hours7
Max. Brightness: Up to 6.5 hours7

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I too, fell in love with the vaio P until I actually got some hands on experience with it…..

The trackpoint isn’t quite as smooth and responsive as the Lenovo thinkpads or the Dell latitude/precision.

Produces lots of heat.

Ram and hdd are not user-upgradable.

Speaker volume and audio quality are hideous.

Mediocre performance compared to other netbooks.

Tiny keyboard. (This i’m sure i can get used to after a few days of use)

Below average battery life. ~2.5-3hours while surfing the net w/ half screen brightness with the standard battery option. Other notebooks such as the Asus Eee PC 1000HE lasts 6+ hours

OVER PRICED, OVER PRICED AND OVER PRICED.

steve answers:

You can’t do it. You are only allowed to install one operating System per computer.
You either need to purchase a Retail Version of Windows Vista, and make sure that your computer meets the bare minimum system requirements.Size of Hard drive and Ram.
You cannot install Vista on 2 machines with the same disc.

steve answers:

Are you intending to buy?
I’m selling off my SR because i’m getting a macbook!
email me @ beautifully-borne@live.com

steve answers:

No.

steve answers:

On low settings yes. To make it look anything close to how it was intended to look. No. You only have 3gbs of ram, the processor is really slow at 4x2ghz and only 2mb of cache, and your graphics card (the biggest reason) is an integrated from the processor/motherboard. An upgraded 3gb graphics card will do you wonders.

steve answers:

The battery life on the Acer is the only thing that’s keeping me from telling you to get that
I have a 17.3 inch Inspiron and it’s great for watching stuff (from a screen size point of view)
Not the most portable thing in the world but that’s to be expected
Are you paring the same for both?
If so I’d have to go with the Toshiba
Of course the processor is gonna be smaller but other than that you get the better battery life, better portability…etc.
Wish I knew what they looked like but looks might only be important to me
Anyway what I’m saying is get the Toshiba

steve answers:

Your probably using the computer right after it turns on. You have to wait about 5 mins for it to load all of the programs. And then you can use it.

And after you wait a few minutes after you turn it on and it still freezes. Try deleting the last piece/pieces of software/hardware you installed before your computer started freezing.

If the computer keeps freezing and you cant get to the manage software in control panel.

Boot into safemode and delete the programs from there.
To get to safe mode: turn on your computer and spam the F8 key. After you get a black screen with white text. Select Safe Mode.

Your computer will now be in safe mode and you will be able to do what you need to do without any interuptions. Like freezing.

steve answers:

Id recommend buying it cos simmalar things happened to me when i downloaded GTA San Andreas for free and since i bought it the menu freezing stopped

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The MacBook (I’d get the white, it’s not worth $200 more for a black), runs MacOs X Leopard. You’ll be able to change themes, icons whatever you want. If you go to the Apple website and go to their education store, you can click on the MacBook specs, it’ll tell you the weight. Spend the $200 on a larger hard drive or a superdrive & pick up iWorks 08 which will fulfill your word processor needs. Enjoy a laptop without 115,000 Windows viruses.

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Buy a black macbook.

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My Macbook would last probably 3-4 hours without being plugged in.

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No they will not. I think the only place would be to find them online. Sorry

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I just use this..
Glad’s PRESS’N SEAL..Works and, it’s SuperCHEAP~!

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Best selling gaming Laptop.
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You can get this from ebay, but it is little bit expensive, so why don’t you search it out with pc vendors or in Big Bazar or at e-zone, chroma etc.

For More Tech Updates Please Visit To My Tech Blog at:
http://www.techbook.in

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Those are some beautiful choices you have.
I myself love such lightweighed laptops.
Samsung NP300V3A-A03IN Laptop is the one for you.
It’s loaded with decent features and has a good battery life. I won’t recommend you to go lower than this screen size. Also, Lenovo is not the best choice, those are not durable.

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Asus Laptop X59GL-AP007C
Intel® Core2 Duo T5800 (2.0 GHz)
HDD 250 GB ( 5400 RPM)
15.4″ (WXGA) Colour Shine
DVD Super Multi
NVIDIA GeForce® 8200M G shared
3072 ( 1024 x 1, 2048 x 1) Mb DDR2 667MHz
4x USB 2.0
Wireless LAN Intel 3945 BGN, WLAN
Genuine Windows Vista® Home Premium
£360.00 (£414.00 Inc. VAT)

http://www.asuslaptop.co.uk/proddetail.php?prod=Asus_Laptop_X59GL-AP007C

should handle all the usage you mentioned with ease

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Your going to be arrested

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Only you know what’s right for you. I think that you should go with the HP, personally, because it sounds more like what you would be wanting. You could always buy a warrenty, so if it dies, send it back. If the majority say it’s a good PC, then that combined with what I know about HP tells me it’s pretty safe.

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To guide you to the best laptop for your purpose please consider the following:

- as you use it mostly for typing a comfortable keyboard is most important. You do not necessarily need to use the keyboard on your laptop, you can use any usb keyboard, but if you move a lot this is not comfortable. Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz wireless keyboards are a more expensive alternative. External keyboards may prevent RSI better than built in laptop keyboards.
- simple word processor software that runs on your computer without any internet connection may be the way to go. Not everybody needs the facilities of Word 2010 which also likes you to have internet connection to look up help items. If it is possible to install the word processor you were used to on new laptop that would definitely get you up to speed faster. Simple word processor software will also allow you to purchase a very cheap laptop because it doesn’t require a lot of computer resources.
- if you travel a lot compact size and light weight is more important. Smaller size leads to a smaller screen and a less comfortable keyboard and usually means less usb ports, which makes your laptop less versatile. Bigger screen size is more important if you travel less.
- if you are frequently without power battery capability is more important. In real life the given battery life is about 2/3 of what a manufacturer states.
- if you need internet connection all the time, built in 3G is the way to go.

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This has always been an area of interest for many people, my view on this is limited to reviews and opinions.

The biggest advantage of a tablet is – light weight, good battery life, quick startup and then the ability to browse the internet or watch a movie. They claim you can use them for business or for school but the limitations on software and connectivity make this in most situations impractical. The advantage of a computer is – well the ability to compute !!!

My view is that tablets work mainly due to the focus on the unit actually being a tablet – with light weight OS and limited spec’s to keep battery life as long as possible. The issue with hybrid systems is that they never tick all the boxes – the software is never quite as good as a real tablet.

My view here is simple – ignore the tablet requirement I think you will never be totally happy with the actual result. But focus on the lightness and quick start-up ability coupled with good battery life. Seeing is money is no objection then if I was in your shoes I would go for a very lightweight laptop with good battery life – and right now I think the apple air is the top choice, it’s a thin as a tablet and yet has the ability to do most of your above requirements- gaming may be hard as it only has a nvidia 320M. If your happy to wait for 8 weeks apple may have the refresh out with sandy bridge.

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Most tablet PC screens are fine for a bit of sketching, I would go for a capacitive multi touch tablet pc screen for the best drawing inputs.

I’m afraid though most consumer end tablet PCs aren’t that great for detailed drawings, as they weren’t really designed for that purpose. I would stick to the tablet input for desktop machines. Drawing on one object while viewing on another isn’t the most ideal setup, but it’s the most accurate one when you get used to it.

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Well, I know you mentioned your budget to be $300-$900 but I think for a bit more you should look at the Lenovo X220 tablet.(I’ll include the link below). Personally I prefer Thinkpad’s over HP for a few reasons. HP’s have always had a heat problem for me and I owned a tablet from them with an AMD processor about 2-3 years ago and the fan was loud. I’m not sure now if they removed the squishy resistive like touch screens but they weren’t really accurate since it wasn’t a Wacom one. The fingerprint scanner mine had never really worked. Battery life…well it was mediocre at best. I’ve never owned a Lenovo tablet but did own a Thinkpad T61 and the only complaint I had was that the battery life wasn’t as bad as the HP but still not to my standards. (Batteries in general I think all suck.Finally, now they seem to be improving). I’ve been looking at the x220 for myself and seen quit a few reviews for it and think its the best one on the market today. Its a shame the only tablets out now are slate tablets with mobile OS’s. Very few manufactures produce true Tablet PC’s anymore. I remember Gateway made a good tablet over 3 years ago and it was very good. So in the end, I’d see the Lenovo tablet. If you can’t get that or don’t like it give the HP a try and if its not fixed with the problems I’ve mentioned in previous generations I’d skip the tablet phase since the only manufacture out there would be Dell. I’m pretty sure you hear the facts about Dell’s quality and service….Good Luck.

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Http://www.dell.com/content/products/productdetails.aspx/laptop-inspiron-9?cs=19&s=dhs&ref=homepg

Please favorite.

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Avoid HPS they overheat!!! Everyone i know with a hp complains about this and i have one and it gets really really hot after 1h of usage.. A good laptop could be a dell for ur purpose you could get a dell inspiron, their cheap to buy and still good laptops, just dont expect to play games on it, if you want you can get a dell xps, a bit more expensive but good for decent games and excellent sound quality, their about 800$ and pretty good without the need to customize it, though buy it online because they are cheaper on the site.

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Info for you

This is from my notes, hope it helps..

Choosing a laptop
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You have to decide on weight and battery criteria.

1. Weight – If you are going to carry it to and fro to school/office then consider getting a lightweight model. An external CD drive may be an option as if you not into burning disks or watching DVD then you hardly use the CD drive. Something about less than 2 kg is a lightweight.

2. Battery Life, – if you never going to use it on batteries then you can go bigger processor and larger screen. You can consider not buying the battery if appropriate. You can have two power supplies; one at home and one in the office is good for large heavy laptops.
If you want to use the laptop on batteries then you may have to choose a smaller processor and a smaller screen so
you can get the hours required out of the battery.

3. Minimum specifications –
Games will require more specifications – more ram and –more video card specs – more processor power.
Generally though:
-a decent video card (for projection of power point presentations)
-Wireless networking
-Ethernet
-Consider a high speed hard drive
-Consider an external DVD drive or an Internal Burner -depending on your needs
-Consider 1 or 2 Gig RAM
-Consider 80GB Hard drive or larger
-Software able to update from their websites
-Internet security and
-Antispyware (free from net) is a must for internet use.
-Easy accessible USB ports
- built in webcam
- A Mouse
- a keystone lock
-A carry bag. Sometimes the manufacturer’s bag is the best buy

When looking at laptops in the shop do this:
(this is written for XP but should be able to do it in Vista, ask the attendant for assistance.)
Click Start – help and support.
Type in Processor in the search

Go through the results you can see what hardware and what Microsoft products are installed in the laptop/ computer.

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You won’t get a decent laptop for that money, reckon on spending at least 500. Dell Inspiron 15 series are pretty good at a reasonable price. Go to Dell.co.uk

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I would recommend you to go for Hp or Dell, they have reasonable prices and are quite good. Other brands such as Acer or Toshiba and stuff are not that good they don’t live up to their hype of quality.

If you are looking for something specifically for gaming and stuff then go for Alienware laptops, they are a little expensive but you will never be disappointed but that is if you’e looking for serious gaming, otherwise a normal laptop from Dell or HP will suffice your needs very efficiently.

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Hello,

I would say the Galaxy Tab is better for you, it is smaller and a lot more efficient especially if you are taking it around. An iPad 2 is quite bulky(But thin…) and it may slip from your hands and you can damage it. Galaxy Tab will be more than enough for playing games and listenting to music.

Thanks

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Resolution

The Galaxy Tab 10.1 comes with 1280×800 resolution, while the iPad 2 offers 1024×768 resolution. But considering the size of the screens, the resolution of both the devices is relatively more or less the same. There is hence not much to compare here.
Processor Power

The iPad 2 comes with the powerful new dual-core 1GHz A5 processor, which makes the device much faster than imaginable.

The Galaxy Tab 10.1 is also powered by a dual-core 1GHz processor. Interestingly, the A4 chip used in the original Apple iPad had been designed by Samsung, which is known and acknowledged to be the largest part manufacturer for Apple.
Operating System

The Apple iPad 2 runs iOS 4.3, which makes the browser much faster. Besides, this version of the iPad brings with its enhanced AirPlay and iTunes Home Sharing features. IOS 4.3 also provides an improved version of Apple’s proprietary Nitro JavaScript, meaning that the program runs faster on all iOS-based devices.

The Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 runs Android 3.0, also referred to as Honeycomb. This gives it powerful and effortless multitasking and easily customizable widgets.
Memory-Wise

The Apple iPad 2 offers a choice of 16GB, 32GB and 64GB internal memory. The Galaxy Tab, on the other hand, offers only two choices, 16GB and 32GB.

Neither Apple nor Samsung have so far revealed the RAM on their latest devices. So we will have to await more information on that.
Camera

Both the Galaxy Tab 10.1 and the iPad 2 come with 2 cameras. The former includes an 8MP rear-facing and 2MP front-facing camera. Apple have yet to reveal specifications on their cameras.

Additionally, Samsung is believed to be offering 1080p video capture support on its new device.
Battery Life

The Apple iPad offers 10 hours of battery life. There are no details yet on the battery life of the Galaxy Tab 10.1. But we all know that Android 3.0 would offer enhanced battery life in tablets running its OS. The Motorola Xoom also offers 10 hours of battery life, so maybe we can expect the same with the latest Galaxy Tab too.
Pricing

The pricing is the vital aspect of difference between the Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 and the Apple iPad 2. The iPad 2 is priced at $499 for the most basic 16GB WiFi version. The price for the best 64GB WiFi + 3G model is $829.

Android 3.0 tablets have so far been quite expensive. The Motorola Xoom, for instance, is priced at $599 with a 2-year contract and at $799 without contract. The 32GB WiFi + 3G model of the iPad 2 costs only $729.

Considering the above aspect, one has to wonder if the Galaxy Tab 10.1 will be priced competitively enough.
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If the samsung galaxy had all the apps the ipad had it would be way better but the ipad has ALOT more

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^^thats all tabs in general not the ipad alone.

Get the galaxy tab

I prefer android over apple for the reason that its open-source, that means that the majority of the apps are free, and you get more revolutionary and cutting edge apps. And do things are even only barely available on a jail broken iphone
The android market already has 250000(only 300 specifically for tablet) apps- closing in on apple 500000; some say it will surpass it before the year is over. Also any popular ipad game or game adaptation can be found in the android market for free.
Another great thing about android as that if you dont like something (keyboard, homescreen, etc.) it can easily be swapped without jail-breaking, unlike the ipads one-size-fits-all approach.

Galaxy tab over ipad
Turn-by-turn voice GPS
Better higher resolution screen
No need to connect to computer to sync
More customizable
More powerful hardware
Flash support, watch ALL the online videos
Better cameras
Lighter and thinner
Widgets

Apple lovers that say that the ipad is made of better quality material? They don’t realize that Samsung, an android phone/tablet maker, supply’s the screen, processor and memory for apple devices, so android has the advantage here.

Also apple never invents anything, all they do is steal old technology, give it a fresh coat of paint and mass advertise it as “magical” and “innovating”, thus fooling the mass of the population into believing that apple offers cutting edge technology, that in fact has been around for quite a few years.
So instead of innovating, apple actually hinders technology- after 4 years they still have low-power single core phones and tablets, while android, an example of technology in overdrive, has rumored that, after their second year, the release of quad core phones and tablets that will surpass even some desktop computers in shear processing power.

Apple should now feel pretty worried; android has passed it in market share

http://www.businessinsider.com/android-iphone-market-share-2011-4

Then apple panics and sues

http://www.dailytech.com/Google+ExCEO+Apple+Doesnt+Innovate+They+Sue/article22190.htm

The funny thing is that apple can’t sue for being the first touchscreen or tablet, because they weren’t,(Nokia fist touch screen, “archos” first tablet) so instead they sue for much more relevant things like, “the rounded icon corners” and “having a flat screen” or “the square shape of the phone”……..

To top it all, if you’ve seen apples 2011 presentation, they blatantly copied over five “new” features that were previously on android.

Http://androidandme.com/2011/06/news/five-features-in-ios-5-that-show-how-apple-is-now-playing-catch-up-to-google/

http://www.droid-life.com/2011/06/06/apple-introduces-ios5-with-notifications-ota-updates-and-tabbed-browsing-android-users-giggle-at-their-late-arrival/

1. Notification bar
2. Twitter integration
3. No need to connect to PC to sync
4. Launch apps from lock screen
5. Tabbed browsing

And not only are they copies, but apple didn’t even bother to improve, or change some of them in any way- some even have LESS features than their android counter parts, it’s basically a cheap imitation with the ever-popular iphone skin.
According to Steve jobs, these “revolutionary” new technologies that android users had since 2007 will be available on IOS5, and it would not surprise me to see some more android features from 2008 on IOS6.But the truly sad part is that due to apples marketing, in a few months, apple lovers will really think that apple invented those features and call android the copycats…yet again.

Though I suppose Google should’ve seen it coming….

“Good artists copy great artist steal”- Steve jobs (apple CEO)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CW0DUg63lqU

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Samsung is so much better now…

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Z560 for sure…it will have best battery life and has the most features compared with the dell

the quality is also better on the lenovo

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You can not do as the system whole structure need to re-build,
1. Motherboard
2. Processor
3. Ram,
this will be not provided by the company,

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Hello, Lenovo will be better.

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You can check if they will run or not here. Http://www.systemrequirementslab.com/CYRI/
i think they will run smoothly but this site will give you the full report.

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Lenovo z570 – isn’t a 750GB, 4GB ?

Lenovo imo better processor and bigger HD

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Hi

I brought Asus k53sv laptop a month back for my college purpose ( project and stuff ) and it is the best.

Its kinda cheaper than Dell and also very fast.

The cost is around 900$, but its worth it.

Battery life is around 3 hours on normal use, if you are on heavy gaming than it works for 1 hour.

It has 15.6″ screen.

This might help you :-

http://freakyworld.net/topic/448-my-new-laptop-asus-k53sv-review/

PS : I have both Windows and Mac installed in it ^_^

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The amd is much better. It is much more energy efficient and has dedicated graphics.

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NO…

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Well the video memory on the netbook just sucks. So if you play games or something, get the notebook. The only advantage to the netbook is that it’s smaller with a larger battery. If you want to use the internet quickly, but have no problem with a few extra pounds if you carry it, and also want to do things that have nice graphics (including desktop wallpapers) i would go notebook all the way.

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It’s possible, the graphics are not too bad as long as you don’t go crazy and try and run Pets, Seasons, Bon Voyage, Freetime or Apartment Life on it. But the earlier expansions *should* be fine. The processor is also quite slow for a machine running Vista which might affect performance, although it does meet the minimum requirements. But then the minimum requirements are what are needed to get the game up and running, not what’s needed for a smooth game-playing experience.

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I have a few that I would recommend and they have great price tags:
Acer AO532h-2588 10.1-Inch Onyx Blue Netbook – Up to 8 Hours of Battery Life
*1.66 GHz Intel Atom N450 Processor
*1GB DDR2 Memory
*160GB SATA Hard Drive (5400RPM); 802.11 b/g/n Wireless Certified
*10.1″ WSVGA Acer CrystalBrite LED Display, Intel GMA 3150 Graphics
*Windows 7 Starter; Up to 8 Hours of Battery Life

http://www.amazon.com/Acer-AO532h-2588-10-1-Inch-Onyx-Netbook/dp/B0030LTLRO/?tag=sdhrhiaiaa-20

Or
http://rover.ebay.com/rover/1/711-53200-19255-0/1?ff3=4&pub=5574865779&toolid=10001&campid=5336440665&customid=sdhrhiaiaa&mpre=http%3a%2f%2fshop.ebay.com%2fi.html%3f_nkw%3dlaptop%2bi3%26_sacat%3d0%26_dmpt%3dLaptops_Nov05%26_odkw%3dlaptop%2bi3%26_osacat%3d0%26_trksid%3dp3286.c0.m270.l1313

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Http://configure.us.dell.com/dellstore/config.aspx?oc=dndozm1&c=us&l=en&s=dhs&cs=19&kc=laptops_great_deals

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Try here: Sticker Cover for Laptop Notebook
http://www.keeplookingbusy.com/itmSearch.aspx?kw=Sticker+Cover+for+Laptop+Notebook

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Depends on the games your trying to play you can find a laptop with a i3 or AMD Vision 2.5Ghz or faster with 4GB DDR3 ram for about 500$ just look at bestbuy or walmart.com

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Ubuntu and Dell

http://www.ubuntu.com/dell

LUg.