upward mobility?
You just placed an order for a Compaq Presario V5000Z Notebook PC. Features include:
– AMD Turion 64 ML-40 (2.2GHz/1MB L2 Cache)
– 15.4" WXGA BrightView Widescreen
– 128MB ATI RADEON(R) XPRESS 200M w/Hypermemory
– 512MB DDR SDRAM (1x512MB)
– 80 GB 5400 RPM Hard Drive
– DVD+/-RW/R & CD-RW Combo w/Double Layer Support
– 54g 802.11b/g WLAN w/ 125HSM/SpeedBooster
– 12 Cell Lithium Ion Battery
– AMD Turion 64 ML-40 (2.2GHz/1MB L2 Cache)
– 15.4" WXGA BrightView Widescreen
– 128MB ATI RADEON(R) XPRESS 200M w/Hypermemory
– 512MB DDR SDRAM (1x512MB)
– 80 GB 5400 RPM Hard Drive
– DVD+/-RW/R & CD-RW Combo w/Double Layer Support
– 54g 802.11b/g WLAN w/ 125HSM/SpeedBooster
– 12 Cell Lithium Ion Battery
Labels: computing
posted by BlackRX at
8:06 AM
9 Comments:
Is 512 MB of RAM enough?
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Chuang Shyue Chou, at Tue Feb 07, 04:52:00 PM GMT+8
Yes for now for usual tasks like TeXing and web authoring, but not if I need to run hardcore simulation and statistical software in the future. But it is easier to install RAM on my own than to upgrade the video, and HD and DVD drives later on, so I decided to "future proof" the video and storage options first. Nor I did want to spend more than US$1000 on the initial purchase. The RAM upgrade will take place in due time.
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BlackRX, at Wed Feb 08, 01:53:00 AM GMT+8
Finances very low(see previous entry comment) and buying a laptop? Contradiction contradiction...what's a PITA anyway?
512mb does sound kind of lightweight...
By
professor, at Wed Feb 08, 02:55:00 PM GMT+8
Finances are low precisely because I paid for the laptop from my savings, not using a credit card.
PITA = pain in the a**.
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BlackRX, at Thu Feb 09, 03:12:00 AM GMT+8
It doesn't look like you can join Brian and I in a game of 'Battlefield 2'. Pity.
By
Chuang Shyue Chou, at Thu Feb 09, 09:27:00 AM GMT+8
Am I correct in guessing that Battlefield 2 imposes some rather exorbitant system configuration requirements, esp. in the minimum system RAM?
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BlackRX, at Thu Feb 09, 10:32:00 AM GMT+8
I think it will be a graphics card performance deficiency more than anything else. Then again, this 128 MB card may simply be enough for running the game with the lowest graphics settings.
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Chuang Shyue Chou, at Fri Feb 10, 09:20:00 AM GMT+8
Did you consider buying a Lenovo Thinkpad Z60t Titanium?
By
Chuang Shyue Chou, at Tue Feb 14, 09:47:00 AM GMT+8
No, like most of the current Dell models, it's Pentium M-based. I decided I wanted a Turion 64 laptop just in case I wanted to run WinXP and Linux for x86-64.
And, deciding upon a Turion 64-based model made comparing brands, options, and prices much easier.
By
BlackRX, at Wed Feb 15, 01:08:00 AM GMT+8
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