mightyboosh
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Hi,
I'm thinking of buying a laptop since i'm going away to university and i will need to completely depend on it for my computing needs. I'm listing the things i'm looking for and the price i'm ready to pay for it, although i'm a little technologically challenged, i can understand some of the tech talk.
Here's what i need/what i'm going to use it for
Well, i need a dual boot system with Kubuntu and (maybe) Windows XP/2000 running on it.I'm basically going to be using my laptop for
> Downloading torrents
> Listening to music
> Storing/watching/burning Movie DVDs
> Running basic word processors and presentation software
> Running Image Editing software (Photoshop, Corel Draw, Illustrator etc)
> Running Sound editing software on it (Nuendo, Fruity Loops)
> and Maybe, just maybe..movie editing softwares (Now you know why i need the dual boot with windows)
> Wi-Fi
> Bluetooth
> I'm looking at atleast 1 GB DDR memory, with upto 4 GB extendability
> HDD space of about 120 - 160 GB (I may have an additional 160 GB HDD which i'm going to try and convert to a removable drive, please do tell me if that's a good option)
> About the sound; as far as i know..the Laptop speakers are pretty crap (aren't they?) and i don't want to use headphones all the time, so i'll be looking at buying speakers along with the Laptop, any recommendations for this?
> I'm going to be using it outdoors and indoors, which means that i'm looking at battery life of about 2 hours on an average.
Note: I'm not into games, i play a few sometimes but not an avid gamer.
The Price: Something around 55k, inclusive of taxes, exclusive of price of speakers.
I read some HP product reviews and disliked it because of the low charge time. Although i quite liked the Dell Inspirion 1520. I'm looking at using the laptop for atleast 2 years with minor upgrades (Nothing major)
So, well..Do you have anything in mind?
I'm thinking of buying a laptop since i'm going away to university and i will need to completely depend on it for my computing needs. I'm listing the things i'm looking for and the price i'm ready to pay for it, although i'm a little technologically challenged, i can understand some of the tech talk.
Here's what i need/what i'm going to use it for
Well, i need a dual boot system with Kubuntu and (maybe) Windows XP/2000 running on it.I'm basically going to be using my laptop for
> Downloading torrents
> Listening to music
> Storing/watching/burning Movie DVDs
> Running basic word processors and presentation software
> Running Image Editing software (Photoshop, Corel Draw, Illustrator etc)
> Running Sound editing software on it (Nuendo, Fruity Loops)
> and Maybe, just maybe..movie editing softwares (Now you know why i need the dual boot with windows)
> Wi-Fi
> Bluetooth
> I'm looking at atleast 1 GB DDR memory, with upto 4 GB extendability
> HDD space of about 120 - 160 GB (I may have an additional 160 GB HDD which i'm going to try and convert to a removable drive, please do tell me if that's a good option)
> About the sound; as far as i know..the Laptop speakers are pretty crap (aren't they?) and i don't want to use headphones all the time, so i'll be looking at buying speakers along with the Laptop, any recommendations for this?
> I'm going to be using it outdoors and indoors, which means that i'm looking at battery life of about 2 hours on an average.
Note: I'm not into games, i play a few sometimes but not an avid gamer.
The Price: Something around 55k, inclusive of taxes, exclusive of price of speakers.
I read some HP product reviews and disliked it because of the low charge time. Although i quite liked the Dell Inspirion 1520. I'm looking at using the laptop for atleast 2 years with minor upgrades (Nothing major)
So, well..Do you have anything in mind?