Blahsted Posted July 17, 2002 Share Posted July 17, 2002 I have been waiting to get a notebook for about 2 years now and I keep holding myself back, well I finally need it for school so I want to buy a toshiba after looking at all the other ones. My problem is that I can't figure out what I want or if I should wait another month or not. Heres the 2 I have been looking at. First one is Satellite 1955-S801 Comes with: P4 2.2ghz, 512 pc2100 ram, 16" SXGA screen, Geforce 4 440 Go with 32megs ddr, dvd/cdrw, 40 gig hd, network card, modem, keyboard and mouse can detach and become wireless. Also its $2500 Second one is Satellite 5105-S701 Comes with: P4 1.8ghz, 512 pc2100 ram, 15" UXGA screen, Geforce 4 440 Go with 64megs ddr, dvd/cdrw, 60 gig hd, network card, modem, Yamaha Sound System featuring harman/kardon? Stereo Speakers with subwoofer, cPad? transparent touchpad, full function remote control. Its $2680 So I don't know if I should go with either of those or wait a month till the 2nd one is upto 2.2 ghz or whatever. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sparticus Posted July 17, 2002 Share Posted July 17, 2002 Personnally i would go with the Satellite 5105-S701 because of the better video. I mean sure the CPU isnt as good as the other one, but that one if fast enough it will do anything you could possibly want it to. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kainashi Posted July 17, 2002 Share Posted July 17, 2002 i'd have to agree with sparticus. seems like the first one would burn your hands or something. :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sparticus Posted July 17, 2002 Share Posted July 17, 2002 oh yea, and trust me, those UXGA screens all the ultimate in LCD's. I have one on my laptop, and the difference is amazing when put side to side with any other type of laptop lcd. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris123NT Posted July 17, 2002 Share Posted July 17, 2002 I'd go with the 2.2 GHz one cuz in a laptop cpu power is more important than graphics :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freeza Posted July 17, 2002 Share Posted July 17, 2002 the second one! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DigitalDJ Posted July 17, 2002 Share Posted July 17, 2002 Satellite 5105-S701 is good while the other is good too but remember if ur lugging this thing around all day WEIGHT is VERY important...i got 1 my self and its around 2.5Kg or sumthin and its hell to carry round! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris123NT Posted July 18, 2002 Share Posted July 18, 2002 Originally posted by DigitalDJ Satellite 5105-S701 is good while the other is good too but remember if ur lugging this thing around all day WEIGHT is VERY important...i got 1 my self and its around 2.5Kg or sumthin and its hell to carry round! LOL well my laptop is like 7.2 lbs. Its HEAVY LOL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cheekymonkey Posted July 18, 2002 Share Posted July 18, 2002 Moved to Mobile Devices Seems a good place for laptop chat ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sailgreg Posted July 18, 2002 Share Posted July 18, 2002 Originally posted by freeza the second one! Yeah, that screen and gfx card are twice as good, you will notice more of a differance with that one, then 400mhz more, trust me :) With the first one, you are limited to 1024x768 screen res (that may be fine for you) I also would rather have the 60gb hard drive :) If you do wait a few months, you will probably get the best of both :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BxBoy Posted July 18, 2002 Share Posted July 18, 2002 I want the new Sony Vaio (16" LCD) :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steven Posted July 18, 2002 Share Posted July 18, 2002 Do you even remember about BATTERY LIFE? listen up.... i have a brand new dell inspiron 8200 P4 1.6GHz 256 DDR 20GB 15.1 UXGA(1600X1200) 64MBGeforce 4 440g0 off of 2 Batterys, simutaniously 66Wh (hi capacity) i get 6 hours. also, remember about SpeedStep. on battery that system will run @ 1.2GHz i think, maybe its higher for that speed. not sure but this is how mine works 1.6/1.2GHz and when did intel even release the 2.2 Mobile Chip? i know they released the 2GHz. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blahsted Posted July 18, 2002 Author Share Posted July 18, 2002 Hrm from what ive heard for you guys and talking to friends I think my best route is to wait a few weeks and get a 2.0ghz or 2.2 in the 5105-701 because if I get the 1.8 and next week a 2.0 comes out I will be kicking myself in the ass. Since the 2.0 and 2.2 just came out too I am sure they will be upgrading it into the other models soon. As for the weight 7.2 pounds isnt too bad and im not worried about that at all and as for battery life I have taken this into consideration after all the reviews of them only getting a hr and 15 mins to 2hrs time but in most classes and stuff ill be using it in ill be able to plug it in and when I can't I want to buy atleast 1 extra battery prolly 2 though for 4hr lectures. So I guess ill wait till the end of the month then buy it that way im not regreting it later on down the line. xStainDx they came out with the 2.0 and 2.2 end of last month and I think theres a 2.4 out also. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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