Hello. I was just wondering what the best type of notebook/laptop PC would be for programming/gaming. I have looked at both HP/Compaq, as well as Dell for the best configurations. Here are a couple of configs I came up with. I have wondered if the Compaq Presario V2000Z would be better with the AMD Turion 64, or the Dell Inspiron B130 with the Pentium-M/Centrino 740. I'm looking at a $1,200 - $1,300 budget for my notebook:
Here's the Compaq/HP Presario V2000Z Configuration:
Operating System: Win XP Pro w/ SP2
Processor: AMD Turion 64 ML-34
RAM: 1 GB DDR (2x512)
Display: 14" BrightView Widescreen
Graphics Card: ATI Radeon XPress 200M w/ Productivity Ports
Hard Drive: 80 GB @ 5400 RPM
Optical Drive: DVD+/-RW/CD-RW Combo 8x w/ DL Support
Networking: 54g 802.11 b/g w/ 125 HSM
Battery: 12-cell Lithium Ion
Price After Rebates: $1,187 USD
Now, here's the Dell Configuration with the B130:
Intel Pentium-M 740 1.73 GHz
Win XP Pro w/ SP2
15.4" WXGA
1 GB DDR2 RAM 2x512MB
80 GB HDD
8x DVD+/-RW/CD-RW w/ DL Support
Dell 1370 Wireless 802.11b/g
Integrated Media Graphics 900 (wish they'd have ATI or nVidia like Compaq did, but that's what you get for a B130, I suppose, especially with Intel)
6-Cell Lithium Ion Battery
Basic Software Package
1 Year Basic Warranty
Price: $1,192 USD
Between these two, they were both configured almost identically, yet the price is not that much different, either. I'm not too sure which config would be better at this point. Which one's recommended better for Blitz Programming? Again, I'd like to stick with a $1,200 - $1,300 budget, tops. To me, these two configs may cut it this far. What's everyone's recommendation here?
Here's the Compaq/HP Presario V2000Z Configuration:
Operating System: Win XP Pro w/ SP2
Processor: AMD Turion 64 ML-34
RAM: 1 GB DDR (2x512)
Display: 14" BrightView Widescreen
Graphics Card: ATI Radeon XPress 200M w/ Productivity Ports
Hard Drive: 80 GB @ 5400 RPM
Optical Drive: DVD+/-RW/CD-RW Combo 8x w/ DL Support
Networking: 54g 802.11 b/g w/ 125 HSM
Battery: 12-cell Lithium Ion
Price After Rebates: $1,187 USD
Now, here's the Dell Configuration with the B130:
Intel Pentium-M 740 1.73 GHz
Win XP Pro w/ SP2
15.4" WXGA
1 GB DDR2 RAM 2x512MB
80 GB HDD
8x DVD+/-RW/CD-RW w/ DL Support
Dell 1370 Wireless 802.11b/g
Integrated Media Graphics 900 (wish they'd have ATI or nVidia like Compaq did, but that's what you get for a B130, I suppose, especially with Intel)
6-Cell Lithium Ion Battery
Basic Software Package
1 Year Basic Warranty
Price: $1,192 USD
Between these two, they were both configured almost identically, yet the price is not that much different, either. I'm not too sure which config would be better at this point. Which one's recommended better for Blitz Programming? Again, I'd like to stick with a $1,200 - $1,300 budget, tops. To me, these two configs may cut it this far. What's everyone's recommendation here?