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Help me decide on a laptop.

I want a 14-15" laptop for design and development. Willing to drop at most $2500. Right now I'm keying in on the 15" Macbook Pro (2.2 Ghz, 4GB but 8GB with $80-100 aftermarket RAM, 1680x1050 antiglare).
I want to know what the best 14"-15" high end Windows laptops are right now. I think the build of the Macbook is second to none but a 1080p display and better specs may just make me skip the Macbook if the build and batterylife are decent enough.

Are you getting the 1gb video card?
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Yeah. Looked into the dell XPS 15z... looked so perfect but no quad core... Had a HP Envy 15 before but they seemed to have dropped it for the Sub par 14... where are the beast Windows laptops?
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Hmm there are always the alienware m14x And m15x, don't know if you like those but they can be a real beast is you spec them out right. And with your budget I don't that's too big of a deal
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i would go for a toshiba satellite. they do ship out with quad cores and decent graphics cards, and the top notch harman/kardon speakers never fail to impress

The macs are well built but didnt ifixit find too much thermal paste
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For that amount of dosh get any Intel core i7
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Pentium 4 vs Dual Core Netbook

I'm very out of touch with PC and laptop/netbook benchmarks.
A friend is asking me if I want to buy his HP Mini netbook for $150, its running Ubuntu with a 1.6ghz dual core processor, also 2GB RAM
I'm currently running a desktop running Pentium 4 from almost 10 years ago, its a custom built alienware, 2GB RAM. Still runs great
Is it worth giving the P4 to my dad and getting the netbook?
I only internet surf, watch videos, network, etc.
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Id say go for it, dual core makes a boat load of difference in performance.
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If that mini has an atom processor then no
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dexter93 said:
If that mini has an atom processor then no
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Its a dual core atom.
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Don't you diss the all mighty Atom! I remember when i had an Acer Aspire One A150 with a single core Atom. It rocked my world. It ran GTA Vice City!

Any more advice?
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Bumping for advice.

I don't mean to hijack this thread. But I have an Acer Aspire One with the Intel Atom N550, which is a dual core atom at 1.6 GHz. It has 2GB of ram. I put Ubuntu 11.10 on it and it runs like a beast. I use it only for my school work. Typing papers, power point lectures, school email, and the occasional internet browsing. Should I keep Ubuntu or put Windows XP on it. I know XP is a little out dated, but it would run like a beast on this setup. What would you guys do? Should I keep Ubuntu for what I need it for, or should I use XP for the stated above?

Either one would work I would think, since Ubuntu is lightweight as it is, its probably a better long term choice, but either is probably great.
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A toshiba netbook should be fine. I have a netbook with same specs and windows 7 and it runs great. But my brother has the HP mini and he had issues with windows 7
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kylec said:
A toshiba netbook should be fine. I have a netbook with same specs and windows 7 and it runs great. But my brother has the HP mini and he had issues with windows 7
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Which one? The HP mini is a whole series ... @op: can you find the exact model?
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Which one? The HP mini is a whole series ... @op: can you find the exact model?
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HP mini 1000 from memory.
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I Am Marino said:
I'm very out of touch with PC and laptop/netbook benchmarks.
A friend is asking me if I want to buy his HP Mini netbook for $150, its running Ubuntu with a 1.6ghz dual core processor, also 2GB RAM
I'm currently running a desktop running Pentium 4 from almost 10 years ago, its a custom built alienware, 2GB RAM. Still runs great
Is it worth giving the P4 to my dad and getting the netbook?
I only internet surf, watch videos, network, etc.
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I'm running an Acer aspire with a dual core atom with 2 gb of ram on Ubuntu. It runs super awesome. If he only wants 160 for it I say do it.
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I have an Asus 1215B (AMD Dual-Core Processor E350 with AMD Mobility Radeon HD 6310). I was looking for an Intel Atom Netbook then I found this and let me say that it really rocks. It feels snappier against every atom netbook I've tested it against. I also didn't have any problem to make various linux distro run on this, it is based on Amd Fusion platform which is rapidly growing amongst linux communities so I suggest this netbook
I usually develop software for android using this netbook while on the go and I haven't had any problem with it. looking forward to replace the hd with an ssd one, done that it will be perfect for my needs

[Q] CPU Bottlenecking my GPU

OK so I'm building my first rig and I've heard of the cpu almost 'restricting' my gpu. Also post any ideas or thoughts on my build as I would love to know. (I'm a beginner when it comes to hardware)
Asus GTS 450 1GB Silent Direct CU $154.70
AMD Athlon II X2 260 @ 3.2
Asrock 880GMH AM3
Western Digital 500Gb SATA
Adata 4GB XPG Gaming DDR3 4GB @ 1600MHZ
Huntkey GreenPower 550w
It is a budget build and I couldn't find the appropriate section for PC's.
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Lol, I think that's because xda it's a forum for phones. But I dabble in computers.
At first glance I would say you were combining old tech (amd athalon 2) with newer tech (mobo and ram) so I would definitely say your rig is being limited by your CPU. I'm not 100% familiar with amd since I'm more of an Intel guy, but I'll do some research for you.
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GGWC808 said:
Lol, I think that's because xda it's a forum for phones. But I dabble in computers.
At first glance I would say you were combining old tech (amd athalon 2) with newer tech (mobo and ram) so I would definitely say your rig is being limited by your CPU. I'm not 100% familiar with amd since I'm more of an Intel guy, but I'll do some research for you.
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Thanks yeah the athlon is getting quite old yet overclocking to 3.7ghz would help but I don't think it would help enough. I might have to look more at the Phenom lineup
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scoffyburito said:
OK so I'm building my first rig and I've heard of the cpu almost 'restricting' my gpu. Also post any ideas or thoughts on my build as I would love to know. (I'm a beginner when it comes to hardware)
Asus GTS 450 1GB Silent Direct CU $154.70
AMD Athlon II X2 260 @ 3.2
Asrock 880GMH AM3
Western Digital 500Gb SATA
Adata 4GB XPG Gaming DDR3 4GB @ 1600MHZ
Huntkey GreenPower 550w
It is a budget build and I couldn't find the appropriate section for PC's.
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I did a conversion for you us people and I'm looking a a build for around $470 USD
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Some other thoughts:
You motherboard has 4 memory slots for DDR3 ram that operate only in dual channel mode. DDR3 ram is meant to be operated in triple channel mode. Meaning shots gave to be in multiples of 3. So your MOBO is restricting your ram.
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GGWC808 said:
Some other thoughts:
You motherboard has 4 memory slots for DDR3 ram that operate only in dual channel mode. DDR3 ram is meant to be operated in triple channel mode. Meaning shots gave to be in multiples of 3. So your MOBO is restricting your ram.
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Right OK I will have a look at that
I don't really think I need triple-channel either though.
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Using Raspberry pi asa CPU,RAM and Fan readout for a PC

For a project at school, I am wanting to use the raspberry pi to detect the CPU, Ram and fan speeds and temperatures of my PC and display them on a miniature LCD screen mounted to the front of the chassis. Does anyone see this as being possible?
I need a way to connect the Pi to the motherboard of my pc, and I need to find a way to do this in python, which should be possible I believe.

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=32901449
Something like this?
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A bit overkill, why you simply don't use simple atmega?
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Endoroid said:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=32901449
Something like this?
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Yes that's what I want to do!

Yes, this is possible. Tho as stated the raspberry pi is overkill for just an LCD, but you could also run a webserver on it with all the data or something like that .
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io53 said:
Yes, this is possible. Tho as stated the raspberry pi is overkill for just an LCD, but you could also run a webserver on it with all the data or something like that .
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Yeah I might run either a web server or network management of some description.

Yes, you're right, the Pi is overkill. But programming in a high level language is quite easier than struggling with C. Beyond, a programming board is usually way more expensive than the Pi.
@TO: I would store the data in a web server and display it via my smartphone.

LG Nexus 5

I know leaks are silly most of the time, but has anyone seen the N5 leaks?
The specs are kinda sweet. 2.3GHz quadcore, 1080p, 5.2 in, 3GB RAM and such.
Probably still no microSD. They would sell a lot more N4 with microSD.
Most of them I don't want or need. But as the N4 is not that expensive, I might trade up. How about you guys?
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I still think its not coming until fall.
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Just a rumour, may not be true
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Maybe WiFi will be fixed by then
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Lol, it mentioned 4k video recording at 30fps.
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i think these rumours are just partially true. i dont think google will release a phone with 5.2" for now, im not even sure it will be 5". just look at the htc one, 4.7" and full hd, i think that would be perfect.
3gb ram... sounds weird. i think theyre gonna stick with 2 gigs. never seen my n4 run above 1.2 in usage.
2.3ghz cpu = snapdragon 800. might be true, although they might go with tegra4. either way, its gonna pack a lot of power.
no microsd slot is reasonable, just give me the opportunity to have at least 32 gigs of storage, and im gonna be fine.
the biggest hit with the n5 will be key lime pie imo. the hardware is waay ahead of the software if we're talking about android.
we need sw optimizations, and for the love of god, do something with the battery! the most annoying thing of any smartphone is that it must be charged every day if used normally.
im really interested in motos x phone, it should - like moto usually does - deliver decent battery life with good hardware and if the rumours are true, it will have vanilla android = its a win for me.

These are all rumors, wait for more reliable info, closed.
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Lol 3GB Ram.

These threads are getting out of hand here. Use some common sense people.
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subxero123 said:
These are all rumors, wait for more reliable info, closed.
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Is there no fun in these articles?, we don`t cure cancer here. Just people who are intersted in improving and tweaking their phones and intersted in what`s to come

I don't care about these specs. But have you seen this design ??/ Totaly sick !

Nope it's not the next nexus. 3gb ram? There wasn't even 2gb ram on high end phones until last month.

leventccc said:
Nope it's not the next nexus. 3gb ram? There wasn't even 2gb ram on high end phones until last month.
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U.S. versions of the SGS3 have 2GB RAM. They were released in what, June or July of 2012?

2.5Gb or 4Gb RAM is more likely than 3 and hopefully DDR3.

I thought the rumor for KLP and allegedly up the newer Linux kernels use way less RAM then ICS/JB...why the need for more than 2gb then?
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I'm not buying a 5 inch phone too big, 4.9 maybe
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illgodson said:
I thought the rumor for KLP and allegedly up the newer Linux kernels use way less RAM then ICS/JB...why the need for more than 2gb then?
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I was thinking the same thing. A mobile device using even 2GB RAM is a bit ridiculous. Jit compiling and Java in general are such resource hogs. Oh well.

Who says nexus five will be built by LG? (thread title)
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Yeah just seems like overkill, or perhaps KLP and up will gobble up more RAM than we thought?
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illgodson said:
Yeah just seems like overkill, or perhaps KLP and up will gobble up more RAM than we thought?
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The main issue I see is that you have a ton of basement coders with no real training or experience releasing apps onto the Play Store loaded with inefficient and just poor code. That, I think, will be the main issue causing the "need" for more resources.
Shall we get into why quad and octa core CPU's in a phone are ridiculous with multi threading being in the state it's in or leave it alone?