Help with Laptop purchase

[batema (Mark)]

Hi,

I have been to Joyce Main for starters and found the following but it opperates on windowa 8.

ASUS - N56VZ
http://www.asus.com.au/Notebooks/Multimedia_Entertainment/N56VZ/#specifications
If someone could tell me if this is a good value laptop to run my mount and do all processing that we all do I would be greatful. It retails at $1499.

Thanks

Mark

[Phil Hart]

You might like to check out this thread:

http://www.iceinspace.com.au/forum/s...d.php?t=104547

If your suggestion had an IPS screen I'd be very interested.. but looks like not. Up to 16GB RAM would be nice!

Phil

[batema (Mark)]

I wonder how this is. A HP Pavilion DV7 with these stats for $1599.

Processor Type Intel Core i7
Display Size 17.3 Inch
Processor Speed 2.4 GHz
Installed RAM 16 GB
Hard Drive Capacity 2000 GB
Weight 3.2 x
Display Resolution 1920x1080

Of course Windows 8 Pro upgrade $69 the guy says will run windows 7 program.

Do I go for it???

Mark

[BlackWidow (Mardy)]

I work as a service tech mainly on laptops. My choice of brands based on faults and reliability are as follows

I like.. Sony, Toshiba and Asus. Acre is not too bad dependent on the model.

I would not purchase... HP, Compaq based on poor quality. Bad backup and high level of faults...

This is only my opinion based on what I see on a day to day basis. I service and repair around 15 systems per day.. When I purchase I like others want the best price. The cheapest price is nice, but not what I look for. It's all about value for money for me. That includes backup, reliability, parts, quality and price.


Hope this helps with your choice..


Mardy

[acropolite (Phil)]

I wouldn't touch HP either, my preference is Toshiba, I've yet to hear of anyone who has had one fail. On the other hand we had 2 x HP laptops at work, after a couple of years they both failed within weeks of each other.

[Rigel003 (Graeme)]

Originally Posted by batema

I wonder how this is. A HP Pavilion DV7 with these stats for $1599.

Processor Type Intel Core i7
Display Size 17.3 Inch
Processor Speed 2.4 GHz
Installed RAM 16 GB
Hard Drive Capacity 2000 GB
Weight 3.2 x
Display Resolution 1920x1080

Of course Windows 8 Pro upgrade $69 the guy says will run windows 7 program.

Do I go for it???

Mark

I bought one of these a couple of weeks ago to replace my 5 1/2 year old Toshiba laptop. Cost only $1400 from Flingshot (price has now increased). It has 2 1TB internal drives and I may swap one out for a SSD at some stage in the future. In the meantime though it's pretty zippy as is and runs everything I need well including Maxim DL, CCDstack2, Firecapture, Autostakkert, Registax, PHD Guiding. It manages to write planetary cam files to the HD at over 100fps without dropping any frames. The screen has good resolution and reasonable quality - slight variation in illumination when you move far off centre. Lack of backlit keys was an advantage to save alienating dark adapted friends. I've also read comments about the poor reliability rate of HP laptops but this suited my needs so well I thought I'd give it a go. Not disappointed so far.