Turion Notebooks

YAYitsAndrew · Aug 15, 2005, 03:10 PM

I'm looking into getting a new laptop purely for software development. Having my programming tools on the same pc that has that x800xl is very distracting, and I'd like to leave my hectic dorm room at a whim and program somewhere quieter.

I'm aiming to spend between 1000-1300. I've been looking solely at amd turion processors, specifically the MT ones at 25w. I also need a minimum of 1gb memory, so most uncustomized laptops won't cut it (2x256 dimms means replacing all that memory).

Does anyone have any recommendations on finding a notebook that meets these requirements? My current winner is the Asus A6U from rjtech.com which is about 1250 and has everything I want.

Acer has some nice ones too but they all seem to be turion ML (35w). Can anyone comment on the effect the extra wattage has on battery life? Would a sempron be a smart choice instead? Compiling is a pretty intense operation so I don't want something stinky and low-end like the celeron class.

Thanks!

pr0digal jenius · Aug 16, 2005, 03:55 AM

Compaq v2312 is quite the sexy little laptop

And as for the Sempron....you don't wanna go there, I don't think.

Go for the Turion or the Centrino.

Another good choice for a Centrino based platform is the HP dv4000 series (4130, 50, and 70)

YAYitsAndrew · Aug 16, 2005, 02:31 PM

I went with the turion. Bought it from www.rjtech.com last night for a total of $1249 USD. They have a back to school special with free shipping (glee!).

Asus A6U
AMD Turion 64 MT-30
1 gig ram (1 dimm)
40gb 5400rpm 8mb cache HD
windows xp pro sp2

It should make for a very nice dev laptop.

Aug 15, 2005, 03:10 PM	#1
YAYitsAndrew Anti-Piracy Poster Boy Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: NJ Posts: 2,605 Rep Power: 79 System Specs	Turion Notebooks I'm looking into getting a new laptop purely for software development. Having my programming tools on the same pc that has that x800xl is very distracting, and I'd like to leave my hectic dorm room at a whim and program somewhere quieter. I'm aiming to spend between 1000-1300. I've been looking solely at amd turion processors, specifically the MT ones at 25w. I also need a minimum of 1gb memory, so most uncustomized laptops won't cut it (2x256 dimms means replacing all that memory). Does anyone have any recommendations on finding a notebook that meets these requirements? My current winner is the Asus A6U from rjtech.com which is about 1250 and has everything I want. Acer has some nice ones too but they all seem to be turion ML (35w). Can anyone comment on the effect the extra wattage has on battery life? Would a sempron be a smart choice instead? Compiling is a pretty intense operation so I don't want something stinky and low-end like the celeron class. Thanks! __________________ "It is because the resistance to paying for copyrighted material, although often characterized as arising from a supposed technical burden or principled concern for the public interest, arises rather from exactly the same segment of the brain that is dominant in shoplifters." - Mark Helprin, Digital Barbarism In other words, it's never okay to steal even if you think you have a good reason! www.yayitsandrew.com

Aug 16, 2005, 02:31 PM	Thread Starter #3
YAYitsAndrew Anti-Piracy Poster Boy Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: NJ Posts: 2,605 Rep Power: 79 System Specs	I went with the turion. Bought it from www.rjtech.com last night for a total of $1249 USD. They have a back to school special with free shipping (glee!). Asus A6U AMD Turion 64 MT-30 1 gig ram (1 dimm) 40gb 5400rpm 8mb cache HD windows xp pro sp2 It should make for a very nice dev laptop. __________________ "It is because the resistance to paying for copyrighted material, although often characterized as arising from a supposed technical burden or principled concern for the public interest, arises rather from exactly the same segment of the brain that is dominant in shoplifters." - Mark Helprin, Digital Barbarism In other words, it's never okay to steal even if you think you have a good reason! www.yayitsandrew.com

Aug 16, 2005, 03:55 AM	#2
pr0digal jenius Delete Me Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 14,648 Rep Power: 0	Compaq v2312 is quite the sexy little laptop And as for the Sempron....you don't wanna go there, I don't think. Go for the Turion or the Centrino. Another good choice for a Centrino based platform is the HP dv4000 series (4130, 50, and 70)