Come in if you understand what a dual processor is for

[BlackVelvet]

I want to buy a laptop and I want a fast one. The last one I owned got very slow and I don't know why. Even after I delete everything the thing is still slow.

I tried reading up on Laptop memory and speed and there are a lot of i's and v's and I don't understand anything.

Also all the laptops around me, Toshibas, hps they all have superbly horrible battery lives and go off in about 10min max. Why? Do you have to buy a new battery after a while?

Marka yaa Tech aware people I need serious help because I need a laptop that will loyally stay by my side for at least 5yrs. (you can see I have grown very pessimistic with technology) And I am too poor to but a Mac so let's not even go there.

What do you suggest? When I go to the shop what key features should I be looking for? Durability, memory and speed being my main concerns. Budget of 500 pounds.

[aytoven]

you're not going to get a good laptop for 500 pounds. Maybe a netbook.

You need to atleast double your budget then you can buy a Mac

[Nabeela]

Good topic

I'm in the same predicament, except my laptop is not old, it's fairly new actually , and just because the warranty is wrapping up, I'm experiencing so much problems with it and it will cost me big, the good thing that came out of it is, I will never buy an HP again, the battery life sucks beyond believe.

I was seriously considering buying a MAC, but I was told it's too expensive to repair and I must buy a warranty, I can't afford that

[Executive]

For that price range you could get Intel Core i5 or i3 with 4gb ram memory, I think thats a good starting point, fast processor, good memory, now you can just look at all the laptops with the right battery durability that you want. If you are going to the normal retailers I would recommend Comet their prices are decent, I used to work their while I was a student.

Other things that would be good to look at are graphics card (preferably dedicated graphics) and big hard drive.

[aytoven]

Intel is trash you need AMD

wtf is a Somali WOMAN going to need 4gb ram for. She's not editing videos or playing games she's using Paltalk and posting on forums.

[Nabeela]

Intel is trash you need AMD

wtf is a Somali WOMAN going to need 4gb ram for. She's not editing videos or playing games she's using Paltalk and posting on forums.

Walle you are twisted.

[ciyaal_warta]

for processor go for i3 min...RAM 4GB min

the bettery thing is tricky it all depend on how u used i have this battery for three years and can still stand around 40 to 1hr..even though i never took it out (some pple say taking out while u using electricity is neccesary otherwise u will bettery will drained out)

if u want a long lasting laptop buy toshiba

and please dont ever buy dell it has a heating problem

[ciyaal_warta]

plus watch out for softwares that installed ur laptop some of them eat up the memory

instead of firefox use chrome coz it uses less memory

[Alphanumeric]

I think it's senseless to spend thousands on a device that will be obsolete within a 2 years.
Technologies are developing faster than the normal person can keep up. Processing power will upgrade every 3 months, very soon. The question most people need to ask is, how will these massively powerful devices be powered? Battery cells are having trouble keeping up with the development, I think. Within the next 5 years, it'll be amazing how fast things have changed with devices.

[BlackVelvet]

Thank you guys

Why do laptops get slow after a while? Is there something you can do to prevent it or is it inevitable? I am starting to think the battery thing is just luck because there a Toshiba at home that will go off the minute you take it out of the socket.

Ciyaal what software? I am the most tech inept person. Microsoft office, explorer maybe DivX for movies and that's about it. Oh Java, Adobe and probably just whatever other basic stuff out there. Is there something I should be watching out for?

[ciyaal_warta]

Thank you guys

Why do laptops get slow after a while? Is there something you can do to prevent it or is it inevitable? I am starting to think the battery thing is just luck because there a Toshiba at home that will go off the minute you take it out of the socket.

Ciyaal what software? I am the most tech inept person. Microsoft office, explorer maybe DivX for movies and that's about it. Oh Java, Adobe and probably just whatever other basic stuff out there. Is there something I should be watching out for?

yap firefox 4 is eats the memory plus try to make sure anything with a flash or player doesnt eat ur memory i have this MPCSTAR player that takes 300MB memory

something is wrong with that toshiba same problem was with my friend something happened to the battery the whole battery issue is just depend on how u use it
if u wana know how to check ur memory usage see this pic

[BlackVelvet]

Can I delete the stuff that are taking up the high memory on that list or would that be a bad idea?

[aytoven]

Can I delete the stuff that are taking up the high memory on that list or would that be a bad idea?

Oh my god.

[BlackVelvet]

I was not kidding when I said I am inept. What happens if I "End Process" ?

[ciyaal_warta]

Can I delete the stuff that are taking up the high memory on that list or would that be a bad idea?

yap u can just goto control panel and goto programs and uninstall them...i deleted my firefox 4 and using chrome now

I was not kidding when I said I am inept. What happens if I "End Process" ?

it will stop working and u can restrat them anytime u want ...just end process and see how ur memory goes to normal...atleast that is what worked for me