Help Alex buy a laptop part 2. Processor differences? T2250, T5200 and T5500?

[LeperousDust]

Ok so things have changed, again (as usual).

So looks like i'm after a screen size 13" or less, "ultraportable" laptop, coming in at around or under £800. Weighing under 2kg would be nice, but its not totally important, i'm a big enough lad to be able to carry over 2kg decent battery life too, if it can survive playing a dvd for 3-4 hours thats perfect (ie train rides)

Would like it to be able to be docked into a station, but so far i've not found anything (except a dell latitude 420 out of my price range).

On my short list now, are:

Samsung Q35 - £750

Features for this SAMSUNG Q35

- Intel Core 2 Duo T5200 Processor 1.6GHz
- 667MHz FSB
- 2MB Cache
- 1024MB RAM
- 100GB Hard Drive
- Dual Layer DVD ReWriter MultiDrive
- 12.1" Widescreen Display
- Microsoft Windows Vista Premium
- 128MB Intel GMA 950 Shared Graphics
- 1 Year Free Warranty

Specification for this SAMSUNG Q35

Processor Type Intel Core 2 Duo T5200
Processor speed 1600 mhz
Memory Size 1Gb mb
Memory Type DDR II
Hard Drive Capacity 100 Gb
Optical Drives DVD Super Multi Dual Layer
CD-ROM Speed 24 x
CD-RW Speed. 24 x
DVD-ROM Speed 8 x
DVD-RW Speed 4 x
Screen Size/Type 12.1 WXGA
Graphics Card Type GMA 950
Graphics Memory 128mb shared mb
Sound Type Audio Codec
Modem Type 56kbps
No. of USB Connections 2
Other Interfaces Bluetooth
Battery Type Li-Ion
Battery life (up to) 6 hours
Operating system Windows Vista Home Premium
Weight 1.89 kg
Height 214 mm
Width 299 mm
Depth 35.8 mm
Colour Silver

Phillips X59 (the none pink one ) - £700

Features for this PHILIPS X59

- INTEL CORE 2 DUO T5200 Processor 1.66GHz
- 667MHz FSB
- 2MB Cache
- 1024MB RAM
- 100 GB Hard Drive
- DVD+/- RW Optical Drive
- 12.1" Brite Widescreen
- Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium
- 224MB Intel GMA 950 Integrated Graphics
- 1 year FREE warranty

Specification for this PHILIPS X59

Processor Type INTEL CORE 2 DUO T5200
Processor speed 1.66 mhz
Memory Size 1024 mb
Memory Type DDR II
Hard Drive Capacity 100 Gb
Optical Drives DVD+/- RW
CD-ROM Speed 48 x
CD-RW Speed. 24 x
DVD-ROM Speed 24 x
DVD-RW Speed 8 x
Floppy Disk Drive No
Screen Size/Type 12.1" WXGA BRITE
Graphics Card Type Intel GMA950
Graphics Memory Up to 224 MB mb
TV-out No
Sound Type AC97
Modem Type 56k
Wireless Enabled Yes
No. of USB Connections 3
No. of Firewire Connections 0
Infrared Port Included No
Other Interfaces Express Card Slot
Battery Type LI-ION
Battery life (up to) 3.50 hours
Software Titles Included Works 8.5
Operating system VISTA PREMIUM
Weight 1.89 kg
Height 37 mm
Width 297 mm
Depth 213 mm
Colour SILVER




Packard Bell BU45-O-002 - £590

Features for this PACKARD BELL BU45-O-002

- Intel Core Duo T2250 Processor 1.73GHz
- 533MHz FSB
- 2MB Cache
- 1024MB RAM
- 100GB Hard Drive
- Dual Layer DVD ReWriter MultiDrive
- 12" TFT Display
- Microsoft Windows Vista Premium
- 128MB Intel GMA950 Shared Graphics
- 1 Year Free Warranty

Specification for this PACKARD BELL BU45-O-002

Processor Type Intel Core Duo T2250
Processor speed 1730 mhz
Memory Size 1024 mb
Memory Type DDR II
Hard Drive Capacity 100 Gb
Optical Drives DVDRW+R9
Screen Size/Type 12"TFT
Graphics Card Type Intel 950
Graphics Memory 128mb shared mb
No. of USB Connections 4
Other Interfaces WIFI 802.11a/b/g
Battery Type Li-Ion
Software Titles Included Norton Int Security
Operating system Windows Vista Premium
Weight 1.9 kg
Height 40 mm
Width 309 mm
Depth 228 mm
Colour BLack



SONY C2S - £790

Features for this SONY C2S/H

- Intel Core 2 Duo T5500 Processor 1.66GHz
- 667MHz FSB
- 2MB Cache
- 1024MB RAM
- 120GB Hard Drive
- Dual Layer DVD ReWriter MultiDrive
- 13.3" Widescreen X-Black Display
- Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium
- 128MB Intel GMA 950 Shared Graphics
- 1 Year Free Warranty

Specification for this SONY C2S/H

Processor Type Intel Core Duo Processor T5500
Processor speed 1660 mhz
Memory Size 1024 mb
Memory Type DDR II
Hard Drive Capacity 120 Gb
Optical Drives DVD+-RW/+-R DL/RAM
CD-ROM Speed 24 x
CD-RW Speed. 24 x
DVD-ROM Speed 8 x
DVD-RW Speed 8 x
Screen Size/Type 13.3" WXGA
Graphics Card Type GMA 950
Graphics Memory 128mb mb
Sound Type Realtek
Modem Type V.92
Wireless Enabled Yes
No. of USB Connections 2
No. of Firewire Connections 1
Battery Type Li-Ion
Battery life (up to) 2.6 hours
Operating system Windows Vista Home Premium
Weight 2.3 kg
Height 37 mm
Width 236 mm
Depth 330 mm
Colour Grey


In summary, the Sammy Q35 jumps out at me but i don't *really* know why, the VIAO has s-video out which would be nice for plugging into old tvs to watch movies, the phillips just seems in the same league but nothing striking i dont think, and the Packard Bell has all the trimmings including built in webcam and mic and fingerprint reader, and is the cheapest by far. Only thing im worried about is real world battery life and build quality etc with the packard because i can't seem to find ANY reviews of it...

Another thing i'm not "up" on is the different processors used, if i find it confusing god help the public! so whats the difference between the t2250 and t5200 and t5500, i assume the two latter are the same type but ones slightly faster, but i'm not sure what the packard bell's t2250 is, i guess its cheap poo, hence the nice price?

Wow, long post, hopefully some managed untill the end of that and would like to help me!

Cheers again guys

[Mark]

Avoid Phillips and Packard Bell at all costs tbh.

PS - That's nothing other than personal bias, but on good grounds.

All you need to know about processor numbers is bigger is (usually) better.

[LeperousDust]

See thats what i thought about the Packard Bell, but the price is just so good especially for what i get (well apart from the processor which i guess is poop), but i guess its going to fall apart within the year, this laptop is meant to last me really, i won't be doing much with it that will require upgrading i dont think.

And the bigger better thing is that true? I would have thought with desktops, but with laptops there is all this ultra low voltage parp i haven't really looked into recently, so im confused...

Cheers Mark, you popped up in my last thread, i appriciate the input, and i took a lot longer to set my thread out this time so you could compare at a glace

So far seems the samsung is still winning, its funny that i found the samsung by complete accident too! Always the way!

I'm hoping comet's price crash tomorrow yeilds something i can't refuse with regard to laptops...

[Mondo]

My sister has the previous version of that Samsung, build quality is a bit on the plastic side, too much i think. It is light and thin but doesn't feel too good in the hand. Out of those i'd pick the Sony, good screen and decent build quality.

[LeperousDust]

After all thos options i gave, taking onboard that bad thoughts i and others seem to have with the phillips and packard bell, and although from what i've read Ray's bad experience with the sammy, and the fact that the vaio doesnt seem that cheap for what im getting... i found this beauty on ebay for buy it now, comming in at about £700. Convince me WHY i shouldn't buy it
XPS M1210 LAPTOP CORE 2 DUO INTEL 1.66 T5500 12.1" TFT
2 GIG 160GB DVD±RW TRUELIFE WIFI BLUETOOTH CAMERA
Its a dell version of the packard bell basically, its got EVERYTHING, and its a dell and its cheapish. What could go wrong?

[Mark]

Originally Posted by LeperousDust

Its a dell version of the packard bell basically,

It's not even close.

My work colleague had the memory controller on his XPS laptop die a few months back, but then he also had an Alienware laptop die a month out of warranty, so could be a jinx. My Dell laptop is nearly four years old and only now showing it's age (save the keyboard which had to be replaced) - bloody good considering it's been dropped down a flight of stairs (in a bag, thank god).

In short, you're lucky I didn't bid for it myself (I'll probably wish I had).

[Stan_Lite]

BUY IT.

I have the M1710 (the older version with the T2600 CPU) and it's brilliant. Build quality is excellent, it has a great screen and the 2Gb of memory is a godsend - pity it's onboard graphics but the bucketload of system memory should mean that won't be a problem, if you're not doing any serious gaming on it, it'll be perfectly fine.

Stan

[LeperousDust]

It buy it now Mark , and there are LOADS of them Have a look!

So nobody sees anything bad with that auction because i might buy now/today, i just don't want to be ripped off. Not a total fan of ebay, but when the price is right etc... I may phone him too.

[Stan_Lite]

Seller appears genuine enough - power seller with 1433 sales and 99.9% positive feedback - I'd be happy enough to order from him/her.

Stan

[LeperousDust]

excellent, i'm ****ing excited now One thing i;ve noticed with that auction is hes advertising the M1210 with "integrated graphics" when i thought they were discrete only Gefore go 7400, why would he sell himself short? Also why does he have 2gb of memory (ive read right havent I?) for such a cheap cheap price? £700 for that would cost over a grand on the dell site i reckon? This is the only reason im worried...