Check on what video chipset the laptop has...
That will determine how well the 22" monitior will work.
2 Gigs is plenty... go for faster CPU; AMD will be less expensive
and works better (IMHO)...
Good luck getting XP... Vista was my only choice and I fought with
it for 6 months before "downgrading" to XP... not easy since my
Toshiba is geared toward Vista; had to find drivers.
Walt
--- In amibroker@xxxxxxxxx ps.com, Ronald Davis <xokie7@xxx> wrote:
>
>
> I am convinced that to be able to access at least 3GB of RAM
will be MORE THAN ENOUGH to run as fast as I want to run.
>
> I am planning to purchase a faster Notebook computer with a 17
inch display.
> I checked out the $729.99 Acer Aspire Core 2 Duo 1.5GHz,
2GBRAM, 160GBHD >http://www.geeks. com/details. asp?invtid= AS7720-6155-
R&cat=NBB
> and found that it can have up to 4GB of RAM.
>
> I also looked at the $1,189.99 Toshiba Core 2 Duo 1.80GHz 2GB
240GB HD DVD±RW>http://www.geeks. com/details. asp?invtid= PSPB9U-
022003B-R&cat= NBB and it is advertised to be upgradable to 4 GB of
RAM
>
>
> Do both of these support a second 22 inch monitor equally
well. I don't want to buy the lower cost Acer, and end up
dissappointed in the how TWO monitors appear.
>
> I appreciate your thoughts on the Monitor support, and any other
differences that other than the size of the HD that I may be
dissappointed in.
>
> Will I be better off to pay the
approximately $450 additional
for the Toshiba??
>
> I would like to have some MULTIMEDIA capability in case I become
interested in MULTIMEDIA.
>
> Maybe I should stay away form Vista, and stick with 32 bit XP.
>
> I will appreciate hearing your thoughts. Ron D.
>