knowledge is a habit

So I finally broke down and got a new laptop. My Toshiba 5105-S501 decided to start flaking out. Seems there is a connection between the motherboard and video card on those machines that gets stressed with age. I didn’t move the computer that much so it lasted almost 4 years for me. At least I was able to get some $$$ out of it on CraigsList by selling it for parts.

I got a Compaq V6030US, 1gb, 80gb, with an AMD 64-bit dual core processor. It was about $800 after rebates at Circuit City. So far I’m very happy with it, the price is half what I paid for my last laptop and all the capacities/capabilities (except video) are pretty much doubled.

Pros:
Quiet.
Computer doesn’t get very hot.
Lots of features for the $$$.
Relateively light. Feels pretty sturdy.
Has a clear plastic screen protector.

Cons:
Screen is not as nice as the Toshiba. 1280×800 is great for DVDs but 1280×1024 would be better for doing real work.
Battery life is about 2 hours.
Power Supply gets very hot.
Video is shared ram and is slow. Expect 20fps max on CounterStrike.

– Dave

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