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Notebook Price Watch



Performance

With SITEX just around the corner, we advise those looking for an expensive desktop replacement to wait for the fair. From past experience, these high-margin laptops tend to get significant discounts and/or attractive freebies thrown in during the show. So hang on to your wallets till then.

Our top three picks

Model name
Specs
Price
Vendor

Alienware M15x
Core i7 processor (1.6GHz); 3GB RAM; 320GB HDD; 15.6-inch screen; Nvidia GeForce GT240M graphics card; DVD writer; Windows 7 Home Premium S$2,799 (US$2,060.77) Alienware online store
Selling point: Decked out with the latest Core i7 processor and Windows 7 operating system, this Alienware still managed to come in at a very affordable price. If the Nvidia G240M graphics is too anemic for you, have no fear as it can easily be bumped up to the G260M version for an additional S$273.92 (US$201.67).


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Specs
Price
Vendor

Gateway P7809G
Core 2 Duo processor (2.53GHz); 4GB RAM; 640GB HDD; 17-inch screen; Nvidia GeForce 9800M GTS graphics card; DVD writer; Windows Vista Home Premium S$2,988 (US$2,199.92) MC2
Selling point: It may not have the latest Core i7 chip or Nvidia graphics card, but for its price this is one affordable gaming laptop with enough performance to tackle all but the most demanding titles.


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Specs
Price
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Toshiba Qosmio X300
Core 2 Duo processor (2.8GHz); 4GB RAM; 640GB HDD; 17.1-inch screen; Nvidia GeForce 9800M GTS graphics card; DVD writer; Windows Vista Ultimate S$3,999 (US$2,944.27) All Toshiba dealers
Selling point: The Toshiba X300 not only impresses with a flaming design and an excellent audio quality, but it also provides an outstanding graphics performance despite its single GPU setup.


Tags: Toshiba Portege, Netbook, Notebook, Apple MacBook, Sony Vaio

 

 

    Talkback
Jignasha Patel says...
This is a special promotion for students. At this price, it's the cheapest tablet PC in the market. The unit also comes with a free four-cell battery to complement the bundled eight-cell battery.

 
 
sourjerer says...
Well I say the above stated notebooks just hits me in the sweet spot... But I particularly like the Toshiba notebook (NICE) :)

 
 
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