The processors are priced according to performance naturally. I would atleast do the $50 upgrade to 2.0 GHz.
The screens differ in that the matte finish will appear to have a slightly fuzzy display, but you don't have to worry about reflecting images on your screen with the glossy which will reflect just about anything. The finish is user dependent and you should pick what matches your needs.
As for the memory, I would definitely suggest 2GB minimum and do the 3 or 4GB upgrade if you have the extra cash. Vista is definitely a memory hog and likes as much as it can get.
If you are going to go with the 2.0 intel core 2 duo than go with the 800 FSB for faster data rate bewteen the hard drive and memory. Also vista's minimuim is 800 FSB if you look on the microsoft website. The mermory should be 2 GB or more. If you are going to multitasking i would reccomend 3GB of memory. A 6 cell battery usaully last around 3 hours and a 9 cell usaully 5 or 6 hours. If you are going to get anti glare it will help alot and if you get the glossy there will be a glare depending on the lighting in what ever place you are in.
all nvdia graphics cards right now have directx 10 which is better than directx 9.
Intel media accelerator graphics card does not support directx 10 and only has directx 9. I wouldn't go with a intel media accelerator graphics card because it isn't really a card. It is a chipset that is connect to you processor and ram on your motherboard. It will slow down performance on windows vista. Nvidia graphics has its on processor and ram. It is separate from the motherboard since it is an actual card.
I am not sure what (x86) is. Hopefully someone else on the forum has that answer.
stefanrp97
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June 30th, 2008 18:00
The processors are priced according to performance naturally. I would atleast do the $50 upgrade to 2.0 GHz.
The screens differ in that the matte finish will appear to have a slightly fuzzy display, but you don't have to worry about reflecting images on your screen with the glossy which will reflect just about anything. The finish is user dependent and you should pick what matches your needs.
As for the memory, I would definitely suggest 2GB minimum and do the 3 or 4GB upgrade if you have the extra cash. Vista is definitely a memory hog and likes as much as it can get.
wildhogs3
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June 30th, 2008 23:00
Hi
If you are going to go with the 2.0 intel core 2 duo than go with the 800 FSB for faster data rate bewteen the hard drive and memory. Also vista's minimuim is 800 FSB if you look on the microsoft website. The mermory should be 2 GB or more. If you are going to multitasking i would reccomend 3GB of memory. A 6 cell battery usaully last around 3 hours and a 9 cell usaully 5 or 6 hours. If you are going to get anti glare it will help alot and if you get the glossy there will be a glare depending on the lighting in what ever place you are in.
Billt Joe
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July 1st, 2008 11:00
1 GHz 32-bit (x86) or 64-bit (x64) processor
1 GB of system memory
40 GB hard drive with at least 15 GB of available space
Support for DirectX 9 graphics with:
WDDM Driver
128 MB of graphics memory (minimum)
Pixel Shader 2.0 in hardware
32 bits per pixel
DVD-ROM drive
Audio Output
Internet access (fees may apply)
I copied this from the Windows website. In the top line what does the "(x86)" mean? and how do I know if the computer supports DirectX 9?
wildhogs3
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July 1st, 2008 19:00
all nvdia graphics cards right now have directx 10 which is better than directx 9.
Intel media accelerator graphics card does not support directx 10 and only has directx 9. I wouldn't go with a intel media accelerator graphics card because it isn't really a card. It is a chipset that is connect to you processor and ram on your motherboard. It will slow down performance on windows vista. Nvidia graphics has its on processor and ram. It is separate from the motherboard since it is an actual card.
I am not sure what (x86) is. Hopefully someone else on the forum has that answer.
stefanrp97
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August 18th, 2008 23:00