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Question

I am looking to buy a decent laptop which I would mostly use for small personal development projects, watching movies and the occasional gaming (I don't need to play the latest and greatest games). I would prefer something with a 17' display though I am willing to consider good 15' laptops as well. Any ideas/suggestions ?

I am currently looking at HP Pavilion DV series, Thinkpads and Toshiba Satellites.

P.S. : My budget is 600-1000 Euros and I live in Netherlands

Answer 1

Oooooh, Dangerous territory here. There are lots of different options, and a lot of people are passionate about the systems they chose.

I can just say that I got a Dell E1505/6400 with a 15.4" display, and it's done really well for both my development and multimedia needs.

Mostly though, it's going to depend on the specs of the system. and the OS as to how good it will be fore those tasks