Basic laptops

Laptops good for: the basic computing needs (Internet, office work, listening to music, watching movies) and to play games that are not very demanding. Most are home laptops of average build quality and batteries that do not last a lot (usually 2-3 hours), and they are not designed to go out of home often.

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Dell Studio 15 (1555). Recommended price: 849 USD
	2.5 kg, 15.6" screen (1366x768)
	3-4 h battery life (6-cells, estimated working with text and browsing the net)
	Intel Core 2 Duo T6500 (2.1 GHz)
	ATI Mobility Radeon HD 4570 (256 MB GDDR3)
	320 GB HD (5400 rpm), 4 GB RAM DDR2-800
	Configurable. Choice of colors and designs. HDMI, eSATA, webcam, subwoofer, optional Blu-ray. Windows Vista Home Premium 64-bit.
	Specifications: Dell.com
	Reviews: Notebookcheck, Notebook Review, PC Magazine, search more
A few purchase options Dell.com, Dell.co.uk(configurable) Best Buy (Intel GMA 4500MHD only, not good for games)	Alternatives Other brands: HP Pavilion dv6t, dv6z, (dv6 UK), Asus X61SL, Toshiba Satellite A500, Sony Vaio NW, Acer Aspire 5536 17": Dell Studio 17, HP Pavilion dv7t (UK), Asus K70IO Business: Dell Vostro 1520, HP Probook (UK), Lenovo Thinkpad SL

You have to pay attention to:

Processor: low-end or mid-range (Intel Pentium Dual Core T4000 series or Intel Core 2 Duo T6000 series, or AMD processors). Sometimes you can find better processors, such as the Intel Core 2 Duo P7000 and P8000 series, that will make the laptop a bit faster. Laptop processors.

Graphics card: low-end dedicated graphics cards (Nvidia GeForce 9200 to 9400 series or G series, or ATI Mobility Radeon HD 3400, 4300 or the slightly better 4500 series). They are good for games that are not very demanding at low to medium settings. You can pick the integrated Intel (GMA 4500MHD) if you are not going to play any games or really old games only. Laptop graphics cards.

Screen: most laptops in this group have glossy screens. If you prefer a matt screen, look for models aimed to business.

Multimedia: if you plan to use the laptop to watch movies and listen to music, keep this in mind:

The HDMI output is used to connect the laptop to a HD TV.
With a Blu-ray player you can watch HD movies in this format, but it is expensive.
Laptops with subwoofer have a more powerful and deep sound.

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