<p>Hey, guys and gals of cc.</p>
<p>I have the choice between a 17" Everex xt5000t laptop with an AMD dual core turion 1.6 ghz cpu and a 15" dell vostro 1500 with a core 2 duo intel 1.6 ghz. The Vostro is newer and will most probably perform better, but I would be sacrificing workspace.</p>
<p>Does anyone with college laptop experience see a use for a 17" monitor? I’m leaning towards the Everex.</p>
<p>Help me, this decision is tearing me apart!
Torvald</p>
<p>There are advantages to a 17" monitor. Personally, I would never use one since I am a huge ultraportable fan, but advantages include:</p>
<p>extra screen space usually means you can fit more on your screen, movies/video games will look better, your computer monitor in whole just kinda “fills you up”</p>
<p>If you aren’t going to move around with it a lot and battery life isn’t important and you don’t mind having a 17" monstrosity (this term only comes from my personal bias) sitting on your desk, then by all means get the 17" notebook.</p>
<p>I’d say go to some random electronics store and just kinda feel up the different screen sizes on various notebooks. Once you know you prefer one, get it!</p>
<p>If you’re going to watch movies and play games on your comp, get the 17". Otherwise, go with 15".</p>
<p>thanks alot.</p>
<p>15" is also fine for playing games.</p>
<p>actually, a wxga+ or wsxga+ ($50 and $100 options on the dell) would have more workspace than the 17", which is 1440x900.</p>
<p>also, core 2 > x2, if you care.</p>
<p>For most users, the difference in processor performance will be negligible, while the screen size is something you would notice every time you use it.</p>
<p>15".</p>
<p>Also look into the Inspiron 1520. While the Vostro 1500 may give you a bit better bang for the buck, the Inspiron gives you a bit more flexibility in terms of choosing options geared toward the consumer.</p>
<p>15" seems fine to me.</p>
<p>get the vostro, core 2 duo is better than turion.</p>
<p>And everex??? *** is that?</p>
<p>Since it’s obvious you’re not getting the laptop for gaming (from the specs), getting a 17" doesn’t seem worth it. So I think you’ll be better off with the Vostro.</p>
<p>thanks a lot for the advice.</p>