Is this a good deal on laptop for uni?

Question

Getting a new laptop for university, studying engineering.
The university sent me 2 deals on laptops, and i was wondering if they are good value for money
Not too sure what to include, so I'll just copy and paste from the website

T61 with 3 Year Onsite Warranty - SPECIFICATIONS
Processor : Intel® Centrino Pro™ T7250 | Clock Speed : 2.0Ghz | Dual Core : Yes
AMT : Intel® Centrino Pro™ | RAM : 3Gb | Hard Drive : 80Gb | OS : Vista Business
Screen : 14.1" WXGA | Wireless : Integrated Intel Pro Wireless 802.11a/g/n
Optical Drive : DVD CDRW | Battery : 6 Cell Li-ion
Weight : 2.13kg | Warranty : 3yr, on-site, NBD | Carry Case

Included Software:-
Microsoft Windows Vista Business (without media) | Microsoft Office Professional Edition 2007 (without media)
McAfee EnterpriseVirusScan (Student license) | VitalSource Electronic Library
InterVideo WinDVD | IBM Record Now | PC-Doctor for Windows | Windows Media Player | Windows Defender
Internet Explorer | IE Plug-ins (Authorware, Flash, Shock) | Adobe Reader
IBM ThinkVantage Technologies | Ad-Aware Personal Edition


X61 with 3-Year Onsite Warranty - SPECIFICATIONS
Processor : Intel® Core™ 2 Duo T7300 | Clock Speed : 2.0Ghz | Dual Core : Yes
AMT : Intel® Centrino Pro™ | RAM : 3Gb | Hard Drive : 80Gb | Op System : Vista Business
Screen : 12.1" WXGA | Wireless : Integrated Intel Pro Wireless 802.11a/g/n
Optical Drive : External DVD/CDRW Combo | Battery : 8 Cell Li-ion | ThinkPad X6 Ultrabase : Included
Weight : 1.32kg | Warranty : 3yr, on-site, NBD | Carry Case

Included Software:-
Microsoft Windows Vista Business (without media) | Microsoft Office Professional Edition 2007 (without media)
McAfee EnterpriseVirusScan (Student license) | VitalSource Electronic Library
InterVideo WinDVD | IBM Record Now | PC-Doctor for Windows | Windows Media Player | Windows Defender
Internet Explorer | IE Plug-ins (Authorware, Flash, Shock) | Adobe Reader
IBM ThinkVantage Technologies | Ad-Aware Personal Edition

Any help is appreciated

Answer 1

The laptops should meet your needs at university as they are both good computers. As an engineering major, you may want to upgrade your RAM and Hard drive if possible (an external hard drive would work as well for storing extra data). You will likely be using programs such as Matlab or Mathematica during the course of your study to run calculations and simulations; the extra RAM will help these types of applications run smoothly.

Answer 2

For me the operative be conscious on your question is uni. Laptops are fairly stolen, computers not everywhere close to so alluring. Like for like computers are more cost-effective. You pay for the miniaturisation in a pc. Sorry if i'm being glaring the following, that's only that the potential of robbery is so tremendous, no rely how careful you imagine you're. So for me get a short personal computer at a life like fee and with success you isn't replacing it because some ars* has nicked it. Novatech do good deals and performance actual loose after sales help. loose shipping too.

Answer 3

Both of them are good. 3gb ram promises good lag free environment.

Processor is good as well.

The harddisk is only 80gb which might get filled up easily considering the fact that you are a student. Vista occupies a lot of space. So try getting more hard disk space if you can. Check the site below for a comparison survey between Mac and other computers. Mac is preferred by students and I feel you can look into it. But overall the above configs are good.

Answer 4

the more gb the better

Answer 5

yes!