zubba
Senior Member
posted: Dec. 20, 2009 @ 10:27a
Laptop Decision Buying Guide Spreadsheet
I'm surprised no one else created such a spreadsheet, or if they did, I couldn't find it anywhere.
Lists the main ASUS, Fujitsu, Sony , Toshiba models to compare specifications to aid in buying decisions. The focus was on these brands due to their better track record of reliability as discussed here:
Laptop Reliability Guide
Purpose: Allows user to make more intelligent buying decisions, increases competition between the manufacturers to create better offers, reducing prices, by allowing clearer price discovery.
posted: Dec. 20, 2009 @ 10:27a
zubba
Senior Member
posted: Dec. 20, 2009 @ 10:47a
See Link in first post to view in Spreadsheet
model mfr screen size diagonal price = in chronological order, reflects price movement since 11-09 store processor data bus speed=front bus speed ghz processor RAM memory GB hard drive cpu mark-higher better NEW from http://www.cpubenchmark.net/cpu_list.php webcam INTEGRATED microphone INTEGRATED USB; 2+1=2-USB + 1-eSATA/USB combo port OS WEIGHT BATTERY Life-HOURS then minutes (6.5 = 6 hours and 50 minutes) MegaPixels on Webcam SCREEN type NOTE 1 NOTE 2 NOTE 3 YES/NO WHY NOTToshiba 184 1500 frys Intel Core i7-720QM 1333 1.6 4 320 3371 YES YES 3+1 windows7 1.3 Sony 164 1100 microcenter Intel Core2 Duo P8700 1066 2.53 4 500 1768 YES YES 3 windows7 6.9 3.3 after 50 rebate Sony 164 1300 frys Intel Core2 Duo P8700 1066 2.53 6 500 1768 YES YES 3 windows7 7.1 Sony 164 1030 frys Intel Core2 Duo P8700 1066 2.53 4 320 1768 YES YES 3 windows7 3 after 50 rebate Sony 164 1030-950-900 frys Intel Core2 Duo P8700 1066 2.53 4 320 1768 YES YES 3 windows7 3 after 50 rebate Toshiba A505-s6980 lighter weight, sits flat w/o protuding battery, $30 cheaper; CONS battery not as long lasting, 156 asus vs Toshiba 16' screen Toshiba 16 630 BBY Intel Core2 Duo T6600 800 2.2 4 500 1547 YES YES 3+1 windows7 7.2 1.3 SKU: 9672271, sonic black color Toshiba 16 800 new egg Intel Core2 Duo T6600 800 2.2 4 500 1547 YES YES 3+1 windows7 6.48 1.3 Sony 164 880 frys Intel Core2 Duo T6600 800 2.2 4 500 1547 YES YES 3 windows7 3 Sony 164 880 microcenter Intel Core2 Duo T6600 800 2.2 4 500 1547 YES YES 3 windows7 6.9 3 Toshiba 14 900 microcenter Intel Core2 Duo T6600 800 2.2 4 500 1547 2 windows7 no screen only 14, only 2 usb portsToshiba 184 928 wmt Intel Core2 Duo T6600 800 2.2 4 500 1547 YES YES 4 windows7 1.3 Toshiba 16 600-630-600 bby Intel Core2 Duo T6600 800 2.2 4 500 1547 YES YES 3+1 windows7 7.2 7.53 1.3 HD TruBriteŽ LCD Display no bluetooth, top pick in review per cnet PROS bigger screen, longer life battery, 1 extra USB port; CONS $30 more than asus, 1.5 pounds heavier, battery juts out Sony 164 800-880-800 frys Intel Core2 Duo T6600 800 2.2 4 500 1547 YES YES 3 windows7 Toshiba 184 880-850 bby Intel Core2 Duo T6600 800 2.2 6 500 1547 YES YES 4 windows7 8.7 1.3 cheapest 6gb; cnet gives good review The good: Huge display; Blu-ray player; Harmon Kardon speakers provide outstanding audio; roomy hard drive. The bad: Abysmal battery life; media control keys are poorly positioned; so-so keyboard and clacky mouse buttons. 11-1-09 insert Toshiba 16 700 Toshiba .com Intel Core2 Duo T6600 800 2.2 4 400 1547 YES YES 3+1 windows7 6.48 1.3 Toshiba 16 747 amzn Intel Core2 Duo T6600 800 2.2 4 400 1547 YES YES 3+1 windows7 1.3 Toshiba 16 650-750 frys Intel Core2 Duo T6600 800 2.2 4 400 1547 YES YES 3+1 windows7 1.3 Toshiba 16 700-680 OD Intel Core2 Duo T6600 800 2.2 4 400 1547 YES YES 3+1 windows7 6.48 1.3 Toshiba 156 600 microcenter Intel Core2 Duo T6600 800 2.2 4 320 1547 YES YES 2+1 windows7 6 3.32 1.3 after $50 MIR Toshiba 156 649 wmt Intel Core2 Duo T6600 800 2.2 4 320 1547 YES YES 2+1 windows7 6 2.25 1.3 fatwallet Toshiba 156 650 jr Intel Core2 Duo T6600 800 2.2 4 320 1547 YES YES 2+1 windows7 6 2.25 1.3 fatwallet Sony 155 650 bby Intel Core2 Duo T6600 800 2.2 4 320 1547 YES YES 3 windows7 6 4 1.3 good per cnet, but no bluetooth, bad battery life Sony 155 665 amzn Intel Core2 Duo T6600 800 2.2 4 320 1547 YES YES 3 windows7 6 4 1.3 good per cnet, but no bluetooth, bad battery life Sony 155 780 microcenter Intel Core2 Duo T6600 800 2.2 4 320 1547 YES YES 3 windows7 6 4.3 Sony 155 800 frys Intel Core2 Duo T6600 800 2.2 4 320 1547 YES YES 3 windows7 6.2 4 CNET rates highly, has blueray, CONS Seems to be room for a bigger battery; no media control buttons Sony 155 800 frys Intel Core2 Duo T6600 800 2.2 4 320 1547 YES YES 3 windows7 6.2 4 Sony 155 850 frys Intel Core2 Duo T6600 800 2.2 4 320 1547 YES YES 3 windows7 4 Toshiba 14 900 Staples Intel Core2 Duo T6600 800 2.2 4 320 1547 YES YES 3 windows7 1.3 n NO screen only 14Sony 155 650-737-800 Staples Intel Core2 Duo T6600 800 2.2 4 320 1547 YES YES 3 windows7 6.2 4 Toshiba 16 800 new egg Intel Core2 Duo T6600 800 2.2 4 250 1547 YES YES 3+1 windows7 6.48 1.3 Sony 164 874 PCMALL Intel Core2 Duo T6600 800 2.2 3 250 1547 YES 3 windows7 6.8 3 Toshiba 16 750 frys Intel Core2 Duo P7450 1066 2.13 4 500 1542 YES YES 3+1 windows7 6.48 1.3 LED fat1 Toshiba 16 850 amzn Intel Core2 Duo P7450 1066 2.13 4 500 1542 YES YES 3+1 windows7 6.48 1.3 fat1 Toshiba 16 898 wmt Intel Core2 Duo P7450 1066 2.13 4 500 1542 YES YES 3+1 windows7 6.48 1.3 fat1 Toshiba 16 978 wmt Intel Core2 Duo P7450 1066 2.1 6 500 1542 YES YES 3+1 windows7 6.48 1.3 Sony 164 1000 frys Intel Core2 Duo P7450 1066 2.13 4 500 1542 YES YES 3 windows7 6.9 3 Sony 164 1000 frys Intel Core2 Duo P7450 1066 2.13 4 500 1542 YES YES 3 windows7 6.9 3 Sony 164 1000 frys Intel Core2 Duo P7450 1066 2.13 4 500 1542 YES YES 3 windows7 6.9 3 Sony 164 1000 bby Intel Core2 Duo P7450 1066 2.13 6 500 1542 YES YES 3 windows7 6.9 3 Toshiba 16 1000 microcenter Intel Core2 Duo P7450 1066 2.1 6 500 1542 YES YES 3+1 windows7 6.48 1.3 Toshiba 16 1055 amzn Intel Core2 Duo P7450 1066 2.13 4 500 1542 YES YES 3+1 windows7 7.17 4.4 1.3 TruBriteŽ TFT LCD display how is 6997 diff than 6992 BESIDES WEIGHS MOREToshiba 16 1078 wmt Intel Core2 Duo P7450 1066 2.13 4 500 1542 YES YES 3+1 windows7 7.17 4.4 1.3 TruBriteŽ TFT LCD display how is 6997 diff than 6992 BESIDES WEIGHS MOREToshiba 16 1099 overstock Intel Core2 Duo P7450 1066 2.13 4 500 1542 YES YES 3+1 windows7 7.17 4.4 1.3 TruBriteŽ TFT LCD display how is 6997 diff than 6992 BESIDES WEIGHS MOREToshiba 16 1100 PCMALL Intel Core2 Duo P7450 1066 2.13 4 500 1542 YES YES 3+1 windows7 7.17 4.4 1.3 TruBriteŽ TFT LCD display how is 6997 diff than 6992 BESIDES WEIGHS MOREToshiba 16 800-900-750 frys Intel Core2 Duo P7450 1066 2.13 4 500 1542 YES YES 3+1 windows7 6.48 2.2 1.3 fat1Toshiba 16 900refurb microcenter Intel Core2 Duo P7450 1066 2.1 6 500 1542 YES YES 3+1 windows7 6.48 1.3 Sony 155 930 microcenter Intel Core2 Duo P7450 1066 2.13 4 400 1542 YES YES 3 windows7 6 4.3 Toshiba 184 974 AMEX /Toshiba rewards Intel Core2 Duo P7450 1066 2.13 4 320 1542 YES YES 4 windows7 8.7 1.3 Sony 164 980 frys Intel Core2 Duo P7450 1066 2.13 4 320 1542 YES YES 3 windows7 after 50 rebateSony 164 980 frys Intel Core2 Duo P7450 1066 2.13 4 320 1542 YES YES 3 windows7 3 after 50 rebateSony 164 980 frys Intel Core2 Duo P7450 1066 2.13 4 320 1542 YES YES 3 windows7 3 after 50 rebate Toshiba 16 799 overstock AMD Turion2 Ultra m600 800 2.4 4 500 1519 YES YES 3+1 windows7 6.48 1.3 Toshiba 16 800 frys AMD Turion2 Ultra m600 800 2.4 4 500 1519 YES YES 3+1 windows7 6.48 1.3 Toshiba 16 800 PCMALL AMD Turion2 Ultra m600 800 2.4 4 500 1519 YES YES 3+1 windows7 6.48 1.3 Toshiba 16 768-798 wmt AMD Turion2 Ultra m600 800 2.4 4 500 1519 YES YES 3+1 windows7 6.48 1.3 798-30giftcard=768 614.4 AFTER BING CashBack Toshiba 16 800-750-650 frys AMD Turion2 Ultra m600 800 2.4 4 500 1519 YES YES 3+1 windows7 6.48 1.3 LCD will wmt match? bing 20% which is better Sony 164 1040 Radio Shack Intel Core2 Duo P8400 1066 2.26 4 320 1516 VISTA 6.7 NO vistaToshiba 156 550 amzn Intel Dual Core T4300 800 2 4 500 1426 YES 2+1 windows7 6 2.25 1.3 Sony 155 698 wmt Intel Dual Core T4300 800 2 4 400 1426 YES windows7 4? 1.3 Toshiba 16 650 x omx Intel Dual Core T4300 800 2.1 4 320 1426 YES YES vista 1.3 NO vistaToshiba 156 480-400 x omx Intel Dual Core T4300 800 2 4 320 1426 YES YES 2+1 windows7 1.3 Toshiba 156 549 Toshiba .com Intel Dual Core T4300 800 2 3 250 1426 YES YES 2+1 windows7 6 1.3 Toshiba 16 699 frys Intel Core2 Duo T6500 800 2.1 4 500 1424 YES YES 3+1 windows7 6.4 1.3 Toshiba 184 750-950 frys Intel Core2 Duo T6500 2.1 4 400 1424 YES YES 3+1 vista 1.3 no VISTAToshiba 16 550 bby Intel Core2 Duo T6500 800 2.1 3 320 1424 YES YES 2+1 windows7 6 3.3 1.3 midnight breeze color, SKU: 9672226, how different than L505-s5990? Toshiba 16 600 bby Intel Core2 Duo T6500 800 2.1 4 320 1424 YES YES 2 windows7 1.3 no only 2 usbToshiba 16 600 bby Intel Core2 Duo T6500 800 2.1 4 320 1424 YES YES 2+1 windows7 5.5+ 3.2 1.3 Toshiba 16 600 frys Intel Core2 Duo T6500 800 2.1 4 320 1424 2 vista no vistaToshiba 173 650 CompUSA Intel Core2 Duo T6500 2.1 3 320 1424 YES YES 2+1 vista 1.3 Sony 164 800 frys Intel Core2 Duo T6500 800 2.1 4 320 1424 YES YES vista 6.9 5.5 NO vistaToshiba 16 550-500 bby Intel Core2 Duo T6500 800 2.1 3 320 1424 YES YES 2+1 windows7 6 3.3 1.3 midnight breeze color, SKU: 9549045, how different than L505-s59903? Toshiba 16 750-600 frys Intel Core2 Duo T6500 800 2.1 4 320 1424 YES YES vista 1.3 no VISTAToshiba 16 400 bby Intel Core2 Duo T6500 800 2.1 3 250 1424 YES YES 3 windows7 6 1.3 limit 4, black Friday special, 12-09 no longer on bby website no no longer available on websiteTigerDirect no vistaToshiba 16 639 overstock Intel pentium Dual Core 2.1 4 320 1423 YES YES 3+1 vista 6 1.3 NO VISTAToshiba 156 730 CompUSA Intel Core2 Duo T6670 800 2.2 4 320 1422 YES YES 3 XP/windows7 5.86 1.3 lcd Toshiba 173 950 CompUSA Intel Core2 Duo T6670 800 2.2 4 320 1422 YES YES 2+1 windows7 7 1.3 Sony 155 700 microcenter Intel Core2 Duo T6670 800 2.2 4 250 1422 YES YES 3 windows7 6 4 Sony 155 780 frys Intel Core2 Duo T6670 800 2.2 4 250 1422 YES YES 3 windows7 6 4 Toshiba 16 1000-900 frys Intel Core2 Duo P7350 1066 2 6 500 1378 YES YES 3+1 vista 6.48 1.3 NO VISTASony 164 1000 frys Intel Core2 Duo P7350 1066 2 4 400 1378 vista no VISTASony 164 900 frys Intel Core2 Duo P7350 1066 2 4 320 1378 YES YES 3 windows7 6.9 Toshiba 17 1200 frys Intel Core2 Duo P7350 1066 2 4 320 1378 vista no VISTAToshiba 184 798 wmt AMD Turion2 Dual Core M500 2.2 4 500 1335 YES YES 4 windows7 1.3 Toshiba 156 470 OD AMD Turion2 Ultra M500 2.2 3 320 1335 YES YES 3 windows7 6 2.4 1.3 reviewer says no webcam?!? Toshiba 156 480 frys AMD Turion2 Ultra M500 2.2 3 320 1335 YES YES 3 windows7 6 2.4 1.3 reviewer says no webcam?!? Toshiba 156 600 new egg AMD Turion2 Ultra M500 2.2 3 320 1335 YES YES 3 windows7 6 2.4 1.3 reviewer says no webcam?!? Toshiba 156 600 PCMALL AMD Turion2 Ultra M500 2.2 3 320 1335 YES YES 3 windows7 6 2.4 1.3 reviewer says no webcam?!? Toshiba 156 648 wmt AMD Turion2 M500 2.2 4 320 1335 YES YES 3 windows7 1.3 Toshiba 156 650 new egg AMD Turion2 M500 2.2 4 320 1335 YES YES 3 windows7 1.3 Toshiba 156 580-480 Staples AMD Turion2 Dual Core M500 2.2 3 320 1335 YES YES 3 windows7 6.1 3.3 1.3 review says 2 not 3 usb and runs hot Toshiba 173 500 OD AMD Turion2 Ultra M500 2.2 3 250 1335 YES YES 2+1 windows7 7 2.2 1.3 bing 7% Toshiba 173 600 amzn AMD Turion2 Ultra M500 2.2 3 250 1335 YES YES 2+1 windows7 7 2.2 1.3 bing 7% Toshiba 173 620 microcenter AMD Turion2 Ultra M500 2.2 3 250 1335 YES YES 2+1 windows7 7 2.2 1.3 Toshiba 17 800 new egg Intel Core2 Duo T6400 2 4 320 1310 vista runs very hot, not for lap NO vistaToshiba 156 430 bby AMD Athlon2 Dual Core M300 2 3 320 1226 NO NO NO WEBCAMToshiba 156 512 Toshiba .com AMD Athlon2 Dual Core M300 2 2 250 1226 YES YES windows7 1.3 Toshiba 156 520 microcenter AMD Athlon2 Dual Core M300 2 3 250 1222 NO NO 2+1 windows7 6 2.2 NO NO WEBCAMToshiba 156 350 OD Intel Celeron Dual Core T3000 800 1.8 2 250 1153 NO NO 3 windows7 5.86 NO NO WEBCAMToshiba 156 380 OD Intel Celeron Dual Core T3000 800 1.8 4 250 1153 NO NO 3 windows7 5.86 2.66 NO NO WEBCAMToshiba 156 400 microcenter Intel Celeron Dual Core T3000 800 1.8 2 250 1153 NO NO 3 windows7 5.86 NO NO WEBCAMToshiba 156 449 Toshiba .com Intel Celeron Dual Core T3000 800 1.8 2 160 1153 ??? ??? windows7 Toshiba 184 700-600 microcenter AMD Turion X2 Dual-Core RM-74 2.2 4 400 1077 YES YES 3+1 vista 9.7 1.3 NO vistaToshiba 16 570 frys AMD Turion X2 Dual-Core RM-74 2.2 3 320 1077 NO NO 2 vista lcd NO vistaToshiba 16 580 amzn AMD Turion X2 Dual-Core RM-74 2.2 3 320 1077 YES 2+1 VISTA 6 1.3 no vistaToshiba 154 550 CompUSA Intel Core2 Duo T5870 800 2 2 250 1067 YES YES 3 windows7 5.86 1.3 lcd Toshiba 16 690 CompUSA AMD Turion X2 Ultra Dual-Core Mobile ZM-80 2.1 4 320 1039 YES YES 3+1 vista 1.3 NO vistaBuy.com no ONLY 0.3 WEBCAMToshiba 156 300 bby Intel Celeron 900 800 2.2 2 250 779 NO NO 3 windows7 5.9 2.4 NO no camSony 155 680 x omx 3 320 NO NO NO NO WEBCAMToshiba , and Sony because they are the most reliable per SquareTrade.com data at http://www.squaretrade.com/htm/pdf/SquareTrade_laptop_reliability_1109.pdf
See Link in first post to view in Spreadsheet
catzakoolcally
Member
posted: Dec. 21, 2009 @ 11:59a
nice, but how about the GPU?
1
jaymez619
Thrifty Member
posted: Dec. 21, 2009 @ 3:31p
catzakoolcally said: nice, but how about the GPU?
Yes, great effort and sounds like a lot of work. However, GPU and the amount of VRAM (dedicated/shared) is an important factor.
zubba
Senior Member
posted: Dec. 24, 2009 @ 12:34a
Explain me the GPU, where do I find this, and what does it mean? Why is it important?
HTN
Senior Member - 3K
posted: Dec. 24, 2009 @ 1:22p
Wikipedia - GPU
It is important if you run graphic intensive applications like games or just take advantage of Windows features like Aero .
Members of our community may attach files to a post in accordance with the User Agreement. FatWallet is not responsible for the content, accuracy, completeness or validity of any information contained in any attached file. Files have *not* been scanned for viruses. Be especially wary of Excel files which may contain malicious content.
