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I'm looking at purchasing a laptop in the next month for use as my primary computer. As such, I'm looking for some advice on my purchase. I, first and foremost, have been looking at and pricing out 17" laptops to my specifications, and have found that they start at the very top of my price range and go up from there. So, I have recently been looking at 15" laptops with the intent to purchase a secondary display to use at home, along with a mouse/keyboard, and to also use the existing sound system that I have for the family desktop.
The specifications that I'm looking at include 1.8 to 2.0 GHz dual-core processors, 2 GB of memory, and a 256 MB graphics card.
I have found the overall price to be slightly cheaper to get a 15" laptop with a 19" secondary display than to get only a 17" laptop.
So, that said, are there any drawbacks to purchasing a 15.1" laptop and larger secondary display?
Also, I have been looking primarily at Dell laptops. Is there anything specific that I should look for, either with Dells or with any laptop?
Thanks In Advance for any advice!
Edit - My price range is $1600-$1800 CDN, taxes not included.
The specifications that I'm looking at include 1.8 to 2.0 GHz dual-core processors, 2 GB of memory, and a 256 MB graphics card.
I have found the overall price to be slightly cheaper to get a 15" laptop with a 19" secondary display than to get only a 17" laptop.
So, that said, are there any drawbacks to purchasing a 15.1" laptop and larger secondary display?
Also, I have been looking primarily at Dell laptops. Is there anything specific that I should look for, either with Dells or with any laptop?
Thanks In Advance for any advice!
Edit - My price range is $1600-$1800 CDN, taxes not included.