Mirage will it work?

Music Guy123

Music Guy123

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I would recommend this:

Chassis & Display
Xenon: 14.1" Glossy HD LED Backlit Widescreen (1366x768)
Processor (CPU)
Intel® Core™i5 Dual Core Mobile Processor i5-2430M (2.40GHz) 3MB
Memory (RAM)
4GB SAMSUNG 1333MHz SODIMM DDR3 MEMORY (2 x 2GB)
Graphics Card
Intel® HD Graphics 3000 Video Memory Technology up to 1.7GB
Memory - Hard Disk
120GB INTEL® 320 SERIES SSD, SATA 3 Gb/s (upto 270MB/sR | 130MB/sW)
DVD/BLU-RAY Drive
8x SATA DVD±R/RW/Dual Layer (+ 24x CD-RW)
Memory Card Reader
Internal 9 in 1 Card Reader (MMC/RSMMC/SD: Mini, XC & HC/MS: Pro & Duo)
Sound Card
Intel 2 Channel High Definition Audio + MIC/Headphone Jack
Bluetooth & Wireless
GIGABIT LAN & WIRELESS 802.11N CARD INC. BLUETOOTH 3.0
USB Options
3 x USB 2.0 PORTS AS STANDARD
Battery
Xenon Series 6 Cell Lithium Ion Battery (48.84WH)
Power Lead & Adaptor
1 x UK Power Lead & 65W AC Adaptor
Operating System
NO OPERATING SYSTEM REQUIRED
Office Software
NO OFFICE SOFTWARE
Anti-Virus
NO ANTI-VIRUS SOFTWARE
Keyboard Language
INTEGRATED UK KEYBOARD
Notebook Mouse
INTEGRATED 2 BUTTON TOUCHPAD MOUSE
Webcam
INTEGRATED 1.3 MEGAPIXEL WEBCAM
Warranty
3 Year Silver Warranty (1 Year Collect & Return, 1 Year Parts, 3 Year Labour) (£5)
Insurance
1 Month Free Laptop Insurance inc. Accidental Damage & Theft
Delivery
STANDARD INSURED DELIVERY TO UK MAINLAND (MON-FRI)
Build Time
Standard Build - Approximately 4 to 6 working days
Quantity
1

Price: £515.00 including VAT and delivery.

Configure Here: http://www.pcspecialist.co.uk/notebooks/xenon/

I don't quite know how but it is cheaper than yours and a lot more powerful. I didn't put an os on it though as you seem to be pretty set on ubuntu.
 
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Wozza63

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if you are ever going to consider getting another 4GB of RAM, then get the 1x4GB setup

you could also drop to an i3, not much difference in speed
 
Tom DWC

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amosela said:
Tom what version was you using?
And was was it all round performance or on specific tasks?

Thanks btw
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All round performance.

Ubuntu 11.10 32-bit (desktop edition, I find the netbook edition too minimalistic). Even so I would of expected more to be honest, the mirage is somewhere between netbook and fully fledged laptop.

Might improve if you tweak it, I just tested it quickly from an out of the box installation for 30 mins.
 
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Tom DWC

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Also you mentioned a battery test, I don't know how busy PCS are atm, either way you can never have too many benchies so as it's fully charged right now happy to run a battery test for you? Just let me know if you want idle, full load (or both :p).

It's still very new I've only run it down fully twice.
 
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amosela

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Thanks Tom :)

I would be using desktop edition :p

If you could do a full load test that would be fantastic I would really appreciate it.

Once again thanks Tom
 
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Wozza63

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try it, you may be pleasantly surprised, seeing as mine works great and i get double the battery life compared to when i had windows 7
 
Tom DWC

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Wozza365 said:
try it, you may be pleasantly surprised, seeing as mine works great and i get double the battery life compared to when i had windows 7
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I will do if I get the time, never know I spose. It wasn't just a little bit slower though, it was miles slower and decided to randomly lock up at times too. Unity bar was horribly unresponsive. Might just be a hardware compatibility issue with AMDs APU chips cause graphics performance was poor as well e.g. Windows 7 streams HD iplayer and 720p youtube no problem wheras Ubuntu struggled. Plugin possibly?

7 runs like a dream in comparison so I think it justifies the cost.
 
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Wozza63

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i acutally think you may have the same problem i had, im guessing you installed via a memory stick/CD? try it on a memory stick if you did it with a disc before, my disc ended up being faulty and it was incredibly slow when installed, done it from a memory stick and works great

Intel 2.1GHz Dual Core
3GB RAM
Integrated gfx
 
Tom DWC

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@Wozza

Used a USB but if I try another install I'll bear that in mind. :)

@amosela

Windows 7 x64 - specs in sig - 100% charge set to balanced power mode. All other programs closed. WiFi On.

Prime95 using blend mode: CPU @ 100% stress and high RAM usage.
 
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Tom DWC

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Netbook surrendered to torture after 1hr 42 minutes.

Would expect an improvement with a lower speed HDD or dedicated SSD.

Should give you a rough idea as to how it fares regardless of OS.
 
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PCS

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We have built a spec to test the battery. Would you like an idle test?
 
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