RAM etc

[kk.]

Ok i promise this'll be my final thread! at least for a few days i hope..

Right, for a laptop, would 3GB RAM be enough? or is it worth spending £40 more upgrading to 4GB? It is tempting to get the light up keyboard but i think itd be a waste of £30 tbh lol

I think my final laptop specs will be:

i3 Processor
500GB HDD
3/4GB RAM
15" screen WLED

sound alright?

and! Rocketbird Design :O

http://customization-cdn.dell.com/customization/Images/beauty/314x314/16668.jpg

[Jack!]

I would get the light up keyboard instead of 4gb ram, just to make it even more amazing with the rocket bird :P

[Deak]

In my opinion 3GB would be enough RAM, but it depends what you are using it for... If you are going to be using it for games which need installing then i'd recommend more.

For me getting a light up keyboard would be a waste of money - a keyboard is a keyboard... so what if it lights up - but its up to you really.

Overall, the spec looks good to me.

[Oleh]

if you plan of using it in darkness then get light up keyboard if not then get ram

[kk.]

I'd be using it for word processing, internet and multimedia like watching tv online and stuff. I might have photoshop installed as well.

gaming would be done via a console so its aight.

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if you plan of using it in darkness then get light up keyboard if not then get ram

my theory is that i could always just turn the light on :P im just not sure its worth the extra :S

[Recursion]

Forget the 4GB, 3GB will be fine for your needs then :P

[kk.]

Forget the 4GB, 3GB will be fine for your needs then :P

i was gonna say, on my desktop computer i have lesser specs and i do all those things and more!! :P

[Slowpoke]

3GB is plenty for most. 4GB+ would be if you're going to be using the laptop for some serious gaming

[Apolva]

3GB would do just fine for most things.

Just remember you'll need a 64-bit OS if you go for 4GB (else it won't see it all).

[kk.]

3GB would do just fine for most things.

Just remember you'll need a 64-bit OS if you go for 4GB (else it won't see it all).

id be going for 64bit, even on 3gb, so dont worry :P

thanks all! +rep

[AgnesIO]

Not sure why people are saying 4gb for serious gaming lmao

But I do think you should get a light up keyboard - you won't regret it :)

[MattFr]

Get the backlit keyboard, they're much more useful than you would ever think.

[GommeInc]

A light up keyboard seems a bit of a waste. You have something called a screen which does the duty of a light for you, unless you have really bad eye sight? :P

3GB is fine, but 4GB if you want just to make it a bit future-proof :)

[MattFr]

A light up keyboard seems a bit of a waste. You have something called a screen which does the duty of a light for you, unless you have really bad eye sight? :P

3GB is fine, but 4GB if you want just to make it a bit future-proof :)
You've obviously never used a backlit keyboard then. Even with the backlight brightness on full on my MBP the keyboard is pretty hard to see without the backlight. Backlit keyboards are incredibly useful.

[GommeInc]

You've obviously never used a backlit keyboard then. Even with the backlight brightness on full on my MBP the keyboard is pretty hard to see without the backlight. Backlit keyboards are incredibly useful.
Don't need to, I can obviously see my laptop keyboard without one :P It really depends if you hope to use a laptop in complete darkness quite often. It's one of those things you can live without seeing as you have a perfectly good lightswitch that provides light all year round.

[Apple]

I would stick with 3GB as that is fine for what you do, also the screen usually lights up the keyboard for me lol but I suppose it would make it look nice. How much does it all come to and will you be building it yourself?

[kk.]

Well I thought I'd picked what I wanted then I found another one.

Dell Studio 15,
500GB 7200rpm
4GB
i3 processor
Standard WLED screen
1gb ati mobility radeon graphics (5470 or something)
Standard keyboard
Black chainlink design

£530 after discounts and stuff. It was either this, or,

500gb 5400rpm
3gb
Design studio design on the cover

For £50 more. Wasn't worth it just for a design imo

[Recursion]

Don't need to, I can obviously see my laptop keyboard without one :P It really depends if you hope to use a laptop in complete darkness quite often. It's one of those things you can live without seeing as you have a perfectly good lightswitch that provides light all year round.

That's what I thought! Backlit keyboards are actually REALLY GOOD. The screen doesn't light the keyboard up surprisingly :(

[JerseySafety]

3GB RAM is plenty as it is, I use 2GB on my lappy and I manage to play Modern Warfare 2 and other games fine.