[clement.andre]

hi. need the following
a screen that is full hd.
8 gig ram
graphic card independent ?
screen size not around 15 inch ?
budget is at 1200
need one to watch hd movies as most of my stuff is 720p
soem have said i dont need full hd lcd to play such movies.
was wondering if macbook air can handle?

[Gascoyne]

MBA has a 1440 x 900, LED-backlit display. I'll rather look at those with 1600 x 900 displays.

If u can fork out more budget, U should go for samsung series 9 for a similarly sized lappie.

But since u want a graphic card that is independent/discrete u should look at the heavier ultraportable classes and above (about 1.65-2.5kg type, not the MBA weight)

[PC_Dreams]

clement.andre wrote:

hi. need the following
a screen that is full hd.
8 gig ram
graphic card independent ?
screen size not around 15 inch ?
budget is at 1200
need one to watch hd movies as most of my stuff is 720p
soem have said i dont need full hd lcd to play such movies.
was wondering if macbook air can handle?

720p is not FHD, its fits in normal resolution with 1366 x 768. FHD screens are usually found in 15" models only. Cheapest one should be HP dv6-7008TX @ $1499.
Macbook air is good enough, but there are no 8GB RAM version as yet. RAM for MBA is soldered on board and is not upgradable.

You do not need dedicated graphics to play movie. Thus any reasons for the dedicated graphics requirement?

[clement.andre]

can a macbook air.. last years version...not the latest one
watch 720 p movies? at a good quality] ?
casue i am currently using a t400 lenovo and the max resolution i can get is 1280x800..
my budget is 1.3k

[ZrE0_Cha0s]

T400 max resolution is 1280 x 800
My T400 max resolution is 1440 x 900

[clement.andre]

is it casue u using dedicated graphic card?
mine is all native. and i installed windows 7 pro.
the options onloy allow me to go to max that,

[ZrE0_Cha0s]

clement.andre wrote:

is it casue u using dedicated graphic card?
mine is all native. and i installed windows 7 pro.
the options onloy allow me to go to max that,

yes I am using the HD 3450
but I dunno wat you mean by the native???
and I am using win 7 home...

[clement.andre]

0oh ok. im using the native one. there is no specail deidcated graphic card..
mine is the6475 model. sian

[ZrE0_Cha0s]

But I dun think that even I am using the intel graphics not going to allow me on max 1440 x 900 resolutions....

editied: I mean that for a 1080p video in Youtube or H.264 I have no problem running it on intel graphic and the same goes for my delicated graphic...I also means that in 1440 x 900 is the max resolution be it on intel or delicated graphic cos i am on 14"

[PC_Dreams]

ZrE0_Cha0s wrote:

But I dun think that even I am using the intel graphics not going to allow me on max 1440 x 900 resolutions....

To output FHD, normal shared graphics is good enough. Nowadays even atom laptops with A2600 above processor can do the job.

If you are looking for light weight and fast ones, there is an Acer S3 with 256GB SSD @ $1198.

[clement.andre]

hi, where can i get the specs for the acer s3 ? at that price?