Xannax
Hello;
I am looking for a silent laptop.
I do not care about anything else; it is going to be used as a multimedia center and is going to be hooked to an external HD to store movies.
All I need is:
- VGA port
- HDMI port
- silent! (so probably SSD and silent fan or no fan)
- ability to boot from USB
I do not care about processor/graphic card (as long as it can run HD movies), screen, hard disk, ram. I do not care about the OS (I'm going to run linux+xbmc from the external hard disk anyway). I do not care about looks, or build, or how long it can stay on without power. I just want it to be silent, and remain so for the longest time.
I want it as cheap as possible (300~700), since my needed specs are really as low as it gets, but if it's worth it, I'm willing to consider paying more for a really silent laptop.
I've been reading reviews of silent laptops, but until now I've found none to be available in Lebanon.
Can anyone help?
edit: in before "why not a desktop", it's for my mom and she's bent on having a laptop she can stick under the TV in a drawer.
Tarek
get a tablet
Xannax
tablet with HDMI output and that can run XBMC and has a USB port for plugging in a hard disk?
Tarek
Yes , this link is old :
http://www.cnet.com/news/top-tablets-with-hdmi-connections/
Tablets are silent,cheaper,easier to store and to use
alk
how about the amazon TV, or ouya or something like them, both are android and have native XBMC can take external HDD, are cheap, have a remote, silent fan, and look better than a laptop (although no VGA port but still that is old)
rolf
I think that's going to be difficult. Laptops need fans for cooling because of the way everything is crammed in a tight space.
And when you say cheap, it really limits your options.
Also, the silent fans are the bigger ones and - you guessed it - they're not found in laptops.
If you can find an old metal Macbook, maybe? Any laptop made of metal should be able to cool better without using a fan.
I have a white plastic mac book pro (from 2006) lying around. It's quite silent as long as it doesn't get worked too much, then the fan will go to max speed... same thing for my laptop.
Tarek
windows hybrid tablets or laptop ( example the asus transformer )