laptop with win 7pro + VT under £250?

robmar0se

I have a client looking for a win7/64 pro laptop for £250 or less with a cpu that supports hardware-assisted virtualization (for XP Mode - he has software that he uses that will not have win 7 compatibility).

I believe that all i3's have it, some of the earlier CPU's have it and some don't (got caught out on this a couple of years back when the same Intel cpu sub-versions had it and others didn't).

I am having a look, most of the dell outlet items are about £400. Anyone else got any good ideas - always nervous about ebay for warranty reasons?

Or if you think we're smoking dope, what do think is a reasonable cheap price for the spec that might be achieved?

debitcardmayhem

I thought (but that is always a danger) that MS did away with the hardware requirements for Virtual MC In fact I am sure my old ASUS didn't have it (but I am out at the m o can't verify) an it ran XP mode very happily.

http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/windows-7-xp-mode-virtualization-intel-vt-amd-v,news-33023.html

TakeThis

If it were for you, I would suggest to just buy one of the standard DELL Outlet machines. But as it's business....
But there is an easy solution.

robmar0se

debitcardmayhem wrote: »

I thought (but that is always a danger) that MS did away with the hardware requirements for Virtual MC In fact I am sure my old ASUS didn't have it (but I am out at the m o can't verify) an it ran XP mode very happily.

http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/windows-7-xp-mode-virtualization-intel-vt-amd-v,news-33023.html

Interesting! Microsoft webside still states the VT requirement however the Intel i series CPUs all have VT now. Thanks, I hadn't seen this................

TakeThis: If it were for you, I would suggest to just buy one of the standard DELL Outlet machines. But as it's business....
But there is an easy solution.

Thank you, but could perhaps expand on yr last sentence, not sure what you mean? Are you saying the best route is buy a 7/64 Home and upgrade to Pro?

TakeThis

robmar0se wrote: »

Interesting! Microsoft webside still states the VT requirement however the Intel i series CPUs all have VT now. Thanks, I hadn't seen this................



Thank you, but could perhaps expand on yr last sentence, not sure what you mean? Are you saying the best route is buy a 7/64 Home and upgrade to Pro?

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robmar0se

Takethis: Thank you - you have my reply via the same medium............

spannerzone

Yeah I have Virtual XP mode on my Win7 64bit Enterprise edition PC and the CPU hasn't got VT support.... MS relaxed/changed XP mode / Virtual PC requirements for Win7 sometime back