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    I've Narrowed to 3 Notebooks - Just Made My Puprchase

    You seem to be describing an apple laptop...
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    Averatec - 1000 Series - any information on launch/price?

    pictures: http://www.mpnavi.com/becommunity/commu...ode=view&b_no=106722&bt_code=81&page=1 http://www.notegear.com/Content/content...&TNum=231&kind=2&SearchString=&Search=
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    Opinions on Dell Latitude D500

    I have a d500. It'll definitely be fast enough for your needs. Personally, I think a couple of things I do are slow because of the hard drive. But practically all laptop hdd are slow unless if you invest like 200 more $$ into a 7200rpm one. THe main thing i dislike about my d500 is the palm...
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    Resuming from standby on my 700M the monitor doesn't turn back on?

    Once in awhile my screen would not turn back on my latitude d500. I get it to turn back on by pressing that little button that senses when the lid is closed.
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    Any laptops with the 1.2Ghz ULV Centrino out yet?

    Don't own one but played around with one in a store. Screen seems fine, you can just move your face closer. But the keyboard.. wow are they small.
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    help me pick out an inexpensive laptop

    The only thing I can think of that's cheap and small is the averatec 3250 series. Two of my friends have it, it can last 3hours if you turn everything down. At 800$ of so if you get it on sale, you can afford to get 1-2 spare batteries.. Otherwise, I can suggest the ibook again? Dell's 600m and...
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    Need suggestions for cheap basic SFF

    ibook, dell 700m, averatec 3250?
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    Please Help me Pick a $900 laptop

    averatec 3200 series. Not quite 14", but it's smaller and lighter. And cheaper.
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    Looking for my first laptop...

    Looks like you have a fairly decent desktop for gaming. As a college student myself, you probably don't need/want to be gaming in lab, class, or in the library. IE no real need for a portable gaming machine. Maybe it depends on your school and major, but you might be needing to carry around...
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    llLaptop for College

    I meant to get a laptop AND a desktop. A 1k desktop would easily be more powerful gaming wise than any 3.5k laptop. What do you do with the other 2.5k? Get a laptop for what a laptop is for, portability. If you're like most other engineers, you'll be going in and out of lab doing work, and you...
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    llLaptop for College

    Get a 1k desktop and a 1.5k laptop. Save the rest. You probably do NOT want to carry a 10lb laptop around with you all day. And you know that no laptop is going to be as good as a desktop in terms of speed and upgradability. Upgrade your desktop geforce6 to a geforce9 in two years and you'll get...
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    Should I purchase this Dell x300?

    looks like a steal to me.
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    700m and cpu i think

    I get a high pitched sound from my power adapter
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    Is there a full size laptop that is light?

    600m is 14.1". I tend to only feel the heat if the ambient room temperature is hot. If the room is cold (winter or AC), it feels fine to me. I think the main complaint about the 600m is the quality though. Many people think it's too "plasticy".
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    Looking to getting a laptop for school portability, what company?

    IBM x31 and Dell C400 looks good for you. Maybe one of the older compaq armada's. Or if you want, you can get an Averatec for like 700-800$ bucks. Not as high quality as the others I've listed, but it's easlier on your wallet in case it dies, unlike the other laptops I've listed.
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    Help guys, M6809 vs. 1662WLMi

    why don't you get the emachines BEFORe you ship back the acer?
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    Do any of you have hot laptops?

    Wow, are you serious? Looks like a major design flaw. Can't believe IBM put 2 of the hottest things right on top of each other w/o proper airflow/heatsinks (left palm-rest, that's where the hdd is also, right?). I liked it better when the hdd was under the touchpad like the older laptops...
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    I need to buy a laptop

    If you want something solid and not too pricy, I suggest, Dell D600, IBM R50, or HP nc6000. If you can afford it, go IBM T41/42 or Apple powerbook. And no, you DON'T want a p4-m. You want a p-m; big difference. To sum up its advantages, it's designed from ground up to be a mobile chip that...
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    I need to buy a laptop

    -what cpu should i be looking at? amd? p4? p4m? are the centrinos worth it? Yes, they are worth it. I recommend getting a pentium-m cpu over everything else (unless you game or go for Apple). -do people in uni lug their notebooks everywhere? i question how useful it would actually be in...
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    Laptop for Dad

    Dell D505, IBM R50?
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    d600 vs t42

    I haven't heard anyone's Dell dying any more than any other brand. All I hear are my 600m's lcd warps, or my keyboard flexes, or my dell gets too hot. I mean, if you have the warrenty, why worry about it lasting? Oops, I dropped a book on my laptop and the lcd cracked. Whoop, next day onsite...
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    Additional Modular Battery

    I got a modular bay battery on ebay for 45+5shipping. It's not like 600m is THAT old, so worst case you get an used battery that's an year old (which should still have at least 70-80% of its life life).
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    Dell vs. IBM which should i choose and why?

    They (dell & ibm) both have "no questions asked" return policy. You can go that route if you want. Get the dell, try it out, if you like it, you just saved 500 bucks. If not, return it and get the ibm. You lose nothing except a couple of weeks.
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    How Much RAM do you have?

    Nah, unless when you say web browsing you mean opening 9 windows of IE plus loading up on 3 30meg+ powerpoint projects, you should be fine. What, in particular, do you think is "slow"? If nothing's slow, then why bother spending more money? I think if you have the money to spend, you'll get a...
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    What notebook has the best battery life?

    My Dell latitude D500 gets me 4-5hrs. Put in a modular bay battery, 8-10hrs. Not bad huh?
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    Decent College Laptop

    I would rather bump the 1.8Ghz down to a 1.5-1.6Ghz or so and get a 7200rpm. But that's just me. Who needs a fast cpu anyways if you don't do hardcore gaming or do heavy media stuff?
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    What's the best 12" notebook?

    Really? Anything besides the video card?
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    IBM Thinkpad question

    Doesn't mean that makes the R series any less durable. Though it means a thicker casing -> bigger + heavier.
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    Extend internal wireless range on laptop?

    Get an external card? Man, I need to do the same, though I'm 2 blocks away...
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    Would you...

    Price and 3 year onsite service looks good. Weak on the 256mb, and 20gb 4200.
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    Need a laptop reccomendation

    But she might take it to lab and to a friends house for projects. Mobility is usually 'an issue' for students unless playing games is #1 priority (but then that's what desktops are for, right?). An alternative to a high-res widescreen laptop is to get an extra monitor. Use Windows' extended...
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    Need a laptop reccomendation

    Dell D505, Ibm R40/R50
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    Is this normal for my dell 600m?

    It's normal for many laptops to get too hot for your lap. But that 60C+ doesn't look that normal. I think some hdd's max temp is 60C. Call dell and complain about it. They'll send you a new hdd and you ship back your old one in the same box.
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    notebook getting too hot..

    try getting some canned air then blowing the dust off the heatsinks.
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    usb vs. pcmcia 802.11a/b/g

    All usb devices run on 5VDC. You want to find how many watts they use (unit for power).
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    Laptop Screen Resolution

    your face is usually a feet or two closer to the laptop screen than a desktop monitor.
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    Pentium M CPU Question

    I have a latitude d500 and mine only goes down to 594 too. Wished it can go down lower...
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    ibm t series owners and dell 600m owners

    Get the dell. They have a 30 day return policy. They even pay for return shipping. Many people complain about the lack of sturdiness (or some other off-the-production-line problem) right when they get it and they take advantage of the return policy. But, haven't heard many major problems with...
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    p3 or pM worth the money?

    Dell d505 starts at 850$. Should get at least 4hrs with it. Mhz for mhz, it's no slower than p3. Plus, since it's new, you get decent Dell warrenty. Only thing it's missing is a decent graphics card, but you didn't list gaming as one of your needs so it should fit fine for you.