Best bang for buck?

[hickster23]

Futureshop just recieved an HP ZD8210 Laptop, you can view the specs here @ http://www.futureshop.ca/catalog/prodde...N&sku_id=0665000FS10063236&catid=22496

Seems like a fairly up to date machine. Anything else i should consider before buying this machine? I'm relatively new to the laptop world. Wish things were upgradable!!

 

[Tostada]

What on earth are you talking about? $1,799.99 for that laptop? You can get it for $1,374 from HP's website (which is $1,649.93 Canadian, if that's what Future Shop is going by).

Future Shop has the weight wrong, too. It's actually 9.3 lbs = 4.2 kg. It's an absurdly large laptop with terrible battery life. If you're looking for a desktop replacement to use in your hotel room, it's a decent laptop, but it's not very portable.

The only way I would get that laptop is if:
1) I wanted a desktop replacement that I wasn't going to actually carry around much (i.e. for use on business trips in my hotel room
2) I really wanted something with a numeric keypad
3) I didn't care about price

 

[The Linuxator]

Originally posted by: Tostada
What on earth are you talking about? $1,799.99 for that laptop? You can get it for $1,374 from HP's website (which is $1,649.93 Canadian, if that's what Future Shop is going by).

Future Shop has the weight wrong, too. It's actually 9.3 lbs = 4.2 kg. It's an absurdly large laptop with terrible battery life. If you're looking for a desktop replacement to use in your hotel room, it's a decent laptop, but it's not very portable.

The only way I would get that laptop is if:
1) I wanted a desktop replacement that I wasn't going to actually carry around much (i.e. for use on business trips in my hotel room
2) I really wanted something with a numeric keypad
3) I didn't care about price

And I thought my 6.5 lb R50e thinkpad was overweight. :laugh:

 

[ShellGuy]

That thing would set the desk on fire. List what you need and your budget and we can see what we can find.


Will G.