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[ReardenMetal]

I am looking for a laptop but I can't spend much, as I am a broke @ss college student. What really bugs me about all the machines Ive seen is that even the customization options on sites such as Dell's dont give me the flexibilty I want. I want a notebook with around a 10 gig hard drive, at least 64 meg but prefferably 128 or above memory. Also, I want a good video board, none of this integrated shared memory junk. Also, a sound card with at least the capablities of an SB16. Processor speed is not too important as I wont be doing too much hardware intensive work. A 10/100 nic is a neccesity, a modem is not. A good screen would be nice, and I dont care too much about weight/size. Anybody have any idea who sells the most customizable and affordable notebooks? Im looking to spend under $1000 if at all possible. thanks.

 

[Jejunum]

goto hotdeals d00d

there was a good deal on a dell 4100 w/ 32 meg gforce 2go a little bit ago

 

[MWink]

PowerNotebooks

Excellent prices and excellent service.

 

[daddyo]

Dell Refurb Outlet.

Paid $1100 for an Inspiron 8000, loaded.

You can get a 2500 or 4000 for under $1K.

 

[Quixfire]

I took a look at the Dell Laptops and in your price range they don't offer stand alone video chipsets. In fact very few do. But the system I would recommend would be the Sager NP8560C at 1300.00, it has the ATI Rage Mobility-128 16MB Video Chipset and 3D Sound, even though is software rendered. I have a NP5120 and the Sound was one of the first things that impressed me. Plus it can play most 3D PC Games matching it's video memory (4MB). I know it's a bit more that you wanted to spend, but it's the closest laptop I could find to match you needs vs. price. They also have systems for less that 1K if your willing to give up the stand alone Video Memory.

 

[ReardenMetal]

Thanks for the suggestions guys. I'll check out all the links.

 

[apoppin]

Do a 'search' using keyword "laptop" or "notebook" in Hot Deals for the past 10 days.

There are several good deals fitting what you describe right now.