could this be the best performance laptop for under $1000?

[TEAMSTI]

compusa is having this deal for $799
did some research and i think this is the best performance laptop for under $1000

A15-S129
satellite

Intel® Celeron® Processor 2.40GHz
Microsoft® Windows® XP Home Edition
256MB PC2100 DDR SDRAM
15" XGA Display (1024 x 768)
Intel® 852GM integrated graphics controller w/32MB shared video memory
40GB HDD (4200 rpm)
DVD/CD-RW
Microsoft® Works?
2-USB (2.0) ports
10/100 Ethernet
V.92/56K modemº
ECP Parallel port


im thinking of picking this up.
or if any one know a better place that will sell the best laptop i could get for just under $1000?

 

[DanTMWTMP]

hmm not bad...well, is it 800 bucks out the door...or A/R?

 

[TEAMSTI]

AR of course

oh yeah sale ends on the 6th

 

[BaboonGuy]

i wouldn't get it, the celerons are just too slow. i've seen better deals.

 

[Bekker]

Check Dell first.

 

[sxr7171]

Originally posted by: Bekker
Check Dell first.

Especially if you go to school. My school has some insane pricing on Dell.

 

[IgoByte]

Celeron & Performance don't really go together. . .

 

[jwc02026]

if you don't mind a refurb, you can get more for your money, $800 is a bit pricy for an e-mail checker.........
try shopping.com, they have great listings

 

[vegetation]

Originally posted by: IgoByte
Celeron & Performance don't really go together. . .

Well considering a system like this has integrated graphics I doubt it's going to be a gaming rig. Even so, a Celeron 2.0+ will run rings around any used P3 based laptop that might cost only a little less than the Dell 1100 currently going for $575 AR.

 

[myelvis]

Well i don't agree with the comments given for the celron based laptops . I have used one in the past and even now i am having the same celron toshiba laptop u mentioned .... well its true its not good for gaming (HEAVY 3D gaming ) coz of the shared video memory but its pretty good in all other things which an adult would do with his/her laptop

I agree Pentium 4 are faster than celrons coz of obvious reasons but in my opinion they are a bit too fast . You would never be able to match with their speed... and Trust me you don't need that much speed in case u r a pretty normal guy like me

Toshiba's laptop are the best (second to IBM) in its class and price . The laptop's have lot of space for hand-rest while u use the keyboard and have a pretty good speakers too ..

I even have red hat 9 running on my toshiba celron along with XP and it works just fine .

For my money,, GO FOR IT ,, It's very WORTH your money .

 

[RossMAN]

I would look elsewhere first, off the top of my head:

1) Wait for another Dell Inspiron 5100/5150 deal for around $700 after coupon, rebate, free upgrades and free shipping.

2) Check out some HP/Compaq models such as these found on xpBargains.com

• HP has free shipping on your entire order w/ a $250+ item. better yet, get 10% off any item $250+ (excludes refurbs) w/ Coupon Code, exp 12/4.
  
  $50 drop + free wireless LAN upgrade from 802.11b to 54g + free 15" SXGA+ upgrade from 15" XGA! New Customizable HP Pavilion ZE5500 notebook w/ Celeron 2.6GHz, 256MB DDR, 30GB, DVD, 15" SXGA+ screen, Mobility Radeon 7000, modem/NIC, XP Home for $999 - 10% HP coupon - $100 rebate (exp 12/1) = $799 w/ free shipping.
• HP has free shipping on your entire order w/ a $250+ item. better yet, get 10% off any item $250+ (excludes refurbs) w/ Coupon Code, exp 12/4.
  
  New PentiumM processor and large 15.4" WVA WXGA (1280x800) display.
  
  $100 drop! New Customizable HP Pavilion zt3000 Notebook w/ PentiumM-1.4GHz, 256MB DDR, 30GB, CD-ROM, Modem/NIC, 15.4" WXGA, 32MB Mobility Radeon(TM) 9200, modem/NIC, XP Home for $1224 - 10% HP coupon - $100 rebate (exp 3/1/04) = $1002 w/ free shipping.
• HP has free shipping on your entire order w/ a $250+ item. better yet, get 10% off any item $250+ (excludes refurbs) w/ Coupon Code, exp 12/4.
  
  Now minimum is 1.4GHz insdead of 1.3GHz, good reviews. Customizable Compaq Presario X1000 notebook w/ PentiumM 1.4GHz, 30GB, 256MB, DVD, 15.4 inch WXGA (1280 x 800), 32MB ATI Mobility Radeon 7500, modem/NIC, XP Home for only $1249 - 10% coupon - $100 rebate (exp 3/1/04) = $1024 w/ free shipping.

Of those choices the excellent Compaq X1000 gets my vote, awesome Centrino equipped laptop.

 

[aphex]

Just a quick FYI, this price isnt all that low. We sell this exact laptop in store at CC for this price at least one week a month..... I also wouldnt really call it a performance laptop, it is after all a celeron.

 

[IgoByte]

Originally posted by: vegetation

Originally posted by: IgoByte
Celeron & Performance don't really go together. . .

Well considering a system like this has integrated graphics I doubt it's going to be a gaming rig. Even so, a Celeron 2.0+ will run rings around any used P3 based laptop that might cost only a little less than the Dell 1100 currently going for $575 AR.

Really? a Cellie 2GHz CPU will run circles around a PIIIM 1.13GHz, for example? My experience has been contrary and the used notebooks that have PIIIM CPUs are of much better quality overall than these new budget notebooks...

 

[Bekker]

I've a Celly 2.2 Inspiron with 512 megs ram and it is quite fast enough for anything I throw at it. Truth be known, this forum is overloaded with power seekers who are often heavily into gaming and keeping up with the latest and fastest. Outside this world the great majority have no need for any extreme speed for, after all, where will it ever show up except in gaming, video, etc. production, and maybe cad and programming. Most of outsiders use the compuer for Office applications, which generally fly with a 2.2 gig Celly with sufficient ram. Web surfing is no faster with a P4. After all, if you buy an Inspiron or other low end machine the graphics are going to be bad anyway. Hence, why pay the premium for a P4?
And, Adobe Phyotoshop does not require a super processor. I used it quite often with a 300 pentium and had no problems at all.
To me, it is often a matter of overkill or a "whose got the biggest baddest processor?" Just my 2 cents

 

[magelin]

You used the word performance and the name celeron in the same sentance, hilarious. The ram is basically the bare min. for XP, and vid card? + AR.

 

[noiretoile]

I just ordered a compaq 2100z from hpshopping for $1011 (after 10% coupon and $100 MIR)... I also get $20 cash back through FW; so it ends up at about $991 shipped free.

AthlonXP-m 2400+
15" SXGA
radeon whatever with shared memory
256MB PC2100
30GB HDD (4200rpm)
dvd/cd-rw
built in 54g
I think those are all the noteworthy specs.

Seems like a good deal to me. I'm a graphic designer, so I wanted the higher res screen, and enough power to get me through the next few versions of photoshop, flash, quark, etc.

 

[Bekker]

Originally posted by: magelin
You used the word performance and the name celeron in the same sentance, hilarious. The ram is basically the bare min. for XP, and vid card? + AR.

Yes, I did use the word performance with Celeron. Performs great for the applications most used by most people. How much performance does it take to do PowerPoint, Word, Excel, etc? It has far more than enough for that. That has not changed much since my first 486 processor. Freud might say anyone feeling they absolutely must have more power for that simple stuff is confusing processor speed with masculinity. But, if you are into the task I named, like gaming and so forth, the Celeron is not for you.

 

[TEAMSTI]

thanks guys i will look into this longer.

keep the great comments comming.

 

[gwlam12]

personally i wouldnt get a celeron. i have a celeron now, and noticed that i cant connect to the internet through a modem while running on battery power. if ur using broadband, then i guess thats fine.

i also have problems playing CDs while on battery power.

i think the problem is that i have a celeron. my sibling's laptops are all pentiums and they can do what i cant do just fine.

 

[Bekker]

You might talk to someone in the highly technical forum about that. I seriously doubt that it has anything to do with the Celly since I do that and run multiple operations all the time without a single problem. What speed do you have and how much memory?

 

[EverydayTreats]

I've a Celly 2.2 Inspiron with 512 megs ram and it is quite fast enough for anything I throw at it. Truth be known, this forum is overloaded with power seekers who are often heavily into gaming and keeping up with the latest and fastest. Outside this world the great majority have no need for any extreme speed for, after all, where will it ever show up except in gaming, video, etc. production, and maybe cad and programming. Most of outsiders use the compuer for Office applications, which generally fly with a 2.2 gig Celly with sufficient ram. Web surfing is no faster with a P4. After all, if you buy an Inspiron or other low end machine the graphics are going to be bad anyway. Hence, why pay the premium for a P4?

Everybody in this world like to have a thing called "unrestricted". That is how america was created, to keep order without restricting too much. And we here are always talking about free speech and our rights but yet would settle for a machine that is restricted. IMO

The truth is, graphics are now important, not for gaming or presentation or production. Graphics have become important because we have a thing called entertainment. We all watch movies or do entertaining things and I can't imagine a machine that can't do such a simple task without stuttering.

 

[Noirish]

For as much as I don't like Dell, you can't beat their prices and specs when it comes to notebooks.

 

[bman46]

not a bad deal but I would also stick with a Pentium, try getting a coupon through a coupon site and buying through dell home. They have some excellent prices on laptops

 

[metalmania]

Quote:"Toshiba's laptop are the best (second to IBM) in its class and price "

YOU ARE KIDDING, right? LOL.

 

[FranksAndBeans]

Originally posted by: gwlam12
personally i wouldnt get a celeron. i have a celeron now, and noticed that i cant connect to the internet through a modem while running on battery power. if ur using broadband, then i guess thats fine.

i also have problems playing CDs while on battery power.

i think the problem is that i have a celeron. my sibling's laptops are all pentiums and they can do what i cant do just fine.

I'll be captain obvious here and tell you that has nothing to do with the Celeron, buddy. I'm typing this on a 1.8 GHz Celeron Toshiba (1415-S173), to which I added another stick of ram (for 512 total). Coincidentally I also currently have 87 meg Unigraphics NX assembly file, a 74 slide Powerpoint project, a 4 meg Excel file, Lotus Notes, and Internet Explorer running with a second monitor spanned. It does this every day and will also run C&C generals or UT2003 at modest settings at the end of the day.

Anyone that blindly says Celerons are not sufficient isn't smart enough to realize not everyone needs to run a FPS at 100 FPS. Past that, they are also not smart enough to realize that 99% of all laptops will be limited by:

- Graphics hardware, graphics hardware, GRAPHICS HARDWARE!!!
- HDD subsystem
- Memory

And even a P4 3.06 lappy will blow if you don't have these parts to up to par to match it.