Good Laptop

[thrawn997]

Hey, I am trying to find a good laptop that meets a few requirements.
1. DVD Rom (regardless of speed)
2. Min of 128 megs of ram
3. 13 inch screen or better
less then $1500

Can anyone recomend a bran/model that meets this and is a reliable computer? I appreciate ALL help. Thanks a lot guys

 

[Celstar]

absolutely.

 

[Vraxx]

Hm the budget you have listed is pretty tight.
I do believe there were some AMD based HP's and Compaqs that meet those requirements.

If you find your budget shifts i'd say the IBM i series is fairly dependable. For weight there's the R505 from sony and the X21 thinkpad. but you'd need to give up some on the monitor size and the dvd (i think)

 

[thrawn997]

I configured the following for 1,486.00

Dell Inspiron 4000 Notebooks: Pentium®III processor,800 MHz 14.1 XGA TFT Display
Memory: Special! 256MB, 2DIMMs for the price of 128MB,2DIMMs
Primary Hard Drive: 10GB Ultra ATA Hard Drive
Floppy Drive: Modular Floppy Drive
Operating System Software: Microsoft® Windows® Millennium Edition with WinXP Home Upgrade Coupon Offer
Modem: Internal 56K Capable V.90 + 10/100 Mini-PCI Combo
Modular CD/DVD Drives: 8X Max Variable DVD-ROM Drive
Primary Battery: 59 WHr Lithium-Ion Battery with ExpressCharge®
Additional Battery: 2nd 59 WHr Lithium-Ion Battery with ExpressCharge®

Do you know if this line of dells is good, and if this is a good buy? I really liked the two battery things.And yes that price is after tax and shipping.

 

[Apex]

Toshiba Satellite 3000 S353

$1459 (use AMEX and pricematch it with a shop on pricewatch to lower it to the mid $13xx's)

P3 900Mhz
256mb SDRAM (128mb free upgrade right now)
14.1" XGA TFT
16mb GeForce2go chip
20GB HardDrive
56k V.90 + 10/100
8x DVD-Rom
Firewire
3 USB Ports

Free Epson Stylus Color 777 printer
Free Laptop bag

 

[Gepost]

I would be careful of Toshiba. Aren't they laying off 12000 employeees? You could find a nice Dell laptop for your price with everything you wanted. Especially if you got a refurbished Dell.