Laptop recommendation...Toshiba's are the best?

[Goosemaster]

My friend is looking for a laptop and I wanted to help him out...

Here is what he wants:

-Nice 14.1 Screen....15'' prefered
-At least 20GB...30GB preferred
-CDRW is a must..DVD is optional
-No software..or doesn't matter...
-Fast CPU...

He wants to spend a max of $1500

I recommended him a Toshiba laptop, but he showed me an HP that seemed to have better components here


Anyways...He will NOT be Purchasing through that site(RIPOFFs) but I just found the page with both of them for comparison...


Of course...if you find one of these to be good...please put links for good deals....

In addition, if you see any better options..feel free to add on...

thanks

 

[Goosemaster]

bump

 

[Kingofcomputer]

no.

see here

 

[Goosemaster]

really?

 

[Kingofcomputer]

yes.

however, there are some under $800 toshiba notebook hot deals going on, even lower price than those generic notebook.

 

[Goosemaster]

whoa..!!!

This thing says it can come with a p4 1.8Ghz AND a Radeon 64MB!!!

Since when do they come with 64MB integrated Mobility configs!!?!!!

IS the P4 a p40m by any chance?

if so..what is the battery life?

 

[Goosemaster]

the Damn p4 is a northwood too!!!

Damn...what whole have I been in for years!! This thing is amaZZING!!!

Sager NP5620

Intel Pentium® 4 Processor 1.6GHz & 1.8GHz w/256k L2 On-die Cache or 2.0GHz & 2.2 GHz w/512k L2 On-die Cache (Northwood Core)
400MHz Front Side Bus Speed
Up to 512KB On-die L2 Cache
15" SXGA+ TFT Active Matrix LCD Display
ATI MOBILITY? RADEON? 7500 4X AGP 3D Graphics Accelerator with 64MB EMBEDDED DDR Memory
256MB PC266 DDR Memory (Expandable to 512MB)
Up to 40GB Ultra ATA/100 Hard Drive
Smart Li-ion Battery - Will support three Batteries at the same time.
Built-in 56k V.90 Modem RJ-11
Built-in 10/100BaseT Ethernet RJ-45
Built-in IEEE-1394 Jack
Two Modular Bays will hold 2nd ROM Drive or 2nd Battery
8X Max. DVD-ROM, 8x4x24 Max. CD-RW, or Combo 8X DVD w/software MPEG II Decoder - 8x8x24 CD-RW Drive w/Software (Optional)
4 USB Ports
Windows XP Home or Professional, or Windows2000 Professional Available as Options





Processor & Chipset
Intel Pentium® 4 Processor
1.6GHz & 1.8GHz w/256k L2 On-die Cache or
2.0GHz & 2.2GHz w/512k L2 On-die Cache
Up to 512KB On-die L2 cache
Chipset: Intel 845MP

Display
15" SXGA+ TFT Active Matrix LCD
32 Million Colors

Disk Drives
20GB Ultra ATA/100 Hard Disk Drive (Up to 40GB available)
Two Modular Bays will hold 2nd ROM Drive or 2nd Battery
24X CD ROM Module
8X DVD w/Software MPEG II (Optional)
8x4x24 CD-RW w/Software (Optional)
Combo 8X DVD w/Software MPEG II Decoder
8x8x24 CD-RW Drive w/Software (Optional)
3.5" 1.44MB Floppy Disk Drive

Memory
256MB PC266 DDR Memory (Expandable to 512MB)
Two DIMM sockets

Network
Built in 56k V.90 Modem
Built in Ethernet 10/100BaseT Network Card

Audio Features
Built-in 3D Stereo Sound System
Audio DJ Access Front Panel
Sound Blaster compatible
S/PDIF Digital output (5.1 CH) for DVD Content
Wavetable 3D Stereo Audio

Video Controller
ATI MOBILITY? RADEON? 7500
4X AGP 3D Graphics Accelerator
OPENGL? and DX8.0? compliant
64MB EMBEDDED DDR Video Memory
ATI HYPER Z? technology
PIXEL TAPESTRY? architecture
Supports MPEG II playback of 32 frames
per sec
Supports up to 32-bit true colors
Supports two DIFFERENT applications
open at one time; one on the External
Monitor, and one on the Laptop Screen
Multi-tasking has never been more Productive! I/O Interfaces
4 USB ports
IEEE-1394 Port (4 Pin)
Parallel Port
VGA port: 15 pin DDC2b compliant
Keyboard: PS/2 mouse port, 6 pin
Mic-in, line-in and headphone-out jacks
SPDIF Port
FIR compliant 4-Mbps infrared port
S-Video TV out
Kensington lock support

Battery
Lithium-Ion Battery - Will support three Batteries at once

Input Device
Keyboard with 87 Full Size Keys
Synaptics Programmable Touch Pad with
3 buttons

PCMCIA
1 Type II PCMCIA slot
Supports 32 bit CardBus

Electrical Requirements
Universal AC adapter
Full Range 110-220V AC, 50-60Hz Auto
Sensing Auto Switching

Size and Weight
11.4" x 13" x 1.7"
9.3 pounds including battery











This is the one he'll like. He is an Engineer so he needs the speed and this is a great price...except for the low battery life if it is a desktop p4



15" SXGA+ TFT Active Matrix w/ATI Mobility Radeon 7500 w/64MB DDR


1.6GHz Intel Pentium® 4 Processor w/256k L2 Cache - 400MHz System Bus Speed


20.0GB Ultra ATA/100


256MB (1 DIMM) PC266 DDR Memory


8X DVD w/Software MPEG II


3.5" 1.44MB Floppy Disk Drive
Built-in 56k V.92 Data/Fax Modem
Built-in 10/100BaseT Ethernet w/RJ-45 Jack
Built-in IEEE 1394
Deluxe Carrying Case
Productivity & Games Software Bundle
Smart Li-ion Battery



Cash Discounted Price
$1,580.00

 

[daddyo]

That's a really nice deal. Sager's are a good brand, very popular in Asia, so I hear.

It's definitely a desktop replacement more than a portable laptop.

If Sager has the Mobility 7500 3 months ago, I would have gotten that for sure.

As it stand, I bought a Dell.

 

[hans007]

compaq presario 2800. clearly better than all the other p4 notebooks coming out. 5.7 pounds with dvd rom, 5.4 without it. thats like over 2 pounds less than the dell one (albiet one less drive total, the dell can have 2 cdroms)

 

[Goosemaster]

seems like this is the one I will recommend..


Does anyone have ANY idea how long the batteries will last on this blood sucker?

 

[Goosemaster]

anyone on the battery issue? He wants to know what to expect out of it...if that is going to be his choice

 

[vaporware]

i don't know but it says you can have a total of 3 batteries in one of these puppies

 

[Draco]

I didn't know they already had 2.0, and 2.2Ghz mobile P4's...

 

[vaporware]

who said they were mobile

 

[Goosemaster]

Found a Sager SP2280 with great specs at a great price. However, don't know anything about the screen quality - any ideas?

 

[Chadder007]

Be careful...some of these cheaper laptops don't use the mobile processors....causing heat problems and power drainage issues.

 

[wfbberzerker]

ive heard wide support for dell laptops...

 

[Kingofcomputer]

beware, those generic notebooks use desktop cpu.

if you're in LA, go to Industry's Fry's, they have many notebooks on display, even has Sharp.
for small slim notebook, Sharp's looks even better than Sony's.