Looking to buy a New laptop

[QuestionsandAnsweres]

Whats the best laptop u can buy for $2500? Want something so if i need i can play games but its mainly going to be a portable dvd player and typing when not at home etc.

Thanks

 

[flyerI]

I have not looked at any particular models lately but I would strongly suggest looking at the Toshiba laptops. I have had outstanding performance and reliability from mine while my wife's Compaq, IBM, and some other brand her company gave her have pretty much been a real pain. The IBM is on it's third hd and it is less than 2 years old.

 

[QuestionsandAnsweres]

i looked at this laptop

but was wondering how long it would last wihtout being plugged in the wall?

 

[Derango]

With that configuration, you might be able to get through a very short DVD before you run out of juice. You really need dual battereies to watch a movie longer than 1h30min or so. On my dell p3 866-M, 15" SXGA+ TFT LCD, 8X DVD-ROM with dual batteries, a 2+ hour movie drops my batteries to around 20%. I haven't watched a 3 hour movie on it yet, but that would probably drop it down to the 10% range. Playing a DVD sucks down batteries faster than pretty much anything else.

Its a good thing you're not one of those guys who's decided an athlon based laptop is the only way they'll go, because if you used the athlon 4 in there, you probably woulden't be able to make it through a single short movie before your battery died.

 

[QuestionsandAnsweres]

im new to laptops. so u saiyng duel battery as 2 batters in the laptop at once? is that possible with the laptop i chose ? cause i would want to watch atleast a normal length dvd on it without it being plugged in the wall

 

[QuestionsandAnsweres]

just read that it only lasts 1.67hours on average stupid me cant believe i didnt see that