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Need help finding my laptop :)

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berkz

Junior Member
I'm looking for the following..

Centrino based model preferably with 1.7 ghz and above..
512 MB RAM
60-80 GB hard drive
17" screen
Shouldnt weigh more than 8 lbs

I've been looking through all the centrino models advertised on pricewatch and I didn't find any with a 17" in screen. So if anybody can find me a laptop with the items i mentioned above I'd be very glad.

All suggestions appriciated

Best Regards, Berkz
 
Sorry to say i really doubt that you will find a 17incher set up with centrino. Just for the sake of power. If i may ask y u need that large of a screen? along with centrino?

Will
 
Just a thought, but you might consider one of the new IBM T42 thinkpads with the 1600x1200 15" screan. They give you a lot of screan space in a small package. I believe they tip the scales at somewhere under 6 lbs even with the larger (optional) 9 cell battery. I agree with ShellGuy - you probably wont find a 17" screan w/ centrino... or with a pentium M for that matter. If your dead set on the 17 incher Sager makes a good one. You could also opt for a 17" Powerbook, that's about the only thing I can think of with a 17" screan that weighs under 8lbs.
 
You could consider a 15.4 inch WUXGA (1920X1200) widescreen... it is available with dothans now...
 
All i can say is Good FN G..... IMHO that isn't worth it. Just go with a 15.4 and spend the xtra cash on better toys for ur lappy....

Will
 
like the lochness monster.. LOL..... Leave it up 2 sony to make it though so it costs an arm n 3 legs...



Will
 
If I'd go with a P4 solution. How much cheaper could I get? Also Is there huge difference in noise from the machine? I'm also worried about battery How much battery life do I gain by going centrino

Best regards, and thx for the help so far 🙂
 
Originally posted by: berkz
If I'd go with a P4 solution. How much cheaper could I get? Also Is there huge difference in noise from the machine? I'm also worried about battery How much battery life do I gain by going centrino

Best regards, and thx for the help so far 🙂
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How much cheaper for a P4? Not enough savings there to pay for treatment at the nearest burn center after you try to use that thing on your lap.

Just kidding.

My next door neighbor has a P4 lappy that sounds like a Eureka vacuum cleaner when the fan is running on high, which happens any time he uses it for graphics or games. I have a Tecra M2 (Centrino) that gets 5-6 hours easily when being used hard. George's P4 lappy gets an hour-and-a-half tops. And that's with a 15" screen. I imagine a bigger, brighter 17" screen would limit battery life even more. Of course, you could carry a ten pound battery with you. 😉

BTW, someone has a thread running somewher about laptop commandments. The consensus there seems to be that "Thou shalt not buy a P4 laptop."

Ernie
 
Originally posted by: 8ballcoupe
Originally posted by: berkz
If I'd go with a P4 solution. How much cheaper could I get? Also Is there huge difference in noise from the machine? I'm also worried about battery How much battery life do I gain by going centrino

Best regards, and thx for the help so far 🙂
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How much cheaper for a P4? Not enough savings there to pay for treatment at the nearest burn center after you try to use that thing on your lap.

Just kidding.

My next door neighbor has a P4 lappy that sounds like a Eureka vacuum cleaner when the fan is running on high, which happens any time he uses it for graphics or games. I have a Tecra M2 (Centrino) that gets 5-6 hours easily when being used hard. George's P4 lappy gets an hour-and-a-half tops. And that's with a 15" screen. I imagine a bigger, brighter 17" screen would limit battery life even more. Of course, you could carry a ten pound battery with you. 😉

BTW, someone has a thread running somewher about laptop commandments. The consensus there seems to be that "Thou shalt not buy a P4 laptop."

Ernie
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All that is NOT true... if u get the pentium 4 mobile variant... i get over 2.5 hrs battery life with a 15.4 inch screen...
 
But he didn't say anything about a P4 Mobile, which wouldn't save much (if any) money anyway. He said P4. Besides, frankly, 2.5 hours isn't such a good deal compared to 5-6 hours (or more) I often see on Centrino systems.

As for me, I'm just as happy in general having to plug in. I seldom use a notebook (even my Libretto) where I can't plug in. But he did ask about battery life. If that's important to him then he needs one of the systems that's really optimized for it.

Ernie
 
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