New Laptop For College..

[alimoalem]

i'll be starting college this fall and i'm looking into getting a laptop. i'm leaning on getting a Core 2 Duo processor (that's why i waited so long) but i can only find dell that has it on their site. i want to spend $800 or less, but i do have somewhat a flexible budget (up to $1200). here's what i want out of the laptop:

* 14" preferable, 15.4" max screen size
* Core Duo/Core 2 Duo (preferable 2 Duo)
* 80GB IDE or 60GB+ SATA
* DVD/CD-RW (DVD burner is a plus)
* integrated graphics (because of heat/weight)
* 2 years warranty (more is better)
* ram doesn't matter..i have 1gb of my own

anyone have any recommendations? or at least recommendations to sites to look at. i'll be checking out B&M spots on monday but i'm not sure the deals will be too good

thanks for any and all help

 

[AgaBoogaBoo]

Latitude 520 or 620 if you can fit it in your budget. I got my D620 about a week ago and absolutely *love* it, it was a great choice IMO. It's light, has a great screen, excellent build quality, etc.

Two of the small things for me is that it has a pointer mouse or whatever it's called in the center of the keyboard. I hate the little trackpoint and using that, which is why the pointer is better, assuming I don't have a seperate mouse, which I almost always do. Another small thing is that it has a builtin microphone. A builtin mic isn't a big deal, but it's one less thing to carry.

 

[AgaBoogaBoo]

Btw, wrong forum

 

[alimoalem]

how much did it cost and what options did u have? thanks for the suggestion..i've just been looking at inspirons til now

EDIT: i know...but ATOT is where all the people go

 

[Baked]

You're not gonna get a C2D laptop for $800, end of story.

 

[RossMAN]

HP DV2000T or Compaq V3000

http://www.staples.com/webapp/wcs/store...Id=-1&productId=149090&cmArea=SC3:CG71P4118:CL161677

 

[alimoalem]

Originally posted by: Baked
You're not gonna get a C2D laptop for $800, end of story.

i can go to $1200 but my goal is $800

 

[Suspicious-Teach8788]

Lenovo T60. If you want a similar series, consider Dell's 620m (Latitude) or the HP NC-6000 series (Whatever new one replaced the NC6000)

 

[zainali]

what college are you going to? some have extra discounts with comapnies like dell, ibm, apple.

 

[Shawn]

Macbook

 

[alimoalem]

Originally posted by: zainali
what college are you going to? some have extra discounts with comapnies like dell, ibm, apple.

i'll be going to UC Davis

thanks for the links/recommendations AT. about the macbook, they start at like $1100, don't they? i'll check them out. does anywhere sell them for less than apple.com?

 

[Baked]

Ok, looks like you can get a Dell Latitude D620 for a little under $1100 before tax. Dell has a save 22% on select Latitude D620 notebooks through the Small Business deal right now.

- Intel® Core? Duo T2300E (1.66GHz) 667Mhz Dual Core
- Genuine Windows® XP Home Edition, SP2, with media
- 14.1 inch Wide Screen WXGA LCD Panel
- Intel® Integrated Graphics Media Accelerator 950
- 1.0GB, DDR2-533 SDRAM, 2 DIMMS
- 60GB Hard Drive, 9.5MM, 5400RPM
- 8X DVD+/-RW w/Roxio Digital Media? and Cyberlink Power DVD?
- Dell Wireless? 1390 802.11g Mini Card
- 6 Cell Primary Battery
- 3 Year Mail-In Economy Plan

 

[alimoalem]

thanks baked. the latitude looks pretty good, especially with the 3 year warranty.

thanks for giving me some stuff to think about

btw, anyone know anywhere that's having good labor day sales?

 

[The Green Bean]

Originally posted by: Shawn
Macbook

Agreed. Its reasonably priced and fast.

 

[IAteYourMother]

Originally posted by: Baked
Ok, looks like you can get a Dell Latitude D620 for a little under $1100 before tax. Dell has a save 22% on select Latitude D620 notebooks through the Small Business deal right now.

- Intel® Core? Duo T2300E (1.66GHz) 667Mhz Dual Core
- Genuine Windows® XP Home Edition, SP2, with media
- 14.1 inch Wide Screen WXGA LCD Panel
- Intel® Integrated Graphics Media Accelerator 950
- 1.0GB, DDR2-533 SDRAM, 2 DIMMS
- 60GB Hard Drive, 9.5MM, 5400RPM
- 8X DVD+/-RW w/Roxio Digital Media? and Cyberlink Power DVD?
- Dell Wireless? 1390 802.11g Mini Card
- 6 Cell Primary Battery
- 3 Year Mail-In Economy Plan

it's not core 2 duo though

 

[Leros]

Originally posted by: alimoalem

Originally posted by: Baked
You're not gonna get a C2D laptop for $800, end of story.

i can go to $1200 but my goal is $800

I got a Dell E1404 for carrying around campus.

For about $1250 I got:

Core Duo 2.0Ghz
1.0GB RAM
100GB HDD
integrated graphics (only 15"+ can be upgraded)
DVD burner
wifi card

 

[cirthix]

e1505/e1405

 

[alimoalem]

Originally posted by: Leros

Originally posted by: alimoalem

Originally posted by: Baked
You're not gonna get a C2D laptop for $800, end of story.

i can go to $1200 but my goal is $800

I got a Dell E1404 for carrying around campus.

For about $1250 I got:

Core Duo 2.0Ghz
1.0GB RAM
100GB HDD
integrated graphics (only 15"+ can be upgraded)
DVD burner
wifi card

what was the warranty on it?

 

[AgaBoogaBoo]

Originally posted by: alimoalem
how much did it cost and what options did u have? thanks for the suggestion..i've just been looking at inspirons til now

EDIT: i know...but ATOT is where all the people go

I'll just list the non-default stuff:
1GB RAM
80GB 7200RPM
256mb nvidia card
Intel wireless
bluetooth module
6 cell battery (no charge)
WXGA+ screen

I basically got it for the standard price online after discounts minus another 15% or so because of my business discounts.

 

[uhohs]

http://www.compusa.com/products/product...de=340191&Pn=Aspire_5601AWLMi_Notebook

 

[Leros]

Originally posted by: alimoalem

Originally posted by: Leros

Originally posted by: alimoalem

Originally posted by: Baked
You're not gonna get a C2D laptop for $800, end of story.

i can go to $1200 but my goal is $800

I got a Dell E1404 for carrying around campus.

For about $1250 I got:

Core Duo 2.0Ghz
1.0GB RAM
100GB HDD
integrated graphics (only 15"+ can be upgraded)
DVD burner
wifi card

what was the warranty on it?

1 Year.

I'm not a warranty fan. If I were to add up all the money I saved by not buying warrantys and protection plans, it would be much larger than the amount of money I have to spend replacing stuff that has broken.

 

[allisolm]

Originally posted by: uhohs
http://www.compusa.com/products/product...de=340191&Pn=Aspire_5601AWLMi_Notebook

and if you feel the need for longer warranty, buy an additional year or two.

 

[alimoalem]

bump...appreciating all the help

 

[JoPh]

mac book

 

[JackBurton]

Originally posted by: DLeRium
Lenovo T60. If you want a similar series, consider Dell's 620m (Latitude) or the HP NC-6000 series (Whatever new one replaced the NC6000)

The nc6400 replaced the nc6000, but he ain't getting it for $800.