new laptop

[dshodson]

i need to get a new laptop for work
i want the most powerful thing out there that is also as light as possible with good battery life
i mostly will be using it to make powerpoint presentations with but cost is not an issue so i want the best

what do u guys think?


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[crabbyman]

I personally would go with a Fujitsu. Go to their website and they have a lot of innovative/nice stuff. They even have touch screen laptops. Most of theirs are really portable and a good price.

 

[iamme]

Cost not an issue? Get an IBM Thinkpad

IBM Thinkpad T30

 

[iamme]

btw, are you interested in a subnotebook/ultraportable? those are usually the lightest. however, the screen size is normally about 12.1" on ultraportables.

my ultraportable pick: Toshiba Portege 2000

2.6 lbs :Q
0.73" thick :Q
comes w/ an extended battery that gives it nearly 6 hours of life!

definitely will give you that wow factor, from everyone who sees it

 

[Tripleshot]

Dell Inspiron 8200 top of the line loaded and has the best battery life of any. XLNT powerpoint machine. I use it for the same thing. It is a fully functional desktop replacement and doubles as that when I'm not mobile.

All the others are cutsy knockoffs and you trade features from the Dell Inspiron to achieve an ego boost.

Stay with dell for quality, dependability, and support. I can't emphasise that enough. In my office we have sonys, thinkpads, and compaq's. The only flawless laptops are dells. There are issues with all the others, from screen problems to peripheral add ons.

In the Inspiron,everything is on board standard,from USB and firewire, to CD-RW/DVD. You can add zips or floppy drives as options. On mine,I never speced WiFi, so I am in the market for a dependable pcmcia WiFi solution. But that is not the fault of Dell not being there. A year ago, WiFi was still in it's infancy. I am OK waiting for the bugs to be worked out.

 

[Spicedaddy]

The 8200 weighs 8 lbs...

 

[bigshooter]

Check out the Dell Inspiron 4150. It's thinner and lighter. It still probably weighs about 6 pounds, but its really not that bad. My sister has a 4100 and i think i'll buy one as soon as i get some money.

 

[dshodson]

do the ibm laptops have a titanium case
i thought i remember hearing that u couldnt break the screen on these
well without a hammer or something ridiculous but that u could sit on them and it would be ok
is that true

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[stingbandel]

Nope, IBM doesn't come with a titanium case.

I think Fujitsu comes with a titanium case. I saw it at fry's yesterday





Darno

 

[iamme]

Yes the T series has a Titanium composite cover.

ThinkPad T Series notebooks are equipped with the Mobile Intel® Pentium® 4 Processor?M (select models), Double Data Rate memory (select models), integrated Wi-Fi wireless technology27 and a Titanium Composite cover to help protect against knocks and bumps.

 

[dshodson]

so how good is that titanium cover
is it a gimic or is it really worth something

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[crabbyman]

*rolling chant* ..fujitsu! fujitsu! fujitsu!!! FUJITSU!!!

haha

 

[dshodson]

i never heard of fujitsu before are they a good company and where do u buy their laptops from

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[Utterman]

I'd say the Apple Powerbook does everything you spec better than a PC lappy can do. Very light and has really good battery life that only the banias maybe able to beat.

 

[crabbyman]

www.fujitsu.com

I have only heard good stuff about them. They are a company that is striving to make new technologies more present in everyday items. Like they have a touch screen laptop for sale on their site. They also have laptops the size of a hard back book but with battery ways only like 4 lbs.