Hello everyone,
I am in the process of purchasing a laptop. I am looking for a "mainstream" type notbeook; that is, it doesn't have to be ultraportable, and it doesn't have to be a total gaming system. Something in between would be nice. I have been looking at a few different notebooks, notably the IBM R40 series. I can get an excellent deal on one (through an IBM employee purchase program), but now that I have found a forum that has people far more knowledgeable than myself on the topic of computers/laptops, I would like some advice. In general, I am looking for the following specs to be a part of the notebook, which should cost ~$1000-1400, US dollars. Here is the notebook I am looking at from IBM:
IBM R40 (2897B4U)
Processor type Pentium M
Processor speed 1400 MHz
Processor cache 1024 KB
Display (Std) 15.0 inch XGA (1024x768) TFT Display
24X/10X/24X/8X Max CD-RW/DVD-ROM Combo IV Ultrabay 2000 Drive
ATI Radeon 7500 32mb 4xAGP
Hard drive(40gb) type EIDE
10/100 Ethernet and 56K V.92 designed modem
Memory 256 MB DDR 2100
Intel PRO/Wireless Network Connection 802.11b
Operating system Microsoft Windows XP Professional
Optical drive DVD/CDRW Combo IV
All this for @1304.00
Comes with a 1 year warranty, and it's an IBM, so quality is top notch.
Are there notebooks that you can recommend that are like this one/better, that cost as much/less/slightly more that are as reliable as IBM notebooks? Remember, I need a laptop mostly as a desktop replacement. It will go to libraries at college, friend's houses, etc. but mostly it will be at home and sometimes in the car to diagnose things. Let me know what you think please, and if I can do better.
Thanks much!
I am in the process of purchasing a laptop. I am looking for a "mainstream" type notbeook; that is, it doesn't have to be ultraportable, and it doesn't have to be a total gaming system. Something in between would be nice. I have been looking at a few different notebooks, notably the IBM R40 series. I can get an excellent deal on one (through an IBM employee purchase program), but now that I have found a forum that has people far more knowledgeable than myself on the topic of computers/laptops, I would like some advice. In general, I am looking for the following specs to be a part of the notebook, which should cost ~$1000-1400, US dollars. Here is the notebook I am looking at from IBM:
IBM R40 (2897B4U)
Processor type Pentium M
Processor speed 1400 MHz
Processor cache 1024 KB
Display (Std) 15.0 inch XGA (1024x768) TFT Display
24X/10X/24X/8X Max CD-RW/DVD-ROM Combo IV Ultrabay 2000 Drive
ATI Radeon 7500 32mb 4xAGP
Hard drive(40gb) type EIDE
10/100 Ethernet and 56K V.92 designed modem
Memory 256 MB DDR 2100
Intel PRO/Wireless Network Connection 802.11b
Operating system Microsoft Windows XP Professional
Optical drive DVD/CDRW Combo IV
All this for @1304.00
Comes with a 1 year warranty, and it's an IBM, so quality is top notch.
Are there notebooks that you can recommend that are like this one/better, that cost as much/less/slightly more that are as reliable as IBM notebooks? Remember, I need a laptop mostly as a desktop replacement. It will go to libraries at college, friend's houses, etc. but mostly it will be at home and sometimes in the car to diagnose things. Let me know what you think please, and if I can do better.
Thanks much!
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