Non-glossy low-end laptops?

[clementine]

Hi all,

I'm having lots of trouble finding a low-end laptop with a matte (non-glossy) screen. I'm looking for a 14 or 15" laptop between $500-$700. A few business models seem to fit this description, but I am looking for a laptop that has comparable specs to a regular (i.e. glossy, unfortunately) laptop in this price-range, e.g., I would prefer a non-Celeron CPU.

For example, does the Lenovo Thinkpad Edge have a non-glossy screen? I get the impression that it does, but the website is unclear.

Any suggestions of specific non-glossy models would be much appreciated. Thanks for the help!

Clementine

 

[IlllI]

problem solved http://www.photodon.com/c/LCD-Protective-Films.html

 

[metalmania]

Dell Vostro has matt screen, the price is between $400 to $600 with T6670 CPU.

 

[clementine]

Hi, thanks for the suggestion metalmania! it is exactly what I am looking for. I am having trouble deciding between 2 laptops and i was hoping someone could give me some advice. The 2 choices are:

1. Dell Vostro 1520 ($579)
2. Dell Vostro 3500 ($619)

The specs are quite similar except for the CPU, memory, and display. The display is pretty important to me, so if one supports a higher resolution I would like to give that some weight. but also, I am curious to know about the differences between the 2 CPUs? it is a foreign language to me. The HDD and memory are less important to me (and I am also wondering if I should select windows 64 bit or 32 bit?)

There is a very big discount on the 1520 (I suspect this is because they are phasing it out? Savings over $500). Since the prices are similar, I am not giving them much weight in the final decision. Thanks for the advice! I really appreciate it





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DELL VOSTRO 1520
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Intel® Core™ 2 Duo P7570 w/VT (2.26GHz, 3MB L2, 1066MHz FSB)
Genuine Windows® 7 Professional, with Media, 32-bit
4GB Shared Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM at 800MHz, 2 DIMM
320GB 7200RPM SATA Hard Drive with Free Fall Sensor
15.4 inch WXGA Anti-Glare LED Display
8X DVD+/-RW with double-layer DVD+/-R write capability
1 Year Basic Limited Warranty and 1 Year NBD On-Site Service
9-cell Lithium Ion Primary Battery
Intel® Integrated Graphics Media Accelerator 4500MHDDell Wireless™ 1510 802.11a/g/n Draft Mini Card
Integrated 1.3MP Webcam and Digital Mic with webcam
AC ADAPTER90W AC Adapter

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DELL VOSTRO 3500
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New 2010 Intel® CoreTM i3-350M Processor (2.26GHz, Dual Core/4 Threads, 3MB L3 cache)
Genuine Windows® 7 Home Premium, 32-bit
250GB 7200RPM SATA
Dell Wireless 365 Bluetooth Internal (2.1 + Enhanced Data Rate)
1 Year Basic Limited Warranty and 1 Year NBD On-Site Service
6-cell Lithium Ion Primary Battery
3GB DDR3 Shared Dual Channel at 1066MHZ, 2 DIMM
15.6 inch High Definition LED Display (1366 x 768) with Anti-Glare
8X DVD+/-RW with double-layer DVD+/-R write capability
Intel® Integrated Graphics Media Accelerator HD
Wireless Network Card 802.11 b/g/n
Integrated 2.0MP Webcam and Digital Array Mic
65 Watt Slim AC Adapter with cord wrapping

 

[metalmania]

IMHO the Vostro 3500 with i3-350M is much better than the Vostro 1520. You can upgrade the 3GB DDR3 later when the price will finally drop.

I just sold my Vostro 1320 a few weeks ago. The screen is really good.