noob to laptops......please help

[njswift10141980]

ok here's the thing I've been itching to buy myself a laptop, it would be used for the basic stuff (ie: surfing, email, music, etc..) but I would also like to do some light to moderate gaming. My max price is 1700 maybe 1800, for the past week i've been looking at 11 different one's but I have no clue what is good or not, here are the 11
acer travelmate 8104awmli
hp pavillion zv6000 and the dv4000
compaq presario v4000t and the v2000z
toshiba satellite m45-s269 and the a105-s361
msi 1036 the 1029 and 1032
dell 6000

Can you guys please help


Thanks

 

[ShellGuy]

What games do you play specificly sorry for the spelling. As they will really tell what you need. BF2 would be one that will kill a poorly chose lappy.




Will G.

 

[njswift10141980]

I play hl2, cod1 & 2, nfsmw, fc, etc... thanks for your help

 

[ShellGuy]

You could also go with a Dell 9400 as well it is listed under the business section.



Will G>

 

[njswift10141980]

Hey what do you think of this set up for the 9400 or it's brother E1705, hopefully I can find some coupons to lower the price

Intel® Core? Duo Processor T2500 (2GHz/667MHz FSB)
Windows XP Professional
17 inch Wide Screen XGA+ Display
Memory FREE!1GB Shared Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM at 533MHz
256MB NVIDA® GeForce? Go 7800
100GB 5400RPM SATA Hard Drive
Integrated 10/100 Network Card and Modem
8x CD/DVD burner (DVD+/-RW) with double-layer DVD+R write capability
Dell Wireless 1390 802.11g Mini Card (54Mbps)
Primary Battery 53 WHr 6-cell Lithium Ion Primary Battery
Hardware Warranty 1Yr Ltd Warranty, 1Yr At-Home Service, and 1Yr HW Warranty Support
Accidental Damage Protection (Except in Florida) Add CompleteCare Accidental Damage Service to 1Yr Lim Warranty
Additional Battery 80 WHr 9-cell Lithium Ion Additional Battery
Microsoft® Windows® XP Professional backup CD

 

[ShellGuy]

Are you planning to join a domain with this laptop if not then there is no real need for XP Pro. Second i would suggest that you get the 3yr or if the offer it 4yr warranty not just 1yr. Also what is the price on that system? As i looked i tryed to keep it under ur 1800 but couldn't do it. on dells site.


Will G.

 

[njswift10141980]

few more q's? Is there anything similar thats cheaper, how long should it last. and to answer your q I found a coupon for it. Ok I changed it up a bit heres what I got now

ntel® Core? Duo Processor T2300 (1.66GHz/667MHz FSB)
Windows® XP Media Center Edition 2005
17 inch Wide Screen XGA+ Display
FREE!1GB Shared Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM at 533MHz
256MB NVIDA® GeForce? Go 7800
80GB 5400RPM SATA Hard Drive
Integrated 10/100 Network Card and Modem
8x CD/DVD burner (DVD+/-RW) with double-layer DVD+R write capability
Dell Wireless 1390 802.11g Mini Card (54Mbps)
53 WHr 6-cell Lithium Ion Primary Battery
2Yr Ltd Warranty, 2Yr At-Home Service, and 2Yr HW Warranty Support
CompleteCare Accidental Damage Service to 2Yr Lim Warranty
Operating System Backup & Recovery PC Restore recovery system by Symantec

with the coupon its 1478.32 Is it worth it?