Time to buy a new laptop......

[TitanDiddly]

I used a Toshiba the other day, it seemed very well made and feature-rich, with good design. My brother has an IBM, which is almost as good lacking in bells and whistles, but that's because he got a cheap one. No experience with Dells. Stay away from HP and Compaq.

 

[apac]

Don't buy a dell. After living in a dorm where 3 out of 4 laptops was a dell, and almost every one of those had problems, I say they're utter CRAP. Stick with IBM.

 

[NoReMoRsE]

Why buy a brand-name laptop when you can build a non-functioning one yourself?

 

[Orsorum]

Originally posted by: NoReMoRsE
Why buy a brand-name laptop when you can build a non-functioning one yourself?

lol

<--- currently replacing a motherboard on a homebuilt when he could have bought a $1000 dell three years ago that would never have given him any problems.

 

[RossMAN]

Rallispec,

Take a look at x1000forums.com (you'll have to register to view threads) ... buy the HP ZT3000 a great Centrino laptop with a good balance of power, portability, features and only $1,299.00 (after $100 and $150 rebates).

 

[apac]

Originally posted by: Orsorum

Originally posted by: NoReMoRsE
Why buy a brand-name laptop when you can build a non-functioning one yourself?

lol

<--- currently replacing a motherboard on a homebuilt when he could have bought a $1000 dell three years ago that would never have given him any problems.

Homebuilt laptops = teh suq.

Homebuilt PCs > brand name.

 

[0roo0roo]

probably an exception. http://www.voodoopc.com/systems/f50.aspx

building one urself would be a pain

 

[imported_Phil]

I quite like the new Toshibas (I service the things), but I agree with fooshkee - the screens are rather dim. However, I love the Sony laptops with their ultra-glossy black screen and excellent keyboards.

Compaq keyboard, for me, are also excellent- good response, and your typing speed will be something approaching what you'd get from a regular keyboard.

If you're after battery life, stay away from the eMachines laptopts, they're not very frugal on the juice

 

[Rallispec]

bump---

the HP that rossman pointed out looks pretty decent... 1,549 - 250 dollars in rebates.

the toshiba i was originally looking at which is 1,749 and also has 250 dollars worth of rebates.

added to either of those is the 300 dollars in gift cards i've got to spend there.



The toshiba has a bigger HD, slightly faster cpu, and integrated wirelessG, but also costs 200 more, and appears to have a duller screen (have to view it in person). The HP Zt3000 series also appear to be getting good reviews and is a tad bit smaller and ligher.

My old work laptop was an HP and seemed pretty solid, never had any problems with it.. got kind of loud at times though, and put out a ton of heat. It was a p4 based system though.


decisions decisions.... any last minute suggestions?

 

[Garet Jax]

Take a look at Dell's website or in the hot deals. I have seen a number of laptops from Dell for < $1,500 that seem like they have a lot of power.

 

[lobadobadingdong]

I'm amazed how many here prefure IBM laptops, I personally can't stand them, I usually prefur dell (with most warranty you can get) or a Toshiba or HP laptop