Which laptop would you choose?

[taisingera]

I have chose this list mostly because I DO NOT want a glossy screen. I'd
like to keep this laptop for at least 3 years, so that is why I am
beefing up the specs a bit even though I am not going to game on it.
I'll do mostly office, multimedia, browsing, and maybe some video
encoding on the go (if away from my desktop).


Dell Inspiron 1520 $1274

Midnight Blue
Intel® Core? 2 Duo T7500 (2.2GHz/800Mhz FSB/4MB cache)
Genuine Windows® XP Home
Anti-glare, widescreen 15.4 inch display (1280x800)
256MB NVIDIA® GeForce® 8600M GT
2GB Shared Dual Channel DDR2 at 667MHz
160GB SATA Hard Drive (5400RPM)
CD / DVD writer (DVD+/-RW Drive)
Intel® 3945 802.11a/g Mini-card
Integrated 2.0M Pixel Webcam
56Whr Lithium Ion Battery (6 cell)
High Definition Audio 2.0
2 year warranty



Dell Latitude D830 $1347

Intel® Core? 2 Duo T7500 (2.20GHz) 4M L2 Cache, 800Mhz Dual Core

Genuine Windows Vista® Ultimate, with media
15.4 inch Wide Screen WXGA LCD Panel
1.0GB, DDR2-667 SDRAM, 1 DIMM
120GB Hard Drive, 9.5MM, 5400RPM
8X DVD+/-RW w/Roxio and Cyberlink Power DVD?
256MB NVIDIA® Quadro NVS 140M?
Intel® 3945 802.11a/g Dual-Band Mini Card
Dell Wireless® 360 Bluetooth Module for Vista
Standard Touchpad
6 Cell Primary Battery
90W A/C Adapter
3 year warranty



Dell Vostro 1500 $1096

Intel® Core? 2 Duo T7500 (2.2GHz, 4MB L2 Cache, 800MHz FSB)
Genuine Windows Vista® Home Premium
15.4 inch Wide Screen XGA LCD Display
2GB Shared Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM at 667MHz, 2 DIMM
160GB 5400RPM Hard Drive
8X CD/DVD Burner w/ double-layer DVD+R write capability, w/ Roxio Creator
256MB NVIDIA® GeForce? 8600M GT
Dell Exclusive MediaDirect? Instant Play Software Application
Intel® PRO/Wireless 3945 802.11a/g Wi-Fi Mini Card
Dell Wireless 355 Bluetooth Internal (2.0 + Enhanced Data Rate), Vista
Integrated 2.0 mega pixel Web Camera
85 WHr 9-cell Lithium Ion Primary Battery
2 year warranty ($90 more for 3 year)



Toshiba Tecra A9 $1509 (would have to add another 1GB of RAM)

CPU: Intel® Core?2 Duo* Processor T7500 (2.20GHz, 4MB L2 Cache, 800MHz

FSB)
Operating System: Genuine Windows Vista? Ultimate 32-bit
Office Software: Microsoft® Office Ready Suite 2007 (60-day trial)
Memory: 1024MB PC5300 DDR2 667MHz SDRAM (1024MBx1)
LCD: 15.4" Diagonal Widescreen XGA display (1280x800)
Graphics Controller: nVIDIA® Quadro® NVS 130M with 256MB DDR SDRAM
HDD: 160GB HDD (5400rpm, Serial-ATA)
Optical Media: DVD SuperMulti (+/-R double layer) drive
Mini-PCI/WiFi: Intel® Wireless WiFi Link 4965AGN (802.11a/g/n)
Bluetooth: Bluetooth® Version 2.0 +EDR
Standard Warranty: 3 Years Standard Limited Warranty




Acer TravelMate 5720-6337 $1305

Windows Vista® Business
Intel® Core?2 Duo Processor T7500 (4MB L2 cache, 2.2GHz, 800MHz FSB)
2GB (1/1) DDR2 667 SDRAM
160GB SATA hard drive
integrated Super-Multi drive (DVD+R, DVD-R, DVD-RAM); 5-in-1 card reader

15.4" WXGA (1280 x 800) TFT display
ATI Mobility Radeon? HD 2400 XT graphics
802.11a/b/g WLAN, Bluetooth®, gigabit LAN, V.92 modem, integrated webcam;

fingerprint reader; three-year limited warranty





Lenovo R61 Thinkpad $1316

Intel® Core? 2 Duo processor T7500 (2.2GHz 800MHz 4MBL2)
Genuine Windows Vista Home Premium
15.4" WXGA,Camera,BT
nVIDIA Quadro NVS 140M, PC Card/ PCIe
1 GB PC2-5300 DDR2 SDRAM 667MHz SODIMM Memory (1 DIMM)
Keyboard US English
UltraNav (TrackPoint and TouchPad)
160GB Hard Disk Drive, 5400rpm
DVD Recordable 8x Max Ultrabay Enhanced
Intel PRO/Wireless 3945ABG
Integrated Bluetooth PAN
6 cell Li-Ion Battery ( 2.4 Ah )
Country Pack North America
Language Pack US English
3 year depot 9x5 Next Business Day





Lenovo T61 Thinkpad $1402

Intel® Core? 2 Duo processor T7500 (2.2GHz 800MHz 4MBL2)
Genuine Windows Vista Home Premium
15.4 WXGA TFT
NVIDIA Quadro NVS 140M (128MB)
1 GB PC2-5300 DDR2 SDRAM 667MHz SODIMM Memory (1 DIMM)
Keyboard US English
UltraNav (TrackPoint and TouchPad)
160GB Hard Disk Drive, 5400rpm
DVD Recordable 8x Max Dual Layer, Ultrabay Slim
PC Card Slot & Express Card Slot
4 in 1 Media Card Reader
Intel PRO/Wireless 3945ABG
Integrated Bluetooth PAN
6 cell Li-Ion Battery
Country Pack North America
Language Pack US English
3 year depot 9x5 Next Business Day

 

[Rockinacoustic]

If your not gaming then there is no point in getting the 8600GT GPU option on the Dell. And unless your working with CAD the Quadro cards are a huge waste of $ for your needs- get the lowest discrete graphics option available and allocate the rest to a faster CPU/HDD.

 

[heymrdj]

Lenovo R31 followed by the Toshiba IMHO

 

[Rottie]

Dell Vostro and make some change to the lowest discrete graphics card