Who makes good laptops besides Dell? I like that new mobile DDR266 chipset ;)...

[KDOG]

Thinking about a new laptop considering that new mobile DDR266 chipset.... WHo do you think will be the first to put one out? I'm thinking HP or Compaq since Dell is Intels beeeoch. So who makes a good laptop besides Dell?

 

[KDOG]

Oh yeah, and do any of them sell bare laptops (No OS or software)?

 

[IoWnZa]

<< Oh yeah, and do any of them sell bare laptops (No OS or software)? >>



That would be awesome, I would love to get a laptop ready to go (Hardware wise) and then get to install whatever I want instantly, not have to format it again and all that, and I want one that doesnt have the company's name on the screen when I boot it up. I want system Diagnostics like a Custom Built PC. I know that this can be turned off but I dont want to have to do that, I want it to come already!
DARNIT!

JM

 

[jschuk]

I could have sworn I read a report from Comdex that Toshiba was slated to be the first out with the nVidia chipset in a notebook. I do know that the Toshiba Satellite Pro 6000 will use DDR memory and is supposed to be released this January. Crap, they no longer have the specs on the website. I will have to check my cache at work to see if I kind find them.

 

[daddyo]

Pre-installed OS's aren't THAT bad.

I bought an Inspiron 8000 that came with WinME installed. I booted it up once, made sure it worked, then turned it off, inserted an XP CD, and wiped it clean. Took about 5 extra minutes, and I had the reassurance that the system worked before I installed anything.

 

[Shack70]

I have an older Toshiba and I am happy with it. No prbs

daddy-o, I wanted to do that, but my system came with software and such that i need to run, so i am stuck with 98se on my laptop. The only way to get the apps I need it to buy them, and I dont feel like it

 

[Zenmervolt]

IBM makes (arguably) the best laptops out there (ThinkPad A-Series). I don't know when/if IBM plans to release anything based on nVidia's chipset though, since IBM seems to have deals with Intel and ATI. Still, I think the ThinkPad is tops for durability, the only company that I've heard can match it is Toshiba's Tecra line.

ZV