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07-19-2006, 08:41 PM #1WHT Addict
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Laptop for College
I'll be attending college this fall, close to a month from now and I'll need a laptop.
I have a lot of money saved up from work, graduation, etc. Any suggestions?
Please link me to the product page, if you have experience with the laptop, why you like it, etc.Soccer Surfer | Top 10 Soccer Players
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07-19-2006, 09:11 PM #2Aspiring Evangelist
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I bought recently a high-end Dell Inspiron 6400 (aka E1505):
http://www.dell.com/content/products...=19&l=en&s=dhs
Impressed and satisfied.
I have also 2 other MS based laptops in addition to a Mac):
- A Toshiba Qosmio F20: http://www.toshiba.ca/web/product.gr...3795&category=
- And an Ultra-Portable Sony SZ Series: http://www.sonystyle.com/is-bin/INTE...Dept=computers
They're both impressive.
It all comes to your specific needs. What are you looking for exactly? What is your field of study? What do you plan to do mainly with your laptop? Graphics and gaming, or both, or mainly busniess applications, surfing the Internet... etc?
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07-19-2006, 09:53 PM #3WHT Addict
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Well it'll be used for school work, but I also may put Photoshop etc on it
Have you heard anything about the Toshiba Tablet PCs, a friend of mine had one and it look sweet.
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07-19-2006, 09:55 PM #4Junior Guru
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I keep having problems with my dell inspiron 6000's keys popping off and it can get quite annoying so uh...yeah read a couple of reviews on http://notebookforums.com
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07-19-2006, 10:05 PM #5Aspiring Evangelist
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Originally Posted by conceptual
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07-19-2006, 10:08 PM #6Web Hosting Master
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In the shop, we get 2 or 3 dell laptops per week that have to have the power connector soldered back on to the MOBO. (no joke)
I've only noticed the trend with Dell...
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07-19-2006, 10:18 PM #7Newbie
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Originally Posted by kvnband
Is this a specific model or just in general? Thanks for the info.
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07-19-2006, 10:16 PM #8Aspiring Evangelist
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It is mostly the "Law of large numbers". Dell is a market leader.
Personally, I'm "into" my 6th or 7th Dell. never had a glitch.
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07-19-2006, 11:56 PM #9Web Hosting Master
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I want to say that it's mostly the inspiron 6xxx models, but don't quote me on that. But in a town of 25,000, 2 or 3 a week is a LOT....Then again, I've had my dell laptop for 3 years now and haven't had a problem yet....
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07-20-2006, 12:58 AM #10Newbie
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Originally Posted by kvnband
Thank you for the feedback, I really appreciate it! I do agree with you on the amount being returned to you is a lot. I guess the old saying is true "They don't make them like they use to"
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07-20-2006, 01:05 AM #11Web Hosting Guru
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For school I would highly recommend a Mac. You don't need headaches and dealing with viruses/spyware. You can get a macbook for $1000. They are getting ready to do a speed bump and most likely upgrade there video cards. You can find a macbook or macbook pro cheap once the speed bump takes place aug 7th.
There is rumors about a new macbook pro housing due to the current one overheating.
Mac Pro and ACD's will be upgraded to INTEL processors and new upgraded ACD's
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07-20-2006, 01:14 AM #12Aspiring Evangelist
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Macbook, Macbook Pro.
If your not into the apple thing load up winxp in bootcamp.
If that doesnt float your boat, try HP they make some excellent laptops.
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Originally Posted by pztup
As for the list someone posted of market leaders in computers, HP and Apple FAR surpass Dell. Apple's laptops are not only beautiful in design, but run amazingly well and offer OSX -- you cannot beat them.
I have been using HP laptops forever, it seems. I once had a Toshiba that didn't work too well -- my HPs have all been outstanding. I currently have an HP dv1000 series notebook which has the Pentium M Centrino processor, and it works well. I've had it for about a year now.
HP recently released a new notebook, the dv2000 series notebook, which has a sleek design along with all of the media features included with the original dv1000. I'm planning to purchase a dv2000 in the next few weeks.
You can't beat HP and Apple machines.
Also, HP will also provide an overnight shipping service if you run into a hardware problem. My dv1000 had a few dead pixels ... I called on a Monday morning, the FedEx truck arrived Monday afternoon, and I had my laptop back on Tuesday evening. Now that is service.John Morris
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08-03-2006, 10:21 PM #14Web Hosting Master
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Originally Posted by WarpFactor
Their desktop machines aren't much better either but we're discussing laptops here.
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07-20-2006, 01:21 AM #15Web Hosting Master
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I'd suggest the MacBook (not Pro), or if you don't like Macs, than an alienware.
Preferably the Assasin Alienware Notebook. It has a 19 Inch screen
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07-20-2006, 02:48 AM #16Web Hosting Master
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i reccomend an intel pentium 3 1ghz laptop with 20gb space
that did the trick for me
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07-20-2006, 03:24 PM #17WHT Addict
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Originally Posted by joshcrickSoccer Surfer | Top 10 Soccer Players
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08-09-2006, 05:11 AM #18Web Hosting Master
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Originally Posted by Jako
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07-20-2006, 03:22 PM #19WHT Addict
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Any other suggestions or comments you guys?
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08-09-2006, 12:37 AM #20New Member
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My brother just braught this thing home today, he's going to university next year and he knows everything there is to know about computers
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07-20-2006, 04:07 PM #21Web Hosting Master
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I have just received my new laptop which I am extremely impressed with..
It's a HP Pavilion DV5157EU
Processor: AMD Turion 64 - ML34 (1.8Ghz)
1GB DDR RAM
100GB Hard drive
ATI Radeon Xpress 200M with dedicated 128MB Memory
DVD Writer Dual Format (+/-R +/-RW) with Double Layer support
15.4” WXGA High Definition BrightView w i d e s c r e e n
Built in a/b/g WiFi
Full size keyboard
6 in 1 Digita Media Reader
Remote Control (very handy!)
I've been playing a lot of games on it, all with maximum resolution and everything set to high. Games run smoothly without any problems in stunning graphics.
As for multi tasking, today I was:
- Playing a game (in widescreen )
- Listening to music
- Downloading things using Limewire
- Dreamweaver/Photoshop/MSN messenger open
- Firefox with 12 tabs open
All at the same time - system was still working really fast..
So as you can see, I'm really happy with my laptop. I've had an Acer before, power jack broke recently (after 5 years of use). I've also been using a Sony Vaio as well. Pretty good but not for me..
This laptop packs style, a host of features for multimedia and serious work as well great price..
£700.00 (approx $1,293) including delivery. You may be able to find this or a similar model in the US.
I've bought it for for my final year at university. The work I do involves a lot of multi-tasking, and plus I enjoy using my laptop for entertainment as well. This suits my needs perfectly..
I would wait until Mid August however before making a firm decision. New processors are being released, and existing processor prices are being slashed (although AMD didn't mention any price cuts for Turion processors)..
Good luck!
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Thanks for all your suggestions and help you guys. I wonder if this will work MacBook Donation
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I'd avoid toshiba laptobs they overheat all the time and are slow.
If you got the cash Voodoos are crazy , or the MAC laptops, the ibooks or something>? Yeah they're good
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Jako, you should grab something from dell -- but, don't do it online. Call their reps and work with one of them
We 'recently' bought a 17" dell inspiron, dual core, 1gb ram, x1400 video card all for around $1600 USD WITH a 3 year warranty. Going through their site that would've cost around $2000+. Dell does a great job, but it all matters on how much you want to spend. From best to next best I'd rank the companys in the following:
Falcon NorthWest (undisputed leader of computers)
Voodoo
Monarch
Alienware
Dell
F NW is the BEST company out there, and they charge a lot for it. If you have a problem with your $4500 laptop? No problem. They overnight it from your place to them, fix the problem within a day or 2, ship it back to you overnight all free of charge. That's why you pay for 'em.GeeksGather - Undergoing redevelopment. Stand by.
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07-22-2006, 01:01 AM #25Grand Nagus
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OP - I would recommend a MacBook or Dell XPS 1210. If you're a gamer I would get the Dell E1505 or E1705.What's your budget?
Seriously, what's your budget?