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Non Gaming Discussions => Off-Topic => Topic started by: 182Ways on June 09, 2003, 01:07:28 PM
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...but I don\'t know what to get.
I\'m planning to buy a notebook PC soon, but I really have no idea what brands I can rely on (Dell? HP? Sony?). Can anyone make a recommendation or two?
I\'d like to keep the price down to less than $1200. I\'m not looking for any beast of a machine in terms of power, instead I\'d rather have something with good, reliable performance and a decent battery life. Bells and whistles are optional.
Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thank you.
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Just wondering, why do you need a notebook? Why not get a desktop? You can always get more features and power for less money in a desktop vs. a notebook.
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I\'m going to be on the move a lot over the course of the next few years; Probably only staying in one part of the world for months at a time. I plan to get a new desktop later, but I\'d like to buy a laptop so I can have a reliable source for email and a place to hold all of the files that I accumulate.
I have been looking around, and right now I\'m thinking of going for this lil\' guy (http://www.shopping.hp.com/cgi-bin/hpdirect/shopping/scripts/product_detail/product_detail_view.jsp?BV_SessionID=@@@@0729983579.1055198602@@@@&BV_EngineID=cceeadciiehjglicfngcfkmdflldfgf.0&product_code=DC968A%23ABA&tab=detailed_specs&browse_link=true&#default). The price is perfect, and it seems to have more than enough power for everything that I\'ll be using it for. I just dunno how reliable HP notebooks are, or if there\'s a better choice somewhere. Anybody know?
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I\'m in the process of thinkin\' about buying a Sony Vaio. It\'s got 2.6ghz Intel, 512 Megs of Ram, 60 gig HD, 16 inch screen and DVD-R / CD-RW. I am still debatin\' if I want to spend the three grand on it tho\'.
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For what it\'s worth. The ZE is a good model from what I\'ve read in other magazines.
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I have a Dell Inspiron 8000 - I use it everyday while I am here at work and haven\'t had any problems. It is technically a desktop replacement, but it is old as I have had it for over 2 years.
PIII 700
512 MB Ram
20 GB HD
14 inch display
DVD
GeForce 2 32 MB
Like I said its outdated, but I can still run most programs and even a few decent games. I think it cost me around $1200 at the time and was one of Dells higher end laptops.
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I would check out the Toshibas. I have had good luck with them.
The one I have now(laptop) was around 2000.00$
2 ghz. p4M, 512ddr ram,60gig harddrive, 64mb nvidia graphics w tv out. dvvd-r cdr combo. It\'s a satellite s-703
Full battery lasts about 3 hours depending on what you are running. There is also a seperate bay where you can add a 2nd. battery which increases life to around 5 hours I believe.
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Originally posted by guar
I would check out the Toshibas. I have had good luck with them.
The one I have now(laptop) was around 2000.00$
2 ghz. p4M, 512ddr ram,60gig harddrive, 64mb nvidia graphics w tv out. dvvd-r cdr combo. It\'s a satellite s-703
Full battery lasts about 3 hours depending on what you are running. There is also a seperate bay where you can add a 2nd. battery which increases life to around 5 hours I believe.
Yeah some of the satellites are nice. Ive had a couple in my day. Pretty good sound too for a laptop. If i had the money id go with the vaio i think. Not sure