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Title: Notebooks
Post by: square_marker on January 26, 2005, 12:57:52 PM

I am going to get a Notebook over the summer and have it fully loaded... any suggestions?  I am looking into HPs right now.  If possible, I want a smaller type of Laptop without losing any power.

My minimums are 1GB of memory (pref. 2GB), 120GB Harddrive, CD-RW/DVD 8x Burner, wireless card, 3 USB Ports, tv tuner abilities, 128MB Graphics Card.

If anyone knows where to find a good quality notebook with all of that, it would be of good help.  Right now I designed one at HP using there highest Pentium 4 processor and  basically highest everything in terms of hardware and it came out to 2,700.

Title: Notebooks
Post by: DeAnna on January 26, 2005, 01:43:39 PM

My HP sucks...it doesn\'t have enough memory, 3 keys have already come off of it, not because of me...seriously.  Some HPs may be good, but mine is a sucky piece of crap.

Title: Notebooks
Post by: THX on January 26, 2005, 02:03:14 PM

If u want quality just grab an IBM Thinkpad.  I\'ve used many latptops and my bro\'s T51 always feels solid, fast, and reliable.  There are other options for pure gaming fun, I\'m sure others will chime in with those.

ps- pc forum would be better for this

Title: Notebooks
Post by: fre4d4 on January 26, 2005, 05:01:08 PM

Ihave an emachine 5306, that i like alot

Title: Notebooks
Post by: Evi on January 26, 2005, 05:19:41 PM

Emachine\'s suck. Don\'t get an emachine.

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Ihave an emachine 5306, that i like alot

Whatever floats your boat ;)

Title: Notebooks
Post by: theomen on January 26, 2005, 05:30:19 PM

emachines notebooks are bad ass Evi, they have a cult following behind them.  The 68xx line especially.  As I type, I\'m on a 6809 which plays HL2 on high everything but textures.

google the 68xx line if you don\'t believe me, they have some of the highest reviews and best build quality around.  True they used to be bottom dwellers, but they have turned around.

Title: Notebooks
Post by: square_marker on January 26, 2005, 08:46:53 PM

So emachines is a good way to go?

Title: Notebooks
Post by: theomen on January 26, 2005, 10:10:04 PM

well, for the money, but your spending is in the premium level, so no.  If I were you I\'d go Sager

Title: Notebooks
Post by: square_marker on January 26, 2005, 10:12:32 PM

Sager...?  Never heard of them.

Title: Notebooks
Post by: Evi on January 26, 2005, 11:01:29 PM

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google the 68xx line if you don\'t believe me, they have some of the highest reviews and best build quality around. True they used to be bottom dwellers, but they have turned around.

:eek: Oh...I\'ve just had bad experiences with them is all :/ They\'ve kicked it up a notch since then.

Title: Notebooks
Post by: Cyrus on January 27, 2005, 01:17:56 PM

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Originally posted by THX
If u want quality just grab an IBM Thinkpad.  I\'ve used many latptops and my bro\'s T51 always feels solid, fast, and reliable.  There are other options for pure gaming fun, I\'m sure others will chime in with those.

ps- pc forum would be better for this

I thought I read something about IBM selling there home user cpu divison to someplace in china?

Title: Notebooks
Post by: Evi on January 27, 2005, 01:37:25 PM

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I thought I read something about IBM selling there home user cpu divison to someplace in china?

Yes they did. IBM is going to soley focus on chip/innards production for computers, consoles, etc. They\'re no longer going to be in the computer making business. The company they sold the division to will make computers...but not IBM. They\'re out for good. :(

Title: Notebooks
Post by: theomen on January 27, 2005, 01:42:38 PM

http://www.sagernotebook.com/