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help in buying a new laptop
Discuss help in buying a new laptop
Posted by: NewCents05
im deciding to buy a new laptop in the next month or so and i want a fairly big one. like a 17in screen i want to spend at most 2200
ive been looking at some and havent found anything thats really a great deal
the best 1 ive found so far is hp zd8000 which customized is 1988.00
it would be with
media center xp
3.2ghz
17.0"(1680x1050)
512mb ddr2 sdram
100gb 5400rpm
free upgrade 8xdvd +/- rw/r
256mb ati mobility radeon x600
wireless b/g and bluetooth(a must)
if anyone can help me find a laptop with equal or better specs than this that would be helpful but please keep in mind i want it to have a 17in screen
Any suggestions would be helpful otherwise i will order this laptop
thanks
Posted by: switch
What you listed sounds pretty sweet, and the price for that equipment is about right.
One thing I would suggest, is going with XP Pro instead of Media Center 2005. Even though MCE is built on XP Pro, they still strip most of the OS features out of it. There are ways around it with a little registry hacking, but that can be a hassle.
Check out some 3rd party apps for a media center to throw on top of your OS.
[URL=http://www.meedio.com/]Meedio[/URL] is a good program.
That is just my opinion, you can get a lot more funcionality from your laptop that way.
If you are interested in a Linux based media center, check out [URL=http://www.mythtv.org]MythTV[/URL]
Posted by: gab00n
I would go with a Toshiba, they make good quality notebooks. Here is what i would buy with your budget.
[url]http://www.toshibadirect.com/td/b2c/cdet.to?ccid=1291021&rcid=-26367&famoid=-26377&coid=-28641&adoid=862075&stoid=964162&baseComponent=&mainPoid=283980&pnFgPart=&componentspipedstring=APP-0008%7CCOM1-0012%7CCPU-0085%7CFDD-0001%7CGFX-0015%7CHDD-0028%7CLCD-0030%7CMEM-0016%7COS-0069%7CSBAY-0020%7CWARR-0001%7C&specialOfferPoid=&rcidxsell=&seg=HHO&tab=xsell&tabTo=cfg&WarrRadio=standard&XSell=355477%2C263510[/url]
Posted by: SergeyDCS
Dell also makes a lot tof good laptops. if you want a bug discount check out
[url]http://www.xpbargains.com/dell_coupons/[/url]
the have some like $600 off any laptop of $1500 or more and other stuff.
Posted by: NewCents05
im going with media center over professional because u get a tv tuner with that and id like to have the one that hp has that will work properly with the computer
Posted by: NewCents05
[QUOTE][i]Originally posted by gab00n [/i]
[B]I would go with a Toshiba, they make good quality notebooks. Here is what i would buy with your budget.
[url]http://www.toshibadirect.com/td/b2c/cdet.to?ccid=1291021&rcid=-26367&famoid=-26377&coid=-28641&adoid=862075&stoid=964162&baseComponent=&mainPoid=283980&pnFgPart=&componentspipedstring=APP-0008%7CCOM1-0012%7CCPU-0085%7CFDD-0001%7CGFX-0015%7CHDD-0028%7CLCD-0030%7CMEM-0016%7COS-0069%7CSBAY-0020%7CWARR-0001%7C&specialOfferPoid=&rcidxsell=&seg=HHO&tab=xsell&tabTo=cfg&WarrRadio=standard&XSell=355477%2C263510[/url] [/B][/QUOTE]
that is pretty expensive for what it has
100gb at 4200rpm while the hp runs at 5400rpm
ati 9700 64 mb is not as good as 256mb x600
im not too fond of home edition
plus the xp as a full keyboard but that doesnt really matter too much
screen resolution is lower too
Posted by: Echo_
[url]http://www1.us.dell.com/content/products/productdetails.aspx/inspn_xps2?c=us&cs=19&l=en&s=dhs[/url]
while its not xp media center
Nvidia GO 6800 ULTRA
Intel Pent M 2.33
17 inch screen
512 ram
Posted by: NewCents05
[QUOTE][i]Originally posted by Echo_ [/i]
[B][url]http://www1.us.dell.com/content/products/productdetails.aspx/inspn_xps2?c=us&cs=19&l=en&s=dhs[/url]
while its not xp media center
Nvidia GO 6800 ULTRA
Intel Pent M 2.33
17 inch screen
512 ram [/B][/QUOTE]
haha good 1 im not buying a dell
[url]http://www.tech-forums.net/showthread.php?s=&threadid=44363[/url]
Posted by: gab00n
Stay away from Dell, they suck big time. IBM is another good company to look at, but i don't think they make 17 inch notebooks.
Posted by: microsoftne
I just purchased my 2nd laptop, this time I went for an Acer Aspire 1520.
80gb 7200rpm hdd
1gb ram
10/100/1000 gigabit ethernet
b/g wireless
Irda
Bluetooth
Dual format dual layer dvd burner
15.4 widescreen
1 firewire
4 usb 2.0
Amd Athlon 64 3000+
WinXP Pro
and much more all for only 1200.00 including case and taxes.
Posted by: NewCents05
yes that laptop does look good but it only has a 1.8ghz processor which really isnt as fast as i want it to be
Posted by: Echo_
you cant compare amd's ot intels in clock speed that proc has 64 bit architechture and is will smoke a intel pent 4 3.0 ghz... and that dell is awesome
reviews
[url]http://www.tomshardware.com/mobile/20050224/index.html[/url]
[url]http://www.anandtech.com/video/showdoc.aspx?i=2356&p=8[/url]
Posted by: NewCents05
im looking at fujitsu notebooks cause someone told me they had a better one than the hp but i cant find alot of fujitsu notebooks most of the sites i found were in japanese
if anyone knows anything about these notebooks please tell me if they are any good thanks
Posted by: langers
Ive been buying laptops for business and home use for a good few years.
I am not sure about previous comments here in the forum or other stories that you have posted links on.
So far I find Dell to provide the best machines, I personally run a Dell 9100 xps laptop and its amasing, I have no issues with it.. this is my 3rd dell.
Its all opinion in the end.... but the simple fact of business states that you cant be poor at your chosen field and be succesful, Dell are the biggest computer reseller in the world and they didnt get there by being poor.
Posted by: NewCents05
yea like i said im not buying a dell
plus they dont have any 17in models