help in buying a new laptop

NewCents05 · 02-22-2005, 04:12 PM

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

switch · 02-22-2005, 11:37 PM

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.

Meedio 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 MythTV

gab00n · 02-23-2005, 12:40 AM

I would go with a Toshiba, they make good quality notebooks. Here is what i would buy with your budget.

http://www.toshibadirect.com/td/b2c/...55477%2C263510

SergeyDCS · 02-23-2005, 01:47 PM

Dell also makes a lot tof good laptops. if you want a bug discount check out

http://www.xpbargains.com/dell_coupons/

the have some like $600 off any laptop of $1500 or more and other stuff.

NewCents05 · 02-23-2005, 03:21 PM

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

NewCents05 · 02-23-2005, 03:25 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by gab00n
I would go with a Toshiba, they make good quality notebooks. Here is what i would buy with your budget.

http://www.toshibadirect.com/td/b2c/...55477%2C263510

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

imported_Echo_ · 02-24-2005, 06:39 PM

http://www1.us.dell.com/content/prod...=19&l=en&s=dhs

while its not xp media center
Nvidia GO 6800 ULTRA
Intel Pent M 2.33
17 inch screen
512 ram

NewCents05 · 02-24-2005, 07:01 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Echo_
http://www1.us.dell.com/content/prod...=19&l=en&s=dhs

while its not xp media center
Nvidia GO 6800 ULTRA
Intel Pent M 2.33
17 inch screen
512 ram

haha good 1 im not buying a dell
ATI or NVidia?

gab00n · 02-24-2005, 07:51 PM

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.

microsoftne · 02-24-2005, 08:07 PM

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.

02-22-2005, 04:12 PM	#1 (permalink)
NewCents05 Monster Techie Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 1,319	help in buying a new laptop 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

02-22-2005, 11:37 PM	#2 (permalink)
switch True Techie Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 106	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. Meedio 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 MythTV __________________ Computer and I.T. solutions for small business Laptop Repair Direct

02-23-2005, 12:40 AM	#3 (permalink)
gab00n Super Techie Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 295	I would go with a Toshiba, they make good quality notebooks. Here is what i would buy with your budget. http://www.toshibadirect.com/td/b2c/...55477%2C263510 __________________ \"Today\'s scientists have substituted mathematics for experiments, and they wander off through equation after equation, and eventually build a structure which has no relation to reality.\" Nikola Tesla

02-24-2005, 07:51 PM	#9 (permalink)
gab00n Super Techie Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 295	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. __________________ \"Today\'s scientists have substituted mathematics for experiments, and they wander off through equation after equation, and eventually build a structure which has no relation to reality.\" Nikola Tesla

02-24-2005, 08:07 PM	#10 (permalink)
microsoftne Super Techie Join Date: May 2003 Posts: 469	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. __________________ Death has a thousand doors, let's see which one our victim chose. "There's one thing that you learn on this job, is that human beings are capable of anything" If you chase two rabbits, you lose them both You say tomato... I say cause of death For sale/trade http://www.tech-forums.net/pc/f40/fu...r-fs-t-139695/

02-23-2005, 01:47 PM	#4 (permalink)
SergeyDCS Newb Techie Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 5	Dell also makes a lot tof good laptops. if you want a bug discount check out http://www.xpbargains.com/dell_coupons/ the have some like $600 off any laptop of $1500 or more and other stuff.

02-23-2005, 03:21 PM	#5 (permalink)
NewCents05 Monster Techie Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 1,319	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

02-24-2005, 06:39 PM	#7 (permalink)
imported_Echo_ Super Techie Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 327	http://www1.us.dell.com/content/prod...=19&l=en&s=dhs while its not xp media center Nvidia GO 6800 ULTRA Intel Pent M 2.33 17 inch screen 512 ram

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