Recommend any Good Laptops?
Tue Apr 11, 2006 3:14 am
I know there's a recommendation thread further down, but that one is for someone else, and since it's not for laptops...
As some of you may know, I'm graduatiing this year and I'll be going to college in the fall. Recently, I've been searching around for laptops and have found some decent ones However, my mom told me that the laptop needs to be around the $1,000 price range (not including any additional software). I need to know if there are any specific laptops I should check out.
I'm open for anything except for HP, Compaq, and Gateway. My experiences with those computers have been kinda bad, so I'd like to stay away from those. (And yes, I'm open to Macs as well.
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As some of you may know, I'm graduatiing this year and I'll be going to college in the fall. Recently, I've been searching around for laptops and have found some decent ones However, my mom told me that the laptop needs to be around the $1,000 price range (not including any additional software). I need to know if there are any specific laptops I should check out.
I'm open for anything except for HP, Compaq, and Gateway. My experiences with those computers have been kinda bad, so I'd like to stay away from those. (And yes, I'm open to Macs as well.
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Wed Apr 12, 2006 5:09 pm
I recommend the 12" iBook
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Or the Dell XPS M140 at $859.
apple.com wrote:1.33GHz PowerPC G4
512K L2 cache @1.33GHz
512MB memory (DDR333 SDRAM)
12.1-inch TFT Display
1024x768 resolution
ATI Mobility Radeon 9550
32MB DDR video memory
40GB Ultra ATA hard drive
Combo Drive (DVD-ROM/CD-RW)
Built-in AirPort Extreme
Built-in Bluetooth 2.0+EDR
Scrolling Trackpad
Sudden Motion Sensor
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Or the Dell XPS M140 at $859.
Sun Apr 16, 2006 1:13 am
well the iboook is going to be taken out of the market i would wait for the "macbook" no pro to come out the intel version of the ibook and alot more then the ibook 13.3 inch screen i would wait but they say around june or earlier
Sun Apr 16, 2006 6:07 am
As Paul said have a look on the Dell website where you can customize your laptop. If you do decide to go for a Dell have a look at http://www.notebookreview.com/deals/ where they have some discount coupons for various dell laptops for example with the XPS M140
you can get 10% off providing you get the laptops price above $899. Hope that helps.
you can get 10% off providing you get the laptops price above $899. Hope that helps.
Sun Apr 16, 2006 7:10 pm
gregyboy wrote:well the iboook is going to be taken out of the market i would wait for the "macbook" no pro to come out the intel version of the ibook and alot more then the ibook 13.3 inch screen i would wait but they say around june or earlier
The Macbook Pro isn't in Dragonfire's price range, or I would've recommended it.
Sun Apr 23, 2006 2:05 am
Thanks for the info everyone, but I'm going with a Dell Inspiron E1505, partly because my mom has a discount on it (with all the customizations, it normally would cost about $2200, but now it costs about $1200, so I'm happy.)
Sun Apr 23, 2006 5:30 am
Dragonfire wrote:Thanks for the info everyone, but I'm going with a Dell Inspiron E1505, partly because my mom has a discount on it (with all the customizations, it normally would cost about $2200, but now it costs about $1200, so I'm happy.)
That's a nice laptop man, I'm sure you'll be very happy. Don't forget to name it... and then tell us what you named it.
Sun Apr 23, 2006 9:34 am
Pyro Parrot wrote:Dragonfire wrote:Thanks for the info everyone, but I'm going with a Dell Inspiron E1505, partly because my mom has a discount on it (with all the customizations, it normally would cost about $2200, but now it costs about $1200, so I'm happy.)
That's a nice laptop man, I'm sure you'll be very happy. Don't forget to name it... and then tell us what you named it.
Betsy? *snickers*