Help choosing a laptop

[uselesscrap]

I will have enogh ca$h coming up in Feburary to buy a new laptop. I am wondering what is good. I am not a gamer, but I do want a nice machine. I can spend up to $3000 canadian, but prefer to keep it around $2000. What do you people recommend?

[pimpinaman]

get something with a 64bit CPU to help future proof your machine and make sure it is expandable to at least 1gb of ram for the same reasons.

[uselesscrap]

get something with a 64bit CPU to help future proof your machine and make sure it is expandable to at least 1gb of ram for the same reasons.

I am definitely looking at the Athlon 64 bit cpu. I would like a gig of ram, at least an 80 gig HD, preferably a high-cap battery, dvd all-in-one, and maybe 128 mb graphics. Is this too much to ask for that price. Extended warranty is important to me also.

[Lehk]

check out the Acer TravelMate line. i get 5-6 hours on a charge and everything works great.
avoid the Acer Aspire line they don't have good battery life.

btw mine is a 1.6 ghz pentium M (NOT A P4-mobile) the pentium M is a pentium 3 on crack with the good features from the p4 but not all the crap that made it slow.

[B@lle]

or else check out some of the www.alienware.com s labtops

[uselesscrap]

Those alien ones are very cool, but what is their warranty and service like in canada?

[tomars]

MacBook Pro!
And then send it to me. Thanks

[uselesscrap]

MacBook Pro!
And then send it to me. Thanks

I have considered a mac, but where would I get my free software for educational purposes?

[moneoa]

Those alien ones are very cool, but what is their warranty and service like in canada?
Top notch but as you can see with the Aliens they are also top dollar.
I personally recommend a Toshiba, I own one and it has always been a good machine and versatile.
http://www.toshiba.ca/web/product.grp?lg=en&section=1&group=1&product=3791&part=3410#spectop
http://www.toshiba.ca/web/product.grp?lg=en&section=1&group=1&product=5190&part=4370#spectop

[uselesscrap]

Top notch but as you can see with the Aliens they are also top dollar.
I personally recommend a Toshiba, I own one and it has always been a good machine and versatile.
http://www.toshiba.ca/web/product.grp?lg=en&section=1&group=1&product=3791&part=3410#spectop
http://www.toshiba.ca/web/product.grp?lg=en&section=1&group=1&product=5190&part=4370#spectop

I am leaning towards Toshiba or Acer. Thanks for all your input.

[tomars]

I have considered a mac, but where would I get my free software for educational purposes?
Demonoid (not that I would know) :D
AND you can dual boot Windows on the new MacBook's so...

[Auggie2k]

Top notch but as you can see with the Aliens they are also top dollar.
I personally recommend a Toshiba, I own one and it has always been a good machine and versatile.
http://www.toshiba.ca/web/product.grp?lg=en&section=1&group=1&product=3791&part=3410#spectop
http://www.toshiba.ca/web/product.grp?lg=en&section=1&group=1&product=5190&part=4370#spectop
Yeah for sure. You need a drool bucket to look at their latest models. There's a class one with a fully adjustable screen.

http://techdigestuk.typepad.com/./photos/uncategorized/tosh_detachable_display_with_lady_s.jpg

[moneoa]

oh wow thats pretty...

[pimpinaman]

...the bad part is that laptop with the graphics capability you want is going to eat up your battery life and most likely be kinda heavy to lug around.

[Greylin]

I'd prefer a Panasonic Toughbook (http://panasonic.portablecomputersystems.com/special4.html). They make me as excited as a little school girl.

[Contra]

I hate to recommend a Dell.. But I have a Dell 9300 and it has been a great machine.. You can't do better with the price and it has a 17" screen.. You can get a top of the line (all the bells and whisles) for less than $2,000.00

[CrashPeer44]

ok first thing

DON'T GET A DELL THEY INSTALL SO MUCH CRAP ON IT WHEN YOU GET IT, YOU WILL SPEND THE FIRST DAY JUST CLEANING IT!!!

ok now id say got for anything with an upgradable video card, atleast 512RAM, an 80GB HDD, and WinXP Pro ( I love windows), o yea and don't get Norton Internet Security if you ask me, I prefer McAFee.

So I'd say a
Alienware
Voodoo
High-End Gateway
or
anything except a dell

:icon_rr:

[Contra]

And yes.. I did spen a half a day cleaning all the Crap off it..

[Auggie2k]

You've to do that with XP as well

[WE_DELIVER]

I like the Dell laptops. I've bought two so far. The first one has been through a lot of shit and is still running perfect.

To get a good price, buy from their "outlet" part of their website. The stuff is technically refurbished, but when you get it, its pretty much new(still has that new electronics smell too :-) ).

[tomars]

Where is delete button?

[uselesscrap]

I'd prefer a Panasonic Toughbook (http://panasonic.portablecomputersystems.com/special4.html). They make me as excited as a little school girl.

That's some price tag!! What makes this one so special? I don't get what makes this worth $4000. I would hardly say they include anything free at that so called "NEW LOWER PRICE" price. For that amount of cash it should fuck me and cook me breakfast in the morning.


FREE 512MB RAM for a total of 1GB
FREE Targus Laptop Case
PM 1.6GHz Centrino Processor
13.3" XGA TOUCH Display
HI-BRIGHT Outdoor Readable Display
80GB Hard Drive
Floppy Drive
802.11abg
Windows XP SP2
7+ Hour Battery
NEW LOWER PRICE
Special Holiday Bundle Price of $3999

[pimpinaman]

...the toughbook was made for use in harsh enviroments aka wet, cold, etc.. It is made keep moisture out of the internals of the laptop. It is supposedly able to handle drops, throws, etc... and be able to damn near stop a bullet.

[g-smooth2k]

forget Dell try the Acer Ferrari (http://us.acer.com/acerpanam/page4.do;jsessionid=68FCA5546B2734F1D2F5BDB07AFC8D 16?dau22.oid=10478&UserCtxParam=0&GroupCtxParam=0&dctx1=25&CountryISOCtxParam=US&LanguageISOCtxParam=en&crc=923069118) or the Fujitsu Lifebook (http://webshop.fujitsupc.com/fpc/Ecommerce/productoverview.do?type=NB&pgid=Notebooks) or the Panasonic Toughbook (http://www.panasonic.com/business/toughbook/home.asp) or the Voodoo Envy (http://www.voodoopc.com/showRoom.aspx?categoryID=2)

[maj1kt0uchmyTT]

i got a very so far good gateway laptop wayyyyyyy under 3000

[richisrich]

I have considered a mac, but where would I get my free software for educational purposes?


not supposed to be getting anything free! lol