deploy?laptop?Advice?!!!!!!!!!!!
10-24-2006, 11:50 PM
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Re: deploy?laptop?Advice?!!!!!!!!!!!
Originally Posted by hatchboy
Hey Jason, is yours the 17" widescreen? Whats it got for ram? cpu?dvd burner? any other stuff?
I think i kind of want to go with toshiba or dell. I really like those xps's but they are so god damn expensive.
I am used to desktops where i can build one myself for cheap as hell.
I think i kind of want to go with toshiba or dell. I really like those xps's but they are so god damn expensive.
I am used to desktops where i can build one myself for cheap as hell.
10-25-2006, 12:04 AM
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Re: deploy?laptop?Advice?!!!!!!!!!!!
Originally Posted by hatchboy
The max i want to spend is around 1500? any recommendations for that price?
http://www.newegg.com/ProductSort/Su...SubCategory=32
dude
id just go with a think pad
ibm r51 is the ----
i got an ibm r51 for sale..
all it needs is a new keyboard (baby ownage)
new keyboards run on ebay for dirt cheap...
im selling it for 500 + shipping - cost of keyboard
has one button auto reformat built in so you dont have to deal with cd keys or cd's bs when you want to reformat
wi/fi bunch of other stuff too
10-25-2006, 12:47 AM
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Re: deploy?laptop?Advice?!!!!!!!!!!!
Originally Posted by hatchboy
Hey Jason, is yours the 17" widescreen? Whats it got for ram? cpu?dvd burner? any other stuff?
I think i kind of want to go with toshiba or dell. I really like those xps's but they are so god damn expensive.
I am used to desktops where i can build one myself for cheap as hell.
I think i kind of want to go with toshiba or dell. I really like those xps's but they are so god damn expensive.
I am used to desktops where i can build one myself for cheap as hell.
ps - dell=----
10-25-2006, 01:11 AM
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Re: deploy?laptop?Advice?!!!!!!!!!!!
If your going to be moving it around alot, (ie, not sitting on a table for 6months at a time being used as a destop), Id strongly recomend getting something with a quality case. Thinkpads are very sturdy. Newer Thinkpads also have a G sensor that stops the HD from spinning if it detects a tip, so the HD stops before it hits the floor.
For $1500 you can have a pretty sweet laptop.
I bought a T43 earlier this year for $1100 new. The T series is very small, light and compact. I havnt dropped it yet, but I did drop my old Thinkpad (non-metal skeleton/case like the newer ones) several times from waist high, to the pavement. ****** kept on going.
If battery run time is of any concern, score a bigger main battery, underclock and under volt the CPU and you can usually double the batt time.
Search around and find a model you like, then browse reputable sellers on Ebay for Factory reconditioned or a new one. Pricegrabber.com is a good search to use also. Overall, I usually buy ---- from Newegg.com. They have good prices on ----, ship fast, and a no bullshit RMA if you need to return.
Regarding Thinkpads, if ultimate package size and weight are not really a concern, the R series is better/cheaper than an equivalent T series.
Regardless of what you get, make sure to get atleast a Pentium M processor. A Core Duo or Core 2 Duo would be sweet, but not really needed unless you want to play games. The basic Pentium M cpu is totally diff. from the standard P4 power hog CPU's and are very similar to the Core processors in terms of power consumption. I was very suprised at how fast mine turned out to be for only a 1.86 Pentium M.
For $1500 you can have a pretty sweet laptop.
I bought a T43 earlier this year for $1100 new. The T series is very small, light and compact. I havnt dropped it yet, but I did drop my old Thinkpad (non-metal skeleton/case like the newer ones) several times from waist high, to the pavement. ****** kept on going.
If battery run time is of any concern, score a bigger main battery, underclock and under volt the CPU and you can usually double the batt time.
Search around and find a model you like, then browse reputable sellers on Ebay for Factory reconditioned or a new one. Pricegrabber.com is a good search to use also. Overall, I usually buy ---- from Newegg.com. They have good prices on ----, ship fast, and a no bullshit RMA if you need to return.
Regarding Thinkpads, if ultimate package size and weight are not really a concern, the R series is better/cheaper than an equivalent T series.
Regardless of what you get, make sure to get atleast a Pentium M processor. A Core Duo or Core 2 Duo would be sweet, but not really needed unless you want to play games. The basic Pentium M cpu is totally diff. from the standard P4 power hog CPU's and are very similar to the Core processors in terms of power consumption. I was very suprised at how fast mine turned out to be for only a 1.86 Pentium M.
10-25-2006, 01:20 AM
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Re: deploy?laptop?Advice?!!!!!!!!!!!
Originally Posted by ghettoturbo
if youre talking to me, yes mine is the 17 inch widescreen, 504 ram, 1.73 ghz, dvd burner...i think it was about 1400. the only thing that took getting used to is not having the stalk in the keyboard and having a slightly different key layout since there is also a number pad
10-25-2006, 01:32 AM
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Re: deploy?laptop?Advice?!!!!!!!!!!!
I think what im going to do is go to the navy exchange here on base and get a military star card and get it on that then make like 100$ a month payments on it.
Only problem i see on newegg (former egghead.com i take it) is that id have to pay all up front.
Only problem i see on newegg (former egghead.com i take it) is that id have to pay all up front.
10-25-2006, 01:52 AM
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