What Laptop Would You Get?
Looking for a nice laptop
Tuesday, April 5, 2005 by tlb123 | Discussion: Laptops
I am looking for a nice, small laptop that has a lot of features, such as the Dell Latitude x300, but without as high as a price. Any suggestions?
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ZubaZ
Reply #2 Tuesday, April 5, 2005 10:33 PM
Reply #2 Tuesday, April 5, 2005 10:33 PM
The price is still a little high . . . but I would not get anything portable that wasn't a convertable tablet. You make trade offs but once you use one . . . I wouldn't go back.
tlb123
Reply #3 Wednesday, April 6, 2005 3:45 PM
Reply #3 Wednesday, April 6, 2005 3:45 PM
I don't need some of the features, I could probably part with onboard networking as I would have to put a card in it to have an external antenna anyways. The main things I want is the small, light, and the mobile processor. would go with anything over 700 mhz. It needs to have at least a 20 gig hard drive also.
tlb123
Reply #4 Wednesday, April 6, 2005 4:04 PM
I meant onboard wireless
Reply #4 Wednesday, April 6, 2005 4:04 PM
| I could probably part with onboard networking |
I meant onboard wireless
collin snyder
Reply #5 Thursday, April 7, 2005 12:32 AM
Reply #5 Thursday, April 7, 2005 12:32 AM
I hate dell laptops. There are at least 5 dells in my hall here in college, every one is basicly brand new. The screens look worse then my dads old think pad from 7+ years ago, and on top of that, it feels cheap. Screen quality is what sets most laptops apart. Sony, gateway, compaq/HP as well as several other manufactors are using a new sceen technology which makes the old style obsolite. Sony calls it Xbrite, others have there own name for it. I have a Sony Viao with it, and it honestly looks more clear then my freinds desktop monitors. The new technology is brighter, clearer, and makes the screen veiwable from any angle (old laptop screens wash out like crazy if you are not looking at it from straight on).
Anyways, if your going the PC route, go with one that has the new screen technology. Me, I am waiting for mac to get ahold of the new screen technology, then I will be buying a 12inch powerbook.
Anyways, if your going the PC route, go with one that has the new screen technology. Me, I am waiting for mac to get ahold of the new screen technology, then I will be buying a 12inch powerbook.
aldawg21
Reply #6 Thursday, April 7, 2005 12:56 AM
Reply #6 Thursday, April 7, 2005 12:56 AM
Snyder, I couldn't agree more. I'm a college student at the University of Illinois, and I have a 15" WS Toshiba Satellite. It works pretty well, aside from the fact that my clock runs fast...but I'm also saving up for a 12" powerbook...good luck!
RAd_Tad
Reply #7 Thursday, April 7, 2005 1:08 AM
Reply #7 Thursday, April 7, 2005 1:08 AM
I got myself a Fujitsu Siemens Amilo M7400. It's jam packed with features, slightly on the heavy side (if your're lookin for a thin n light one) with a 15-inch LCD, and at a good price. The new screen technology is called TFT I believe, and yes visually it's way superior to the older ones. You can pretty much tell which one is which; normal LCD's have a dull and flat look, while the new ones have a shiny, reflective surface.
If you're looking for something light and have extra dough, get a Sony or a IBM ThinkPad, which'll give you 8+ hours of battery life, and good solid performace.
There is a pretty not so popular company called Averatec that makes nice laptops with 12" TFT, camera, Centrion 725. Retails for under a 1000 bux. I'm gonna get me one of em cuz they're good.
If you're looking for something light and have extra dough, get a Sony or a IBM ThinkPad, which'll give you 8+ hours of battery life, and good solid performace.
There is a pretty not so popular company called Averatec that makes nice laptops with 12" TFT, camera, Centrion 725. Retails for under a 1000 bux. I'm gonna get me one of em cuz they're good.
Weaksid
Reply #8 Thursday, April 7, 2005 1:29 AM
Reply #8 Thursday, April 7, 2005 1:29 AM
What are you planning on doing with it? Word Processing, Games, Audio Editing, Mixing, Graphic designing, Web Development, 3D rendering, etc? Alot usually depends on your needs other then it being extremely portable.
TexasJoe
Reply #9 Thursday, April 7, 2005 2:34 AM
Reply #9 Thursday, April 7, 2005 2:34 AM
TFT is defaulting on all flat-screen LCD displays. It replaced passive-matrix LCD's a few years ago, which were basically a whole lot worse than todays's active matrix or TFT - it's out of compare, especially if manufacturers add up extra layers for crisper and brighter display, like x-black, or diamond technology ...
PurrBall
Reply #10 Friday, April 8, 2005 2:42 PM
Reply #10 Friday, April 8, 2005 2:42 PM
For PCs I like the Gateways, which all have wireless standard.
Portable:
-M320 (most portable)
-M210 (widescreen)
Notebook/Tablet:
-M275
POWER: (smallest to largest size)
-M460
-M360
-M680 (most powerful laptop, most powerful I've ever seen overall)
-M520
Hope helps.
Portable:
-M320 (most portable)
-M210 (widescreen)
Notebook/Tablet:
-M275
POWER: (smallest to largest size)
-M460
-M360
-M680 (most powerful laptop, most powerful I've ever seen overall)
-M520
Hope helps.
tlb123
Reply #11 Friday, April 8, 2005 11:20 PM
Reply #11 Friday, April 8, 2005 11:20 PM
I plan to use the laptop mainly for word processing, autoCAD, and to watch an occasional video. Thanks for the suggestions, I'll look them up! 
PurrBall
Reply #12 Saturday, April 9, 2005 6:17 AM
Then you would need something with powerful graphics, like:
Reply #12 Saturday, April 9, 2005 6:17 AM
| autoCAD |
Then you would need something with powerful graphics, like:
| Gateway M680 (most powerful laptop, most powerful I've ever seen overall) |
Double Zero
Reply #14 Saturday, April 9, 2005 9:31 AM
Reply #14 Saturday, April 9, 2005 9:31 AM
The question was "What Laptop Would You Get?" right?..LoL
Toshiba..I have owned 2 Toshiba laptops and never had a problem with them..
Would rather build one though, just because I like doing that sort of stuff..
But you know, they all have basically the same "stuff" inside "IBM compatible" this or that...I think when you go to choose your machine just look at the list of hardware within it..What chip is in it? "Pentium or Celeron"..etc.. what hard drive, what kind of RAM, MB..etc.. No matter the brand of "Laptop", if you pay attention to whats inside, more than likely you'll be able to choose a decent one.
Zero.
Toshiba..I have owned 2 Toshiba laptops and never had a problem with them..
Would rather build one though, just because I like doing that sort of stuff..
But you know, they all have basically the same "stuff" inside "IBM compatible" this or that...I think when you go to choose your machine just look at the list of hardware within it..What chip is in it? "Pentium or Celeron"..etc.. what hard drive, what kind of RAM, MB..etc.. No matter the brand of "Laptop", if you pay attention to whats inside, more than likely you'll be able to choose a decent one.
Zero.
Weaksid
Reply #15 Sunday, April 10, 2005 4:57 PM
Reply #15 Sunday, April 10, 2005 4:57 PM
I should also ask, what is the most you are looking at paying?
tlb123
Reply #16 Monday, April 11, 2005 9:30 PM
Reply #16 Monday, April 11, 2005 9:30 PM
the gateway M680 is nice, but I was thinking not much more than 1000.00, and I want something I can put in a car without taking up the whole seat 
. I like how small and feature-packed the x300 is, but maybe I am just dreaming if I want something that small for a low price .
. I like how small and feature-packed the x300 is, but maybe I am just dreaming if I want something that small for a low price .
PurrBall
Reply #17 Tuesday, April 12, 2005 2:48 PM
Reply #17 Tuesday, April 12, 2005 2:48 PM
Right now you can get an M320 for $700 I think, used to be $1200
tlb123
Reply #18 Tuesday, April 12, 2005 11:16 PM
Reply #18 Tuesday, April 12, 2005 11:16 PM
I would have to have the M320X at least because I have to have a dvd player, and how long is the battery life on the M320, I couldn't find it on gateway's site, but with the mobile processor, would it have at least 4 hours of battery life so I don't have to have it plugged in all the time?
Weaksid
Reply #19 Wednesday, April 13, 2005 6:18 AM
Reply #19 Wednesday, April 13, 2005 6:18 AM
The battery life is determined by what all you do 
Like my notebook, I have the AMD 64 3400+ but it normally runs at 700mhz to save battery life. But if I do something while on the battery that requires more processing power, it will kick it up to where it needs. I've seen it at 1.6Ghz, 2.4Ghz, etc. So, you can't really go by what they say. If you only have a word processing program up, it will at least probably come close to the time it says. If you're thinking about doing graphics, opening and closing programs alot, things along that, be prepared to suck up more battery. I'm thinking about buying a new battery here soon for when I'm at school and can't get to a outlet.
Like my notebook, I have the AMD 64 3400+ but it normally runs at 700mhz to save battery life. But if I do something while on the battery that requires more processing power, it will kick it up to where it needs. I've seen it at 1.6Ghz, 2.4Ghz, etc. So, you can't really go by what they say. If you only have a word processing program up, it will at least probably come close to the time it says. If you're thinking about doing graphics, opening and closing programs alot, things along that, be prepared to suck up more battery. I'm thinking about buying a new battery here soon for when I'm at school and can't get to a outlet.
PurrBall
Reply #20 Wednesday, April 13, 2005 2:44 PM
I comes with over 4 hours, but you can upgrade it to even more for $20
I would recommend upgrading to 512 megs of RAM, it is ESSENTIAL!
The M320 XL would be the jackpot deal because for $200 you get
-512 meg RAM upgrade
-80 Gig hard drive upgrade
-Faster processor upgrade
-DVD burner!!! upgrade
Oh, and I have to point out that it looks cute too.
Reply #20 Wednesday, April 13, 2005 2:44 PM
| at least 4 hours of battery life so I don't have to have it plugged in all the time? |
I comes with over 4 hours, but you can upgrade it to even more for $20
I would recommend upgrading to 512 megs of RAM, it is ESSENTIAL!
The M320 XL would be the jackpot deal because for $200 you get
-512 meg RAM upgrade
-80 Gig hard drive upgrade
-Faster processor upgrade
-DVD burner!!! upgrade
Oh, and I have to point out that it looks cute too.
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