Suggest to me a $<1000 laptop

Post by **+JuggerNaut+** » Sat Dec 03, 2005 5:00 am

pushing it i know, but it's not for me, it's for my bro's Christmas present. gaming? no. everyday stuff, yeah. yes there are places like notebookreview.com, but i would like some of your opinions also. if you're going to suggest a model, i would like one with wxga. 512mb would be nice, but not a necessity (can upgrade later)

thx.

Post by **Canis** » Sat Dec 03, 2005 7:54 am

http://www.clearanceclub.com/depot/quel ... le&sku=906

Post by **Canis** » Sat Dec 03, 2005 7:55 am

phroogle is your phriend.

Post by **+JuggerNaut+** » Sat Dec 03, 2005 8:41 am

i said i wanted opinions. no where in my post did i ask WHERE i can find them.

reading glasses are your friend.

Post by **Massive Quasars** » Sat Dec 03, 2005 11:18 pm

Availability: 1 item in stock

Post by **dmmh** » Mon Dec 05, 2005 12:33 pm

get yourself a Dell, cheap and solid (y)

Post by **+JuggerNaut+** » Mon Dec 05, 2005 4:59 pm

dmmh wrote:get yourself a Dell, cheap and solid (y)

yeah, my corp is strictly dell and they've been very solid. just would have liked some other opinions (acer, hp, tosh perhaps).

thx though

Post by **zewulf** » Tue Dec 06, 2005 3:26 pm

I used to swear by them, but I will never buy anything from Dell again (long story) :icon13:

Another vendor you can check out is http://www.powernotebooks.com/

They're relatively cheap, and they've had the highest ratings on http://www.resellerratings.com/ for the longest time (almost too good to be true). Depending on how you configure it, some of their 15.4" WXGA screen laptops are under $1000.

Personally I've been thinking about picking up a Sager NP5720 from them (a bit too expensive though)

Post by **Foo** » Tue Dec 06, 2005 3:28 pm

The Sager's run **HOT**, hence don't last too long.

Alienware repackage sager units I think.

Post by **+JuggerNaut+** » Tue Dec 06, 2005 4:58 pm

zewulf wrote:I used to swear by them, but I will never buy anything from Dell again (long story) :icon13:

Another vendor you can check out is http://www.powernotebooks.com/

They're relatively cheap, and they've had the highest ratings on http://www.resellerratings.com/ for the longest time (almost too good to be true). Depending on how you configure it, some of their 15.4" WXGA screen laptops are under $1000.

Personally I've been thinking about picking up a Sager NP5720 from them (a bit too expensive though)

thanks for the links, some nice notebooks there. foo, taking your statent into account while doing some research, thanks.

Post by **zewulf** » Wed Dec 07, 2005 3:43 pm

Foo wrote:The Sager's run **HOT**, hence don't last too long.

Alienware repackage sager units I think.

Yeah I noticed all those fans and vents. However, the model I want comes with a Pentium M, so it should run a bit cooler. How long is "not long?" If it can last me 3 or 4 years, I think that's long enough :icon32:

For the configuration I want, I find that vendors such as Alienware or Dell are generally a lot more expensive :icon13:

Post by **zewulf** » Wed Dec 07, 2005 3:45 pm

+JuggerNaut+ wrote: thanks for the links, some nice notebooks there. foo, taking your statent into account while doing some research, thanks.

No prob. Let me know how it goes if you do get it from them. TBH, I'm still a bit skeptical about their ratings on ResellerRatings :icon32:

Post by **Cooldown** » Fri Dec 09, 2005 9:36 pm

http://www.notebookforum.com

Post by **Cooldown** » Sat Dec 10, 2005 12:59 am

+JuggerNaut+ wrote:
dmmh wrote:get yourself a Dell, cheap and solid (y)
yeah, my corp is strictly dell and they've been very solid. just would have liked some other opinions (acer, hp, tosh perhaps).

thx though

Make sure that if you get a Dell, use a coupon. I got a 40% off coupon with mine. Check gottadeal.com

Post by **+JuggerNaut+** » Sat Dec 10, 2005 3:51 am

Cooldown wrote:
+JuggerNaut+ wrote:
dmmh wrote:get yourself a Dell, cheap and solid (y)
yeah, my corp is strictly dell and they've been very solid. just would have liked some other opinions (acer, hp, tosh perhaps).

thx though
Make sure that if you get a Dell, use a coupon. I got a 40% off coupon with mine. Check gottadeal.com

i get quite the discount with my company, but i'll keep that in mind, thanks, that's smokin'.

also, thanks for that link, will be checking out reviews when i get home.