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11-17-2007, 02:19 PM
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Looking to buy a new laptop
Hey guys. I am looking for a relatively cheap laptop that will be mainly for school work and projects and such. College and stuff coming up, i want to be prepared I dont know whats good out there at a good cheap price. I wont be doing any gaming but just watching occasionally videos on the computer mainly dvd's etc... If anyone has any ideas would be very helpful. Just a couple of things i think i would need is lightweight and long battery and enough space to hold work
Thanks in advance Last edited by celestino; 11-17-2007 at 02:25 PM. |
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11-17-2007, 06:04 PM
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11-17-2007, 06:41 PM
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11-18-2007, 01:58 AM
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Dell Inspiron 1520. It can still be ordered with XP.
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11-24-2007, 11:37 AM
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Anyone heard anything bad about the Vostro 1400 from Dell?
http://www.dell.com/content/products...057&lid=536057 good for what i need possibly? |
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11-24-2007, 11:39 AM
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The Vostros are just renamed Inspirons.
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11-24-2007, 12:00 PM
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ahh so i would b alright with a vostro?
i also found this http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16834115395 and i think that would be my best choice so far..what you guys think? Acer Aspire good for lifespan etc...? |
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11-24-2007, 02:07 PM
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Acer laptops are reasonably good. The one you picked is using a Pentium dual core which may affect battery life. If looking for a little better batery life could look to a Celeron or Core2Duo.
The Acer's do tend to come preloaded with a lot of useless apps.
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11-24-2007, 02:12 PM
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would you buy that laptop for college use then? think its a good deal?
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11-24-2007, 03:16 PM
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http://www.tigerdirect.com/applicati...IN#detailspecs
! Lenovo 3000 Y410 Notebook PC - Intel Core 2 Duo T5250 1.5GHz, 802.11a/b/g Wireless, 2GB DDR2, 160GB HDD, Dual Layer DVD RW, 14.1" WXGA, Integrated Webcam, Windows Vista Home Premium Never heard of Lenovo though, anyone have? |
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11-24-2007, 03:20 PM
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Lenovo the company that now builds ThinkPads. (IBM sold their laptop division to them). The 3000 series is their lower priced models, so they won't be as high quality as the branded ThinkPad. But I will say that is a nice machine for the price.
You may want to look at some discounts through your schools IT department. You could probably find a good deal that way too. As a college laptop, you may also want to consider ordering the laptop with a multi-year warranty. You never know what can happen.
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11-24-2007, 03:24 PM
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First figure out your budget, then figure out some things that you want on a laptop. I personally think the 14" screen is too small. I would bump it up to 15.4. I would go with a minimum of 2GB RAM.
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11-24-2007, 03:38 PM
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well i was going to purchase the Dell 1520, very nice laptop, webcam.2gb ram. 1.5 ghz. 320gb harddrive.vista home premium etc... but my buddy was telling me its over priced and said i could find better deals on these other websites so i dunno...am i better off wit the dell that will last me for this year and atleast 2 years of college for all my file needs or should i go with these other guys... i personally like the dell 1520 comes to a total of around $830 i think with $345 instant savings cuz of holidays.
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11-24-2007, 06:41 PM
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any last ideas would be appriciated, gonna make purchase tonight.
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11-24-2007, 06:43 PM
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I would consider at least a 2 yr warranty. Dell's are decent. Lenova is a great brand but can be a bit pricey. Avoid Gateway, Sony and HP. You might even consider a Mac depending on what your school requires. You might look a Powernotebooks for some good non-name brand laptops.
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11-24-2007, 11:50 PM
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The Inspiron 1520 and the Vostro 1500 are the same laptop, so configure both with the same specs and you may find a better deal. I personally think 14" is a better size than 15", but the Inspiron 1420 and Vostro 1400 are Vista-only, whereas the 1520/1500 are available with XP. The 15-inch ones also have better graphics, which may or may not be an issue for you.
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11-25-2007, 11:44 AM
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If it's for college then you need to think hard about what you really need and what you want (but don't really need).
This might help: College Laptops - A Guide to What to Buy
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11-29-2007, 02:59 AM
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