Buying a New Laptop HELP!
 

I'm looking for a new laptop and not sure what to get. The qualities I look for are: Performance and Value. I don't really care about size and battery life (i'm always at a place where I can plug it into). Your input and past experiences would help a lot. Thanks in advance.

Q #1 what kinds of applications do you need to run?

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Toshiba makes some nice laptops at all price ranges. If you plan on doing some gaming get a Toshiba with the Nvidia GeForce 2Go chips. Very nice. Laptops with the Radeon Mobility 9000 are nice too.
I have a Sony PCG-GR250 with the Radeon M 7000 and I like it. Sony makes some great laptops as well.

If you're just gonna do work and some browsing a $1100 laptop will do fine. Be sure to get a combo DVD/CD-R drive. You won't regret it.

A friend of mine just switched to an Apple Powerbook. He's been very happy with it so far. If the Powerbook is too far out of your price range, you could always go with the iBook, which is highly recommended by anyone who has one. If I had money to blow on a laptop, i'd probably get an iBook myself. The nice thing about the new Macs is that OS-X is based on Unix, and Unix is fun! :)

thanks for all your feedback.. I am looking for a laptop with a good video card.. and the applications i run are probably games, excel, word, etc.

Dude, you're getting a Dell!!! I've got one and it's great so far. Inspiron 8200!

I'm a Dell Tech.... they're pretty good and the support is the best on the market.

Next day replacmemt of parts to your house...with a tech to install it (me).... can't beat that

Which company Heathen? Banctec or Unisys?

Getronics

I just bought a hp presario 2548. comes with integrated wi-fi (11b). graphic card so-so.

word of advice : make sure the graphic card is radeon or geforce go;

ah..I'm with Banctec Heathen. Well met brother technician.

I just ordered two of those 1100

Good machines.... easy to work on too??

You DCSE then Konichiwaneko?

yep..I think only about 46 certs right now. I sort of died down about november getting certs.

Last machine I believe was the 8250.

I know what you mean... they're overwhelming in numbers.

I've got 32 so far.... just plugging away at them!

:D

I a m a big Toshiba fan, but Konichiwaneko deal looks pretty good.

you should look at some of the laptops at www.voodoopc.com