laptops

artisan00 · 12-05-2005, 05:22 PM

looking for a laptop -
havent really done the computer research in a while, so im not sure whats going on in laptop land right now - whats the best (in your opnion) company to go to? dell, ibm? something else? (i prolly wouldnt go sony since i had one, didnt love it, and so many people have issues with them)

StangMang · 12-05-2005, 05:41 PM

I'd have a custom shop build one for you. That way you know the parts that are going into them. Alot of the brand name notebook companies (Dell, Toshiba, Hp/Compaq, etc) sell really cheap notebooks. But its not a miracle. They sell them with cheap parts in them that have high failure rates to them. You get what you pay for. Ya know.

AtlanticBlue99 · 12-05-2005, 05:43 PM

my cousin does the computer tech stuff for a local university/college, i will try and ask him what he would go with. he gets everything off ebay and his comps are super fast with a ton of memory. also, lemon seems to know alot about computers

Haus · 12-05-2005, 05:45 PM

yeah lemon knows alot and matt on this site does too.

TheOriginalJames · 12-05-2005, 06:30 PM

As far as Dell and manufacturer's being cheap... you do get what you pay for. *cough* ford. lol j/p

Anyway, my dell desktop hasn't had any single major problem that isn't associated with virus's (fuggin porn).

I just purchased a laptop through Dell. I'm antsy enough to get it.

lemon · 12-05-2005, 08:22 PM

lemon decides to stick with desktops

but im going to need a laptop within the year or so..

matt0114 · 12-05-2005, 09:46 PM

I say use ACER..... they make GREAT stuff. And customer service is really good - and in the USA.

artisan00 · 12-05-2005, 11:05 PM

i know a lot about computers too, just not laptops :tard

hehe, but yeah. i dont think dell makes cheap stuff at all actually. ive never really seen one fail the same way ive seen many others die. ibm is also known to make outstanding laptops.

matt0114 · 12-05-2005, 11:08 PM

eh, i worked for dell for about 3 weeks- don't trust em so much anymore. all there replacement stuff is refurb, ive seen dells that lasted a long time, and many more that didn't. i replaced everything but the floppy on one guys computer over a course of 3 visits - not cool in my book. and thier customer service sucks balls -

Nacil Buperetov · 03-25-2006, 04:11 PM

In my opinion, Asus simply makes the best laptops ever.

You can check them out here.

The $1339, 17" Asus Z83V:

Intel® Pentium® M Centrino Processor

533MHz Front Side Bus Speed)
Sonoma 533MHz 2MB L2 Cache:1.6GHz(730) ~ 2.26GHz(780): 915PM
• Support up to 2.0GB DDR2-533MHz SODIMM System Memory.
• 17" WXGA+ (16:10) (1400x900) widescreen LCD Display with Color Shine (Glare Type) & Crystal Shine (high brightness)
• ATI MOBILITY™ RADEON™ X700 with 128MB embedded DDR VRAM.
• 8X DVD-Dual Double Layer RW/16x10x24 CDRW Drive.
• Built-in Intel/Pro Wireless 2915 802.11(ABG) LAN Card.
• Support up to 120GB 7,200RPM Ultra DMA Hard Disk
• Build-in Fast Ethernet Controller: 10/100BaseT
• Built-in 4-in-1 Card Reader: SD/MMC/MS/MS Pro.
• Support Microsoft Windows Media Center Edition 2005 (Optional)
• 5 x USB 2.0; 1x TV Out (S-Video composite/component TV out)
• 1x VGA port/Mini D-sub 15-pin for External Monitor
• 1x IEEE 1394 B Type Jack
• 8-Cell Li-Ion Battery; 2.5 hours of normal use battery life
• 16" (Length) x 12.2" (Width) x 1.5" (Height); Weight: 8.6 Lbs

My favorite, the $2549, 17" Asus W2V:

• Intel® Pentium® M Centrino Processor

533MHz Front Side Bus Speed). Sonoma: 2.13GHz (770) w/ 2MB L2 On-die Cache.
• 1024MB DDR2-533MHz SODIMM (Max. 2GB DDR2-533) System Memory
• 17" WSXGA+ (16:10) (1680x1050) widescreen LCD Display with Color Shine (Glare Type) & Crystal Shine (high brightness)
• ATI MOBILITY™ RADEON™ X700 with 128MB embedded DDR VRAM.
• Slot Loading 8X DVD-Dual RW/16x10x24 CDRW Drive.
• Built-in Intel/Pro 2915 802.11(A+B+G) Wireless LAN. S-Video out.
• Support 100GB 5,400rpm Ultra DMA and up to 100GB 7200rpm optional.
• Gigabit Marvell Yukon Ethernet build-in Adaptor: 10/100/1000BaseT
• Built-in 4-in-1 Card Reader: SD/MMC/MS/MS Pro.
• Microsoft Windows Media Center Edition 2005 included
• 8-Cell Li-Ion Battery; Approximately 3-4 hours of normal use life
• Less than 7.5 Lbs w/ 8 Cell Battery, TV Tuner w/Remote Controller
• 15.33" (length) x 11.34" (width) x 1.33" (height)
• No wireless mouse and No carrying case included.
• One Year Asus Global Warranty - Warranty & Service from Asus directly
• Zero Bright Dot LCD Policy - free panel exchange within 30 days
Unique Features:
• Built-in Bluetooth for Unwired Freedom.
• Brushed Aluminum Alloy Metal Casing for Aesthetics & Durability.
• Rich Cinematic Audio with Subwoofer and 4-way speakers
• Built-in Analog TV Tuner (NTSC/PAL) with Remote Control and IR
• High quality 4.1 channel audio performance w/built-in Sub-Woofer
• Power4 Gear+: all new intelligent battery conservation management.

I like this part the most:

Loads DVDs like a car cd player!

The '06 model is going to have a small LCD display on the top, so you can monitor email, weather, stocks, or whatever without opening the lid.

Check out the brushed aluminum cases on these things:

On the website, you can customize all of the computers.

Anyone know any pooly lit, unarmed liquor stores in the Boston area?

Tazzy · 03-25-2006, 04:17 PM

I have an IBM Think Pad R40 and its always been a good laptop i have wireless on it and it works great ..... But I also had a Toshiba for many years .. it was great took it every were my brother ( the brat ) even threw it on the floor and it didnt even bother it .....

hhayes · 03-26-2006, 10:27 PM

i have a toshiba now. gotta get a new one...gonna be looking myself

Legoman · 03-28-2006, 12:13 PM

IBMs are awesome in terms of being a businessman or working on multiple operating systems such as Linux. I have a Sony Fujitsu laptop and it's perfect for designing which is all I need it for. You just have to pay attention to good computer specifications and where the parts come from. Just don't get one of those 3.0 GHz laptops because they'll die in seconds and possibly melt the surface you hold them on.

99mustang232 · 03-28-2006, 08:17 PM

i've messed with toshiba, ibm, hp/compaq, acer, sony, apple, dell, alienware... i would say if your looking for an off the shelf notebook with bang for buck notebook, i would consider getting one of the dell xps laptops. with any computer failures are enevetable, and can be caused by almost anything from the consumers enviroment to bad hardware lots.

any vendor customer support sucks, but if you think dell's is bad wait till you call HP.

Rusteh · 03-28-2006, 08:55 PM

dell horror story:

Guy orders a dell computer and it arrives destroyed, customer calls dell to ask wtf happened. Dell rep eventually hung up on him after telling him it was user abuse.

yeah dell's customer service rocks.... :tard

12-05-2005, 05:41 PM	#2
StangMang Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 2,362 Tokenz: 443	RE: laptops I'd have a custom shop build one for you. That way you know the parts that are going into them. Alot of the brand name notebook companies (Dell, Toshiba, Hp/Compaq, etc) sell really cheap notebooks. But its not a miracle. They sell them with cheap parts in them that have high failure rates to them. You get what you pay for. Ya know.

12-05-2005, 05:43 PM	#3
AtlanticBlue99 V.I.P User Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Evans, Georgia Posts: 2,949 Tokenz: 432	RE: laptops my cousin does the computer tech stuff for a local university/college, i will try and ask him what he would go with. he gets everything off ebay and his comps are super fast with a ton of memory. also, lemon seems to know alot about computers __________________ "Smokey Mountains"

12-05-2005, 05:45 PM	#4
Haus V.I.P User Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Half past a monkeys ass and quarter to it's Ballz Posts: 10,429 Tokenz: 57,685	RE: laptops yeah lemon knows alot and matt on this site does too. __________________ Sex Is A Sensation Caused By Temptation Where A Guy Sticks His Location Into A Gurls Destination To Increase The Population For The Next Generation Do You Get My Explination Or Do You Need A Demonstration?

12-05-2005, 06:30 PM	#5
TheOriginalJames Banned Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 0	RE: laptops As far as Dell and manufacturer's being cheap... you do get what you pay for. cough ford. lol j/p Anyway, my dell desktop hasn't had any single major problem that isn't associated with virus's (fuggin porn). I just purchased a laptop through Dell. I'm antsy enough to get it.

12-05-2005, 08:22 PM	#6
lemon Banned Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 7,781	RE: laptops lemon decides to stick with desktops but im going to need a laptop within the year or so..

12-05-2005, 09:46 PM	#7
matt0114 Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Fountain, NC (BFN) Posts: 785 Tokenz: 303	RE: laptops I say use ACER..... they make GREAT stuff. And customer service is really good - and in the USA.

12-05-2005, 11:08 PM	#9
matt0114 Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Fountain, NC (BFN) Posts: 785 Tokenz: 303	RE: laptops eh, i worked for dell for about 3 weeks- don't trust em so much anymore. all there replacement stuff is refurb, ive seen dells that lasted a long time, and many more that didn't. i replaced everything but the floppy on one guys computer over a course of 3 visits - not cool in my book. and thier customer service sucks balls -

03-25-2006, 04:11 PM	#10
Nacil Buperetov Junior Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Boston Posts: 25 Tokenz: 124	RE: laptops In my opinion, Asus simply makes the best laptops ever. You can check them out here. The $1339, 17" Asus Z83V: Intel® Pentium® M Centrino Processor533MHz Front Side Bus Speed) Sonoma 533MHz 2MB L2 Cache:1.6GHz(730) ~ 2.26GHz(780): 915PM • Support up to 2.0GB DDR2-533MHz SODIMM System Memory. • 17" WXGA+ (16:10) (1400x900) widescreen LCD Display with Color Shine (Glare Type) & Crystal Shine (high brightness) • ATI MOBILITY™ RADEON™ X700 with 128MB embedded DDR VRAM. • 8X DVD-Dual Double Layer RW/16x10x24 CDRW Drive. • Built-in Intel/Pro Wireless 2915 802.11(ABG) LAN Card. • Support up to 120GB 7,200RPM Ultra DMA Hard Disk • Build-in Fast Ethernet Controller: 10/100BaseT • Built-in 4-in-1 Card Reader: SD/MMC/MS/MS Pro. • Support Microsoft Windows Media Center Edition 2005 (Optional) • 5 x USB 2.0; 1x TV Out (S-Video composite/component TV out) • 1x VGA port/Mini D-sub 15-pin for External Monitor • 1x IEEE 1394 B Type Jack • 8-Cell Li-Ion Battery; 2.5 hours of normal use battery life • 16" (Length) x 12.2" (Width) x 1.5" (Height); Weight: 8.6 Lbs My favorite, the $2549, 17" Asus W2V: • Intel® Pentium® M Centrino Processor533MHz Front Side Bus Speed). Sonoma: 2.13GHz (770) w/ 2MB L2 On-die Cache. • 1024MB DDR2-533MHz SODIMM (Max. 2GB DDR2-533) System Memory • 17" WSXGA+ (16:10) (1680x1050) widescreen LCD Display with Color Shine (Glare Type) & Crystal Shine (high brightness) • ATI MOBILITY™ RADEON™ X700 with 128MB embedded DDR VRAM. • Slot Loading 8X DVD-Dual RW/16x10x24 CDRW Drive. • Built-in Intel/Pro 2915 802.11(A+B+G) Wireless LAN. S-Video out. • Support 100GB 5,400rpm Ultra DMA and up to 100GB 7200rpm optional. • Gigabit Marvell Yukon Ethernet build-in Adaptor: 10/100/1000BaseT • Built-in 4-in-1 Card Reader: SD/MMC/MS/MS Pro. • Microsoft Windows Media Center Edition 2005 included • 8-Cell Li-Ion Battery; Approximately 3-4 hours of normal use life • Less than 7.5 Lbs w/ 8 Cell Battery, TV Tuner w/Remote Controller • 15.33" (length) x 11.34" (width) x 1.33" (height) • No wireless mouse and No carrying case included. • One Year Asus Global Warranty - Warranty & Service from Asus directly • Zero Bright Dot LCD Policy - free panel exchange within 30 days Unique Features: • Built-in Bluetooth for Unwired Freedom. • Brushed Aluminum Alloy Metal Casing for Aesthetics & Durability. • Rich Cinematic Audio with Subwoofer and 4-way speakers • Built-in Analog TV Tuner (NTSC/PAL) with Remote Control and IR • High quality 4.1 channel audio performance w/built-in Sub-Woofer • Power4 Gear+: all new intelligent battery conservation management. I like this part the most: Loads DVDs like a car cd player! The '06 model is going to have a small LCD display on the top, so you can monitor email, weather, stocks, or whatever without opening the lid. Check out the brushed aluminum cases on these things: On the website, you can customize all of the computers. Anyone know any pooly lit, unarmed liquor stores in the Boston area?

03-25-2006, 04:17 PM	#11
Tazzy Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Some were , Pa Posts: 4,680 Tokenz: 417	RE: laptops I have an IBM Think Pad R40 and its always been a good laptop i have wireless on it and it works great ..... But I also had a Toshiba for many years .. it was great took it every were my brother ( the brat ) even threw it on the floor and it didnt even bother it ..... __________________ ~~~~Patience is the ability to keep your motor idling, when you feel like stripping your gears~~~~

03-26-2006, 10:27 PM	#12
hhayes Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: georgia baby Posts: 6,250 Tokenz: 1,296	RE: laptops i have a toshiba now. gotta get a new one...gonna be looking myself

03-28-2006, 12:13 PM	#13
Legoman Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: United States, California Posts: 944 Tokenz: 136	RE: laptops IBMs are awesome in terms of being a businessman or working on multiple operating systems such as Linux. I have a Sony Fujitsu laptop and it's perfect for designing which is all I need it for. You just have to pay attention to good computer specifications and where the parts come from. Just don't get one of those 3.0 GHz laptops because they'll die in seconds and possibly melt the surface you hold them on. __________________ View My Special Ops Brigade Page

03-28-2006, 08:17 PM	#14
99mustang232 Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: moddedmustangs.com Posts: 395 Tokenz: 25,517	RE: laptops i've messed with toshiba, ibm, hp/compaq, acer, sony, apple, dell, alienware... i would say if your looking for an off the shelf notebook with bang for buck notebook, i would consider getting one of the dell xps laptops. with any computer failures are enevetable, and can be caused by almost anything from the consumers enviroment to bad hardware lots. any vendor customer support sucks, but if you think dell's is bad wait till you call HP.

03-28-2006, 08:55 PM	#15
Rusteh V.I.P User Join Date: Nov 2005 Posts: 2,894 Tokenz: 1,146	RE: laptops dell horror story: Guy orders a dell computer and it arrives destroyed, customer calls dell to ask wtf happened. Dell rep eventually hung up on him after telling him it was user abuse. yeah dell's customer service rocks.... :tard

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