I need a laptop

AuroEdge · Post by **AuroEdge** » Tue Mar 07, 2006 5:57 pm

I just moved into my barracks for school and need a computer. Got a laptop you want to sell or have one to recommend?

Covar · Post by **Covar** » Tue Mar 07, 2006 5:59 pm

i wish i had bought a thinkpad instead of my dell. hear the battery life is much better.

hey are you in the marine corp now? i'd like some details on your time in basic.

btm4k · Post by **btm4k** » Tue Mar 07, 2006 6:05 pm

aviod dell laptops

AuroEdge · Post by **AuroEdge** » Tue Mar 07, 2006 6:11 pm

Covar wrote:i wish i had bought a thinkpad instead of my dell. hear the battery life is much better.

hey are you in the marine corp now? i'd like some details on your time in basic.

I heard those 9cell batteries are really nice. Yeah, I'm in the Marine Corps.

btm4k wrote:aviod dell laptops

I've heard they've got problems. My buddy is trying to get me to buy an AlienWare laptop but they look too expensive for what they are.

MKE · Post by **MKE** » Tue Mar 07, 2006 6:20 pm

i loved my HP, and im starting to really like my gateway i just got.

but if you want battery life, my sister's toshiba centrino goes forever...but i think toshiba's feel really cheaply made.

Wagh · Post by **Wagh** » Tue Mar 07, 2006 9:22 pm

I don't have any problems with my dell. I got an inspiron 9300. Pretty damn durable. I think Fathead PI was selling laptops though.. You might have to search through OT posts.

ace · Post by **ace** » Tue Mar 07, 2006 9:26 pm

Hey it's AuroEdge!

Post by **melancholy** » Tue Mar 07, 2006 9:36 pm

If you would have posted this last week, I could have hooked you up. I just sold my laptop Wednesday.

Vchat20 · Post by **Vchat20** » Wed Mar 08, 2006 12:45 am

Wagh wrote:I don't have any problems with my dell. I got an inspiron 9300. Pretty damn durable. I think Fathead PI was selling laptops though.. You might have to search through OT posts.

I have to agree. I have had my inspiron 1200 for nearly a month now and it has been great. And despite some of the reviews it has online, specs are awesome imo. And not being a "cutting-edge-gamer" the onboard graphics works great for me. I have even had it playing some relatively newer games such as The Sims 2 and Flight Simulator 2004 without breaking a sweat.

Specs:
1.4ghz Celeron M
768MB Ram
40GB HD
128MB Intel GMA 9XX graphics
Integrated MiniPCI b/g wireless
14.1" screen @ 1024x768 native res.
DVD/CD-RW combo drive

And surprisingly enough it has outperformed both desktop machines in the house in pretty much every aspect so it has become my primary general purpose machine. I pretty much take it everywhere with me except for minor stuff like trips to the store and whatnot.

lynx44 · Post by **lynx44** » Wed Mar 08, 2006 4:03 am

My Inspiron 700m sucks for games, but its great for everything else. I can run mulitple IDE's at once and it doesn't slow down. I leave multiple applications open for days (only using sleep to turn it off and on) and it still runs fast. Its been perfectly reliable for me. I always hear people saying how crappy Dell is, but I don't see what the problem is. I've had mine for more than 9 months and I haven't had any problems. My school has Dells and they always have worked fine. I don't know, I'm not going to sit here and defend them, but as far as I've seen, I don't know why people hate them beside the fact that they are successful.

-Matt

AuroEdge · Post by **AuroEdge** » Tue Mar 14, 2006 6:50 pm

I'm gonna go to BestBuy to buy a laptop. They have these brands... how do they rate in order of greatness?:
*Compaq
*Gateway
*HP
*Sony
*Toshiba

Smurph · Post by **Smurph** » Tue Mar 14, 2006 7:20 pm

AuroEdge wrote:I'm gonna go to BestBuy to buy a laptop. They have these brands... how do they rate in order of greatness?:
*Compaq
*Gateway
*HP
*Sony
*Toshiba

I'd probably go with the Toshiba, but that's just me. I'm not really knowledgeable in this area... >.>

Sir Savant · Post by **Sir Savant** » Tue Mar 14, 2006 7:22 pm

Ummm, they have some inspiron 1200's on ebay with around 20 hours left at around $150, with many options. Check it out if you are not in a hurry.

Post by **melancholy** » Tue Mar 14, 2006 7:27 pm

IMO from best to worst:

HP, Sony, Toshiba, Gateway, Compaq. Although I'm sure people will disagree with that order, I'm am positive 99% of the people you ask will put Compaq last.

royhubbs · Post by **royhubbs** » Tue Mar 14, 2006 8:08 pm

I have a Compaq, lol Id put it before gateway tho..

Wagh · Post by **Wagh** » Tue Mar 14, 2006 8:18 pm

melancholy wrote:IMO from best to worst:

HP, Sony, Toshiba, Gateway, Compaq. Although I'm sure people will disagree with that order, I'm am positive 99% of the people you ask will put Compaq last.

Arnt HP and Compaq the same company now?

SuperMegatron · Post by **SuperMegatron** » Tue Mar 14, 2006 9:16 pm

Wagh wrote: Arnt HP and Compaq the same company now?

Compaq is part of hp ,its basically the name they slap on there crap products.

Post by **melancholy** » Tue Mar 14, 2006 9:27 pm

Wagh wrote:
melancholy wrote:IMO from best to worst:

HP, Sony, Toshiba, Gateway, Compaq. Although I'm sure people will disagree with that order, I'm am positive 99% of the people you ask will put Compaq last.
Arnt HP and Compaq the same company now?

Yeah, and I thought that would help to improve their product. But after going through two bad Compaq laptops, I don't think the merger has helped them at all. There has been so many bad experiences that I've had with Compaq, that it would simply take too long to list them all. Needless to say I'll never, ever buy a Compaq product again.

Jeeba Jabba · Post by **Jeeba Jabba** » Tue Mar 14, 2006 9:27 pm

Why use a Windows laptop when laptops arent gaming machines? Get an iBook.

Wagh · Post by **Wagh** » Tue Mar 14, 2006 10:34 pm

Mr. Jeeba wrote:Why use a Windows laptop when laptops arent gaming machines? Get an iBook.

My 6800 Go begs to differ.