[steph3n]

I was wondering if I should buy a MacBook....
Apple MacBook Intel Core 2 Duo 2.0GHz Laptop

but the only inconvenience compared to the Sony SZ is the video card....

sony has GeForce Go and this only has onboard...

do you think the onboard will be able to support counter-strike 1.6 and world of warcraft maybe?

[fwnc_b!]

any opinions on the dell xps m1210?
I plan on using it for uni.. so a portable laptop would be good. Also, I need lots of battery, and occasionally play games (when its plugged into ac of course)

gaming requires a dedicated video card, and video cards hurt battery life.. so you will have to compromise
the XPS M1210 is a fine laptop, it's built much better than other Dells. However because it has a video card in a 12" machine (there are no other 12" laptops with dedicated video), it is alot thicker and heavier than most (if not all) 12" laptops. Its still portable and if you need battery life, go get a 9 cell.
its for those who intend to play games or do autocad. However those who want to use the Aero feature on Windows Vista, will probably appreciate having a dedicated video card as it is a bit more graphics intensive than XP.

Yup, you definitely need a 9 cell batt, i'm using it, so far i'm happy with it..i use it for editing my video, photoshop- designing and stuff... it's a high perf laptop for me... it also has bluetooth which comes in really handy... I'm happy with it, so far. it's just the 6 cell batt is not enough.

[Godotology]

I was wondering if I should buy a MacBook....
Apple MacBook Intel Core 2 Duo 2.0GHz Laptop

but the only inconvenience compared to the Sony SZ is the video card....

sony has GeForce Go and this only has onboard...

do you think the onboard will be able to support counter-strike 1.6 and world of warcraft maybe?

yeah on board can handle those two games, they are definitely not too graphic intensive.. although you'll probably experience some lag here and there when the action gets intense.

[awdark]

The waiting game begins. (I really like how that picture looks like the wife is strangling her husband)

Yes range, im not insane. I have a 1gb stick ordered. $45 for a 1gb stick for total of 1.5gb vs $100 upgrade to 1gb is nuts.
To me that was best balance of cpu, gpu, size and price... I opted out of the webcam because cams make me paranoid. And vista basic because I hope I won't need premium. 60gb drive is trivial, in a year when I get tired of the laptop o_o 7200rpm sata with perpendicular storage and maybe onboard flash bwahahaha!!!

[starlight21]

anyone know fo a NICE yet CHEAP notebook?? When I say cheap I mean BETWEEN 500$ - 800$

[awdark]

=[ whats wrong with the one I chose?

LOL
Anyways, you have $500-800 you can get a lot of laptop. What screen size do you seek?

What do you want to use it for?

[Godotology]

Yes range, im not insane. I have a 1gb stick ordered. $45 for a 1gb stick for total of 1.5gb vs $100 upgrade to 1gb is nuts.
To me that was best balance of cpu, gpu, size and price... I opted out of the webcam because cams make me paranoid. And vista basic because I hope I won't need premium. 60gb drive is trivial, in a year when I get tired of the laptop o_o 7200rpm sata with perpendicular storage and maybe onboard flash bwahahaha!!!

that's a very nice budget notebook! and best yet, you don't get the intel gma950!

anyone know fo a NICE yet CHEAP notebook?? When I say cheap I mean BETWEEN 500$ - 800$

see Awdark's post

[awdark]

You dont know HOW hard I searched for a budget machine to avoid the GMA950.

From what I read on notebookreview, that 7200 is basically Geforce4 performance so its terrible. But I survived on a geforce 4 for a LOONG while so if it can basically give me that ill be pleased.

Now the phase of regret...
I got a new hard drive for my thinkpad since I didnt know how long I would use it... and it runs so beautifully now that I dont know what I should do!

Like the bootup is faast shutdown is fast. Everything is like normal again! argggg

[coolieever]

so im debating on a notebook to get, and my first choice so far is the hp pavillion DV6226US but it might be a little too big for me =/. ive read some reviews, but still want more opinions, ill mainly use it as a secondary entertainment source and for school, i was gonna get it at circuit city for $700 after rebate, any other suggestions? basically, all i want is: okay-good battery, portable, good sound, durable,and looks good

[awdark]

In a little over a week.. I will have the smaller version of that laptop you like.

Thats a common laptop... go to frys, bestbuy, circuit city whatevers near you to get a feel of it. Go poke it. Open and close the screen. Lift it... drop it.. whatever mess with it at the store. Dont forget to type a LOT on it... like grab a CD and start typing the tracks... get a feel of the keyboard and stuff...

Annd go to notebookreview forums. Vist the forums... search for the dv6000 thread.

[coolieever]

okay, so i searched some more and realized i typed in the wrong name in my last post ^^;; the one i REALLY wanted is the dv2210us which is probably the one youre talking about, this one is smaller and lighter ^^ and it looks pretty awesome, i played around with it at frys yesterday and it amused me for quite some time, ill go again tomorrow and test it out some more ^^

[awdark]

your frys had the dv2xxx laptop?!
The frys near me (city of industry) only had 1 14" and the rest were like 15.4 and above!

=] yeah if you scroll up you would see the specs of the one I ordered. Its not the most powerful but it should do the trick for me! Im getting mine custom through costco. Same price as the HP site, but I figure if I don't like it, I can take it to costco to return and all that.

that seller better give me the tracking number for my ram soon....

@range - I sometimes wish someone would benchmark the GMA950 for CSS, BF1942 and stuff... all I hear is its weak its this and that. Truthfully I doubt its all THAT bad. But being the paranoid one I went for the 7200.... which is still utterly inferior to today standards but hey it seems better.
edit: http://www.notebookcheck.net/Mobile-Graphi...List.844.0.html

weird question... so same ODM should imply similar quality then?

Or when you say ODM the body of the laptop is trivial... focus is mostly on the innards?

Mostly the correlation like this..
Dell Inspiron - Compal
Toshiba Satellite - Compal
HP/Compaq – primarily Quanta, occasionally Compal and Asus
Generally speaking, Inspirons are known to be poorly built as with Toshibas. Im sure there are many HP and Comcraps that are also known to be horrendious.

oh nuts wonder who makes the dv2000t

[Godotology]

Or when you say ODM the body of the laptop is trivial... focus is mostly on the innards?

Mostly the correlation like this..
Dell Inspiron - Compal
Toshiba Satellite - Compal
HP/Compaq – primarily Quanta, occasionally Compal and Asus
Generally speaking, Inspirons are known to be poorly built as with Toshibas. Im sure there are many HP and Comcraps that are also known to be horrendious.

oh nuts wonder who makes the dv2000t

Nah, I wouldn't really use ODMs as a basis for quality.
For example, Compal (the 2nd biggest notebook manufacturer) makes Dell Inspirons, and they make IBM Thinkpad T series. That's like day and night in terms of quality!!

much of it has to do with how much they have to work with under what kind of budget.
hell, sometimes you have the same notebooks, but its the actual reseller that may skimp out on parts. For example Alienware uses Uniwill and Clevo models like many other resellers, but Alienware tends to have a higher problem rate.. this is because easily upgradeable things, i.e HDs, RAM, etc they use are cheap no name brands, while other resellers use better brands like Kingston, etc.

[cierta]

thanks. I think I'll wait for the next mac, my dad can upgrade it or xps
anyone here know the new ultraportable laptop that has a 9 hours battery? I'm curious ....

[4tang]

so i've been totally pushing back buying a laptop for like 3 months (i even PMed mr.range)
finally i am going to do it! I WILL DO IT! :x

but there is one problem...my parents will be buying a laptop as well as i, therefore we want to get it together. i originally wanted to buy the dell xps 1210 ... but then i felt like i could get everything i wanted from the 1210 from an hp x: so i decided i would get the HP Pavilion dv2000z but then i dont know what computer to buy my parents

basically my dad just needs a laptop to work with microsoft word/excel, use the internet, and watch a movie or a dvd. so out of the HP series which laptop would be the sturdiest...and no need for a huge screen maybe 14/16 will be fine.

[starlight21]

=[ whats wrong with the one I chose?

LOL
Anyways, you have $500-800 you can get a lot of laptop. What screen size do you seek?

What do you want to use it for?

to go on the internet, DL movies/music ... basically.

screen, erm idk ... something i can see off of, hahaz. like medium?

[awdark]

so i've been totally pushing back buying a laptop for like 3 months (i even PMed mr.range)
finally i am going to do it! I WILL DO IT! :x

but there is one problem...my parents will be buying a laptop as well as i, therefore we want to get it together. i originally wanted to buy the dell xps 1210 ... but then i felt like i could get everything i wanted from the 1210 from an hp x: so i decided i would get the HP Pavilion dv2000z but then i dont know what computer to buy my parents

basically my dad just needs a laptop to work with microsoft word/excel, use the internet, and watch a movie or a dvd. so out of the HP series which laptop would be the sturdiest...and no need for a huge screen maybe 14/16 will be fine.

Why dont you consider the 6000t? The 15.4" screen might be nicer to their older eyes no offense.. but like my parents they go yes that 12" laptop screen is nice...

to go on the internet, DL movies/music ... basically.

screen, erm idk ... something i can see off of, hahaz. like medium?

How about will you travel with it? If you run around I say 14" those average 5.5 pounds.
In a week you will know what I think about the dv2000t, it seems like the best but if you see a long post with lots of mini-coopers and rainbowing you will know its no good

[Godotology]

so i've been totally pushing back buying a laptop for like 3 months (i even PMed mr.range)
finally i am going to do it! I WILL DO IT! :x

but there is one problem...my parents will be buying a laptop as well as i, therefore we want to get it together. i originally wanted to buy the dell xps 1210 ... but then i felt like i could get everything i wanted from the 1210 from an hp x: so i decided i would get the HP Pavilion dv2000z but then i dont know what computer to buy my parents

basically my dad just needs a laptop to work with microsoft word/excel, use the internet, and watch a movie or a dvd. so out of the HP series which laptop would be the sturdiest...and no need for a huge screen maybe 14/16 will be fine.

there's no 16" laptops anymore.. and 15.4" is considered huge. You should go to a store and see which size you want.. keep in mind bigger screen size = more weight.

the XPS M1210 is built far better than any HP Pavillion series. HPs best built models are their NX/NC business models. If you do order from Dell, remember its better to order over phone because you can haggle over the price as operators are commissioned based.

[SlashRain]

what do you think of this laptop? im not going to be using it for heavy gaming

http://www.circuitcity.com/ccd/productDeta...p;cm_keycode=85

[Godotology]

what do you think of this laptop? im not going to be using it for heavy gaming

http://www.circuitcity.com/ccd/productDeta...p;cm_keycode=85

good enough for general needs.. although perhaps you can find a better deal with HP or Dell Inspiron 1505, as far as budget models go.