Recommend me a laptop???

[Kopite]

Hey ppl,

I need a pretty lightweight and preferably medium/small laptop. Here are the specs I'd at least like to get with 2~2.5 grand.

2.0ghz + processor.
2gb+ ram
200gb+ mem
a GOOD-AWESOME graphics card


thx for the help

[Mao]

Hey ppl,

I need a pretty lightweight and preferably medium/small laptop. Here are the specs I'd at least like to get with 2~2.5 grand.

2.0ghz + processor.
2gb+ ram
200gb+ mem
a GOOD-AWESOME graphics card


thx for the help

um... Dell XPS M1530 that for only 1700

[Eriny]

Ooh, sorry to thread jack, but I'm also looking out for a laptop. I need something cheap that I can watch TV on is I put in a TV card. It'll be mostly for work and the internet, I don't really play any games.

[melodrama]

i've heard ppl raving that asus is really good

[Odette]

i've heard ppl raving that asus is really good

They're alright I had one til my mother took mine lol ^_^ but yeah it's pretty good I liked it

[costargh]

What price are you looking at for a laptop that has the bare essentials. Only needed to do word processing, other applications and internet. No games or nothing like that. Really minimal and cheap. Oh plus must be able to connect to wireless internet.

[brendan]

what abt that new sexy 2cm thick mac

[costargh]

lol yum
(has own thread)
http://youtube.com/watch?v=GBCfW9-hjKI

[Mao]

Ooh, sorry to thread jack, but I'm also looking out for a laptop. I need something cheap that I can watch TV on is I put in a TV card. It'll be mostly for work and the internet, I don't really play any games.

tv card is easy done, u wouldnt need anything fancy... if u want a fairly smooth system (at normal usage) set aside 1500?? if u can put up with occasional lags 1000~1250??
these days brands dont really matter, they all work pretty good, (that's provided they're prominent brands like acer/asus/dell/hp/nec)
or, apple works like a charm

What price are you looking at for a laptop that has the bare essentials. Only needed to do word processing, other applications and internet. No games or nothing like that. Really minimal and cheap. Oh plus must be able to connect to wireless internet.

um... how about that ASUS ebook (whatever the proper name is) thats going for $500? it's running linux and has the bare essentials

[costargh]

Whats the difference between running Linux or the normal systems or whatever they call them

[Mao]

Whats the difference between running Linux or the normal systems or whatever they call them

linux is open source (free) and pwns microsoft (from what i hear, but what doesnt pwn microsoft??), the best person to vouch for linux is daniel15, he's a linux dude

[Kopite]

Hey ppl,

I need a pretty lightweight and preferably medium/small laptop. Here are the specs I'd at least like to get with 2~2.5 grand.

2.0ghz + processor.
2gb+ ram
200gb+ mem
a GOOD-AWESOME graphics card


thx for the help

um... Dell XPS M1530 that for only 1700

how about the higher costing models??? worth paying the extra 200/300??

http://www1.ap.dell.com/content/products/productdetails.aspx/xpsnb_m1530?c=au&cs=audhs1&l=en&s=dhs

[Mao]

not really, unless you SERIOUSLY want vista ultimate or 250 gb of hard-drive isnt enough for you...
they're pretty much the same

i'm using the the $1700 model right now, works like a charm
plus i found them to have pretty good customer support, so

[costargh]

If I use Linux does that mean I can still have Word etc

[azhtey]

my mate could get you a good deal. He runs a business in Victoria.

Heres his website - http://www.lightbuoy.com.au

His prices might be slightly higher on the website then they r in reality cos he hasnt updated it for a while because of vce. Check it out anyway though. Hes awesome with computers and i buy my stuff through him.