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This one looks like the same one my friend just got. He also told me that he got a $50 mail in rebate somewhere for it too. Like I said, it plays WOW not as well as mine but I am sure it will play warcraft 3 pefectly. And for other tasks, it should have more than enough power to handle. If you plan to play more games on it, try to see if you can get a better GPU. Newegg doesn't carry alot of different configurations for Lifebook. I found that my local Fry's electrionic has better configuration but their prices are not as good as Newegg.

Depends... if your first concern is gaming, you may want to look around and see who is offering what video card in your price range. Often times I find that to be the limiting factor.... Otherwise HP is a fine choice (as is Toshiba,Acer,Lenovo,Fujitsu, I guess dell). At that level I'd pick on price... I know people with bad experiences with each company in the initial month (but I will say the problems were resolved). Personally I rarely ahve problems with HP business notebooks... other than user abuse.

k another question...i have logitech speakers that are 5.1 with three input cords...is there a way to get my laptop to accept those three...i have like a little port for the three inputs that i think if i get the right cord connects to my computer..(i currently have an ibuypower and am extremely dissatisfied)...but i think i will definately get 512 ram with the computer, then buy 2GB for 100 off of newegg and put that in...also is it possible to take out the hard drive? or should i just buy the one thats 120gb 5400rpm (i think im going with HP)

I've been very happy with my Dells.

I always go to Outlet.Dell.com.
They tend to be cheaper than the new models, which lets you get an on-site 3-year warranty at basically no cost.

IMHO, a very good warranty is a must have for any non-entry level laptop. (Which is discardable.)

For me, I use my laptops very hard and put my warrenty to use.

That lappy with the 12cell will probably be around 6.6-6.9lbs. I would say battery life watching dvds would be 6-8hrs. If the only graphics intensive thing you will be running is Warcraft 3, or even WoW, then you dont need a fancy GPU. A 7300 or 6200 or X1300 or X1400 will be fine. Anything like a 7600/7700, or X1600/1700 would be overkill and a 7900/7950GT/GTX would be ridiculous.

Personally I would go with Dell, but HP is ok I suppose.

what kind of laptop do you have that overheats?

sorry if you said and i missed it...

Yes, on paper and in Jpegs ASUS notebooks look good, but I have heard bad things about ASUS's Quality Control and Tech Support.

They started selling them at BestBuy though.

aright yeah i was looking at the 12 cell on the hp and its fucking big...i guess all i need for battery power is 4 hours while running a few programs such as microsoft office and itunes and firefox and shit...i would like it to be somewhat thin, and stylish. i can deal with 14 inches seeing as its not that bad to watch stuff on...any last suggestions?...also help me with the battery part plz...if you thing 6 cell is fine for the above, then tell me

I'm currently using a Dell Inspiron 8600 I bought 3 years ago. I'm very happy with it.

I had my keyboard replaced after a key broke, but I received the new one 2 days after I called them. My burner broke, and I also got that 2 days after I made the call. Other than these 2 things, I've had no problems at all.

No matter who you buy from, get a nice 3 year warranty. Return-to-depot is crap and they'll keep your laptop for weeks, unless you're lucky. These warranties are definitely worth the money.

1: As much as you would love to go with an Nvidia discrete card, I would highly advise against it. Most major manufacturers have reworked their laptops to runa t a high rpm fan speed (aka, noisy as hell), to compensate for overheating nvidia cards. At the moment, ATI is making much more stable discrete video cards for the laptop market. If your going with on board video, then Nvidia is a viable solution.

2: Toshiba and Lenovo are probably the most reputable, and well built laptops on the market. They are expensive for their technical specifications, however. Asus is excellent if you are in the US(I cant be sure of anywhere else). Out of 6 Laptops I have recommended to friends and the two I have owned myself, I only had to send one back, because it was damaged on arrival(UPS must have had a field day with it). They had it back to me in 5 days, and they paid for shipping. The thing I like about Asus is that they have a good base warranty of 2 years and one year of accidental damage. There notebooks are also priced well.

3. I just realized that I responded to an ancient revived thread. Someone shoot me.....

You guys are replying to a 15-month-old thread...

Do not go with Alienware. I have an Alienware laptop and it died after 1 1/2 years usage. The technical department at Alienware are nasty and have no people skills what-so-ever! The customer service department will ignore your complaints and just feed you what you want to hear and are not helpful. Just my 2 cents worth.

Back in 2003 when I was looking for a laptop for myself, I simply went with an IBM (Lenovo now) Thinkpad T41 (with a Radeon 7500, WOOT!!! [j/k]). It's more of a business laptop, but it serves me well even today when I periodically use it.

Not recommended for gaming, but "gaming" wasn't mentioned in the original post.

Wow this thread just won't die. It's been necro'd twice now.

And no, Apple isn't the best when you consider price. They are nice machines but way overpriced. Right now I'd put Gateway in the lead in terms of bang/buck value.

I bought this fx gateway model here back in late june for around $1100 and the specs were actually a bit better then than now... but it's a good machine that is just about like a pocket workstation.

I got a T5550 (1.8ghz C2D) and 4gb ram with mine, but I think that is really the only difference.

There were some minor annoyances as it doesn't take long and you get warnings that D drive is full because gateway sets up the D drive as your backup drive and it's not set up very big. If you install a few games it won't be long and you have to shut off the backup stuff or install a new hard drive.

Mine also came with vista home prem 64bit.

This thing handles any game including crysis with ease... provided you go lax on settings.

It's a bit on the big side to lug around, put if you like power this thing rocks!

The Nvidia 8800M GTS is kick ass for games. I think you will be hard pressed to find a laptop with that good of a video card installed.

Plus mine has support for second monitor, HDMI out, eSATA, 1394 firewire, 3 usb, network, 56k modem.

really good solid notebook.

http://www.bestbuy.com/olspage.jsp [...] e=category

hmm...didnt see anyone suggest sager yet.....

up there with FNW and AW, just not as costly

If you have to travel alot for work, you would come to love the Lenovo's. I am using a T-61P typing this right now. 2.4 Ghz dual core, 3GB RAM, 120Gb HDD, Nvidia Quadro graphics (great for CAD, not so great gaming). I had a Toshiba before this which treated me well but this one is alot more durable. Lenov caters to business so you wont get bloatware.

Companies shouldn't matter, it all comes down to the specs for me, and IMO only the customer service is the thing I look for in the company...

I think all of that is important, not only customer service but also the overall quality of the brand associated and the specs of the product

Asus, Gateway, HP, Toshiba, Acer for quality and performance for your money in the order I listed them.

As a person who has probably fixed over 500 laptops in my life so far I can say Dell is about the biggest pile of dung you can buy. Dont waste your money. Then again if nobody bought Dell I would not make much cash after my full time job. I swear to god. Every recomendation I have ever made on laptop purchase has been solid. People that own Dell already or dont listen and buy them anyways are 90% of my buisness. Such a hudge POS line of products. Right up there with macbooks. I will admit pretty much all apple products are at the bottom of the line for quality Dell is VERY close.

Anyone agree with this guy?

I hope you follow threads you comment in because I'd like you to expand on your statements. ;-)

Do you mean Dell's line from their Inspirions to Latitudes? Older generation to current?

Latitudes D600 series to D800 series to XPS 13 and 16 to the Precisions? Which Dells are we talking about here?

Which laptops do you like to repair? Which are easy or relatively easy? Thinkpads? Also, which generation of whatever brand you prefer?


I would like someone to recommend to me a laptop that has a good screen, decent graphics, eSATA and is stable/sturdy (so probably a business line laptop unless it's a multimedia one that is well-built - rare?). I'd like a good screen because I use my computer to watch movies/videos and I like eSATA because I need extra storage space to store my data. Laptop drives are bigger these days but I prefer to have my data and OS separate anyway.

So, which laptop? Budget $1500 and under.... I think over that is getting kinda high although if it's a world beater, I'd consider....

Dell extended, they have excellent customer service.

unless you're comfortable with opening up your case...then pretty much the rest. Toshiba makes the highest quality laptops...IMO