No bill, I don't want a Mac

Anyways, I am thinking about getting myself a laptop and using it almost solely for school. I am going to school for software engineering by the way so keep this in mind. I want to be able to buy programs that will allow me to practice some programming. Basically, I know nothing about laptops and I want to know some decently priced alternatives to look at. I don't want to pay $3000 for some badass highend laptop that can play computer games like no other. I want something that will suit all my school and future programming needs.

 

BINGO!

http://www.buy.com/retail/product.asp?sku=...57&loc=101&sp=1

 

ibook? (had to say it)

 

[QUOTE=Willie Gee,Feb 16 2006, 12:48 PM]

ibook?

 

I have never used a Mac, nor do I plan to
I will stick to what I know!

 

I took some programming classes when I went through EE school. You honestly don't need anything that expensive. Most of the Laptops that sell for around $700-$800 should suit your needs. I think the Dell Inspiron 6000 will suit your needs. The time to compile your code you write should be the only controlling factor in your decision, as such I would just say that you need a minimum of 512MB of RAM. Other than that you don't need anything special. BTW, I don't think any of your professors would recommend a Mac for programming. I'll probably see you Sat. at the Wing House if you want to talk about it a little more.

 

Have we met before? I am confused as to who you are Just trying to put faces with cars/s2ki names

 

I'm the Chris with the dark hair, about 5'-10", 180lbs, and have the '04 Sebring with the clear sidemarkers, red calipers, and the rear passenger fender mod.

 

bb just had a toshiba laptop deal for 400. I think it was a 1.6m and 512mb and the other usual stuff. I have a compaq that I bought for $450 at office depot this past black friday and I can not complain. I'll spend the money when I build my desktops, but for my laptops, as the only things I use them for are gps, dvds, internet, and the occassional word/excel the lower priced pre mdade ones work great for me

 

Something that really helps if you're doing any programming (particularly using any RAD tools) is a big screen. W/ lots of code and designers open, screen realestate is a huge plus. Also, if you will be using any of the new IDE's like VS.Net, don't skimp on the memory. VS.Net is a HUGE memory hog.

I just picked up a pretty nice Toshiba that fits the bill for around $1300.