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From: Vegas baby!!
I am very happy with my Dell Inspiron 4100. I did a lot of research beforehand and found that Dell has been #1 with csr satisfaction for several years running. I bought one from their outlet store (returns/refurbished) and have been 100% satisfied.
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these are cheaper than the build-your-own from the main site but if you find one that is 90% of the configuration you were wanting, just buy the remaining part you want to make it complete and you'll save a bundle. I got lucky and found one exactly the config I wanted, and it has been rock solid for over a year and a half.
look here
these are cheaper than the build-your-own from the main site but if you find one that is 90% of the configuration you were wanting, just buy the remaining part you want to make it complete and you'll save a bundle. I got lucky and found one exactly the config I wanted, and it has been rock solid for over a year and a half.
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From: Berkeley
i also agree dell notebooks offer the most performance and features for the buck. i purchased a dell inspiron earlier this year with 2.0Ghz P4 processor, 256K memory, and DVD/CDR drive for around $1200. other notebooks on the market at that time with similar specs and features were selling anywhere from $1500-$2000. imo, dells are nice as opposed to buying a compaq/hp, toshiba, sony, etc from a store because you can customize them to the way you like. also, the convience of buying over the internet and not having to pay for sales tax, makes it a plus. and if you wait around for their promotional offers, you can possibly find one that offers free shipping. personally, i'm happy with mine. but then again, this is my first laptop so i really don't have anything to compare to.
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From: Temecula
Toshiba s205 is nice but crummy battery life, plus i am not sure if they are still on the market, I think they have been replaced. My only suggestion is look for something with a Centrino in it, preferably Toshiba. Centrino's have the kick as$ performance of a p4 but without their heat or horrid battery life. Most Centrino's are 6+ hours. If you are looking for something that can be purchased retail that would be the Toshiba s405, which i know best buy carries (cause i work there) and i think a few of the other retailers carry as well. Can't give you any guidance on dell, ibm, or even alienware (since we stopped carrying them 2 weeks ago) since i don't bother to personally research my competition.
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From: i <3 ny
alienware makes an awesome product. you can customize every facet of the laptop, then watch it progress thru the build via their website. for the top of the line aw, expect to pay well over $3k for it.. this will get you a notebook that'll spank every notebook on the market, as well as a lot of desktops as well.
the only thing that i did not like with the alienware is that it ran pretty hot. especially on my bed where the circulation isnt that great. it's a tad on the heavy side, but you'd expect it to be due to what this little thing can do!
in our enterprise, we've used the toshiba satellite and tecra series. these are packed with features at a really low price, but they have really shitty battery life and craftsmanship. it doesnt feel solid at all.
we then upgraded our mobile users from toshiba to dell and found the same quality issues with dell as we observed with toshiba.
since then we've become a full ibm house and received their products. the R series is the lower end stuff. rugged, good quality, but lacking in performance and its rather large. the A/G series is a great all in one desktop replacement. the T series (T23, T30, T40) are their business workhorses. i just replaced my lovely t30 - p4m 2.4ghz/512ram/40gb/802.11/bluetooth/1400x1050 for a t40 with almost the same specs. i havent totally decided if i like the t40 more than the 30, but its really starting to grow on me. the t40 is 1" thick and packs a very powerful punch. the battery life on the 40 is also pretty astonishing. i'd say it's at least 50% greater than my 30!
anyways.. alienware if you want a downright monster, ibm t series if you want reliabilty and decent performance in a bulletproof shell.
the only thing that i did not like with the alienware is that it ran pretty hot. especially on my bed where the circulation isnt that great. it's a tad on the heavy side, but you'd expect it to be due to what this little thing can do!
in our enterprise, we've used the toshiba satellite and tecra series. these are packed with features at a really low price, but they have really shitty battery life and craftsmanship. it doesnt feel solid at all.
we then upgraded our mobile users from toshiba to dell and found the same quality issues with dell as we observed with toshiba.
since then we've become a full ibm house and received their products. the R series is the lower end stuff. rugged, good quality, but lacking in performance and its rather large. the A/G series is a great all in one desktop replacement. the T series (T23, T30, T40) are their business workhorses. i just replaced my lovely t30 - p4m 2.4ghz/512ram/40gb/802.11/bluetooth/1400x1050 for a t40 with almost the same specs. i havent totally decided if i like the t40 more than the 30, but its really starting to grow on me. the t40 is 1" thick and packs a very powerful punch. the battery life on the 40 is also pretty astonishing. i'd say it's at least 50% greater than my 30!
anyways.. alienware if you want a downright monster, ibm t series if you want reliabilty and decent performance in a bulletproof shell.