And im stuck between a 15'' powerbook G4 w/the combo drive or a Dell inspiron XPS 2nd gen.

Who's got some opinions on either? The Dell's gonna be pretty expensive (right now at 2300~, but may go upto 2700) and the powerbook's going to be about 1900-2000~.

I'll probably be able to buy it before the end of August, but I dont want to make a bad decision.

Any and all comments are welcomed

Thanks guys/gals
-Alex

 

Oh crap.

 

 

If you like mac get a mac. Macs are fun, just don't be pissed when you find a piece of software that won't run on it.

 

You sir need to learn how to get a bargain, People got Full Loaded XPS2's for under 2 G's you can too, go to notebookforums.com.

I got my Inspiron 9300 fully loaded for $1800, its the same as the XPS2 just the XPS2 has a even Better graphics card which is way above current games, the screen and everything else is similar.

 

word, I got my Inspiron 6000 with lots of goodies and a printer for 1500.

 

Dell Home Online ONLY Coupon :

NOTEBOOKS *** Limited time offer ***

Save 35% off on Select Inspiron Notebooks ONLINE purchases $999 or more (before tax)! Coupon Code : B?MMRMGLWPVDFC (Offer Valid: 06/30/2005 8am CST through 07/07/05 5:59am CST or 10000 uses)

 

See there you go, and also theres many stackable coupons, go on that site, they are very helpful

theres a way to get it VERY VERY VERY CHeap, if you know someone in the navy

 

i dont really see how you can compare those two.....i would buy a 15" powerbook.

 

that 35% coupon is the best you're going to get on the xps2.

i just got a dell i6000 with the 750 of 1500 coupon they have a couple of weeks ago.

i like it. i upgraded from a g4 ibook. it all depends on what you're going to use it for. if its for games get the dell. graphics and everyday email/websurfing the pbook will probably be less headaches and be a nice toy to lug around.

 

cuz the Wide Ultra XGA 17 Inch Screen is a lot better to look at and play Games on with the best graphics card on the market

 

thanks for all the replies so far... im a lazy bum when it comes to purchasing things - i never look for the best deals im definitely gonna keep my eyes peeled now tghough - 35% off wow!

-Alex

 

i was referring to the apple vs dell

mac os != windows

 

same could be said for windows. most of my favorite pieces of software are OSX only. so you sir have a really stupid, ignorant, and uninformed argument.


anyway...


all it comes down to here is whether you plan to play games on your laptop or not. if youre going to play games on the laptop you should get the XPS. windows is simply a better platform for gaming.

i don't know many serious gamers who use laptops for it though.

otherwise, the powerbook is a better choice, IMO, for a mobile workstation.


for those of you comparing screen size, i don't think that should come into play here at all since he could just as easily get a 17" widescreen powerbook.

 

Guy next to me on my flight last night had one of those. That was probably the best looking piece of machinery I've ever seen. I want one next. Anyone wanna buy my 700m?

 

It's starting...

 

what. teh appocalypse?

 

worse.

 

that 35% isnt that great, wait for the $750 off $1500+ Systems, now thats 50% OFF!

 

why cant we all just get along?

 

Im scared...Hold me.

 

 

35% off the 2300 system I was just looking at = 800.15 off = WOW.

 

microsoft windac os?

 

 

Ya the 35% off is a greater deal when u above 1500 lol

 

 

Perhaps, but for my needs as an average home user there is more Windows software available. For instance there is no good financial software equivalent to MS Money or Quicken. Yes there is a mac version of Quicken but even mac users will tell you it's weak compared to the Windows version. There are other financial packages that are mac only but none will hookup to my bank and pull statements. So I run MS Money on my mac through virtual PC but it's piss slow.

Another problem I run into is that while many kids' programs will run on a mac, many will not. I'm wondering if this is the trend of the new kids' software as it seems most of the stuff that is a few years old is mac compatible.

I like the iLife stuff but I am seeing its limitations and will soon need to step up to something better. Since there is good movie editing software for the PC the mac isn't required for that.

So in my humble life as a system admin/home user I haven't had to say to myself "shit, if I had a mac I could do that". I know there is some great graphics software for mac that can probably whip a PC but that's not my cup of tea.

With that said I do use my mac every day and I fire up my 6 year old PC to run the stuff that the mac won't.

 

FCP express or FCP 5.0 are both > then ANY movie editing software you could ever hope to find on a PC short of going to a professional avid system

. When you need more then imovie can give you, step up to express.

 

Umm i just ordered an HP ZV6000
2ghz Amd Athlon 64 processor
1gb of ram
100 gb hd
128mb ATI RADEON
free built in wireless 56mbs b/g
15.4inch widecreen
HP 840 wireless printer
for 1,500 dollars excluding the two 50 dollar mail in rebates a pretty damn good deal. I asked the people at best buy and they recomended AMD athlon 64bit for gaming and pretty much everything and its a pretty good deal. Dell is good but way overpriced.

 

what the hell do you need a combo drive for

 

Burn DVDs/CDs and such.

-Alex

 

combo drive doesn't burn dvds
the superdrive does

 

Looking for a deal on an Acer Travelmate 8103WLMi for the past few days this week.

Here are the specs:
8100 Datasheet

The most balanced laptop specs I've ever seen: powerful, gaming capable, thin lightweight and big screen, huge hard drive and dual layer multiformat dvd burner (superdrive), WITH DVI and SPDIF outputs!

The only thing that would have been better would be media center controls to play cd/mp3/dvds without booting up the OS and an optional remote. Easily a 10/10 laptop if that were the case, otherwise I'd call it easily a 9/10.

 

combo drive = dvd/cd/cd burner
superdrive = dvd/cd/dvd burner/cd burner

 

Dell really isn't that overpriced, just too FRIGGIN bulky at the cost of saving some bucks with their Inspiron line. Their Latitude line for small business is a little pricey though, still a good value.

 

IBM > *

I've owned dells, toshibas, sonys, etc...Nothing comes close to IBM.

 

IBM Thinkpad X series > *

 

I just got a Toshiba M35X-S114, basic laptop for $500 after rebate.

Cant go wrong with the price. Wireless G, CD burner, firewire input, etc

 

Agreed, not even the price