hey guys im in the hunt for a laptop for college, but have no clue about computers.
hoping you guys could help me out.

i want something under 16" screen. and light and portable.

performance/speed i guess is what i really want. but just an all around good system.

price range is about 1500 and less.

 

Paradox

if you want light and portable, look at 12 inch full screen (or 14 inch wide screen) laptops under 5 pounds (with battery)

If you want performance, I'd say go NO BIGGER than 15.4 inch wide screen, 7-8 LBs. I carried a 9 pound dell through 4 years of college...definatley not fun when combined with books and gear.

 

You could buy my Apple Powerbook
Check the Black Market forum

 

paradox?
yeah ive been looking at 12" screens and 14" screens...and thats what i think i want to stick with. and thas exactly why i want small. dont want it to be a hassle to carry.


toshiba U205?
and Dell XPS with 12" screen have been on my top list...

 

http://www.apple.com/macbook/macbook.html

 

I like my Toshiba but it's starting to get old and it's crapped out on me twice within the last few months.

My 'lil bro has a Sony Vio and he loves that thing.

And finally, with all the POS Dell's in my office, you couldn't pay me to buy one.

 

thats what ive heard about dells.

 

I love Toshiba laptops. I had one that lasted me over 5 years on the same battery!

Dells are good. My wife's laptop is going on 1 yr and 2 months.

She's got an Inpsiron 6000m

I spent about $1400 for it, but I got a lot of stuff for it. It's handy knowing someone that works for dell.

It's a decent laptop, and for school it's more than enough.

But if I could afford one, I'd take another Toshiba anyday.

 

sorry meant oxymoron

looks like you're on the right track in terms of picking a suitable machine

 

Mine's probably that old and I still use the same battery.



EDIT: BTW Stealth, I'd buy another Toshiba in a hearbeat.

 

ok thanks alot guys. so toshiba is good. now what like hardrive or MB or GB do you guys think would be good.....im just assuming the more the better? i dont know what they do

 

Help a brother out!!!

 

i couldnt find it in the BM. is it a good computer.

 

https://acurazine.com/forums/car-parts-sale-361/fs-apple-powerbook-15-a-331295/

Have used it once since I posted that thread, checked ebay just now, they are going for $1300-$1500 now. We can work on price.

 

DETAILS, DETAILS, DETAILS. He said UNDER 16"....read people.

Back on subject, my suggestion is the HP DV series. I bought a DV1340us last December which came with remote, 14" widescreen which lets me play DVDs and music without booting Windows, which starts thing off much quicker. I paid $1199 plus $199 or $299 for three year warranty.

 

I would second a dual-bootin powerbook.

 

ok cool thanks alot guys.

 

mac FTW

 

mac FTW x2

 

my toshiba has been in the shop 4 times in the past two years. I would never buy another one. The dell my wife and kids use is rock solid. Most people I talk to like dell also.

 

Why not try to be a refurbished IBM thinkpad on ebay? You can get some for mid-$400's and a later models for under a grand. They are solid computers.
-Justin

 

man this is crazy....they must be just like cars. every one is different. People in the stores say toshiba....some people here say they suck. then some say dell blows then some say the are good....

HP has been pretty neutral, and i think i can get a deal on one.....so we'll see.

 

i just got a dell latitude for college in the fall.

works great, im on it right now. its really fast and makes no noise at all.
15" lcd monitor. lightweight. pretty compact. bluetooth, etc

 

What I use:




http://www.pc.ibm.com/us/notebooks/t...ies/index.html

Works Awesome, less than 3lbs, built in aircard.

 

MacBook or MacBook Pro..........it's the only thing that makes sense anymore.

 

Soon enough you won't be able to log in here without a Mac, so you might as well just get one now.


IBM or Toshiba get my vote.

 

Portégé M200

 

dang that things cool....but looks expensive

 

I just got myself a laptop for college, ordered it a few days ago. Its a HP DV6000z, customized it on their site and got it all for $1K after the college student discount. Plus no payments for 12 months, so im all good throughout this semester

Genuine Windows XP Home Edition
AMD Turion(TM) 64 X2 Mobile TL-56 (1.80GHz/512KB)
FREE Upgrade:15.4" WXGA BrightView Widescreen (1280x800)
256MB NVIDIA(R) GeForce(R) Go 7200
FREE Upgrade:1.0GB DDR2 SDRAM (2x512MB)
FREE Upgrade:80 GB 5400 RPM SATA Hard Drive
FREE Upgrade: 8X DVD+/-R/RW w/Double Layer Support
802.11b/g WLAN
6 Cell Lithium Ion Battery
HP IMPRINT Finish + Microphone

Also got a HP Sport Backpack with it, so I can carry it around on my back with some of my books. Pretty convenient.

 

This is the one I got for the fall semester

Acer Aspire 5672WLMi Notebook

Intel Core Duo Processor T2300, 1.66GHz, with Centrino Technology, 2GB RAM, 120GB Hard Drive, 15.4-inch WXGA TFT Display, 8X DVD+/-RW Drive, Windows XP Home Edition

It was $899 at compusa.

Comes with a built in 1.3 megapixel camera, bluetooth, 4 usb ports, 128mb video card, etc

 

that looks like a good deal...im going to circuit city tonight to possibly buy a toshiba

 

finally got one....its a Toshiba

well heres the link....
http://www.toshibadirect.com/td/b2c/...341056&seg=SMB

it sweet and fast, light, total package. im happy
thanks guys for all your help. some of you persuaded me towards a Toshiba

 

Nice!

 

IBM thinkpad

 

Nice Stealth.

 

Great Choice. Toshiba has always been my prefered brand. I am posting this reply with a 5 year old P3 Toshiba Laptop I rarely use it tho. Still works great.

 

yeah toshiba FTW!!