jit

hey guys
i am shopping for a laptop... it's gonna be a desktop replacement. The configuration i have:

PIII 1.13 Ghz
256 SDRam
15" SXGA
30 GB hd
8X DVD / 24x8x8 CD-RW combo

i've narrowed down to

Compaq 2710 - advantage: 32 MB dedicated video memory (for games), #1 on cnet.com. No playing DVD problem as some HP users have experienced

and

HP zt1180 - advantage: about 2 pounds lighter, $100 cheaper, 10 more GB harddrive space (that i dont really need).

anyone has experience with either of these 2 machines?

not considering Dell becuase I've read too many DOA cases.

Thanks

Infamuz

You should get a Dell Inspiron 8100. My brother got that for 1490. He got a p3 1.0, 30 gig hard drive, 256 RAM, 16 MB Nvidia card, 8X DVD, and a 15 inch screen.

astro

I'm happy with my thinkpad a22p..

p3 gig, 512 megs ram, 30 gig HD, 32 meg video ram, dvd/cd-rw

Scorpius

I concur. Dell is the best at the moment. How is Micron doing these days?

fbazakos

talk to nootch, he's got the hookup, i think i'm over 50k in spending with him this month ...

Achance

I just posted about this last month, I ended up with a dell 8100, even though my dream machine was the new apple G4 powerbook

*Sales Tax : $ 0.00
Shipping and/or Handling: $ 45.00
Total Order Amount : $ 2650.00

Qty Part # Description
--- -------- ---------------------------------------------
1 220-2838 I8100,15 UXGA,PIII,1GHZ,TIED
1 311-1319 256MB,SDRAM,133M,1 DIMM I8100, FACT
1 320-0159 64MB 4X AGP ATI MOBILITY M7 VID,INSP8100
1 461-2657 30GB,HD,9.5MM,I8100
1 461-2957 INSPIRON TRACKING, DHS
1 461-6899 FLOPPY DRIVE,INSP,TIED
1 420-0271 WINDOWS XP HOME,ENG,INSP,TIED
1 313-0837 DELL RESOURCE CD, W/ TOOLS I8100
1 313-2002 XIRCOM REALPORT 10/100+56K COMBO PC CARD
1 461-3282 FIXED 8X INT CD-RW/DVD COMB DR
1 313-0833 IVI SW DVD SOLUTION
1 412-5623 NORTON ANTIVIRUS 2002,OEM,ENG,TIED
1 412-3809 SW,MUSIC MATCH 6.0,WXP
1 412-3887 AOL 6.0 FI,DHS
1 412-3807 SW,PIC-STDO,WXP,DELL EDITION
1 412-1605 OFFICE XP SB W/EDUCATEU,INSP,TIED
1 412-0093 MS MONEY 2002 STD,OEM,CDWD,ENG,TIED
1 902-1090 RTD+CC,INSP,IGS,INIT YR,DHS
1 902-1092 RTD+CC+PHONE SUPT,YRS 2+3,INSP,IGS,DHS
1 950-3339 3YR LIMITED WARRANTY

KCPreki11

Nootch, that better have been for your company man.

I was gonna say Dell also...but Compaq seems like what you want.

BlackShadow

I just got my Dell Inspiron 8100 3 days ago. Let me tell you, this machine is great. I LOVE IT!

Dell all the way.

HiJincs

Another Dell 8100, three weeks old now. I am one happy 'puter user.

1 220-2541 I8100,15 IN UXGA,PIII 1.13GHZ
1 461-6894 256MB,SDRAM,133M (2 DIMMS),TIED
1 320-0159 64MB 4X AGP ATI MOBILITY M7 VID,INSP8100
1 461-2657 30GB,HD,9.5MM,I8100
1 340-6353 FLOPPY DRIVE, INSP, TIED
1 420-0274 WINDOWS XP PROFESSIONAL ENG,INSP,TIED
1 313-9795 MINIPCI 56K+10/100,I4000/8000
1 461-2329 8X DVD INTERNAL DRIVE
1 312-0030 LI-ION 2ND PRIMARY BATT,59WHR I8000 FACT
1 310-4580 APR WITH ETHERNET,I4100/I8100,INSTALL

jit

ok, for yall Dell 8100 owners...2 questions -

1. how heavy is it? i know its size and weight is above the average (like 9 pounds) ... but i just want to know if it can be moved around reasonably (car, airplane, work<-->home, etc)

2. how long does it take from placing order to receiving shipment?

thanks
j

Infamuz

The reason my brothers computer is a lil heavy is because of the screen size. He got a 15 inch screen instead of the 14.1. It weight about 8 lbs. Still pretty light in my opinion!

BlackShadow

Same as mine. It's not heavy at all. But if you really don't need all the power, space, mem, etc.. then get a lighter laptop for cheaper.

mdaniel

I got the 8100 because its the supercarrier of laptops. Yes, its among the heaviest and largest out there, but it does everything. I have a fixed CD-RW/DVD drive, two batteries, modem, ethernet, PC Card X 2, USB X 2, serial, parallel, PS2, Firewire, 15" screen, irda, all without built in. Remember, the smaller you go, the more you give up. That includes a bay for a 3rd disk, battery life, screen size, and often ports. The really slim ones don't have any I/O ports. They rely on a docking station or port replicator. Who wants to carry a port replicator? Kind of defeats the point of a light machine. But if you KNOW you can travel without any disk drives or I/O, then the super slims are a lot easier to lug around.

HiJincs

I carried my 8100 around for 3 days this week in Atlanta with both batteries in it, the AC brick and the floppy in my case and didn't think it was too bad. The way I work, I always ended up needing what I didn't bring, so now I have everything with me. It's not a problem for me at all.