Raheel

I was leaning more towards the Inspiron 600M, I dont want to spend more than $1200 Max, but I want everything, There was a great deal on SlickDeals.net few weeks back, it was $942 for a $1200 system, but I believe Dell Emailed and Cancelled Everyones order, as the price was toooo cheap..

Anyways I love Inspirons and Have a inspiron 8000 myself and I love there support, wouldnt go with any other company, but I know IBM Thinkpads are more durable, and I would rather get those, but I want something light and not too expensive.

But I definitely cannot get a 600m, Might sound stupid, but I cannot live without a TrackPoint, touchpads dont do it for me, I have both on my current Inspiron 8000.

Also I had another question, I heard end of last year or beginning of this year, there were supposed to be new Dothan or something chips coming out that had Double the L2 Cache at 1 MB, but I have yet to find out if any laptops carry those chips or if they ever came out. Thanks a lot you guys

Raheel

By The Way I want a Pentium M and at least 40 GB Hard Drive and all the goodies, dont need a DVD Burner, just a CD Burner and the rest, but I dont like Compaq and I dont mind sony, but I dont trust there quality.

mobilezen

What are you going to be using it for?

mastertl

Averatec. I forgot the model number but I can dig it up for you.

Here are the specs as I remember
512 DDR
Athlon M Processor (works like Pentium M but consumes A BIT more power)
Wireless internet (802.11g)
1.4 G
CD Burner 24x I think
SHITTY SOUND CARD
ATI mobility 9200 vicdeo card

its less than 1000 after taxes

my mom got it at Sams Club.

its 4.1 pounds
1 inch thick
12.1 screen

SidS1045

Good luck finding one. I just bought an Inspiron 5150 to use both at work and home, and in my search I don't remember seeing any laptop with a pointing stick. Even IBM and Toshiba, two of the last hold-outs, seem to have abandoned them.

corey415

Dell offers trackpoints on their Latitude series laptops, i.e. a similar model to compare with the 600M would be the Latitude D600. However, the video card is only a 32MB ATI compared to the option of getting 64MB on the 600m.

And in reference to your cache question, the Latitude notebooks are offered with Pentium M 735 (1.7Ghz), 745 (1.8Ghz), and the 755 (2.0Ghz), all of which have 2MB of L2 Cache.

I actually bought a 600M half a year ago; it cost me 1800 with the 2 year warranty. So far, I love it but the only problem is the left wrist pad can become somewhat hot. It irritates me with prolonged use.

demons rage

iTrader: (1)

are dells really that good? cuz.. ive never owned one.. so im kinda skeptical in buying one for college xP

MQMH_03

Master TL... its an Averatec 3200 series.. i just bought one..only 950 tax free @ Sam's Club..nice college laptop to carry around...so tiny...has a decent processor too and integrated wireless

mastertl

yeah there we go...the 3200 series thanks MQMH_03
i plan on using it in college as well. its not meant for games or anything, but regular processing, it is a wonder

Ken1997TL

I agree with the Averatech. Bought it, love it, recommend it highly.

streetracing901

dell 5150 all tha way......if ur willin to spend more and get more

Raheel

I want something small, Not big like the 5150, maybe D600 is my best bet, Let me check it out, I dun like buying Generic Companies like Averatec, as there quality and finish would not be par and there support and stuff wouldnt be as good.

I have to admit its good looking and Thin as hell.

http://samsclub.com/eclub/main_shopp...cfkjdgoodfkf.0

Raheel

O and Its more of a Desktop Replacement for me, I need lots of Ram, but I will get low ram and upgrade it later, I will get CD-RW for now and upgrade to DVD-RW if I feel the need for it. I need at least a 15 in screen, as I am used to those, but it seems if you want small size factor u have to get 14 in, so thats all I gotta live with.

AND A TRACKPOINT IS A MUST.


I wanted 64 MB Video Ram as I play games often too, but it seems D600 does not offer that.

Raheel

Around $760 from eBay, Shipped with Insurance.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...106657165&rd=1

Not a bad deal at all, if you want that Brand.

Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition pre-installed
AMD Athlon XP-M 1600+ processor w/PowerNow Technology
256 MB RAM (512 MB maximum)
30 GB hard disk drive
CD-RW/DVD-ROM combination drive
S3 ProSavage8 integrated video with 32 MB VRAM
AC'97 integrated audio with built-in speakers
Integrated 56K V.90 data fax/modem
Integrated 10/100 Ethernet controller
85-key Keyboard with TouchPad
12.1-inch TFT with 1024 x 768 maximum resolution