Okay for graduation my dad said go ahead and get any laptop you want...I want to spend a max of about $2500.....Here are the requirements

12-15 inch screen
Bluetooth
Integrated Wireless B/G Card
Infared
S video out
3 hours of battery life or more
Pentium M 1.5 or higher
512 MB Ram
60GB hard drive (prefer 7200rpm)
5lb or lighter
Would like to have a built in tv tuner but i think those are just for desktop replacements

I dont know if they make such a machine and it cant be imported from japan...

closest I found was the Dell Latitude D600

 

Check out the IBM R50...it's a little heavier than 5lb, but big fucking deal, you pussy. :P

 

i just purchased a toshiba m205 tablet pc

i think it would be great tool for you to use for school and it has most of the features you are looking for. let me know if you have any questions about them!

sidemarker

 

Apple > *

If you HAVE to go PC (and i don't know why you would), go IBM. IBM > *.pc laptop maker

 

I agree on the IBM comment. But you can get more for the money with the D600 I have one and its pretty good. If you can get IBM I would do that.

 

I just got an IBM T41. It's fuckin awesome except for this annoying buzz sound the defective fan makes every 5 sec.

 

Why is apple better than everything...can I use windows XP as an operating system on an apple notebook...the G4 1.33 processor what does that compare with?

 

Agent....your computer looks pimp was it just your fan that is defective or all of them

 

I just bought a Dell Insprion 8600

P4 centrino 1.8Ghz
WUXGA 15.4inch
512meg memory
60gb HD
128Meg ATI video card
4year at home service

for $2200

go to http://www.xpbargains.com/dell_coupons/

Which saved me $350.

My company has access to the Employee Discount purchase program and with the coupon site the regular site had a better price

 

Renegade...supposedly most of the units have the problem. It's more of a bug than a defective issue. A lot of people have complained about it on forums and to IBM. People have had their units serviced, but they just replace it w/ the same fan. It's the design of the fan that is that problem. It's only noticable if your in a quiet room....studying! If you have some music playing, it cures the problem similar to the rattles in my CL-S!

 

I really like the new T42, its a bit pricey though.

 

Where can I get a good deal on IBM's?

 

a lot of people, such as me, prefer the windows interface and responsiveness over the intutitive, simple apple interface because im so used to it, its no longer a problem, though i dont mind the apple one. Also, id make a bet that school specific software, such as engineering software, isn't always made for both platforms. Also gaming, but i dont concider that a serious argument.

ibm makes sturdy laptops, if you go dell, go for lattitude series as opposed to inspiron

im going D600 myself next year

if you get an apple id stay powerbook, probably stay away from 17'' (if thats even in budget) because as a student it probably wont be good if you want to take it to the library, because its so damn big.

 

btw does the t42 have bluetooth? does the d600?

 

I think both do, but the IBM has a 7200rpm hard drive so it will be faster.

 

I've got both the inspiron 8600 and the D600 Latitude.


Get the 8600.


the d600 does have bluetooth, fyi.

 

Funny....I have a D600 and Inspiron 8500.

Why do you like the 8600 better? I like the D600 Better.