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General Forums => The O' Club => Topic started by: mosgood on November 25, 2006, 06:45:29 PM
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So what's the best laptop out there these days? I'll probably wait till after xmas.
In the $2,000 plus range
I'll use it for work and will need a larger screen if possible.
Any suggestions?
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Dell Inspiron E1705
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i take it the 17 is working out for you then rip.
:)
i use the 1505. great laptop. great price.
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Originally posted by JB88
i take it the 17 is working out for you then rip.
:)
i use the 1505. great laptop. great price.
It is :) The only exception is when I did a flatten and reload (Dell puts a bunch of junkware on their systems) I have Base System "question marks" looking for some drivers that I have no idea where they are (they are not on the driver installation disc and "base System" doesn't exactly give you a clue as to what it is!) Other than that, I am very happy.
Shot 348 pictures yesterday at a wrestling tournament in a low light situation. I had to batch edit these pics for exposure when I got home, took about 2 minutes with the new laptop. The old laptop would have taken about 20 minutes to batch process that many pics.
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Best laptop (http://store.apple.com/1-800-MY-APPLE/WebObjects/AppleStore.woa/wo/StoreReentry.wo?family=MacBookPro)
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Im getting my new 17" HP laptop on wednesday. The reveiws and stuff i have seen online on this laptop is good. The model im getting is in the Core duo Hp Pavilion 8000 series and not the new core 2 duo 9000 series that has had some annoying problems. Its those problems that made me go for the 8000 series.
I know a buddy of mine is very happy with his Dell 9400 if you dont need PCMCIA slot and a numeric keypad.
A third model you should look at in the 17" range is the Toshiba Sattelite P100/P105 series. They have also had good reviews.
A fourth is the HP nx9420 series. It does not have the glossy screen incase you dont like those.
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(http://www.dreamsdance.com/image/DSC_7608.jpg)
I haven't exhausted the pool of candidates yet, but I will say that Bianca here leaves little to complain about :)
culero (back to work evaluating)
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Originally posted by Nilsen
Im getting my new 17" HP laptop on wednesday. The reveiws and stuff i have seen online on this laptop is good. The model im getting is in the Core duo Hp Pavilion 8000 series and not the new core 2 duo 9000 series that has had some annoying problems. Its those problems that made me go for the 8000 series.
I know a buddy of mine is very happy with his Dell 9400 if you dont need PCMCIA slot and a numeric keypad.
A third model you should look at in the 17" range is the Toshiba Sattelite P100/P105 series. They have also had good reviews.
A fourth is the HP nx9420 series. It does not have the glossy screen incase you dont like those.
FWIW Dell 9400 = Dell E1705 (One is European number...9400) and mine has a PCMCIA slot.
Numeric keypads are for those who never learned to type properly in QWERTY. ;)
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Well... when you use the most of your computing day inputting numbers i can guarantee you that a numpad is heaven.
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Originally posted by Nilsen
Well... when you use the most of your computing day inputting numbers i can guarantee you that a numpad is heaven.
Ya, I'm with you on that. the keypad can be a huge bonus.
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Then have a closer look at the Toshiba Sattelite P100/P105 series. Sturdy and well equipped at a reasonable price. I would take it over a Dell any day.
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Consumer Reports has these "17" Workhorse" laptops rated as such:
1. Apple Macbook Pro 17 (Rating=70) (2006 avg price=$2800)
2. Toshiba Qosmio G35-AV600 (Rating=61)(2006 avg price=$2400)
3. Dell Inspiron E1705 (Rating=60)(2006 avg price=$1365)
4.HP Pavillion vd8000t (Rating=59)(2006 avg price=$1200)
5.Toshiba Satellite P100 (Rating=57)(2006 avg price=$1335)
6. Gateway NX860X (Rating=56)(2006 avg price=$1585)
7. Averatec 7160-EC1 (Rating=35)(2006 avg price=$1100)
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Cool.. the one im getting on wednesday is number 4