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Offline mosgood

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« on: November 25, 2006, 06:45:29 PM »
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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Offline Ripsnort

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« Reply #1 on: November 25, 2006, 08:30:35 PM »
Dell Inspiron E1705
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« Reply #2 on: November 25, 2006, 08:33:11 PM »
i take it the 17 is working out for you then rip.  

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i use the 1505.  great laptop.   great price.
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« Reply #3 on: November 26, 2006, 07:44:14 AM »
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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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« Reply #4 on: November 26, 2006, 08:13:58 AM »
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Offline Nilsen

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« Reply #5 on: November 26, 2006, 08:44:31 AM »
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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« Reply #6 on: November 26, 2006, 08:45:09 AM »


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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« Reply #7 on: November 26, 2006, 10:08:45 AM »
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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.


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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Offline Nilsen

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« Reply #8 on: November 26, 2006, 10:55:17 AM »
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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Offline mosgood

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« Reply #9 on: November 26, 2006, 02:50:34 PM »
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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.



Ya, I'm with you on that.  the keypad can be a huge bonus.
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« Reply #10 on: November 26, 2006, 03:20:15 PM »
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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« Reply #11 on: November 26, 2006, 03:57:57 PM »
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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« Reply #12 on: November 26, 2006, 04:26:24 PM »
Cool.. the one im getting on wednesday is number 4
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