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Posted by kossack on Jun-01-2005 18:26:

Need to buy a laptop... help?

compared pretty well all the majors...
don't have a huge budget but i don't want a crap computer either. maybe 1500 CDN or so...

leaning toward asus or toshiba. needs to be thin/light with CDRW. (should have 512MB DDR...)

basically comes down to personal opinions on the subject.
appreciate input on this one... thanks peeps.


Posted by Vlad on Jun-01-2005 18:28:

Toshiba is definitely a good way to go.


Posted by l�cid on Jun-01-2005 19:02:

i just picked up a Toshiba Satellite from pcmall.com and i am very happy with it

1.7ghz, 80GB hard drive, 512MB RAM, DVD burner/player, widescreen, wireless, WinXP, etc...

paid $1160 for it


Posted by fastmp3 on Jun-01-2005 19:10:

Re: Need to buy a laptop... help?

quote:
Originally posted by kossack
compared pretty well all the majors...
don't have a huge budget but i don't want a crap computer either. maybe 1500 CDN or so...

leaning toward asus or toshiba. needs to be thin/light with CDRW. (should have 512MB DDR...)

basically comes down to personal opinions on the subject.
appreciate input on this one... thanks peeps.




my bro is picking this one tomorrow http://www.directdial.com/ca/shopac...7205%2E008.html


with taxes and shipping and all the crap, final price is less than 1500$ CDN

and it has 80gb HD/DVD burner/512 RAM DDR


Posted by Allied Nations on Jun-01-2005 19:18:

DUDE! YOU'RE GETTING A DELL!



no! jk!

i have a toshiba m200 tablet. i dont know how much it was but its perfect for my in school use. shite for production.


Posted by raph93 on Jun-01-2005 22:27:

i have a Toshiba A10-S203, it's good, but if i had to buy something today, i'd buy DELL


Posted by Trancealot on Jun-01-2005 22:30:

anyone know about this one

TOSHIBA A25---S207
I am buying tomorrow for 735$


Posted by Ian on Jun-01-2005 22:30:

quote:
Originally posted by raph93
i have a Toshiba A10-S203, it's good, but if i had to buy something today, i'd buy DELL


I wouldn't buy dell here due to their annoying adverts, plus there's plenty of smaller local companies who sell better products for lower prices, just minus the name

my favourite laptop spec atm is


Asus A4781G-LH Notebook - XP Home (LT-060-AS)
Advanced processor AMD and powerful graphics from ATI deliver performance and graphics that rival those of desktops.

- 15.4'' TFT (WXGA, 1280x 800)
- Pentium 4 548 (3.33GHz)
- ATI Mobility Radeon 9700 64MB DDR
- 1024MB(512x2) DDR SDRAM
- 80GB HDD
- DVD Dual 8x Double Layer
- 802.11g wireless LAN
- WinXP Home
- 1 Year On-Site Warranty


Full Specification

Price: �893.00 (�1,049.28 Including VAT at 17.5%)

remembering that theres 1.7ish USD to �1


Posted by yujie__ on Jun-01-2005 23:09:

dell or toshiba nuff saids


Posted by Cynical on Jun-01-2005 23:25:

Nobody should buy a Laptop with a Pentium 4 processor.

The heat it would generate, the resulting fan noise, and the drop in battery time should put anyone off.


By the way Dell are generally seen as 'too cheap' by most people, in that they cut corners to sell at a low cost. I have never heard anyone call them expensive.

quote:
Originally posted by Ian^
I wouldn't buy dell here due to their annoying adverts, plus there's plenty of smaller local companies who sell better products for lower prices, just minus the name

my favourite laptop spec atm is


Asus A4781G-LH Notebook - XP Home (LT-060-AS)
Advanced processor AMD and powerful graphics from ATI deliver performance and graphics that rival those of desktops.

- 15.4'' TFT (WXGA, 1280x 800)
- Pentium 4 548 (3.33GHz)
- ATI Mobility Radeon 9700 64MB DDR
- 1024MB(512x2) DDR SDRAM
- 80GB HDD
- DVD Dual 8x Double Layer
- 802.11g wireless LAN
- WinXP Home
- 1 Year On-Site Warranty


Full Specification

Price: �893.00 (�1,049.28 Including VAT at 17.5%)

remembering that theres 1.7ish USD to �1


Posted by smokeape on Jun-01-2005 23:30:

Do you really need a laptop versus a PC? I know you get the portability with a laptop, but you take a real beating in performance and price for the convenience. If you really don't need that laptop after all, then don't spend foolish bucks for less power. If you travel a lot, yeah a laptop is good. If you're a student and don't, then a PC is the better bargain.




[[[smoke]]]

White Water ft Melinda Gareh - The Unknown


Posted by Cynical on Jun-01-2005 23:37:

quote:
Originally posted by smokeape
Do you really need a laptop versus a PC? I know you get the portability with a laptop, but you take a real beating in performance and price for the convenience. If you really don't need that laptop after all, then don't spend foolish bucks for less power. If you travel a lot, yeah a laptop is good. If you're a student and don't, then a PC is the better bargain.




[[[smoke]]]

White Water ft Melinda Gareh - The Unknown


A very good point, and of course most people who need a laptop don't need the weight (and cost) of a high spec laptop, unless you want to play NEW games on the road there is no reason to spend silly money on a laptop.


Posted by Ian on Jun-01-2005 23:43:

quote:
Originally posted by Cynical
Nobody should buy a Laptop with a Pentium 4 processor.

The heat it would generate, the resulting fan noise, and the drop in battery time should put anyone off.


By the way Dell are generally seen as 'too cheap' by most people, in that they cut corners to sell at a low cost. I have never heard anyone call them expensive.


I got my new pc last december for just under �500, dell were offering a similar spec at more than double that, too many extras thrown in which experienced users dont need, the 'free' software & printers and stuff which were of no use to me


Posted by klingklang77 on Jun-01-2005 23:43:

i have had 2 toshiba laptops, been very happy with both. the one i have now is good, bought it a year and a half ago. since i have upgraded memory to 512, but i only have 40 gig. it works for my purpose, student and downloading etc. i travel a lot so i needed a laptop. the only thing i dont like about it is this thing on my model. it is the bottom of it. it is uncomfortable to have on my lap. i think that is only fro my model.

anyway go toshiba, good value and a pretty good computer.


Posted by kossack on Jun-02-2005 03:49:

the CORe has spoken... lookin' like i might be goin' with toshiba. their rep precedes them elsewhere as well.

unfortunately i do need a laptop for post-grad studies. have a desktop (only couple years old) but i'm gonna be on campus more than at home.

i am def. not a ban of dell... their desktops are ok as long as you stay away from anything integrated, but i don't like much in what their laptops have to offer.

Dino - i can def see how a tablet would suck for prod'n... (out of curiousity, albeit something of a tangent, what progs you prefer for creation?)


Posted by clubkidnycnyc on Jul-20-2005 01:07:

Why buy a laptop after all

I agree with smokeape the only good advantage to a laptop is its portable and wireless ,unless your gonna be taking your home studio on the train,the bus,the subway,and the plane ,or you just happen to travel alot ,then id just stick with a custom made pc .


Posted by kossack on Jul-20-2005 01:11:

Re: Why buy a laptop after all

quote:
Originally posted by clubkidnycnyc
I agree with smokeape the only good advantage to a laptop is its portable and wireless ,unless your gonna be taking your home studio on the train,the bus,the subway,and the plane ,or you just happen to travel alot ,then id just stick with a custom made pc .


hahaha, holy shit, didn't think anyone would be pullin' THIS thread back out...
and yeh, i will be working on campus a lot so i will need the portability.

got an Averatec laptop since then... pretty decent too.
80GB HD, 512RAM, Wireless, 1.6GHz, DVD+/-RW, 4.3lbs for under a grand.



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