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Originally posted by VERTiG0 Give me a Panasonic Toughbook Y5 any day of the week.

i was just gonna mention this. seems to be one hell of a lappy.

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Originally posted by cono_sur

that would be perfect, since she's into barbies and dolls in general.

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Originally posted by psychosomatica Your problems really don't seem all that ridiculous to me... Problem 1 seems to be just a retarded technicality most places have. Problem 2.. most places take a long time to send rebates.. and Problem 3... the equipment was likely ordered under an account that had your Windsor address as a default address. I'm not trying to trivialize your issues, but for all the hell you raise about Dell.. I figure they'd screwed you out of a computer or something..

I'm not saying that I have the worst problems in the world with Dell, but their customer service is not that great, and they seem to screw up a lot even with little things. Why would I deal with them when I can deal with a company that gets things right and has good customer service. For me, customer service is an important part of a business.

I've never had problems with their computers personally, b/c I don't have a Dell, nor do I want one. But I have read about and heard of countless problems other people have had. My brother being one of them. He literally threw his Dell in the garbage.

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i want a laptop for $500

it has to be able to run engineering software like catia and matlab.

anyone????????

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Originally posted by VERTiG0 You want to run Maya on a laptop? Ouch. Be prepared to spend a shitload for a machine that has a beefy graphics subsystem. Unless, of course, you like waiting weeks for a scene to render in Maya. That said, buy a Sager. They're the same as Alienware laptops (all made by Clevo, but the Sagers are way cheaper than the equivalent Alienware). Solid machines, good service, one of the few who offer laptops with powerful (for a laptop) graphics chips. Also, don't get hung up on processor clock speed (GHz). A 2.0GHz Intel Core 2 Duo T7200 will destroy a 3.8GHz Pentium 4 in everything. The NP5760 series, you can get nVidia Quadro FX chips in them. That's what you'd want. http://www.sagernotebook.com/pages/...&ramid=80001209 Remember though, US $. But you'll appreciate the amazing 1920x1200 display. FYI, Foxconn makes the Macbooks, and Asus makes Macbook Pros. PS: Did somebody actually recommend a Dell or HP over IBM/Lenovo/Sony/et al? Because that's seriously the stupidest thing I've ever read.

Holy.... *drool*
I think I just found my next laptop.

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Even so - ThinkPads are a great option. ThinkPads are the world's most popular so in that respect you're getting a good deal by going with an IBM/Lenovo.

+1, parts are so easy to get for these things, decent price, not necessarily cheap, for definitely worth every cent you put in it. I take IBM over a MAC any time.

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My hard-drive failed (who knows why) and they send me a replacement for free (not even paying for shipping) within 12 hours of the failure.

This solid thing is not going to break unless you really go bananas on it; there is an annoying HD temporarily shutdown with laptop movement but I learned to cope with it because it's there for a reason.

Hard drive failed on me only once and that was my mistake. They replaced it under warranty, had it upgraded to a 100 GB and extra 1GB of RAM for less than $ 25. This thing is going to last me for many years, because I ain't getting rid of it. Who here owns an R60? I hear the graphics are top notch.

Go with IBM, I bet you'll rarely use their warranty unless something really bad happens. if you use it for high end application I recommend that you build your own, with everything that you will need to get your job done. If not, go basic.

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Originally posted by VERTiG0 PS: Did somebody actually recommend a Dell or HP over IBM/Lenovo/Sony/et al? Because that's seriously the stupidest thing I've ever read.

I second that.

Sony isn't that great either .. just overpriced and over rated.

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Originally posted by trancechaos i want a laptop for $500 it has to be able to run engineering software like catia and matlab. anyone????????

Matlab FTW!

Such a powerful program...it does fuckin EVERYTHING!!!

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Originally posted by trancechaos i want a laptop for $500 it has to be able to run engineering software like catia and matlab. anyone????????

wanna get my used HP? I think I still have matlab on it

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Originally posted by FunkyCrew wanna get my used HP? I think I still have matlab on it

What are the specs and how old is it?

I am on my 2nd Dell laptop. First one an Inspiron 600m and now an Inspiron 1501 and I don't think that I would buy any other laptop but Dell now. Definitely an excellent product, imo.

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Hookay.

No more Maya. The goddamned program is pissing me off, same with photoshop and ImageReady.
So... laptop suggestions.
No Sony, Dell, Acer, MAC.


I just want a laptop that can handle:

Tons of music
Possibly Photoshop & Imageready (no maya............. maybe........no maya for now)
Being on almost... almost 24/7
webcam, scanner, some other gadgets




Dual Core Processor
120GIG minimum
17inch screen
Won't overheat and die





I don't care about:
weight