LAPTOP- best deal?

bruceModn · Rated NC-17 Joined: 06 Mar 2004 Posts: 155 Location: texas

I am looking for a laptop, speeds above 1.5Ghz(p4), storage of about 30gb, be able to play dvds, internet ready. Any one out there know of a good deal? Please please help

i was looking at this, but im sure there is a better maker and deal out there than Dell.
http://www1.us.dell.com/content/products/features.aspx/featured_notebook3?c=us&cs=19&l=en&s=dhs

**Doctor Feelgood** · Posted: Tue, 01 Jun 2004 00:12:33 Post Subject:

I am not up on all the latest and greatest on laptops, but if I were to buy right now I think it would be a matter of choosing a Dell or maybe a Toshiba, if I had a few more bucks to spend (I like their style and big screens).

BeerCheeze · Posted: Tue, 01 Jun 2004 01:17:42 Post Subject:

Check out Sager: http://www.sagernotebook.com/pages/web_specials.html

bruceModn · Rated NC-17 Joined: 06 Mar 2004 Posts: 155 Location: texas

Thanks ya'll,
Sage is good stuff, but expensive. I might jsut have to go with Dell.
I found
INSPIRON 8600 NOTEBOOK
pentium M 1.5GHZ
15.4 Ultra sharp widescreen
512MB DDR Sdram
40GB hardrive
24x CD burner/DVD combo drive
32MB DDR Nvidia geforce Go5200 AGP 4x
Microsoft XP home
FOR $1395

Is this as good of a deal as im gonna get, OR can i do better?

**Doctor Feelgood** · Posted: Tue, 01 Jun 2004 10:15:45 Post Subject:

Check this out... a Toshiba 2.8 GHz Mobile Celeron (40GB HDD and DVD/CDRW combo drive) $649 after the $250 in rebates:

Toshiba

BeerCheeze · Posted: Tue, 01 Jun 2004 10:59:34 Post Subject:

I personally wouldn't go with a Dell Laptop. I had a couple at my last job. Well all of the Engineers had them, and we all had problems with them. CD drives failing, HDD's crashing, Motherboards going bad, etc...

I would check out that Toshiba that BB pointed out. Possibly an IBM too.

Dud3! · Posted: Tue, 01 Jun 2004 12:12:30 Post Subject:

I bought a factory refurb Averatech at Eagle:

http://saveateaglestore.site.yahoo.net/avsot31amdat2.html

They have one of these:

http://saveateaglestore.site.yahoo.net/sat11cel20xg.html

Check them out. I liked the Averatech because it's so small (keyboard was a bit hard, but ok) but if you want a larger one, check out the Toshiba in the second link, it looks good to me.

I had a very good experience with Eagle when I bought the Averatech, no complaints at all. The person I called about paying by MO personally took care of my order.

bruceModn · Rated NC-17 Joined: 06 Mar 2004 Posts: 155 Location: texas

Thank you all, i think i will go the Toshiba. I didnt like the idea of the Dell either, but thats the best deal i was able to find Crazy