Laptops

Post by **bitWISE** » Mon Sep 05, 2005 2:49 pm

JulesWinnfield wrote:http://www.walmart.com/catalog/product.gsp?product_id=4025846

Nothing like a retail store that sells obsolete hardware. I couldn't even imagine running on a speed-stepped laptop that only had 256mb RAM.

Post by **Geebs** » Mon Sep 05, 2005 4:36 pm

Jackal wrote:Here's what I think I'm going to get on tuesday:

Toshiba Satellite A70-RW1 Intel Pentium 4 3.06GHz Laptop
Processor Type Intel Pentium 4 Processor 532
Screen Size 15.4"
RAM (Preloaded / Maximum) 512MB DDR RAM
Hard Drive 80GB
Optical Drives DVD Super-Multi Drive
Graphics ATI Mobility Radeon 9000 IGP
Average Battery Life Up To 2 Hours
Product Weight 3.6 kg
Audio Type 16Bit Stereo, 3D Sound
Battery Type Lithium-Ion
Cache L1 Cache 12KB/8KB, L2 Cache 1MB
Fax/Modem 56K V.92
I/O Ports See The Features Section
Included In Box See The Features Section
Network Card Built-In 10/100 Ethernet LAN Network
Other Software See The Features Section
PC Card Slots 1 x Type II, Supports CardBus
Pointing Device Touchpad
Preloaded Operating System Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition
Processor Speed 3.06GHz
Product Dimensions 36.5(W) x 3.9(H) x 27.5(D) cm
Removable Storage Info Not Available
Screen Type WXGA TFT With TruBrite
Speakers Realtek ALC250
System Bus 533Hz
Warranty 1 Year Limited Parts & Labour

More Information

FEATURES:

* Interfaces: 5-in-1 Multimedia Port (SD Card Slot, Memory Stick, SmartMedia, MMC xD-picture Card, Memory Stick Pro), Parallel, FIR, 3 x USB 2.0, 1 x RJ-11, 1 x RJ-45, IEEE 1394, External Microphone Port, Headphone Port, RGB, S-Video Out
* Included Software: Toshiba ConfigFree, Microsoft OneNote 2003, Norton AntiVirus 2004 90 Day Subscription, InterVideo WinDVD Creator 2 Platinum, Sonic Record Now!
* Included In Box: A/C Adapter, Power Cord, Recovery CD, Manual

Not sure that a 3 generations old graphics card is a brilliant idea if you want to play WoW.

BTW don't get an acer, they break. Quickly.

Post by **shadd_** » Mon Sep 05, 2005 4:55 pm

ive seen that same toshiba lappy with a 17"wide, 9700mobile in it for 1600-1700$ at futureshop.

the x700 is better than the 9700mob but the 9700 is decent and blows away that 9000 integrated shit.

you won't be playing demos or wOw on that.

Post by **phoq** » Mon Sep 05, 2005 5:11 pm

Geebs wrote: Not sure that a 3 generations old graphics card is a brilliant idea if you want to play WoW.

BTW don't get an acer, they break. Quickly.

My previous one which I used for work lasted 3 years, till it got stolen out of my car. Plus the company I used to work for used several that got carried around a lot at constructions sites and everything and still worked fine. Are you talking about any specific models?

Post by **Geebs** » Mon Sep 05, 2005 5:18 pm

My flatmate had a (fairly cheap) one; within 3 months, the screen blnaked out when you tilted it at certain angles. This was a few years back, admittedly.

Post by **Pooinyourmouth** » Mon Sep 05, 2005 5:21 pm

Toshiba satallites are pretty good machines. You can also maybe find a pretty high end used dell in the refurb area of dell's web-site.

Post by **Jackal** » Wed Sep 07, 2005 12:38 pm

Ok, here's the new front-runner.

HP Intel Pentium 4 630HT 3.0GHz Laptop (ZD8210)
Processor Type Intel Pentium 4 630HT, SpeedStep
Screen Size 17"
RAM (Preloaded / Maximum) 512MB DDR RAM
Hard Drive 60GB 5400RPM
Optical Drives DVD+/-RW, CD-RW Double Layer Combo
Graphics See The Features Section
Average Battery Life Info Not Available
Product Weight 3.0 kg
Audio Type Altec Lansing
Battery Type 12-Cell Lithium-Ion
Cache 2MB L2
Fax/Modem High Speed 56K
I/O Ports See The Features Section
Included In Box See The Features Section
Network Card Integrated 10/100Base-T Ethernet LAN
Other Software See The Features Section
PC Card Slots See The Features Section
Pointing Device See The Features Section
Preloaded Operating System Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition SP2
Processor Speed 3.0GHz
Product Dimensions 27.2(W) x 4.3(H) x 32.9(D) cm
Removable Storage Integrated USB Digital Bay
Screen Type WXGA BrightView Widescreen
Speakers Altec Lansing
System Bus 800MHz Front Side
Warranty See The Features Section

More Information

FEATURES:

* View slideshows with music, then print or touch them up and burn to share via DVD.
* Hyper-Threading Technology
* 915P Chipset.
* Integrated 54g 802.11b/g WLAN With 125HSM/SpeedBooster & BroadRange Support
* Sync & Share: Transfer data wirelessly from up to 30 feet away with other Bluetooth-enabled devices including your iPAQ, cell phone and prtiner with the integrated Bluetooth modem.
* Store & Share: Store up to 8.5GB worth of photo, video and other files with the integrated DVD+/-RW drive with double-layer support and double-layer DVDs - nearly twice that available with single-layer discs.
* Pointing Device: Touch Pad With On/Off Button & Dedicated Vertical Scroll Up/Down Pad, QuickPlay Music & DVD buttons
* Warranty: 1 Year Limited Hardware, 1 Year Technical Phone Support, 30 Day Free Software Support, (Free 90 Day Software Support With Product Registration From Date Of Purchase, Online Assistance
* Graphics: ATI Mobility Radeon X600 With 128MB DDR Shared Memory
* Interfaces: 4 x USB 2.0, 1 x Headphone-Out, 1 x Microphone-In, 1 x VGA (15-Pin), 1 x TV-Out (S-Video), 1 x RJ-11 (Modem), 1 x RJ -45 (LAN), 1 Notebook Expansion Port 2 Connector, 1 x IEEE 1394(4-Pin), 1 x Consumer IR (Remote Receiver)
* PC Card Slot: 1x ExpressCard/54 Slot, 1 x Type I/II 32-Bit Card Bus (Also Supports 16-Bit)
* Software: Microsoft Works, MSN Encarta Plus, InterVideo Home Theatre, Sonic Digital Media Studio, InterVideo WinDVD, HP Quick Play, Apple iTunes & Apple iTunes Music Store, MS Windows Media Player, HP Image Zone Plus Photo & Imaging Software, Muvee AutoProducer

Post by **Mat Linnett** » Wed Sep 07, 2005 12:56 pm

Can't go wrong with HP stuff.
That's what we use here for our mobile Avid workstations.
We send them out for months at a time with completely computer illiterate creative types, and the PCs themselves NEVER go wrong.

Post by **Jackal** » Wed Sep 07, 2005 1:01 pm

Price is $1599 cad before taxes.

Post by **Jackal** » Wed Sep 07, 2005 3:39 pm

bumpy

Post by **Mat Linnett** » Wed Sep 07, 2005 3:45 pm

I guess an Apple's out of the question though Jackal?
To be honest, if I were buying a laptop, it would HAVE to be a Mac, even given the quality of PC laptops these days.
I wouldn't touch their desktops for home usage at the moment, but for laptops, they're still the best.
AND there's a Mac version of WoW...

Post by **Jackal** » Wed Sep 07, 2005 3:55 pm

I just dont enjoy the macs interface. I've had a PC all my life and I think I'm stuck with em.

Post by **Massive Quasars** » Wed Sep 07, 2005 4:00 pm

Nice HP system, probably better than what you could get for the same price from Dell.

Post by **Massive Quasars** » Wed Sep 07, 2005 4:02 pm

I realize the price is before taxes, how much are you paying for shipping? Or are you picking it up at some store?

Post by **Jackal** » Wed Sep 07, 2005 5:08 pm

I'm just picking it right up at the store.

Post by **Cool Blue** » Wed Sep 07, 2005 5:34 pm

I just picked up a new LG LW60 Wide Express yesterday. It is very, very pleasant.

P740M 1.7Ghz
1gig DDR2
60GB hdd
533mhz bus
ATI X600 64MB video card
15.4 SXGA wide screen
All the wifi
16x dvd-RAM/RW

And it comes with a remote because it contains an minor BIOS level OS that allows the notebook to boot from off into a special DVD/CD playing mode that works with the remote just like anyother dvd/cd player.

Under $2200CAD too, so I have no complaints.

Post by **Cool Blue** » Wed Sep 07, 2005 5:35 pm

It scored 700 3Dmark05 points at 1280x800 with default test settings. Not to shabby for a notebook.

Post by **Jackal** » Wed Sep 07, 2005 7:47 pm

yours or mine? we're talking about my laptop exclusively here. If you want to talk about your laptop make another thread about how you're gay.

Post by **Massive Quasars** » Wed Sep 07, 2005 9:57 pm

You could've done a little better for that price, Frank.

Post by **Cool Blue** » Wed Sep 07, 2005 10:11 pm

I doubt it. I got it at wholesale from one of my distributors with an extra %10 off because it was for internal use.

The retail on it was over $2000 with 512MB of RAM. I got the notebook, extra life battery plus an extra 512 stick of memory for all under 2k.

Lets also compare apples to apples here, this notebook is ten times superior in terms of quality to any Dell, Acer, or Gateway notebook.

Post by **Massive Quasars** » Wed Sep 07, 2005 10:29 pm

I'm not knocking your LG notebook, it's probably a fine system. All I'm saying is that you could've done a little better shopping around (given how much you paid).

Post by **Cool Blue** » Wed Sep 07, 2005 10:34 pm

I didn't think you were knocking my notebook. :P I really just don't think you could find a better deal, although you're welcome to search for one and post it.

Post by **Massive Quasars** » Wed Sep 07, 2005 10:44 pm

Post by **Massive Quasars** » Wed Sep 07, 2005 10:45 pm

I haven't seen the full specs on your system, perhaps there's an expensive nugget hidden in the details.

Post by **saturn** » Wed Sep 07, 2005 10:46 pm

Jackal wrote:I just dont enjoy the macs interface. I've had a PC all my life and I think I'm stuck with em.

I bought a 12" powerbook in april and it took a week or so to get used to the OS X interface. It's quite a clever design and it works great IMO. I'm using my powerbook more than my XP desktop machine atm (and I only use the PC to sync my Windows Mobile PDA with Outlook).