Buying a laptop for college

[pubby]

Thanks for the site. I'm checking it out right now. =)

[vladmoney]

Thanks for the site. I'm checking it out right now. =)

 

yea np

 

 

 

I got another Q is it me or are none of the coupons for Dell working? I think they might have reached limit. Can some verify this for me.

[tunaboy692004]

Hmm your right vlad, they arent working right now, hopefully its just an error, because i was ready to purchase mine :$

[vladmoney]

Hmm your right vlad, they arent working right now, hopefully its just an error, because i was ready to purchase mine :$

 

The new ones work now http://www.notebookreview.com/dellCoupon.asp

 

 

 

but Inspiron 1705 have seem to have lost their CPU choices, i don't know whats going on. My mom wants me to be a Toshiba now anyway, probably a Satellite.

[Lord_T]

I have a little perspective on this issue, since I just went through buying one for college myself. I got an HP dv5000z running on the highest processor I could get for it (the AMD Turion 64 ML-40, a 2.2 GHz 64 bit CPU), a 120GB HD, 2.0GB of RAM an ATI Xpress 200M 128MB video card with HyperTransport, 15.4 in widescreen display, DVD +-R/RW with +DL and CD-RW abilities also, built-in wireless b/g, and Windows XP Pro for under $1,500, not bad at all, and after putting stuff like ZoneAlarm firewall and NOD32 antivirus on it, I'm loving it! When I went through and did my research and what not, I found that an HP was a low cost way to get a ggod machine, and I have to say that the one I got could easily be used as a gaming machine. Since your budget is 2000 to 3000 dollars, go use the other $500 to $1500 either building yourself a nice desktop to go along with it, or getting cool accessories for your laptop.

 

 

 

If you want to check out the HP dv5000z, go here:

 

Specs page for dv5000z

 

 

 

and you can also quickly get to other HP models from there. Just go to the customize page and start experimenting on the laptop and see which upgrades you can afford. I just upgraded everything since I wanted to push back as far as possible the amount of time it would take for my laptop to be on the low end, which I'm sure will only be a few months, but I hope it will take a little longer. :)

[pubby]

Thanks T! I looked at that machine, and I was interested in it. It's great to have your opinion. I'll probably get it now! =)

[Lord_T]

Glad to hear it, I've been loving this laptop. Oh, and just so you know, one of the PC magazines (I think it was PC Magazine or PC World) did a lineup of medium size laptops (15.4 in) like the dv5000z and it came out on top, and its big brother the dv8000z in large laptops (17 in) came out on top in its category as well! :thumbsup: =D> \

[Paladin05]

I hear Tosihiba (laptops) are highly recommened by computer profesionals. I asked my friends cousin (he's a major in Computer software). They are some of the top and most competitive and I hear that they aren't to expensive either.

 

But if your looking for a good type of notebook, (notebooks and laptops are differnet in which notebooks hold less memory or something like that) than Dell computers is the best place to purchase notebooks plus you can customize them anyway you like.

 

 

 

Point is I recommend you get from 1 of these 2 brands.

 

 

 

Thanks,

 

Paladin05

[Lord_T]

Notebook and laptop refer to the same thing, it's just that some use one word and some use the other. Notebook refers to the size and shape of it, laptop refers to how it's used and where you use it, but the two are synonymous. And I have heard some good things about toshiba and dell also, though toshiba doesn't tend to use AMD processors, which are better and cheaper, and dell has its issues also... I'm not saying anyone else is perfect though, since every brand has something annoying about it.

[Paladin05]

Well ok... How about a Mac (Apple) Laptop? They are fast and now their Microsoft compatable! Plus I was just at teh apple store a few days ago, and for a limited time college students get a free I-Pod Nano with the purchase of a Apple laptop! =D> . Just another laptop idea but I don't know. It kinda depends on if your used to Apple's programs and how it works, otherwise, i think its a really great idea for a laptop especially for a college student. Might even look into it myself when I head to college! :D (between Apple, Dell, and Toshiba) (Also a Sony Vaio if you want to look into that as well). :thumbsup:

 

 

 

Thanks.

[Lord_T]

I would suggest avoiding apple, since even though they are advertising pc compatibility and free ipods and whatnot, apples as sleek as they may be are not for the same amount of money anywhere near the performance of a pc, especially where desktops are concerned and even so where laptops are concerned, so maybe or maybe not the best college idea, even though the newer macs open up some interesting possbilities.

 

 

 

Oh, and stay away from everything sony, since sony tried to rootkit peoples machines through music cds, dvds, etc. :shame:

 

 

 

And I'm still loving my HP AMD Turion 64 Laptop!