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| Thread ID: 59431 | 2005-07-02 10:12:00 | HELP ME! I"ll buy you a cookie! What laptop should I buy? | noodlehead (8464) | Press F1 |
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| 368703 | 2005-07-02 10:12:00 | I am finally getting down to the nitty gritty deal of purchasing a laptop. I've been looking at a HP Pavillion dc1134AP or maybe a Dell 700 or Dell 510 series. I am not able to spend alot on it but I do want bluetooth and infrared which the HP provides. Both are also pentiums which is great but I dont know!! Does anyone have any advice on what is good to buy lately in laptops that are under the price of $2100??? :xmouth: | noodlehead (8464) | ||
| 368704 | 2005-07-02 10:42:00 | I am finally getting down to the nitty gritty deal of purchasing a laptop. I've been looking at a HP Pavillion dc1134AP or maybe a Dell 700 or Dell 510 series. I am not able to spend alot on it but I do want bluetooth and infrared which the HP provides. Both are also pentiums which is great but I dont know!! Does anyone have any advice on what is good to buy lately in laptops that are under the price of $2100??? pressf1.pcworld.co.nz Welcome to PressF1. If I was thinking of buying a Laptop I would think of one from Dick Smith in New Zealand for about $1200 NZ dollars and maybe use a version of Linux as the operating system. Are you in the United States? |
Elephant (599) | ||
| 368705 | 2005-07-02 15:48:00 | Buy an ASUS, DSE have them. | Rob99 (151) | ||
| 368706 | 2005-07-02 16:29:00 | Narrow down your choice with the following: best warranty (esp. one that covers the battery and screen the longest); best standards (CPU, disk size, ram amount, vid card, sound); best software & related (XP Home vs XP Pro, MS Office vs MS Works etc, free security software, full documentation and PIDs and serial numbers, recovery disks etc); best fruit (DVD-burner, bluetooth, IR, wireless etc). After all that, when you finally get to look at the thing, check for scratches, cracks etc; check for dead pixels; see how heavy it is; haggle for a free case; get the sales assistant to show you how to use it. | vinref (6194) | ||
| 368707 | 2005-07-02 16:48:00 | About 2 months ago I bought an Acer 3002WLMi Notebook for $1447. For the price it is an amazing laptop. | Standing_Amazed (7841) | ||
| 368708 | 2005-07-02 20:45:00 | Narrow down your choice with the following: best warranty (esp. one that covers the battery and screen the longest); best standards (CPU, disk size, ram amount, vid card, sound); best software & related (XP Home vs XP Pro, MS Office vs MS Works etc, free security software, full documentation and PIDs and serial numbers, recovery disks etc); best fruit (DVD-burner, bluetooth, IR, wireless etc). After all that, when you finally get to look at the thing, check for scratches, cracks etc; check for dead pixels; see how heavy it is; haggle for a free case; get the sales assistant to show you how to use it. Sensible advice. I admit to a preference for ASUS though - and Sony although that would be expensive. As for the sales assistant bit - depending where you go that may be a bit tricky... I would avoid HP. |
pctek (84) | ||
| 368709 | 2005-07-02 21:40:00 | Why don't you look on trade me and concentrate your search on Asus laptops. I recently bought my wife one at about half retail and it still has 18 months of the 2 year world wide warrantee left. I know that it is nerve wracking spending the money when you don't know the trader, but by being careful and choosing a trader who has been around a while, and using safe trader you can get some good deals. Safe Trader hoilds your money until both parties have completed their parts and both are happy. |
theother1 (3573) | ||
| 368710 | 2005-07-02 23:46:00 | Welcome to PressF1. If I was thinking of buying a Laptop I would think of one from Dick Smith in New Zealand for about $1200 NZ dollars and maybe use a version of Linux as the operating system. Are you in the United States? No, I'm in NZ...Mm...not really familiar with linux. Thats going to be another thing to learn on my 'to learn' list me thinks! |
noodlehead (8464) | ||
| 368711 | 2005-07-02 23:49:00 | What is wrong with HP's? I'm liking the one I saw because it has bluetooth and infrared. I work in the cellphone industry and I'll be using them to connect and synchronise with my cellphones. Also, memory will be a big thing as I intend to store lotsa music on it! I'm abit weary of Acers and Asus cos I don't hear much of them? Are they better than say a sony laptop or a dell?? |
noodlehead (8464) | ||
| 368712 | 2005-07-03 00:52:00 | Buy an ASUS. Ditto. They're great! Very good documentation, real real warranty, great range to choose from, great features, and excellent pricing. memory will be a big thing as I intend to store lotsa music on it You'd be referring to hard drive space... 40 - 60 gigs is about normal these days for a laptop, but for the price you're prepared to pay you'll definitly get a dvd burner, which you can use to make lots of mega storage disks! |
Greg (193) | ||
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