[austintx05]

Looking for a solid laptop to buy in the next couple of months...I have heard from several that ibm thinkpad/dell/toshiba/compaq/mac are all good...seems to me that it is more about the internal components that the name brand...

I am looking for a fast processor preferably 1.7 ghz or higher...40-60gb..assuming this is enough...not really sure about anything else...looking for a laptop that is fast. downloads are a minimum with me and I use Excel for some of my tracking purposes as well...

If anyone could steer me in the right direction I would appreciate it...

[dirtyjock]

I have a toshibia. I have also owned an HP-DELL-COMPAQ. Not really about the brand its about the processor. I got stuck with a damn celeron boy was i dumb. I say avoid semprons and celerons at all cost. I really like my compaq it had an athlon in it. Also dont sell urself short on ram or ull be mad as well

[austintx05]

should I look to get the intel duo 2? windows vista?

trying ot keep the costs under $1k, but not sure if I will be able to

[Dark Horse]

Fast moving world that's hard to keep up with. I would suggest to read some of the reviews at computershopper.com.

[bigboydan]

Dell sells refurbished models Austin, and you can probably pickup a better deal on one if you go that route.

Also, If you do buy a new Dell computer they have internet coupons. I know that onlooker has hooked Slash and myself up with some of those and we saved some coin.

[SBR_John]

I got a dual processor laptop from Acer for way less than a HP, Dell or Toshiba. Great computer and of course screaming fast.

[austintx05]

I saw a refurbished Dell on tech for less...good specs 3.0ghz intel/512 sddr2 ..90 day warranty...just not sure how confident I am in buying used...

[dirtyjock]

i dont like anything used when it comes to electronics

[austintx05]

why not?

[austintx05]

well they have refurbished and they have open box deals as well....I woudl think an open box deal would be the same as if you bought at a Best Buy

[jjgold]

i have an acer

2.16ghz dual proc
2GB ram
160gb hard drive
blue ray

[bigboydan]

well they have refurbished and they have open box deals as well....I woudl think an open box deal would be the same as if you bought at a Best Buy

You also might want to considering buying one off ebay Austin.

[Scorpion]

Looking for a solid laptop to buy in the next couple of months...I have heard from several that ibm thinkpad/dell/toshiba/compaq/mac are all good...seems to me that it is more about the internal components that the name brand...

I am looking for a fast processor preferably 1.7 ghz or higher...40-60gb..assuming this is enough...not really sure about anything else...looking for a laptop that is fast. downloads are a minimum with me and I use Excel for some of my tracking purposes as well...

If anyone could steer me in the right direction I would appreciate it...

sony.com dual disk 2.3 mhz
http://www.sonystyle.com/is-bin/INTE...Dept=computers

[SBR_John]

If you dont do video of any kind I dont think a dual will do you much good. But they are super fast.

[austintx05]

ok...let me also mention I would like to not go overboard on the price...Like to stay under $1k if possible

[austintx05]

just web browsing/word/excel....is all I really need it for

[Scorpion]

if you need a good wireless notebook mouse $40 at newegg.com


http://www.microsoft.com/hardware/mo...s.aspx?pid=049

[jjgold]

Mac are excellent also

[austintx05]

I actually have been interested in a MAC...but I was told they were not compatible with Verizon type wireless cards for internet use...

[tacomax]

I am looking for a fast processor preferably 1.7 ghz or higher...40-60gb..assuming this is enough...not really sure about anything else...looking for a laptop that is fast. downloads are a minimum with me and I use Excel for some of my tracking purposes as well...

Get yourself down to Circuit City or the like and buy the cheapest laptop they have - probably about $500. If all you're going to use it for is surfing the web and a couple of Excel spreadsheets, then anything more than $500 is pretty much a waste of money.

[austintx05]

while i agree with you tacomax...I don't want something that is slow...and I know RAM is crucial to having a fast machine...trying to buy an inexpensive as I can while not having to turn around in the next 24 months and buy another one

[tacomax]

Get 1GB of RAM and you'll be laughing - and it should last you for years. As long as you're only using it for surfing and spreadsheet work, you really don't need anything more expensive.

There's a Acer with a 2.0Ghz AMD Turion chip, 80GB hard drive, 1GB memory, wireless card, DVD burner and Windows Vista for $569 at CC - this is way and above what you'll need for your use. I use my laptop for downloading, surfing & documents and it runs like a dream - that's even being 6 months old, with a slower chip and half the memory.

[MrAdams]

good-evening austintx05,


you may want to visit this forum... i did before purchasing a TOSHIBA laptop almost a year ago...
http://www.notebookforums.com/index.php?index

sincerely,
c.t.adams-///

[Scorpion]

$600
http://www.gateway.com/systems/produ...872210:3410982