Reply #26 April 13, 2005 6:45 PM from WinCustomize Forums Top

Mine cost $1800

Reply #27 April 13, 2005 10:32 PM from WinCustomize Forums Top

I don't have that much to spend though!!

Reply #28 April 15, 2005 6:43 AM from WinCustomize Forums Top

Mine cost $1800

Now even I must say that is too much. My $1500 Desktop is probably way more powerful.

Reply #29 April 15, 2005 9:01 AM from WinCustomize Forums Top

It's $300 cheaper now, but this is what I have ->

Compaq Presario R3000Z

Operating System: Microsoft(R) Windows(R) XP Professional with SP2

Processor: AMD Athlon(TM) 64 3400+ 2.20 GHz

Display: 15.4" WVA WSXGA+ (1680x1050)

Graphics Card: 64MB NVIDIA(R) GeForce(TM) 4 440 Go + 1394

Memory: 1.0GB DDR SDRAM (2x512MB)

Hard Drive: 60 GB 4200 RPM Hard Drive

Primary CD/DVD Drive: 8X DVD +/- RW/R & CD-RW Combo

Networking: 54g(TM) 802.11b/g WLAN w/ 125HSM/SpeedBooster(TM)

Primary Battery: 12 Cell Lithium Ion Battery

Digital Entertainment Solutions: HP xc1000 Notebook All-in-One Media Cable

Plus a 5 in 1 Card reader that should of been with the graphic's card.

Reply #30 April 15, 2005 7:16 PM from WinCustomize Forums Top

I would like one of the bigger ones if I was going to take it, put it in the car, go, and then put it on a desk and use it, but I want to be able to use it in the front of a single cab truck without having to be smothered in laptop case and everything else. I don't know, maybe a small one would be just as bad, but I don't think so.

Reply #31 April 15, 2005 11:59 PM from WinCustomize Forums Top

Yea, mine is pretty big but it's nice I usually have it on a desk anyhow. Plus I wanted a nice big screen so I can see as much stuff as possible.

Comes in handy when working on graphics or websites.

Reply #32 April 16, 2005 5:54 AM from WinCustomize Forums Top

I'll say this much: If you want something you can probably hold in your hand, a 12-inch screen would be best.

Reply #33 April 16, 2005 4:03 PM from WinCustomize Forums Top

how much does a nice 12 inch laptop cost? I need at least a 30 gig hdd, I would like at least a 1.4 pentium m processor, and I have to have the 512 mb ram, and a dvd player at least. all the rest doesn't really matter as much to me, as I will be putting a wireless card in it anyways, so I can have an external antenna. I want a smaller one because my father has a 15 inch HP ze5700, it's nice, but it's way too big to use in the truck, it's too heavy to haul around for very long, and the battery only lasts 1 1/2 hours max. maybe I should check out a 14 inch thinkpad or something, .::sighs::. still haven't made up my mind.

Reply #34 April 16, 2005 9:32 PM from WinCustomize Forums Top

http://www1.us.dell.com/content/products/features.aspx/featured_notebook3?c=us&cs=19&l=en&s=dhs The second one has 512MB RAM, and comes with a 2 year extended warranty.

Reply #35 April 16, 2005 10:44 PM from WinCustomize Forums Top

I like that one, it seems to "fit" just right, now the only part is saving up some green stuff what goes in my wallet for a minute

Reply #36 April 16, 2005 10:46 PM from WinCustomize Forums Top

till I pay it to dell

Reply #37 April 17, 2005 11:05 AM from WinCustomize Forums Top

The 700m looks nice, but some full screen applications wont look good at wide screen

Reply #38 April 17, 2005 2:12 PM from WinCustomize Forums Top

what kind of applications? I wouldn't mind the widescreen, but I want the programs to look nice

Reply #39 April 17, 2005 4:58 PM from WinCustomize Forums Top

Games and non-widescreen videos mostly.. I'll go fetch my old PC World that talks about that.....

If you hook it up to a projector.. That'll be a mess.

And they also dont have the same ratio as widescreen DVDs so they would look junky too. Dont listen to brands advertising playing widescreen DVDs.

Reply #40 April 17, 2005 5:14 PM from WinCustomize Forums Top

Dell Inspiron XPS2

Reply #41 April 17, 2005 5:27 PM from WinCustomize Forums Top

Dell Inspiron XPS2

That thing wouldnt even be able to fit im my cars' glovebox.

Reply #42 April 18, 2005 10:40 PM from WinCustomize Forums Top

well, the search for the perfect laptop continues ...

Reply #43 April 18, 2005 11:15 PM from WinCustomize Forums Top

Well, it comes down to what you prefer to pay, what you want, and how much more flexable you are. Either able to pay more money to get what you want or get as close as you can with the money you do have.

Rolling Stones - "You can't always get what you want"

Reply #44 April 18, 2005 11:27 PM from WinCustomize Forums Top

I know, it's like I need to make up my mind

Reply #45 April 18, 2005 11:44 PM from WinCustomize Forums Top

also, what's the difference between a celeron m and a pentium m processor?

Reply #46 April 18, 2005 11:58 PM from WinCustomize Forums Top

Celeron is a dumb down version of the Pentium. Basically, they are the processors that aren't good enough to make the Pentium line for whatsoever reason.

Reply #47 April 19, 2005 6:22 AM from WinCustomize Forums Top

Celerons are not very reliable. Friend's machine has a Celeron and it crashes every day and couldnt get it to work right right out of the box. It is very slow too, slower than the clock speed suggests and has very little cache.

So, basically Pentium is your best choice you will every make.

I say give up a couple hundered bucks to get the laptop you like and will last longer.

Reply #48 April 19, 2005 8:06 AM from WinCustomize Forums Top

that's what I wondered

I say give up a couple hundered bucks to get the laptop you like and will last longer.

I think that's what I'll end up doing

Reply #49 April 19, 2005 10:02 AM from WinCustomize Forums Top

You won't regret it.

I say GW M680S or 320XL would be your best bet.

Reply #50 April 19, 2005 5:49 PM from WinCustomize Forums Top

I was looking at the dell website and ran across the 600m, I think it is pretty good, and not too expensive. maybe that will be the one...