Reply #51 April 19, 2005 6:17 PM from WinCustomize Forums Top

Look at www.Ibuypower.com, I've bought laptop and a desktop from them and they are by far the cheapest computers that I can find on the internet. They beat all the major companies in price and features. You may want to look into the AMD-64bit Mobile. I have gotten 4 hours out of the battery while watching DVD's on it. It very powerful, and has plenty of battery life.

Reply #52 April 19, 2005 8:22 PM from WinCustomize Forums Top

Have you looked into a AMD based system?

Reply #53 April 19, 2005 8:28 PM from WinCustomize Forums Top

Baney is affecting this thread too...

Reply #54 April 19, 2005 10:25 PM from WinCustomize Forums Top

Baney

did you mean barney?

I haven't really looked into an AMD based system, although my desktop is an AMD duron, maybe that is one I should consider, but do they have a processor like the Pentium mobile processor? If they did, I would definitely check it out.

Reply #55 April 19, 2005 10:52 PM from WinCustomize Forums Top

I will tell you this much... Do not buy anything from HP. Unfortunately I bought an HP Laptop. Not a bad machine to begin with, but less than a month out of the box and I started having pixel problems on the diplay panel, they grew worse until I had a bad section accross the entire bottom of the screen. Then the Power Jack came loose from the motherboard. I think the machine has left my desk a total of 6 or seven times, traveled in a hard shelled foam case and never traveled out of my sight. HP tried to hijack me for $650 mobo cost, there are websites devoted to that very underhanded tactic. After fighting with them they eventually ate the cost of the repair, and returned my machine. Also do not even think about talking to an American based Tech Support person, or anyone that speaks good enough English, or is on a phone system that can be understood properly. I felt like my machine was being stolen from me. Never again wil I purchase any HP product. I only bought this model because I have several Compaqs, and owned a Compaq Notebook, that refused to die and figured that the tech had migrated into HPs' product line. Man...Was I ever wrong. Also My Uncle has bought three of those $700 all in one Desk Products, and something different on them has died within months of them being in service. POS if ya ask me. I wish I had bought a Dell again, like I intended. I have an older Inspiron that also is a tank and refuses to die. It's in my daughters room Sans, screen and still chugging along.

Reply #56 April 20, 2005 6:04 AM from WinCustomize Forums Top

Go for it.

Reply #57 April 20, 2005 11:06 AM from WinCustomize Forums Top

I just bought a Compaq like I think it was last Oct-Nov. I haven't had any problems. I also love this AMD 64 processor

Reply #58 April 20, 2005 11:07 AM from WinCustomize Forums Top

Ewww Barney is spreading!!!!!

Reply #59 April 20, 2005 1:45 PM from WinCustomize Forums Top

an AMD based system

You'll find the Pentium label on the laptop is more attractive.

Reply #60 April 20, 2005 1:54 PM from WinCustomize Forums Top

If you really want a powerful machine that is small. Check out a MAC

Keep in mind, I don't have one, but I know a good bit about them. I'm thinking about getting one to have one. Probably a mini MAC just to play around with.

Reply #61 April 20, 2005 2:41 PM from WinCustomize Forums Top

You'll find the Pentium label on the laptop is more attractive

I am finding that is the case, and I wouldn't mind a MAC, but nobody else around here uses MAC, so I would have some major compatibility issues... but when I get the money, I will probably consider getting a mac mini... but that's another day, another 500 dollars

Reply #62 April 20, 2005 2:41 PM from WinCustomize Forums Top

You'll find the Pentium label on the laptop is more attractive.

Doubt it. that Pentium is not 64 bit based as the AMD is.

Reply #63 April 20, 2005 2:53 PM from WinCustomize Forums Top

AMD or MAC if you want power. The G5 processors for the MAC are 64bit bus (over a GB FSB) and 128bit core. AMD has max of 64. And Intel still at 32bit mobile by what I know, but I think they did finally come out with their 64bit mobile processor.

Reply #64 April 20, 2005 2:54 PM from WinCustomize Forums Top

O' and if you want cheaper for the power -> AMD

Reply #65 April 20, 2005 8:05 PM from WinCustomize Forums Top

tlb123, I thought I would get my 2 cents in:
I originally wanted an AMD, but they seemed rather scarce. Found a good deal on a Toshiba Satellite with a Pentium 4.
If you plan on upgrading later, It will cost a lot more. (more than a desktop)
So if you can, get what you want in the puter when you buy it.
Something else to consider is power source. Batteries only last 2-4 hours and a 12 volt adapter will go from about $65 USD to over a hundred. It SHOULD come with a 120 volt adapter.

Reply #66 April 21, 2005 6:41 AM from WinCustomize Forums Top

The AMD64 is more attractive label, but...... The oother AMD labels are ugly

Reply #67 April 21, 2005 3:28 PM from WinCustomize Forums Top

The AMD64 is more attractive label, but...... The oother AMD labels are ugly

agreed

Reply #68 August 18, 2005 11:40 AM from WinCustomize Forums Top

an AMD based system You'll find the Pentium label on the laptop is more attractive.

Uh,
AMD is a superior chip in many ways and cheaper than Intel. These days you are simply paying for that Intel sticker on that laptop. Intel is desperately clambering to keep up with AMD these days.
Stick with AMD. An AMD chip and ATI vid card is an uber combo
-meat

Reply #69 August 18, 2005 2:30 PM from Stardock Forums Top

Just to make a nice little post off here I jusg got one. Nope i dident listen to any reviews. I spent over a week doing my own, checking every product out. Looked at preconfigured models and then did my own. Finnaly i was checkign out what newegg had. I found the HP ZD8000 serise they had.
3.4 ghz 1meg cache
1 gig ram
100 gb hd
DVDRW/DL+_
Every bell and whistle modem, lan, wan, blue tooth, firewire, 4usb, pcmcia, DVR, remote control, sd, mmc, you name it she has it. Aye its a she, be the first she laptop i have had. Now i just need to finish building her body and I'll be o..k....

Reply #70 August 19, 2005 1:13 PM from WinCustomize Forums Top

You may want to get an iBook when they start coming out with Intel processors, they can run Windows and Mac.

Reply #71 August 22, 2005 2:58 AM from WinCustomize Forums Top

go to a used computer store - you can find pretty good deals sometimes - or look in your local paper or local univsity/campus if people are selling stuff. sometimes they sell good things cheap cuz they have to get rid of them. i have a gateway solo 1450 - it's alright, but it's also 3 years old and i'm ready to replace it. it was great when it came out lol

Reply #72 August 22, 2005 6:41 AM from WinCustomize Forums Top

Some of those older Gateway Solos are exteremely attractive.

Reply #73 October 15, 2005 2:52 AM from WinCustomize Forums Top

I couldn't decide, so I spent about 12g's and bought four of em....it's great though never go anywhere without a computer. Yeah I needed that like I need a hole in my head

Reply #74 October 15, 2005 3:48 AM from Stardock Forums Top

i'm selling my Gateway Solo laptop *was actually a good one, i've had it since 2002* it had a Intel Celeron processor. AMD is nice, that's what i put into my desktop. I'm replacing my Gateway laptop with an iBook *am tired of dealing with windows everyday so that'll give me a break from it *

Reply #75 October 15, 2005 2:46 PM from WinCustomize Forums Top

iBooks are nice.

What model is that Solo? What is the price youre putting on it?