Spinning Hat
09-09-2004, 01:58 PM
OK.. In the Market for a Laptop in the next 2 weeks or so, and I'm looking for thses basic specs:
P4 3.0 or 3.2 GHz w/ HT,
512Mb (Min) RAM
60Gb 5400RPM HDD (I'm more concerned about speed than capacity)
ATI Mobility Radeon 9600 or 9700 w/ 128Mb RAM or Nvidia equvalent,
Built in WiFi, (802.11G)
DVD-CD-RW combo drive,
and a media reader for SD cards.
And Win XP Pro.
I've found 3 real contenders for my price range, and was wondering if anyone had any more opinions on these brands:
HP (http://www.shopping.hp.com/cgi-bin/hpdirect/shopping/scripts/cart/cart_detail.jsp?clear_previous_order=true&cto_add=1&BV_SessionID=@@@@1300425102.1094763024@@@@&BV_EngineID=cccgadcmhkffhkdcfngcfkmdflldfgf.0&BEA_BackURL=%2fcomputer_series.do%3fstoreName%3dcomputer_store%26category%3dnotebooks%2fhp_pavilion%26series_name%3dzx5000_series%26catLevel%3d2)
iBuyPower (http://www.ibuypower.com/ibp/store/configurator.aspx?mid=85)
Cyber Power (http://www.cyberpowersystem.com/highendsystem/ntbkx55000.asp?v=d)
(With the Cyber Power and iBuyPower model, select the red color option, and the 3.2GHz CPU, Kingston RAM, and WinXP pro to see the prices.)
Any other models out there that are comparable to these and in the smae price range? Anyone heard of any other Mfgrs. that are worth anything? Any help would be appreciated.
P4 3.0 or 3.2 GHz w/ HT,
512Mb (Min) RAM
60Gb 5400RPM HDD (I'm more concerned about speed than capacity)
ATI Mobility Radeon 9600 or 9700 w/ 128Mb RAM or Nvidia equvalent,
Built in WiFi, (802.11G)
DVD-CD-RW combo drive,
and a media reader for SD cards.
And Win XP Pro.
I've found 3 real contenders for my price range, and was wondering if anyone had any more opinions on these brands:
HP (http://www.shopping.hp.com/cgi-bin/hpdirect/shopping/scripts/cart/cart_detail.jsp?clear_previous_order=true&cto_add=1&BV_SessionID=@@@@1300425102.1094763024@@@@&BV_EngineID=cccgadcmhkffhkdcfngcfkmdflldfgf.0&BEA_BackURL=%2fcomputer_series.do%3fstoreName%3dcomputer_store%26category%3dnotebooks%2fhp_pavilion%26series_name%3dzx5000_series%26catLevel%3d2)
iBuyPower (http://www.ibuypower.com/ibp/store/configurator.aspx?mid=85)
Cyber Power (http://www.cyberpowersystem.com/highendsystem/ntbkx55000.asp?v=d)
(With the Cyber Power and iBuyPower model, select the red color option, and the 3.2GHz CPU, Kingston RAM, and WinXP pro to see the prices.)
Any other models out there that are comparable to these and in the smae price range? Anyone heard of any other Mfgrs. that are worth anything? Any help would be appreciated.