What's the best laptop to get?

**MCsteve-matrix** · 05-07-2003, 08:34 PM

check out the sony grx690, saw one on ebay today brand new for under 1500. great little laptops. centrinos dont have the processing power yet to compete with your average desktop yet.

**sexyclicks** · 05-07-2003, 08:36 PM

**AWW - Kevin** · 05-07-2003, 08:40 PM

i got a SONY and i love it, only other brand i'd buy is Toshiba!

**Tala** · 05-07-2003, 08:45 PM

http://www.apple.com/powerbook/index17.html

I want this one. *wets myself*

**MCsteve-matrix** · 05-07-2003, 08:46 PM

ROFLMAO @ sexyclicks.

**4Pics** · 05-07-2003, 08:51 PM

Get one with a 1600x1200 uxga screen and a 2.8ghz processor with atleast 512mb pc2700 ddr.

If you are serious about buying one hit me up on icq i'll save you a little money on one.

**foe** · 05-07-2003, 08:52 PM

get centrio 1.6 ghz it will compete with desktop pcs Clockspeed doesnt mean shit you need to look at overall performance, centrio also gives you better batt life and a thinner notebook

**ronin** · 05-07-2003, 08:54 PM

Originally posted by AWW - Kevin
i got a SONY and i love it, only other brand i'd buy is Toshiba!

sony VAIO works well, extra toys too. i'd never buy a Toshiba!

**MCsteve-matrix** · 05-07-2003, 09:03 PM

Originally posted by foe
get centrio 1.6 ghz it will compete with desktop pcs Clockspeed doesnt mean shit you need to look at overall performance, centrio also gives you better batt life and a thinner notebook

i'll have to take your word on it since i havent looked to deeply into them, seriously tho? what about for graphic proggies... would you reccomend them?

**jake2000xp** · 05-07-2003, 09:04 PM

get a dell

**corvette** · 05-07-2003, 09:14 PM

Sony Vaio

**MCsteve-matrix** · 05-07-2003, 09:45 PM

Originally posted by jake2000xp
get a dell

i'll never go dell again...bleh. their customer service is touted as great, what horseshit.

**IntenseCash** · 05-07-2003, 09:45 PM

Dude you should get a Dell.... Awesome customer support!!
Prices have come down a lot too!

**booker** · 05-07-2003, 09:50 PM

Best laptop? A free one your find in your building stairwell left behind by some Indian.

**Raven** · 05-07-2003, 09:51 PM

IBM Thinkpad.

Service is excellent.

**twistyneck** · 05-07-2003, 09:54 PM

Originally posted by Tala
http://www.apple.com/powerbook/index17.html

I want this one. *wets myself*

Yup, this would definitely be the way to go. Either this or the Think Pad like Raven said. Think Pads are super tough computers and great if you travel.

**Kanoealoha** · 05-07-2003, 10:06 PM

The free kind

**drunkdollars** · 05-07-2003, 10:14 PM

Sony Vaios blow

Try a dell

**...** · 05-07-2003, 10:15 PM

I'm buying this tomorrow (with 512MB of RAM):

http://www.cdw.com/shop/products/default.asp?edc=468724

It got the best reviews @ CNET for Centrino laptops.

**Kimmykim** · 05-07-2003, 10:27 PM

Originally posted by corvett
Sony Vaio

Absolutely! I went from the 505 to a VX series... full size screen and still only weighs about 3.5 pounds... the dvd/cd writer is external so you can toss it in your luggage and never notice you are carrying it.

Order it from Sony tho, don't buy it at Best Buy or Frys -- you really want the Win2k version, not the XP --

and Sony's integrated wireless reception is the BEST. The antenna wraps around your screen and you can get wireless where cards can't even figure out there is wireless.

**drunkdollars** · 05-07-2003, 10:30 PM

Originally posted by Kimmykim

Absolutely! I went from the 505 to a VX series... full size screen and still only weighs about 3.5 pounds... the dvd/cd writer is external so you can toss it in your luggage and never notice you are carrying it.

Order it from Sony tho, don't buy it at Best Buy or Frys -- you really want the Win2k version, not the XP --

and Sony's integrated wireless reception is the BEST. The antenna wraps around your screen and you can get wireless where cards can't even figure out there is wireless.

Sony vaio sucks.
I have a desk top and a lap top they are both useless. Everything else we have is dell and works great.

**Kimmykim** · 05-07-2003, 10:31 PM

Originally posted by drunkdollars

Sony vaio sucks.
I have a desk top and a lap top they are both useless. Everything else we have is dell and works great.

Hahaha, blow me Simon, and tell Dell to kiss my ass. ;)

Sony rocks.

**MCsteve-matrix** · 05-07-2003, 10:41 PM

Originally posted by Kimmykim

Absolutely! I went from the 505 to a VX series... full size screen and still only weighs about 3.5 pounds... the dvd/cd writer is external so you can toss it in your luggage and never notice you are carrying it.

Order it from Sony tho, don't buy it at Best Buy or Frys -- you really want the Win2k version, not the XP --

and Sony's integrated wireless reception is the BEST. The antenna wraps around your screen and you can get wireless where cards can't even figure out there is wireless.

ordered straight from sony too... good stuff. sony rocks, dell blows. but i guess it's really all based on personal experiences.

**drunkdollars** · 05-07-2003, 10:43 PM

Originally posted by Kimmykim

Hahaha, blow me Simon, and tell Dell to kiss my ass. ;)

Sony rocks.

We can talk about 2 harddrive crashes and 2123 shitty sony programs that come pre installed tommorow but I got to go watch a movie..

Sony is shit.. Not bling.

**TheMob** · 05-08-2003, 12:55 AM

get the 17" powerbook from apple..

http://www.apple.com/powerbook

**Brujah** · 05-08-2003, 12:59 AM

the 17" mac looks pretty sweet..
I'm curious how great OS/X is.

**Buzz_11** · 05-08-2003, 01:03 AM

Alienware

**VIP** · 05-08-2003, 01:30 AM

My '98 Toshiba Tecra still works...

**Mr Pheer** · 05-08-2003, 01:33 AM

I have 2 P4 Sony vaio desktops and one vaio laptop, never had any trouble out of them

**hahmike** · 05-08-2003, 01:36 AM

Originally posted by Buzz_11
Alienware

i'd rather use an abacus than a piece of shit alienware machine.........

**twistyneck** · 05-08-2003, 01:39 AM

Originally posted by Brujah
the 17" mac looks pretty sweet..
I'm curious how great OS/X is.

It's rock solid. I've been using it for about three months and have not had a single crash.

**TheMob** · 05-08-2003, 01:45 AM

Originally posted by Brujah
the 17" mac looks pretty sweet..
I'm curious how great OS/X is.

OS X is simply the best.. It's rock solid unix base gives you endless possibilities..

**nike** · 05-08-2003, 02:05 AM

I got the 17" a couple of weeks ago, now I can retouch/edit video/ssh into the server by the pool. It comes with 54 mbps wireless built in - big difference to PCMI cards as it has two antennas running up either side of the large screen.

Shitloads of screen estate - works great with final cut pro, but the video card in it supports spanning anyway, as well as having s-video and DVI out.

OSX is now my main operating system, although to be fair I've mostly used Macs in my career, I've also used Win2k and XP, as well having very limited experience with our Redhat servers - mostly I leave that to tech. However a couple of times I've had to ssh in, sftp updates and the like, and having the terminal native to the system means I can use the shell to do local shit too.

It also looks slick too, only an inch thick, so not as un-portable as you might think because of the screen.(Another under-published feature is the ability to swap batteries without having to shut down, just sleep it and swap it - great if you're editing on the move - I think this is common to all powerbooks though).

**cash69** · 05-08-2003, 03:15 AM

get an hp laptop... they fix that shit with no questions asked... send a fedex man to pick it up the next day.. fix it and have it back in less then 3 days

**Big Monkie** · 05-08-2003, 12:18 PM

If price is no object but performance is......

**Tala** · 05-08-2003, 12:28 PM

*sigh*

I want a laptop, too, dammit.

**HairToStay** · 05-08-2003, 12:32 PM

Anything but Dell.

Great product, horrendous customer service/tech support

What's the best laptop to get?

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