Laptop Recommendations? $2500
 

Which laptop do you recommend for a $2500 budget? Needs to look good and weight light. Not for games, only for light stuff, word processing emails DVD watching etc.

If you want to spend $2500 you mind as well go all out. As you can get a fully loaded laptop around $1,400. You can go fully loaded and light for about $2,100. Sorry I don't have the time to help more.

good luck.

would have said to get a new sager but they are more heavy then what you will want. Maybe look into the Sony models?

Which models are fully loaded and light?

I am no dell fan. But when it comes to high end laptops, the Dell XPS Laptop is the best. Hands down.

http://www1.us.dell.com/content/prod...=19&l=en&s=dhs

Close second is the Alienware laptop (I'n not an alienware fan either..)

http://alienware.com/product_detail_...de=SKU-DEFAULT

Both within your budget.

Edit: Fully loaded and light are rather contradictory.

Thanks, these look good.

are you looking for size or performance?

I've always wanted to get a smaller laptop but my need for image and video work always prevents me from getting it.

Looking for best performance in a light (3-4 pounds) laptop.

HP Pavilion with 17" screen Rocks Baby

yup this one is rocking

I traded my Powerbook G4, 17" with 1.5GB of RAM

for a Dell 17"

Its simply 5X the laptop, i hated the mac.

I have the XPS Desktop and if the Laptop is anything comparible it would be well worth it.

if you have this budget then why not get a MAC??

Because Mac Laptops are balls really. And I am really biased towards PC, but, still.. I find mac laptops to never last long, to scratch easily, to heat up very quickly, and they arent very powerful at all. I mean, the only people that buy them anymore are trendy coffee shop twenty somethings.

Wow. I feel lame saying that.. as I am only 17 ;o

Dell Inspiron 700m, with $500 or 15%+ off coupon. Great deal, good system for light use. Amazing quality screen.

not bad, i might get one as well

Anything from Dell would be great. :thumbsup

IBM, IBM, IBM, IBM

did I mention, IBM?

IBM makes the BEST light-weight business-class notebooks, period. 3yr standard warranty on high-end models.

I would agree there. For buisness class its the best way to go. And you can get one for well under 2500.

for $2500 u can get mainly every laptop :)

The Panasonic R3 and T2 are slightly over your budget ($2800-$3000) but very lightweight and powerful

http://www.dynamism.com/notebooks.shtml

I have a IBM myself, the Thinkpads are kickass

HP and Sony laptops is da best !

I agree if you need a kickass laptop that can handle being bounced around and yet still work like a dream. I would never buy any other laptop, i even edit on my thinkpad

$2500 for something to use lightly? shit, all you need is about $800 for that LOL

for $2500, you could get somethin to launch NASA off of lol