12-07-2003, 04:27 PM
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Help on deciding a Notebook
Well I was looking into dell and hp for labtops.
for dell I have looked at the Inspiron 5150  and for hp I have looked at the ZE4560US  . Both are in my price range of $1300 and below. I don't care about AMD or Intel just something I can use for music, websurf, dvd's and school work. which one of these would you guys recommend? |
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12-07-2003, 04:44 PM
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have you considered the inspiron 8500/8600. With the promotions out you can easily find them for under 1300
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12-07-2003, 05:27 PM
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yeah still looking at them....but really have the HP in mind.
Last edited by Grumpy : 12-07-2003 at 05:31 PM. |
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12-07-2003, 10:48 PM
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What's Da Pho*?
 
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How about the laptop on deal page???
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12-07-2003, 11:00 PM
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Answer these questions for us Grumpy:
1) How much carrying around will you be doing with this? 2) Are you going to be using battery power a lot, or stay plugged in?
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12-08-2003, 12:19 AM
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personally for me, I like toshiba and dell
I've seen tons of HP's crap out like yesterdays pudding. at school here, I've seen lots of hp's getting fixed and sent back, and rarely on dell's and toshibas. I'd personally go for toshiba. very durible...I've had mine for 4 years, and it's done me good...and still rolling hard.
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12-08-2003, 01:16 AM
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1) won't be carrying it alot 2) plugged most of the time. |
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12-08-2003, 10:36 AM
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i was going to recommend the Dell Inspiron 8600 that starts around $1300, mostly because you get enough processing power for what you'll use it for (DVD, surfing, office apps, etc.), a 15.4" wides aspect ratio screen for multitasking and movies, and built-in wireless.
the Inspiron 5150 is good if you need all 3.06 GHz, but most people won't need that much. |
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