need new laptop! suggestions?
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I can comment from a company perspective. We do a laptop review every two years which looks at everything from price, to performance, to support, the whole schebang. Out of every vendor that cared to respond, Dell still has the best performance, feel, and price out of all of them, and who we chose to be our vendr for the next 2 years.
My one piece of advice is this, don't buy the crappy off the shelf models at best buy or any other big store, custom order if you can. I rarely see one that runs well out of the box without have to tweak the hell out of it. Also, be sure to go with Windows 7, it us truly a operating system I enjoy working in so far. It's what Vista should have been, Fast and Reliable.
Scott
My one piece of advice is this, don't buy the crappy off the shelf models at best buy or any other big store, custom order if you can. I rarely see one that runs well out of the box without have to tweak the hell out of it. Also, be sure to go with Windows 7, it us truly a operating system I enjoy working in so far. It's what Vista should have been, Fast and Reliable.
Scott
Ok....why is everyone so Pro mac here? I'm working on a Mac Book, 2.0 Dual Core, 4 Gigs of RAM, Snow Leopard. The ONLY thing that has kept me working on it is multi-touch. I have not found all the apps I need to do my day to day job, which in turn leaves parallels. And believe me Mac OS falls on it's face when running VM's. Any hint of performance goes out the window. So....why is everyone so Pro Mac here? I'm not trying to start a war, but I would really like to understand.
Scott
Scott
get a mac book pro, pretty reliable. My cousin has it and after using it, it makes my Hp mini netbook w/ windows 7 to shame.
ROFL....that's not even a fair assessment. A Mac Book Pro to a Netbook? Come on now, at least compare oranges to oranges.
I think I will choose between lenova & toshiba direct. lenova T400 has 15% & toshiba L510 20%
so all u techie pros - can u assess the 2 below for me? I think the toshiba is slightly better in price & memory.
Satellite L510 ST304 pre-built
www.toshibadirect.com
http://www.toshibadirect.com/td/b2c/pdet.to?poid=456008
$649 FINAL PRICE
incl free
Printer
Canon® PIXMA iP2600 Photo Inkjet Printer (2435B019)
* includes a USB printer cable FREE after $49.99 mail-in rebate
Security Software
Norton Internet Security 2009 1-year Subscription Disc (20037600)
* includes free upgrade to Internet Security 2010 after purchase FREE after $59.99 mail-in rebate
Flash Drive (choose one)
Toshiba 2GB USB Retractable Flash Drive (PA3708U-1M2W) FREE after $12.99 mail-in rebate
OR
4GB USB Flash Drive (PA3708U-1M4W)
$7 after $12.99 mail-in rebate
8GB USB Flash Drive (PA3708U-1M8W)
$17 after $12.99 mail-in rebate
Quick Specs
Processor Intel® Core™2 Duo Processor T6600
Operating System Genuine Windows 7 Home Premium (64-bit)
Memory 4GB DDR2 memory
Display Size 14.0" widescreen
Display Type HD TruBrite® LED Backlit display
Display Resolution Supports 720p content, 1366x768 (HD)
Graphics Engine Intel® Graphics Media Accelerator 4500MHD
Hard Drive 320GB HDD (5400rpm)
Secondary Hard Drive Size None Available
Optical Drive DVD-SuperMulti drive (+/-R double layer)
Webcam Webcam and microphone built into LCD bezel
Wireless Realtek® 802.11b/g/n wireless LAN
Inputs and Controls TouchPad™ pointing device, CD/DVD Buttons (Play/Pause, Stop, Prev Track, Next Track), 86 key US keyboard (silver), Mute button
Battery Li-Ion (3700mAh, 6-Cell)
Weight Starting at 5.07 lbs.
Standard Limited Warranty 1-Yr Parts and Labor, 1-Year Battery
7417CTO ThinkPad T400 - 1 Yr Depot Warranty
Ships within 9 bus. days**
Subtotal: $1,365.00
Sale Price: $809.10
eCoupon: Apply
Note: The eCoupon code is case sensitive
[USPBLKFRIDAY] -$121.37
Estimated total: $687.73* FINAL PRICE
Total savings $677.27
Intel Core 2 Duo Processor P8600 (2.40GHz 1066MHz 3MBL2) 25W1
Genuine Windows 7 Home Premium 6412
14.1 WXGA+ TFT, w/ LED Backlight, Camera
Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 4500MHD with vPro
3 GB PC3-8500 DDR3 SDRAM 1067MHz SODIMM Memory (2 DIMM)8
UltraNav (TrackPoint and TouchPad)
160 GB Hard Disk Drive, 5400rpm4
DVD Recordable 8x Max Dual Layer, Ultrabay Slim (Serial ATA)5
No Bluetooth
Intel WiFi Link 5300 (AGN) with My WiFi Technology10
Integrated Mobile Broadband upgradable
6 cell Li-Ion Battery60
7417: 1 Year Depot Warranty - TopSeller7
NOTE:
L510 $38 less
L510 more memory 4GB DDR2 vs 3GB DDR3
T400 faster processor P8600 vs &6600
L510 bigger HDD 250GB v 160GB (not important to me since I use an external drive also)
so all u techie pros - can u assess the 2 below for me? I think the toshiba is slightly better in price & memory.
Satellite L510 ST304 pre-built
www.toshibadirect.com
http://www.toshibadirect.com/td/b2c/pdet.to?poid=456008
$649 FINAL PRICE
incl free
Printer
Canon® PIXMA iP2600 Photo Inkjet Printer (2435B019)
* includes a USB printer cable FREE after $49.99 mail-in rebate
Security Software
Norton Internet Security 2009 1-year Subscription Disc (20037600)
* includes free upgrade to Internet Security 2010 after purchase FREE after $59.99 mail-in rebate
Flash Drive (choose one)
Toshiba 2GB USB Retractable Flash Drive (PA3708U-1M2W) FREE after $12.99 mail-in rebate
OR
4GB USB Flash Drive (PA3708U-1M4W)
$7 after $12.99 mail-in rebate
8GB USB Flash Drive (PA3708U-1M8W)
$17 after $12.99 mail-in rebate
Quick Specs
Processor Intel® Core™2 Duo Processor T6600
Operating System Genuine Windows 7 Home Premium (64-bit)
Memory 4GB DDR2 memory
Display Size 14.0" widescreen
Display Type HD TruBrite® LED Backlit display
Display Resolution Supports 720p content, 1366x768 (HD)
Graphics Engine Intel® Graphics Media Accelerator 4500MHD
Hard Drive 320GB HDD (5400rpm)
Secondary Hard Drive Size None Available
Optical Drive DVD-SuperMulti drive (+/-R double layer)
Webcam Webcam and microphone built into LCD bezel
Wireless Realtek® 802.11b/g/n wireless LAN
Inputs and Controls TouchPad™ pointing device, CD/DVD Buttons (Play/Pause, Stop, Prev Track, Next Track), 86 key US keyboard (silver), Mute button
Battery Li-Ion (3700mAh, 6-Cell)
Weight Starting at 5.07 lbs.
Standard Limited Warranty 1-Yr Parts and Labor, 1-Year Battery
7417CTO ThinkPad T400 - 1 Yr Depot Warranty
Ships within 9 bus. days**
Subtotal: $1,365.00
Sale Price: $809.10
eCoupon: Apply
Note: The eCoupon code is case sensitive
[USPBLKFRIDAY] -$121.37
Estimated total: $687.73* FINAL PRICE
Total savings $677.27
Intel Core 2 Duo Processor P8600 (2.40GHz 1066MHz 3MBL2) 25W1
Genuine Windows 7 Home Premium 6412
14.1 WXGA+ TFT, w/ LED Backlight, Camera
Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 4500MHD with vPro
3 GB PC3-8500 DDR3 SDRAM 1067MHz SODIMM Memory (2 DIMM)8
UltraNav (TrackPoint and TouchPad)
160 GB Hard Disk Drive, 5400rpm4
DVD Recordable 8x Max Dual Layer, Ultrabay Slim (Serial ATA)5
No Bluetooth
Intel WiFi Link 5300 (AGN) with My WiFi Technology10
Integrated Mobile Broadband upgradable
6 cell Li-Ion Battery60
7417: 1 Year Depot Warranty - TopSeller7
NOTE:
L510 $38 less
L510 more memory 4GB DDR2 vs 3GB DDR3
T400 faster processor P8600 vs &6600
L510 bigger HDD 250GB v 160GB (not important to me since I use an external drive also)
I like the processor specs on the Thinkpad more not to mention DDR3. I do think it would be the better performer. 1 gig of ram difference won't matter when running Win 7 unless you are doing some high end stuff. I can't comment on style, form or function as I have not used either of them.
My .02
Scott
My .02
Scott
