new laptop

Michael Manzer · Posted: Nov 29, 2004 1:45 am Post subject: new laptop

so im thinkin about gettin a new computer and its definitely going to be a laptop. however, i want something that has the power and capabilities of a desktop for editing/music making. so far this is what i had in mind, but im trying to get the price below $2000 anyone have any suggestions or sites i could check out. edit: so it wont let me link directly to the computer i had customized so this is what i had....

Base price of D900T Phantom laptop $2435.00
UPS shipping insurance ($12.00)
17" TFT WSXGA+ 1680X1050 LCD 256MB DDR2 NVIDIA 16x PCI-Express card with HDTV output
Pentium 4 3.6 GHz LGA775 800FSB 1MB Cache $265.00
1024MB DDR2 PC4200 Dual Channel 533MHz(2X512) $160.00
RAID 1 Requires special O.S. Installation
Hard Drive 1 60GB 7200 RPM HDD Recommended
Hard Drive 2 60GB Hard Drive 7200RPM $225.00
CDRW/DVD Combo
SECONDARY 8x2.4x8 MAX. VAR. DVD±R/RW DL DRIVE $220.00
108Mbps TURBO MODE 802.11g WI-FI MINI-PCI CARD $55.00
Includes 7 in 1 card reader, digital video camera, external floppy
Internal V.90 Fax/Modem 10/100/1000 Ethernet
12 Cell Battery
Internal TV Tuner

Windows XP Pro $130.00

Deluxe Carry Case plus a FREE Laptop Backpack

One Year Mail in Warranty

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Subtotal: $3490.00

BillyOLDS · Posted: Nov 29, 2004 1:49 am Post subject:

get a 12inch g4 powerbook with extra ram, its the best ever

seven11dmd · Posted: Nov 29, 2004 9:48 am Post subject:

get a www.hypersonic-pc.com if your going to get a windows formated laptop. however if you dont specifically need windows for school work, and you dont play pc games, a powerbook is definitely a consideration.

judging by the fact that your getting a laptop, your not a gamer, so just get a powerbook.

Michael Manzer · Posted: Nov 30, 2004 12:30 am Post subject:

yeah i was also thinkin of a powerbook. the only problem is: DOES it have power? this going to be mainly for editing/music and i was lookin at the 15" powerbook and it said it only had a 1.5GHz processor...that doesnt seem all that fast, but then again i dont really know that much about computers.

Greg T · Skeezer Joined: 13 Sep 2003 Posts: 2448 City: ohio

you cant compare the speed of an apple to the speed of a pentium or whatever. Even though it says 1.5 GHz, thats a different type of proccessor than a pentium or intel or whatever the pc ones are called. the powerbooks are plenty fast.

i am typing this on a 15" G4 1.5 GHz powerbook and it is awesome. just make sure you up the ram. im at 512 right now, but am thinking about going to 1GB. I hear that makes alot of improvements.

Plus apple's OSX is far better than windows. No spyware and that crap. Plus if youll be editing videos, apples are very well known for that and come with some programs to do it. And as far as music goes, i love itunes and my ipod.

Don't buy a mac if you are looking to game though. Not much comes this way.

KirbyJosh · Posted: Nov 30, 2004 2:01 pm Post subject:

does the powerbook have power? hahaha
its a BEAST!, its what i have one and use it for video editing, it's great but make sure that you upgrade the ram. its the perfect computer

colorless · Frontside 180 Joined: 01 Oct 2004 Posts: 332

the one you first listed is beyond what you want. you could get something much cheaper and it'll function better than good for what you want to do.

just depends on waht you do to maintain it. my parents have a 650mhz that will do what you want to do, i just maintained it well enough. (it might not anymore since they prob trashed it and installed crap).

Michael Manzer · Posted: Dec 11, 2004 8:42 pm Post subject:

cool, i think im gonna get the 15" powerbook. im hopin that santa will split the cost with me so it shouldnt be too bad. and ive only ever dealt with windows crap and all i have heard about macs is good stuff. i dont game at all so theres no loss there and it'll be nice to have an OS that doesnt crash every other hour. thanks guys

Greg T · Skeezer Joined: 13 Sep 2003 Posts: 2448 City: ohio

youll love it, no doubt

seven11dmd · Posted: Dec 11, 2004 9:22 pm Post subject:

Michael Manzer, youll love it indeed....you can get a good deal on an ipod too when u buy a mac, usually, check that out.