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Nov. 4th, 2006 09:13 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png)
Hmmm... I should.
I'm in the market for a new notebook laptop. However, I have a few restrictions I want to follow.
I'm in the market for a new notebook laptop. However, I have a few restrictions I want to follow.
- A screen that's at least 1400x1050, but isn't 17" or larger.
- The graphics are driven by dedicated NVidia GPU's.
- 60 gig drive or greater.
- 512 megs of RAM or greater.
- DVD drive.
- Not a Celeron.
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Date: 2006-11-05 05:39 am (UTC)Your main issue is the Screen size, what you have listed is nearly impossible, the 15" screens are 1440 x 900, the 17" is 1680x1050.
My laptop is 1920x1200, which is a 2.5 year old P4 SUV of a laptop. It has a nVidia chip, so uh, technically my laptop (Toshiba P10) meets your specs. It's a little heavy and techically is a 17" screen.
I'd recommend looking at http://www.toshibadirect.com/td/b2c/cmod.to?coid=-30605&seg=HHO , if anything it will give you a starting point. Notice that your screen resolution isn't available on anything under 17" , all the 15" are 1280x800
Also I've noticed that the units with the nVidia (or even ATI) chips are all 17" models. Short of other SUV desktop replacement systems, I do not think you are going to find something with all your restrictions. Most 15" models are geared for mobility, and do not have dedicated video.
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Date: 2006-11-05 03:23 pm (UTC)You're right on the Toshibas. No model isn't a behemoth yet pixel packed.
Dell has a suitable laptop, but it's *expensive*. The minimum specs are above $2,000!
HP's site is fairly confusing... and their phone service is broken. I can't even Skype in. Alas, poor HP. You won't be getting my Omnibook 6000 back.
Gateway's all ATI. Out!
Strangely enough, the IBM/Lenovo 3000 N100 fits the bill, and configured correctly is at $1500.
Velocity Micro, a Best Buy affiliate, has their L80 Ultra out. I saw it in Best Buy up in Baltimore, and it's a $2000 laptop fully rigged up through them. $1835 if I go directly to them online. Plus, they're built one state down in Virginia.
Sony's shoving me into the 17" screen, so that's out.
Newegg's selling the ASUS V6J-8022P NoteBook at $1800, which also is similar to the Velocity Micro.
Not sure about MSI, ABit, Aopen, and others...
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Date: 2006-11-05 06:56 pm (UTC)BW
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Date: 2006-11-07 03:39 am (UTC)I wouldn't settle for anything less than a Merom based laptop with an nVidia and 15" screen, honestly. The only reason I bought the macmini and didn't wait and buy a MacbookPro, is because I want to wait for Merom in a MacBook. The MacBookPro's only came out a few days ago. Then I saw them in London Drugs and decided that I didn't like the keyboard design. It's not terrible, but the macbook's design I liked better. That's probably because of the smaller area, the macbook has a "full" keyboard layout. Still I could have got used to either.
I'd highly recommend against any gateway, emachine, or LG model. The LG's are so damned flimsy, though not as much as a few store brands. *shudder*
Ever consider just keeping the stock OS on a macbookpro? You can compile practically everything available on freebsd on it. It has a 802.11g (pre-n) chipset for wireless, and you can wardrive with it.