user87

Hello, can anyone help me pick out a laptop for school use? I'd mostly be using it for typing up papers, internet, and listening to music, and I can go about as high as $1,200 USD. Mostly, I want a laptop that I can keep for a REALLY, REALLY long time, and has good (great) battery life. Thanks in advance.


Specs:

*Intel Celeron, Pentium 4, or equivalent AMD processor at 2.6 GHz or faster CPU
- or -
Pentium M processor at 1.4 GHz or faster CPU
*512 MB or more RAM
*20 GB or larger Hard Drive
*Minimum: CD-RW/DVD combo / Recommended: CD/DVD-RW Optical Drive
*128 MB or larger USB keychain portable drive recommended for use instead of floppy disks Portable Drive
*16-bit stereo sound or better, shielded stereo computer speakers (to save space, consider getting a display with built-in speakers) Sound
*32 MB or more Video Memory
*Laptop displays should have a resolution of 1024x768
*10/100 or 10/100/1000 Base-T wired Ethernet card Network
- and -
a 802.11b/g wireless card Network
*Internal 56k bps, V.92-compliant, modem is recommended for student systems and staff/faculty home systems Modem
*Windows XP Pro (XP Home is not recommended) OS
*Microsoft Office 2003 Standard
*3 year parts & labor is highly recommended