DaddyC

Battalion-101 CL-Turbo [AMD] Series 15.4" Wide Screen WXGA 1280x800 LCD TFT Notebook
Mobile AMD® Turion™64 MT-40 CPU [2.2GHz, 1MB Cache] w/Hyper Transport Technology
1024MB [512MB X2] DDR-400 PC-3200 [Notebook Memory]
80 GB 5400rpm ATA-100 Super Slim Notebook Hard Drive
8X Dual Format DVD±R/±RW + CD-R/RW Drive [CL-Turbo]
WINDOWS XP PRO W/SP2
RADEON X-700 128MB
$1592

would it be possible to upgrade the memory later say 2gb (1gb X2)
and is it a good buy for the money.
I will probably never use it for gaming just for djing going to buy searto.
a 8lbs laptop will def beat packing crates of records up flights of steps.
and i might use it to record mixes. Battery life is not an issue as the laptop will be plugged in to my rackrider power conditioner.

Any help is greatly appreciated i am not computer savvy, i can get around on one but i am far from a pro.

alanuofm

if you are never going to use it for gaming then you have no need for that video card nor that high price.

alanuofm

check this one out.

inspiron 6000
Intel® Pentium® M Processor 725 (1.60 GHz/2MB Cache/400MHz FSB)
15.4 inch WXGA LCD Panel
1GB DDR2 SDRAM 2 Dimms
ATI MOBILITY™ RADEON® X300 64MB HyperMemory™
80GB Hard Drive
8x CD/DVD burner (DVD+/-RW) with double-layer DVD+R write capability
Intel® PRO/Wireless 2200 Internal Wireless (802.11 b/g, 54Mbps)
6-cell Lithium Ion Battery (53 WHr)
2Yr Ltd Warranty, 2Yr At-Home Service, and 2Yr Technical Support
Free Dell Color Printer 720

TOTAL:$1,063.40

for the price you have there you can easily get a much better laptop.

DaddyC

How much better and keep in mind i really don't want a branded laptop dell, gateway etc. i have never had a good experience with them.

alanuofm

hmmm i suggest dells because they have great customer support and i have ordered more dell laptops than i can count. the one i listed actually has gaming capability with the radeon x300 and is still a few hundred dollars cheaper. you probably do not want to buy a laptop from a smaller retailer considering if there are any problems, you would have to pay for shipping and that can cost up to 50$. i sent my dell in once so far because of a broken cdrom drive(i accidentally dropped it a little) and it was replaced free of charge and free one day shipping. also when i received my laptop it had a single burnt out pixel and i talked the representative into sending me a new laptop before i sent mine back. so you make the call.

X24

Really, i don't like dell at all, i got my dell because of how incredible cheap it was, and becuase i could reformat and clear all the dell crap off of it.
but i would have rather got on off of ibuypower or cyberpower with the 256mb 6600 that is upgradable

alanuofm

and the 6800 aren't upgradeable?

[-0MEGA-]

the x300 isnt that good for gaming, hes much better off with the x700 if he wants to game.

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alanuofm

it doesnt take much to run cs 1.6 and americas army. the trade off with better video cards is size due to heat issues. if he truly wants a gaming laptop then hes better off with a geforce 6800 or the x800.

[-0MEGA-]

it stilll wont play halo or hl2, but if he only want cs 1.6 then i guess its fine.

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