Purchasing a new laptop

Scmods · 02-17-2006, 12:15 AM

For my 18th I'm getting a new Laptop with a wireless internet connection. I'd prefer the screen to be widescreen if possible. I live in Australia. Price isn't to much of a concern yet so any and all suggestions would be welcome.

Mr.Suave · 02-17-2006, 12:19 AM

wat is you budget? just give a number or else we could recomend you a $3k laptop or even a $300. wat are you going to use it for too? are you going to be carying alot of places and want it light and long battery life?

i would recommend looking at IBM thinkpads.

Scmods · 02-17-2006, 12:24 AM

Up to 2k I think would be enough.

The lighter the better, but it doesn't have to be a feather.

I'd use it just for general use, internet browsing, typing up word documents, listening to music etc.

Mr.Suave · 02-17-2006, 12:38 AM

2k is more than enough for your needs.
here some good places:
http://www-131.ibm.com/content/home/...pad/index.html <- look at the R series as its the cheapest and good for everyday things and also the Z series has the widesreen your looking for.
http://www.pcworld.com/resource/info...Laptops,00.asp <-- also has reviews which can help you decide.

Scmods · 02-17-2006, 12:40 AM

Cheers, thanks a lot.

spamdos · 02-17-2006, 10:49 AM

well i think it is worth having a look at these guys http://www.digitalstar.com

they havent been great customer support, infact pretty horrible, but they do have pwerful custom made computers for great prices

i would reccomend u know a bit about computers so u can look after it yourself

LaptopExtreme · 02-17-2006, 03:43 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by spamdos

well i think it is worth having a look at these guys http://www.digitalstar.com...

Dead link for me...

spamdos · 02-18-2006, 12:50 AM

my bad http://www.digitalstar.com.au

sorry any way it is australian only so that must have some benefits, give it a look

Advitiya Saxena · 02-18-2006, 06:24 PM

just rememeber to notice its weight. I would also advice for a widescreen since i hav one. pls go for those nice X-black or Trubrite LDC screen...

compfused · 02-19-2006, 03:01 AM

I would say that if you have a 2k budget you should look for something more than an IBM Thinkpad. Thinkpads are all good and nice but your restricted pretty heavily with what you can do. For music and internet browsing they might be sufficient but if you ever got the strange sudden urge to play a game your gunna be in noville. Sony makes a very nice line of laptop and they are definatly worth looking in to. I just got a nice Vaio FS760 for $1200 (originally around $1400) and this can handle a variety of things. I can play the latest games with its GeForce 6400 and the 1.86GHz processor is nice. 100gb harddrive can easily store all your music also. Something to look in to

02-17-2006, 12:15 AM	#1 (permalink)
Scmods New Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 5	Purchasing a new laptop For my 18th I'm getting a new Laptop with a wireless internet connection. I'd prefer the screen to be widescreen if possible. I live in Australia. Price isn't to much of a concern yet so any and all suggestions would be welcome.

02-17-2006, 12:19 AM	#2 (permalink)
Mr.Suave Diamond Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Las Vegas Posts: 1,373	wat is you budget? just give a number or else we could recomend you a $3k laptop or even a $300. wat are you going to use it for too? are you going to be carying alot of places and want it light and long battery life? i would recommend looking at IBM thinkpads. __________________ The Comp: CPU--Athlon64 X2 4200+ Manchester @ 2.5!!!:D HDD--WD Caviar 250GB 7200 RPM SATA MB---DFI LANPARTY UT nF4 SLI-DR RAM--OCZ Titanium 2GB (2 x 1GB) GPU--Sapphire ATI Radeon X1900XTX 512mb SPU--Creative Sound Blaster Audigy2 ZS PSU--ENERMAX Whisper II 535W all inside a Thermaltake Matrix VX

02-17-2006, 12:24 AM	#3 (permalink)
Scmods New Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 5	Up to 2k I think would be enough. The lighter the better, but it doesn't have to be a feather. I'd use it just for general use, internet browsing, typing up word documents, listening to music etc. __________________ SCMODS-State County Municipal Offender Data System

02-17-2006, 12:38 AM	#4 (permalink)
Mr.Suave Diamond Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Las Vegas Posts: 1,373	2k is more than enough for your needs. here some good places: http://www-131.ibm.com/content/home/...pad/index.html <- look at the R series as its the cheapest and good for everyday things and also the Z series has the widesreen your looking for. http://www.pcworld.com/resource/info...Laptops,00.asp <-- also has reviews which can help you decide. __________________ The Comp: CPU--Athlon64 X2 4200+ Manchester @ 2.5!!!:D HDD--WD Caviar 250GB 7200 RPM SATA MB---DFI LANPARTY UT nF4 SLI-DR RAM--OCZ Titanium 2GB (2 x 1GB) GPU--Sapphire ATI Radeon X1900XTX 512mb SPU--Creative Sound Blaster Audigy2 ZS PSU--ENERMAX Whisper II 535W all inside a Thermaltake Matrix VX

02-17-2006, 12:40 AM	#5 (permalink)
Scmods New Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 5	Cheers, thanks a lot. __________________ SCMODS-State County Municipal Offender Data System

02-17-2006, 10:49 AM	#6 (permalink)
spamdos Diamond Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Canberra Australia Age: 18 Posts: 1,107	well i think it is worth having a look at these guys http://www.digitalstar.com they havent been great customer support, infact pretty horrible, but they do have pwerful custom made computers for great prices i would reccomend u know a bit about computers so u can look after it yourself __________________ "Interdum feror cupidine partium magnarum Europae vincendarum" Sometimes I get this urge to conquer large parts of Europe. Australia will rule the world one day.

02-18-2006, 12:50 AM	#8 (permalink)
spamdos Diamond Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Canberra Australia Age: 18 Posts: 1,107	my bad http://www.digitalstar.com.au sorry any way it is australian only so that must have some benefits, give it a look __________________ "Interdum feror cupidine partium magnarum Europae vincendarum" Sometimes I get this urge to conquer large parts of Europe. Australia will rule the world one day.

02-18-2006, 06:24 PM	#9 (permalink)
Advitiya Saxena Silver Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: INDIA Age: 27 Posts: 180	just rememeber to notice its weight. I would also advice for a widescreen since i hav one. pls go for those nice X-black or Trubrite LDC screen... __________________ Toshiba Qosmio F20 Intel Centrino Tech. 1.74 Ghz 1 GB DDR RAM PC4200 533Mhz Nvidia 6600 80 GB HDD Super Drive DVD R/Rw Windows Media Centre Microsoft MiniMouse Sony DAV DZ120 5.1 Home theater

02-19-2006, 03:01 AM	#10 (permalink)
compfused Silver Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Posts: 130	I would say that if you have a 2k budget you should look for something more than an IBM Thinkpad. Thinkpads are all good and nice but your restricted pretty heavily with what you can do. For music and internet browsing they might be sufficient but if you ever got the strange sudden urge to play a game your gunna be in noville. Sony makes a very nice line of laptop and they are definatly worth looking in to. I just got a nice Vaio FS760 for $1200 (originally around $1400) and this can handle a variety of things. I can play the latest games with its GeForce 6400 and the 1.86GHz processor is nice. 100gb harddrive can easily store all your music also. Something to look in to __________________ Computer I have/Computer I want 2.0 ghz c2d/C2Q Q6600 2.4ghz 2 gb ram/2gb Ram 8600m Gt/8800gts 120gb HDD/250gb 7200rpm Bluetooth/Gold tooth? Vista Business/Vista Ultimate 64 bit

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