I live in CANADA and I got a question for a new laptop

rZ_rZ

New Member
Hi, I am 16 years old. I am going to buy a laptop for my personal needs and for school homework and project and stuff.

What I am looking for is a good computer which need to

1. Be fast
2. Around 100gb hard drive
3. Average video card
4. Good battery life
5. At least 512mb RAM
6. Around 14-15" monitor
7. Not too heavy , not to light
8. Good Network Card

What do you guys think of this computer ?? http://www.futureshop.ca/catalog/pr...665000FS10063398&catid=22495&logon=&langid=EN
It is 1399$ CAN after 200$ rebate

And how about this one ?? http://www.futureshop.ca/catalog/pr...665000FS10046333&catid=22495&logon=&langid=EN
It is 1399$ CAN after 300$ rebate


1 more question, What is the difference between these 2 and which is better ??

Integrated 10/100Base-T Ethernet LAN

10/100, 802.11b/g High-Speed Wireless


If you got any more good laptop at good price now/rebates in Canada, please tell me.

Thanks a lot guy, I would really appreciate your answers
 

Enjoihcky24/7

New Member
rZ_rZ said:
Hi, I am 16 years old. I am going to buy a laptop for my personal needs and for school homework and project and stuff.

What I am looking for is a good computer which need to

1. Be fast
2. Around 100gb hard drive
3. Average video card
4. Good battery life
5. At least 512mb RAM
6. Around 14-15" monitor
7. Not too heavy , not to light
8. Good Network Card

What do you guys think of this computer ?? http://www.futureshop.ca/catalog/pr...665000FS10063398&catid=22495&logon=&langid=EN
It is 1399$ CAN after 200$ rebate

And how about this one ?? http://www.futureshop.ca/catalog/pr...665000FS10046333&catid=22495&logon=&langid=EN
It is 1399$ CAN after 300$ rebate


1 more question, What is the difference between these 2 and which is better ??

Integrated 10/100Base-T Ethernet LAN

10/100, 802.11b/g High-Speed Wireless


If you got any more good laptop at good price now/rebates in Canada, please tell me.

Thanks a lot guy, I would really appreciate your answers
Im pretty sure that those prices arent in CAN. (for the laptops)
 

alanuofm

VIP Member
Enjoihcky24/7 said:
oh ok lol. I thought it was also in western US. They need to cahnge either the canadien or US $ symbol :p

despite popular beliefs, the US does not own the dollar sign symbol :)
 

alanuofm

VIP Member
rZ_rZ said:
Hi, I am 16 years old. I am going to buy a laptop for my personal needs and for school homework and project and stuff.

What I am looking for is a good computer which need to

1. Be fast
2. Around 100gb hard drive
3. Average video card
4. Good battery life
5. At least 512mb RAM
6. Around 14-15" monitor
7. Not too heavy , not to light
8. Good Network Card

What do you guys think of this computer ?? http://www.futureshop.ca/catalog/pr...665000FS10063398&catid=22495&logon=&langid=EN
It is 1399$ CAN after 200$ rebate

And how about this one ?? http://www.futureshop.ca/catalog/pr...665000FS10046333&catid=22495&logon=&langid=EN
It is 1399$ CAN after 300$ rebate


1 more question, What is the difference between these 2 and which is better ??

Integrated 10/100Base-T Ethernet LAN

10/100, 802.11b/g High-Speed Wireless


If you got any more good laptop at good price now/rebates in Canada, please tell me.

Thanks a lot guy, I would really appreciate your answers

hmm it says a 3 hour battery life on an athlon 64 3500+...on an 8 cell battery...is that with the computer sitting there doing nothing while having the contrast all the way down?
 

ckfordy

banned
alanuofm said:
hmm it says a 3 hour battery life on an athlon 64 3500+...on an 8 cell battery...is that with the computer sitting there doing nothing while having the contrast all the way down?

ya cause more likely the battery life is going to be a hour with a desktop processor in a laptop go with amd turion or intel penitium or celeron m for a lot more battery life
 

alanuofm

VIP Member
i was able to build this 9300 with the help with of some discounts i found

pentium M 750 1.86 ghz
17 inch wide screen
512 mb ddr2 ram
128 mb radeon x300 mobility
100 gb hard drive
24x cd burner
9 cell battery
1 year warranty
free printer dell 720

subtotal: 1,290$
 
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