Laptop for the office.

[j0hn00]

ThinkPad R50e

I'm thinking about getting the above laptop for work. It's on sale for $599 with 512MB of free additional memory. It will only be used for Microsoft Office and internet browsing. I won't be using it unplugged for extended periods, plus the small HDD and CD-ROM will suffice. I just wanted some opinions and possible alternative suggestions.

 

[ckfordy]

that will work fine for microsoft office and internet browsing

 

[alanuofm]

ThinkPad R50e

I'm thinking about getting the above laptop for work. It's on sale for $599 with 512MB of free additional memory. It will only be used for Microsoft Office and internet browsing. I won't be using it unplugged for extended periods, plus the small HDD and CD-ROM will suffice. I just wanted some opinions and possible alternative suggestions.

if that is all you are doing

inspiron 1200
Intel® Celeron® M Processor 350 (1.30 GHz/1MB Cache/400MHz FSB)
14 inch XGA LCD Panel
256MB Shared, 1 DIMM
30GB Ultra ATA Hard Drive
24X CD Burner/DVD Combo Drive
90 Days Ltd Warranty, 90 Days Mail-In Service, and 90 Days Technical Spt

total: $649.00
mail in rebate of 150$

total after rebate: $499

that would be sufficient for what you have described.

 

[j0hn00]

Thanks for the replies... but for an extra $100, not to mention not having to hassle with a mail in rebate, I could get a slightly faster processor and 3 times the memory. Am I wrong or is that not worth the price delta? Currently, I've got a ThinkPad T42 (1.6GHz Pentium M / 1GB) and am wondering just how much slower the ThinkPad R50e (1.4GHz Celeron M / 768MB) will be. By the way, I would like to keep the budget at around US$600, maybe US$700 tops.

 

[j0hn00]

Any thoughts about this route?

ACER Aspire 3000 AS3002LCi NoteBook Mobile Sempron AMD2800+ 15.0" XGA 256MB DDR333 40GB 4200rpm DVD/CD-RW Combo SiS Mirage 2 - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16834115195
KINGMAX 512MB 200-Pin DDR SO-DIMM DDR 333 (PC 2700) Notebook Memory - OEM
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16820155122

 

[alanuofm]

Any thoughts about this route?

ACER Aspire 3000 AS3002LCi NoteBook Mobile Sempron AMD2800+ 15.0" XGA 256MB DDR333 40GB 4200rpm DVD/CD-RW Combo SiS Mirage 2 - Retail
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16834115195
KINGMAX 512MB 200-Pin DDR SO-DIMM DDR 333 (PC 2700) Notebook Memory - OEM
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16820155122

if you are willing to go the 700$ router lemme find something sweet.

 

[alanuofm]

inspiron 600m

Pentium® M Processor 725(1.60 GHz/400MHz FSB) 14.1-in XGA w/32MB Video
Microsoft® Windows® XP Home
256MB DDR SDRAM 1 Dimm
40GB Hard Drive
24X CD Burner/DVD Combo Drive
Intel® PRO/Wireless 2200 Internal Wireless (802.11 b/g, 54Mbps)
Free Dell Color Printer 720

Sub-total $681.85

will blow any of the ones you have away by a longshot.

 

[j0hn00]

Can you provide a link? I get the $849 with the same specs.

 

[alanuofm]

NKN5W3H8BS?RVB

try that coupon

 

[Vampiric Rouge]

Lets not forget he is TYPING things at the office....I feel that it would be a waist of money to get that stuff for what he is doing...

 

[ckfordy]

Lets not forget he is TYPING things at the office....I feel that it would be a waist of money to get that stuff for what he is doing...

yes but the laptop alan suggested will work alot better than the celeron M and if he ever decides to do anything else he has more room to do it in

 

[j0hn00]

NKN5W3H8BS?RVB

try that coupon

Doesn't work. There's a "?" in the middle of the code. I think that might be a typing glitch.

 

[alanuofm]

Doesn't work. There's a "?" in the middle of the code. I think that might be a typing glitch.

this code is correct. make sure all specs are identical.

 

[alanuofm]

yes but the laptop alan suggested will work alot better than the celeron M and if he ever decides to do anything else he has more room to do it in

yeah exactly. he was already spending 600$ on celerons. why not spend a little more and get a pentium M with a dedicated video card. it was only 685$.

 

[ckfordy]

yeah exactly. he was already spending 600$ on celerons. why not spend a little more and get a pentium M with a dedicated video card. it was only 685$.

we both think alike