mikefxu
join:2004-10-05
Titusville, FL
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Re: [POLL] Student Laptop Choice
Make/Model: Dell Inspiron 600m
Screen Size: 14.1"
Weight: 5-6 pounds
CPU: 1.6 Pentium M
Essential Extras: CD Burner/DVD-ROM and Wireless adapter(I use an external one though, with external antenna  ).
Good Points: Great computer and extra/replacement batteries can be had for $50
BAD Points: None really
Why I picked it: Bought from Dell new for $686.16, this includes shipping and tax. It only had 256mb of memory, Dell wanted $75 more for another 256mb so I bought from another from another vendor for $22 and installed myself. |
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mikefxu
join:2004-10-05
Titusville, FL
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Make/Model: Inspiron 5160
Screen Size: 15"
Weight: 8-9 pounds
CPU: 2.8 P4 HT
Essential Extras: CD Burner/DVD-ROM, Good graphics card
Good Points: Great for CPU intensive programs and games
BAD Points: Heavy, hot, noisy.
Why I picked it: First laptop purchase, got it for less than $850. Wanted good graphics at the time now I am selling it. I am glad they are going to stop making P4 laptops. |
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Nymostwanted
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New York, NY
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Make/Model: Dell Latitude C610
Screen Size: 14.1
Weight: ~5
CPU: 1000 MHz P3M
Essential Extras: Internal Wireless
Good Points: Long battery hours, switch between Floppy or CD-R
Bad Points: 12 GB harddrive
Why I picked it: My school gave it to me for free for being valedictorian.
Gave Dell to my sister.. and got my parents to buy me this for my birthday..
Make/Model: HP ze2315
Screen Size: 15.0
Weight: 6.2
CPU: AMD Mobile Sempron 3000+ with Powernow!
Essential Extras: Internal wireless, DVR-RW/CD-RW combo drive. Also brings Microsoft Office and Microsoft works which is keeping me organized with my school work.
Bad Points: Battery life
Why I picked it: $200 rebate on at Circuit City
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dfrandin
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Make/Model: Dell Inspiron 2200
Screen Size: 14.1"
Weight: 6 lbs
CPU: Celeron370D/1.5Ghz
Essential Extras: Came with 256mb, added 1Gb additional ram from Crucial, and MiniPCI a/b/g wifi card from eBay.
Good Points: EXTREMELY GOOD PRICE ON DELL OUTLET! $447+shp+tax
BAD Points: None, so far - I'm easy to please since this
laptop replaced an old IBM Thinkpad 600/PII-300....
Why I picked it: Mainly based on the above price.... |
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Phoenix Gold
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dell 9300
17" wide screen
1.86ghz Pentium M
gig of ram
256 gf 6800
60 7200 rpm hd
dvd/rw
a/b/g bluetooth
Good: its pretty fast machine, and it games well. It can sit on my legs without having to keep them closed (if your a guy you know)
Bad: its a big ass beast..but so am i. Battery life sucks about 3 hours on a 9 cell (power management turned off for performance). Its heavy.
I still like it.
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crashovrride
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join:2003-08-05
Oakdale, PA
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Dell XPS M140
14.1" WXGA with TrueLife
5-6lbs.
1.86 Pentium M
1GB RAM
60GB 5200 rpm hdd
Combo drive
a/b/g wireless
Good points- Light, fast, excellent battery life (9 cell).
Bad points- No great video card, fine for me because I don't game.
Why I picked it- It's small, lightweight, quick, and gets the job done. |
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Columbus, OH
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Make/Model: IBM R51 2883-XX5
Screen Size: 15"
Weight: 5.8lbs
CPU: P-M 1.5ghz
Essential Extras: Ram Upgrade (1gb; 256 stock)
Good Points: Light, large keyboard, dedicated volume buttons, touchpad AND navigation stick.
BAD Points: A bit pricey, but only a few hundred over the 'norm'.
Why I picked it: This sucker looks and performs like a beast. Pure black, strong design, looks professional. I love it. |
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Usman Naeem Khokhar
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Make/Model: Hewlett Packard DV1446
Screen Size: 14.1" wide screen BriteView
Weight: 2.4 kgs or 5.3lbs
CPU: 1.73 Ghz Intel Centrino
Essential Extras: Mobile Remote Control to play movies/audio cds without booting the OS.
It has the very essentials needed for a student Wireless LAN b/g and Bluetooth
Good Points: It comes with a huge HDD (80gb) to store songs and university assignments.
BAD Points: Battery life is only 4.5 hrs.
Why I picked it: Its light yet it has all the multimedia perks. |
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jakejarvis
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join:2005-08-30
Basking Ridge, NJ
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Make/Model: Dell Inspiron 600m
Screen Size: 14"
Weight: about 5 pounds
CPU: Intel Pentium M 1.5 Ghz
Essential Extras: light weight, powerful internal wireless, great battery life
Good Points: lots of ports, ability to add more RAM, great video card
BAD Points: the plastic case isn't the most durable thing on the planet, but just tell the kids to be a little more careful if they don't want a countless number of scratches.
Why I picked it: battery life, ports, light weight, features.
As a student carrying around this laptop every day from class to class, it's essential to me to have a light notebook, and I believe that this is the best pick in terms of weight and power.
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laura
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join:2002-04-16
San Jose, CA
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Make/Model: Dell Inspiron 700m
Screen Size: 12.1" widescreen 1280x800
Weight: ~4.3 lbs
CPU: Pentium M 1.8 Ghz
Essential Extras: 8 cell battery, DVD-ROM/CD-RW, Intel 2200 Pro Internal Wireless, XP Pro
Good Points: Everything... light weight, strong wireless signal, bright screen, good battery life
BAD Points: I wish it had internal Bluetooth, and the keyboard is kinda small but you get used to it
Why I picked it: Because it was small and light and I liked the way it looked. It was the perfect choice for school, and I badly needed an upgrade from the Compaq 2700T I had previously
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Prhamil
join:2001-05-01
Winchester, KY
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Make/Model:Sony Vaio PCG-FRV25
Screen Size:15.4
Weight:7.7
CPU:P4 2.66
Essential Extras:
Good Points:Easy to change keyboard
BAD Points:Wgt
Why I picked it:Got a good deal
Where can I find a good forum about opening one up and cleaning and looking around inside?? |
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File Quit
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join:2002-11-28
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Make/Model: Apple PowerBook G4
Screen Size: 15in
Weight: 5.6lbs
CPU: 1.67GHz PowerPC G4
Essential Extras: came with SuperDrive, Airport Extreme (802.11g), Bluetooth, added another 512mb RAM to up for 1gb
Good Points: light weight, fits great in Targus backpack, iLife '06 and awesome Mac interface
BAD Points: only a G4 (was the fastest at the time), but the new Intel MacBooks seem to close the speed gap. screen could be a little brighter
Why I picked it:
I chose this laptop as my school/video production machine because with a Mac I can get the best of both worlds. I use MS Office 2004 to take notes, Keynote for class presentations, and it handles all of that nicely. Then after doing school work, I can edit movies in Final Cut Pro and output them to DVD with the SuperDrive. It's a very nice all in one package that does everything I want it to.
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BlueScreen79
join:2004-04-13
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Make/Model: Dell Inspiron 700m
Screen Size: Widescreen 12 in
Weight: Light
CPU: Pentium M 1 ghz
Essential Extras: Case Logic Neoprene Sleeve
Good Points: Extremely compact and light
BAD Points: The DVD/CD-RW Drive broke right after the warranty expired
Why I picked it: Very easy to carry around campus - just toss it in your backpack. You barely know it's there. Just be sure to pick up a laptop sleeve for protection. |
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usa2k
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Canton, MI
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Re: [POLL] Student Laptop Choice?
Not a student - did not vote.
Seems the order listed is the exact order of preference.
I would say DELL marketing is working, and DELL satisfaction backs it up.
Dude you're getting a dell |
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Straphanger
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Jackson Heights, NY
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Re: [POLL] Student Laptop Choice
Might as well toss in my 2 cents here.
Make/Model: Dell Inspiron 6000
Screen Size: 15.4" SXGA+ (1680x1050/widescreen)
Weight: 7-8lbs
CPU: 1.86GHz Intel Pentium M 750 (Sonama)
RAM: Micron 1GB PC2 3200 DDR2 RAM
Hard Drive: Hitachi 60GB HD (7200 RPM)
Video Card: ATI Mobility Radeon X300 (128MB)
Optical Drive: Sony 8X DVD+R/W Burner (DW-D56A)
Essential Extras: 9-cell battery (heavier but longer battery life)
Good Points
• Was able to reformat drive using System Restore utility. Created a clean XP Pro backup disk and reinstalled computer sans the gunk Dell adds on.
• Very good battery life of over 5 hours, even with Wi-Fi
• Full sized keyboard
• High-resolution screen looks beautiful
• Very good speakers compared to other notebooks
• Snappy performance
• Friend says "it's like a tank"
Bad Points
• I do wish it was more around 6 pounds or so
• Screen could be a bit brighter
• The lid should be a bit more scratch resistant
• Fan is a bit loud and comes on sometimes when it isn't really needed
Why I picked it: Dell offered the greatest amount of custom features (such as a mobile graphics card) for the lowest price. It also offered the ability to do a full reformat without all the gunk...a big plus that saves time on weeding.
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insomx
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Canada
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Re: [POLL] Student Laptop Choice
I take back what I said about my HP laptop, it sucks, lol, 3 hdds replacements, numerous power adapters, motherboard in the end, then garbage the next. Now I have a Gateway MX6425 and it is FLIPPING AWSOME!
Make/Model: Gateway MX6425
Screen Size: 15.4inch Ultra-Bright Widescreen
Weight: 6 pounds? Perfect weight
CPU: Amd Turion ML-34 1.8GHz 64-Bit
Essential Extras: Ummm, nothing?
Good Points: Battery life, 3 1/2 with screen full bright and wireless, 4 1/2 with screen 2 notches from the bottom and wireless off, Gaming kicks ass, Xpress 200M can play GTA on highest settings with the new Omega drivers
Oh, and can I say, AWSOME SPEAKERS!
BAD Points: New types of glossy screens scratch easy, but I got a protector from nushield.com and it is great!
Why I picked it: Nice price, perfect weight and size combo, not too light and crappy feeling and not a heavy POS. Its screen is nice and bright and it has a sturdy build to it.
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usa2k
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Canton, MI
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Well, NVM, it is too late to edit. |
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jstack
join:2001-12-09
South San Francisco, CA
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Make/Model: Dell XPS M140 (Now named Inpsiron E1405)
Screen Size: 14"
Weight: 5-6
CPU: Intel Pentium M 1.73 Ghz
Memory: 1 GB DDR2
Hard Disk: 80 GB 5400 RPM
Wireless: Intel 2200BG, Dell Bluetooth
Essential Extras: Windows Media Center Remote
Good Points: 7 hours of battery life on a 9 cell 85 WHr battery, small and light weight, good value for money
BAD Points: It does get a little hot on the bottom after some use.
Idle Temps (CPU 43C HD 37C)
Load Temps (CPU 59C HD 46C)
Why I picked it: I got tired of using a very large 15" 9 pound budget laptop. I initially wanted a 12" but realized it would be difficult to type on for more than a few minutes. I got a great deal on the M140 when Dell had it's 10 days of deal in April. I saw a loaded laptop which was a perfect size and a price tag of $764. I couldn't pass it up and I'm glad I didn't. I love this laptop. With the additional media center remote I purchased, this laptop is a dream. |
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