Laptop makers...

**filburt1** · Apr 14th, 2002, 08:41 PM

Besides Dell, Fujitsu, Apple, Comcrap, Toshiba...who makes good ones? Dell is looking to be a bit too expensive, and it's hard-pressed to find a lappy with even meager 3D acceleration.

**Gandalf_Grey_** · Apr 14th, 2002, 08:45 PM

IBM makes laptops

**Gimlin** · Apr 14th, 2002, 08:48 PM

Sony

**JungleMan** · Apr 14th, 2002, 08:48 PM

Originally posted by Gimlin
Sony

Hell on earth?

**filburt1** · Apr 14th, 2002, 08:49 PM

Oh yeah, other than IBM, and now other than Micron...so far all laptop makers but Dell = teh sux0rs

**Beacon** · Apr 14th, 2002, 08:52 PM

Sony and Nec are reputable!!

**JungleMan** · Apr 14th, 2002, 10:02 PM

Originally posted by Beacon
Sony and Nec are reputable!!

Sony must have taken a month and a half off, because I sent them my notebook, 6 weeks later I got it back and it STILL wasn't fixed.

Bastards.

I'd sure as hell never buy another Sony computer again.

**JungleMan** · Apr 14th, 2002, 10:03 PM

Originally posted by filburt1
Oh yeah, other than IBM, and now other than Micron...so far all laptop makers but Dell = teh sux0rs

Micron makes some of the best PCs out there...yea i know you have an old one and it sucks but they have new owners now

**Beacon** · Apr 14th, 2002, 10:03 PM

Home user!!

**filburt1** · Apr 14th, 2002, 10:04 PM

Doesn't even look like you can customize one

**filburt1** · Apr 14th, 2002, 10:05 PM

Originally posted by jpbtennisman
Micron makes some of the best PCs out there...yea i know you have an old one and it sucks but they have new owners now

I have a Micron P2-400 at home and it is a royal piece of crap, so no go there...

Jethro · Apr 14th, 2002, 10:05 PM

Acer make reasonably priced laptops, but generally are a stage or two behind their competitors, and probably not geared to what you'll wont to do Arien.

The new Fujitsu range looks awesome......

**JungleMan** · Apr 14th, 2002, 10:06 PM

Originally posted by filburt1

I have a Micron P2-400 at home and it is a royal piece of crap, so no go there...

They got new owners in July, didn't I just type that?

Microns are great first-tier prebuilts..helluva lot better than Dell..

Jethro · Apr 14th, 2002, 10:10 PM

Originally posted by jpbtennisman

They got new owners in July, didn't I just type that?

Microns are great first-tier prebuilts..helluva lot better than Dell..

Got a website for them Justin, haven't heard of that brand down under.......

Also just thought of Compucon, which are starting to get into the laptop market, could be dicey on service however.

And with laptops the service should be second to none, hence Dell Inspirion.....

**JungleMan** · Apr 14th, 2002, 10:11 PM

Originally posted by Jethro

Got a website for them Justin, haven't heard of that brand down under.......

Also just thought of Compucon, which are starting to get into the laptop market, could be dicey on service however.

And with laptops the service should be second to none, hence Dell Inspirion.....

www.micronpc.com

Heard many things of them as of late...

**Beacon** · Apr 14th, 2002, 10:14 PM

Micronpc never heard of them!!

Perhaps they need a downunder distributor!
Hmmm
*rubs chin*

**Beacon** · Apr 14th, 2002, 10:16 PM

They've got a dealer in malawi and micronesia but not Oz!!

Christ!!

Partners Jethro?
hehe

Jethro · Apr 14th, 2002, 11:04 PM

Originally posted by Beacon
They've got a dealer in malawi and micronesia but not Oz!!

Christ!!

Partners Jethro?
hehe

Sounding good we'll just own the laptop market in Oz with our way cool slogan

"Justin says, your gettin' a micronpc Dude" ... should at least do well in the Darlinghurst area.....

**Beacon** · Apr 15th, 2002, 12:31 AM

Yeah we'll have him as our "DELL" guy instead of steve!

sounds great now we just need stock!

**JungleMan** · Apr 15th, 2002, 06:02 AM

Originally posted by Jethro

Sounding good we'll just own the laptop market in Oz with our way cool slogan

"Justin says, your gettin' a micronpc Dude" ... should at least do well in the Darlinghurst area.....

ROFL

Filburt...did you ever make up your mind? For a notebook that won't be used for much more than school I think $1400 seems like too much..

**filburt1** · Apr 15th, 2002, 06:06 AM

I'm willing to spend up to $1500, but it looks like I'll have to spend a tiny bit more

So far Dell is teh winnar

**JoshT** · Apr 15th, 2002, 10:48 AM

I have a Winbook (@ work) that works well.

**kalicki** · Apr 15th, 2002, 07:34 PM

http://www.powernotebooks.com/index.php3

Good prices... All laptops are basically the same core though... Different chip, mem and HD and case thing, but other than that...

**filburt1** · Apr 15th, 2002, 07:39 PM

Originally posted by kalicki
http://www.powernotebooks.com/index.php3

Good prices... All laptops are basically the same core though... Different chip, mem and HD and case thing, but other than that...

Those are some really good deals...got any reviews on them?

**JungleMan** · Apr 15th, 2002, 07:42 PM

Originally posted by filburt1

Those are some really good deals...got any reviews on them?

Those use desktop Pentium 4 chips in them which lack the power-saving features...

It sounds unbelievable but it's true..

Would be awesome though. Very awesome. 2.2Ghz to go

**filburt1** · Apr 15th, 2002, 07:43 PM

Well how much batt life are we probably talking about?

**kalicki** · Apr 15th, 2002, 07:47 PM

Nope, sorry... Company is highly reputable though, has a bloody 10.00 on Resellerratings.com....

Here's the reseller ratings comments page on them...

http://www.resellerratings.com/selle...seller_id=1980

Everything good... Saying the company's a pleasure to work with, they answer all your questions... But, no reviews really on the Sagers or PowerPros... Are the deals on the Toshiba's good? (I don't really know about laptop pricing right now...)

**JungleMan** · Apr 15th, 2002, 07:54 PM

Originally posted by filburt1
Well how much batt life are we probably talking about?

http://www.powernotebooks.com/P4_Truth.php3

Then, just last fall the new Mobile Intel® Pentium® III Processor-M was introduced. It uses 1.4 to 1.1Volts, down to .095 to 1.15Volts when on battery power, and was the size of a small postage stamp using 0.13 micron technology.

Then the BIG BREAKTHROUGH came. The widely anticipated and highly touted 478-Pin "Northwood" Intel® Pentium® P4 Processor, available at up to 2.4GHz w/512 L2 On-die Cache, was introduced. It uses 1.5Volts (a far cry from the older, hotter, 3.3Volts), and is the same small postage stamp size using 0.13 micron technology.

Might give you a general idea...get a second battery if you can and your set...

chenko · Apr 16th, 2002, 01:14 PM

if you want a laptop made to your *exact* spec (as long as its possible

) try AJP, but they are UK only.

for anything else Toshiba, the best for everything, all other lappy companys are total ******s, and there products smell more of crap than 400 farms with chicken ****

**JungleMan** · Apr 16th, 2002, 05:08 PM

Originally posted by chenko
if you want a laptop made to your *exact* spec (as long as its possible ) try AJP, but they are UK only.

for anything else Toshiba, the best for everything, all other lappy companys are total ******s, and there products smell more of crap than 400 farms with chicken ****

Like COMPAQ or Sony

**nabeels786** · Apr 16th, 2002, 05:56 PM

alienware will be coming out with laptops soon, but they're prolly be just as expensive as their desktops, if not more

**JungleMan** · Apr 16th, 2002, 07:00 PM

Originally posted by nabeels786
alienware will be coming out with laptops soon, but they're prolly be just as expensive as their desktops, if not more

Awesome..

Jethro · Apr 16th, 2002, 07:04 PM

Originally posted by chenko
if you want a laptop made to your *exact* spec (as long as its possible ) try AJP, but they are UK only.

for anything else Toshiba, the best for everything, all other lappy companys are total ******s, and there products smell more of crap than 400 farms with chicken ****

Toshiba sux.......

**JungleMan** · Apr 16th, 2002, 07:11 PM

Originally posted by Jethro

Toshiba sux.......

Not always true, heard of one guy who ran over his Toshiba and it still booted or somit crazy like that.

**Beacon** · Apr 16th, 2002, 07:30 PM

Originally posted by Jethro

Toshiba sux.......

Nope Chenko's right! Toshiba are the best for Laptops i totally disagree with u jello.

chenko · Apr 17th, 2002, 02:29 AM

Originally posted by Jethro

Toshiba sux.......

want to back that comment up with somit other than your activitys with your sheep friends

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