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Are there any Laptop Geeks in the House?

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wmccall:
I'm not big on extra warranties, but with laptops get the accidental damage protection. Families do damage.  If you pay $700 for a laptop and break the screen they will charge you $600 to replace it.  If I had a dollar for every broken screen I've seen, I could buy a new laptop.

Gomboman:
Thanks Josh and everyone. What about the 1280 x 800 resolution? Is this an issue with a 15" screen?

mattNY:
For what you're using it for, I'd go with one of the $399 deals that they routinely run every weekend now.  They're plenty powerful.

Best Buy had this last week, instore only:

Compaq Presario C714NR
    *  Intel Pentium Dual Core T2310 1.46 GHz Processor
    * 1GB DDR2-533 Memory
    * 120 GB Serial ATA Hard Drive
    * Double Layer DVD+/-RW Drive
    * 15.4" WXGA BrightView Display (1280x800)
    * Intel GMA X3100 Video
    * Wireless 802.11b/g
    * 10/100 Mbit Ethernet
    * 56k Modem
    * 6-Cell battery
    * Windows Vista Home Premium

$399 for the above config.  They had a similar one the week before for $399 (the 713).  I've seen a Gateway as well around the $400 mark.  You don't have to spend $1,000 to get a powerful laptop for home use.

If you decide to go Dell, the Vostro series (1000 or 1500) are a good value for the money, and often nice configs are around $500 shipped.

ndabunka:
Gomboman:
Resume - My title is a bit elusive but I am about as deep into computer technology as is physically possible without being an android.  I contract to Lucent technologies and am currently helping Sprint to design and deploy their next generation networks across the country.  Thanks to Lucent and Sprint, in the future you will not only get the 3rd generation stuff like email and music downloaded to your phone, you will also be able to get things like LIVE full motion TV and video conference calls, etc.  I used to build PCs and even ran a systems integration storefront for one of the largest integration companies in the States (at that time).

Recommendations - Buy the Cheapest "name-brand" product you can afford.  Duo Core processing is essential (for future 64- bit Operating systems).  I bought my wife a wide-screen HP which typically sells for about $900 on a special deal for $750.  There were two additional discounts.  one from HP and the other from Circuit City that added up to another $200 off so in the end I got a $900 laptop for $550.  Granted, the rebates were a pain in the butt, but they did save me a lot of money.

How to do it TODAY - CompUSA is going out of business.  Most everything they sell is SUPER Cheap.  A buddy of mine picked up about 10 sets of hi-def cables (normally $110/each) for under $10.00/each.  I think he may sell some of them on eBay and make a quick $50 times 10 for a quick $500.  Buy a name brand from them  (Toshiba, HP, Compaq, etc).  You can probably get it for something like 50% off and maybe as much as $75% off if you time it right.  But you had better be quick, you probably only have about 3 days before all the good stuff is gone.

Micah:
You really need to consider a mac.  As a computer geek and a big time windows fan I never gave mac a shot untill a year ago.  Now all I want to use is my mac book pro.  The more I use a mac the more I realize I will never go back to windows for my laptop

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