Need a new laptop
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Hi Guys, My Compaq N800 is dying a slow painful death. Corrupt HDD, faulty RAM, broken WiFi module and chunks missing from the casing due to erosion. I need something that I can work on, meaning 1280 x 1024 resolution, 2.5ish GHz and a Gig of RAM minimum, 60Gb HDD, WiFi, decent battery and most importantly, lightweight. Bluetooth would be nice, DVD burner probably wise, and I don't care about the graphics card, though the next beta of Longhorn will probably change my thinking on that one. Suggestions? cheers, Chris Maunder
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Hi Guys, My Compaq N800 is dying a slow painful death. Corrupt HDD, faulty RAM, broken WiFi module and chunks missing from the casing due to erosion. I need something that I can work on, meaning 1280 x 1024 resolution, 2.5ish GHz and a Gig of RAM minimum, 60Gb HDD, WiFi, decent battery and most importantly, lightweight. Bluetooth would be nice, DVD burner probably wise, and I don't care about the graphics card, though the next beta of Longhorn will probably change my thinking on that one. Suggestions? cheers, Chris Maunder
I bought a cheap($800 USD after rebate) HP Pavilion last summer, and it's been great, especially at that price. 2.8 GHz Celeron, 512 RAM, Wifi and ethernet,, runs nicely at 1280 X 800 (though I'm not sure I'd get widescreen next time) doesn't burn DVD's though. battery life could be better (about 1.5 - 2 hrs), it's almost 3.5 kg though. Probably not what you're looking for, but for a few hundred dollars I'm sure HP has a system that has what's missing. Quality-wise, I'm happy and the rebate from HP came back within a fair time. BW
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Hi Guys, My Compaq N800 is dying a slow painful death. Corrupt HDD, faulty RAM, broken WiFi module and chunks missing from the casing due to erosion. I need something that I can work on, meaning 1280 x 1024 resolution, 2.5ish GHz and a Gig of RAM minimum, 60Gb HDD, WiFi, decent battery and most importantly, lightweight. Bluetooth would be nice, DVD burner probably wise, and I don't care about the graphics card, though the next beta of Longhorn will probably change my thinking on that one. Suggestions? cheers, Chris Maunder
Don't buy a Toshiba. Their Better Business Bureau rating is an 'F' - the lowest possible rating. The rating is so low specifically because of their lousy laptop record. Here's a link[^] to the BBB page for Toshiba. Here's part of the BBB text: Complainants allege defective merchandise and failure to honor warranty claims. Many customers who purchased Toshiba Laptop computers claim the units have an overheating problem due to malfunction of the cooling fan. Other complainants allege delays when computers are sent to the service department for repairs. Some report their computer has been returned two or three times for the same problem, or, that repairs performed did not remedy the problem. The company responds to some complaints by offering additional repairs, or explanations of warranty provisions. Some complaints are unresolved, meaning customers are not satisfied with the company's response. Many other complaints remain unanswered.
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Hi Guys, My Compaq N800 is dying a slow painful death. Corrupt HDD, faulty RAM, broken WiFi module and chunks missing from the casing due to erosion. I need something that I can work on, meaning 1280 x 1024 resolution, 2.5ish GHz and a Gig of RAM minimum, 60Gb HDD, WiFi, decent battery and most importantly, lightweight. Bluetooth would be nice, DVD burner probably wise, and I don't care about the graphics card, though the next beta of Longhorn will probably change my thinking on that one. Suggestions? cheers, Chris Maunder
Someone will probably try to kill me, but I love the Sony Vaio S-series. :) It's very fast, small and lightweight, and beautiful to the eye. See them here[^]. -- LuisR
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Hi Guys, My Compaq N800 is dying a slow painful death. Corrupt HDD, faulty RAM, broken WiFi module and chunks missing from the casing due to erosion. I need something that I can work on, meaning 1280 x 1024 resolution, 2.5ish GHz and a Gig of RAM minimum, 60Gb HDD, WiFi, decent battery and most importantly, lightweight. Bluetooth would be nice, DVD burner probably wise, and I don't care about the graphics card, though the next beta of Longhorn will probably change my thinking on that one. Suggestions? cheers, Chris Maunder
The Dells are very good. For a thin & light, I would recommend the inspiron 510m (I have one)or the equivalent Lattitude. From the punishment you seem to have given your Compaq, maybe you should took at the IBM thinkpads, they are physically more robust than the dells, are very light & have incredible battery life. The thinkpad T42 is very good ( the only machine I would prefer to my Dell!). Cheers Salil
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Hi Guys, My Compaq N800 is dying a slow painful death. Corrupt HDD, faulty RAM, broken WiFi module and chunks missing from the casing due to erosion. I need something that I can work on, meaning 1280 x 1024 resolution, 2.5ish GHz and a Gig of RAM minimum, 60Gb HDD, WiFi, decent battery and most importantly, lightweight. Bluetooth would be nice, DVD burner probably wise, and I don't care about the graphics card, though the next beta of Longhorn will probably change my thinking on that one. Suggestions? cheers, Chris Maunder
I mostly buy after reading PCAdvisor.co.uk[^] - I've bought about 6 printers, a laptop, a flat screen, 2 graphics cards, and a digital camera on their advise, and they've all been great buys! Joel Holdsworth Wanna give me a job this summer? Check out my online CV and project history[^]
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Hi Guys, My Compaq N800 is dying a slow painful death. Corrupt HDD, faulty RAM, broken WiFi module and chunks missing from the casing due to erosion. I need something that I can work on, meaning 1280 x 1024 resolution, 2.5ish GHz and a Gig of RAM minimum, 60Gb HDD, WiFi, decent battery and most importantly, lightweight. Bluetooth would be nice, DVD burner probably wise, and I don't care about the graphics card, though the next beta of Longhorn will probably change my thinking on that one. Suggestions? cheers, Chris Maunder
This is mine. And I'm very very very happy with it. :) Although...the "lightweight" thing isn't really applicable here. I doubt you'll find a desktop replacement machine that you're thinking of that doesn't weigh a whole lot.
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Hi Guys, My Compaq N800 is dying a slow painful death. Corrupt HDD, faulty RAM, broken WiFi module and chunks missing from the casing due to erosion. I need something that I can work on, meaning 1280 x 1024 resolution, 2.5ish GHz and a Gig of RAM minimum, 60Gb HDD, WiFi, decent battery and most importantly, lightweight. Bluetooth would be nice, DVD burner probably wise, and I don't care about the graphics card, though the next beta of Longhorn will probably change my thinking on that one. Suggestions? cheers, Chris Maunder
Chris Maunder wrote: chunks missing from the casing due to erosion I don't think that erosion is a natural process that acts on laptops...:suss: Just what DO Australians do with their computers??? I'm starting to think laptop owners should be pre-screened... A lot of previous posts seem to be recommending Dell, but I have had some negative experience with them. About a year ago (and while the laptop was still under warranty) the tab key ceased to function (I ruled out erosion). AFAIK it was nothing that I did...I tried to contact Dell Canada through their website but received no response. In fact, I tried to contact them on several occasions - and using both customer care and tech support emails - but received no response. Ultimately I became quite disappointed at their lack of response. Eventually I ended up contacting a U.K. based Dell support (don't ask...) that was of little help. Needless to say that in all the frustration I eventually gave up and here I sit approximately a year later and the key is still nonfunctional. You better believe I'm disappointed and P.O.'d. :mad: The moral of the story is that although they claim to have efficient support, they do not (in my experience). Also, I find that their CPU cooling design readily blocks up thereby preventing passage of the air over the heat sink. I had to disassemble (after warranty expired) the case in order to clean the heat sinks because there was no longer air moving through and I kept getting over-temperature warnings. I don't think I'll be purchasing a Dell again... John Theal Physicist at Large Got CAD? http://www.presenter3d.com[^]
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