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evil jose
04-06-2006, 08:48 PM
I'll be in the market for a new laptop in the next couple of months and I was wondering what you guys would recomment. Need something with the following requirements:


12" to 14" Wide Screen.
Built in Combo CD/DVD Recorder.
Minimum 80 GB HD.
Minimum 512 MB RAM.
Video Card with at least 128 MB RAM.
Around 5 lbs (as thin and lite as possible).
Built in Wi-Fi and Bluetooth.


So far I've been looking at an HP dv1550se, a Dell XPS M140, and (gulp) even an Apple MacBook Pro or PowerBook G4. Switching to Mac has a lot of appeal if I can run WinXP on it. What would you guys recommend? Trying to keep the price between $1300 to $2000.
Stang2be
04-07-2006, 12:21 AM
[QUOTE=evil jose]I'll be in the market for a new laptop in the next couple of months and I was wondering what you guys would recomment. Need something with the following requirements:


12" to 14" Wide Screen.
Built in Combo CD/DVD Recorder.
Minimum 80 GB HD.
Minimum 512 GB RAM.
Video Card with at least 128 MB RAM.
Around 5 lbs (as thin and lite as possible).
Built in Wi-Fi and Bluetooth.


So far I've been looking at an HP dv1550se, a Dell XPS M140, and (gulp) even an Apple MacBook Pro or PowerBook G4. Switching to Mac has a lot of appeal if I can run WinXP on it. What would you guys recommend? Trying to keep the price between $1300 to $2000.[/QUOTE]

512gb of ram? :)
SVTVenom
04-07-2006, 12:23 AM
[QUOTE=Stang2be]512gb of ram? :)[/QUOTE]

Hey, multi-tasking is important okay!? :p
evil jose
04-07-2006, 07:50 AM
[QUOTE=Stang2be]512gb of ram? :)[/QUOTE]

Doh! You know what I meant!
BP
04-07-2006, 08:48 AM
The G4 won't run windows, it still uses the old processor. The Macbook pro will just fine but it's still a 32 bit processor, a little spendy for something thats not absolutely top of the line.
Michaelb303
04-07-2006, 09:19 AM
It plays BF2, Call of Duty and Counter Strike with no problems. Also fry's has it for $699.
I upgraded it to a Gig of ram for $60 bucks.

http://www.compusa.com/products/product_info.asp?product_code=336299&pfp=BROWSE
AbecX
04-07-2006, 09:30 AM
[QUOTE=Stang2be]512gb of ram? :)[/QUOTE]
lmao
Stang2be
04-07-2006, 11:05 AM
[QUOTE=AbecX]lmao[/QUOTE]

Someone must be planning ahead for Windows 2010 :eek:
Tx Redneck
04-08-2006, 11:39 PM
[QUOTE=Stang2be]Someone must be planning ahead for Windows 2010 :eek:[/QUOTE]


lmmao!