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I have almost bought a couple of different notebooks, but then I've gone to C-Net, epinions or other online review sites and been warned against it. I am looking for something around $1,200 or less. I need a wireless card thing, mostly I'll be doing word processing. I don't do PC games.
Does anyone have a reccomendation for a notebook in that price range? Thanks in advance.
Sager re-sells a system that is built by (I think) Phillips. It's fairly good quality, most resellers sell the same stuff they do. We sell them from a different provider at the shop I work for. We go through Prostar instead of Sager because their phone tech support is based in the States as opposed to Korea. ABS Computers also uses the same systems for their laptops. Check the ratings on them out, though. I don't know what other people are seeing from these. In general, you'll have to spend $1500+ to get a really good quality laptop. Minimum prices for a Laptop still run close to the $1000 dollar mark (899 minimum for sure, usually), so you're probably stuck getting a tricked out budget system.
Also, for just about any non-gaming use you can use any processor speed you want. What you need to look at is how much RAM it has. I wouldn't go lower than 512 megs if you want a computer that doesn't slow down easilly. For battery length, Anything with Centrino (AKA, Pentium M) will work extremely well. AMD isn't quite as good in Laptops as it is in desktops (As much as it pains me to say Intel is better in something ). The systems built with non mobile processors (Pentium 4, Athlon 64) are going to go through battery life quickly no matter what you do. Beyond that, there's not a whole lot useful I can tell you Good luck and happy hunting.
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I've been doing a litle laptop shopping myself.
I'm told that Toshiba and Sony are good (people have told me they don't like IBMs, and they're geared more towards business than personal use). Centrino processors are good for battery life, forget about a Celeron, Pentium 4 is decent, and Athlon is better.
If you need it for word processing, and not games, you probably won't need a terribly fast processor, or a very big hard drive. So if that's all you're doing, you can get one for a lot less than $1200.
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I wouldn't recommend Sony because their tech support is expensive as well as crappy. If any part on one of them breaks, it costs over $150 just to get a replacement part. That doesn't count the labor for installing the darn stuff.
Dell is okay in laptops. Compaq and HP have serious issues. Gateway (ever since they started using Emachines to build their entire line of systens) is complete garbage.
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The "Dudes" win. I got a Dell. I found a $400 coupon on techbargains.com, and got a $1,400 system for $975. I didn't even have to pay shipping. Dude!
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