I may be taking a backpacking trip overseas and am wondering what would be the best type of laptop to take with me. I'd like to keep it around $1000 and no larger than a 14.1 screen:
Models I'm considering:
Lenovo ThinkPad z61t (expensive)
Lenovo V100 (12 in screen may be too small. durable?)
TwinLab Durabook (doesn't seem to have very good specs)
Toshiba Satellite U200 series (durability features but keboard seems mushy)
HP Pavillion DVD212US (excellent specs but concerned about durability)
Any other models you recommend?
2006-10-08 04:03:37 · 7 answers · asked by Didgeridude 4 in Computers & Internet ➔ Hardware ➔ Laptops & Notebooks
the lenovo v100 seemed ok to me at $ 999
no point worrying about durability of notebooks., lenovo, toshiba or hp ... they're global brands ... basically the notebooks have to be good enuf for travel conditions & abuse ... vibrations & all !
dell i find missing from u'r list
they offer max. value for money, besides are 'road-ready', most models
firstly, the lenovo v100 at 999 is not bad, tho mo-board is 915 based
lets tour the inspirion e1405
http://www.dell.com/content/products/productdetails.aspx/entnb_e1405?c=us&cs=19&l=en&s=dhs
about road ready
http://www.dell.com/content/topics/global.aspx/solutions/en/roadready?c=us&cs=19&l=en&s=dhs
lets customise the e1405
http://configure.us.dell.com/dellstore/config.aspx?c=us&cs=19&l=en&oc=E1405S1&s=dhs
Intel® Core™ 2 Duo processor T7200 (4MB Cache/2.00GHz/667MHz FSB)
Genuine Windows® XP Media Center Edition 2005
14.1 inch WXGA+ UltraSharp™ TFT Display with TrueLife™
512MB DDR2 SDRAM 533MHZ, 1 DIMM
80GB Sata Hard Drive
8X CD/DVD Burner (DVD+/-RW) with double-layer DVD+R write capability
Intel® Graphics Media Accelerator 950
Integrated Audio
53 WHr 6-cell Lithium Ion Primary Battery
Wireless Card Only: Dell Wireless 1390b/g (54Mbps)
Includes Microsoft Works 8. DOES NOT INCLUDE MS WORD
Basic and trial products from Corel and Yahoo
Service
1Yr Ltd Warranty and Mail-In Service
6 Months America Online Internet Access Included
Integrated 10/100 Network Card and Modem
Adobe® Acrobat® Reader 7.0
E1405 Dual Core
Windows Vista™ Capable
Intel Core 2 Duo Processor
>> $ 948
i. t7200 processor with 4 mb l2 cache is awesome
ii. 512 mb ram in single slot, leaving 1 slot free for future
iii. 14.1" widescreen truelife display is great
iv. os is win xp media centre 2005, so external consoles
v. most upto date system
vi. road-ready
vii. value for money >>> you vote on that !
2006-10-08 05:20:02 · answer #1 · answered by sεαη 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i know that you did not say anything about this company but what about a dell you can take and buy a notebook system with complete care so that if it does get damaged you can take and have the component replaced. and sometimes if a system is beyond repair they will grant a system exchange may get an even better system. and also you can take and transfer the warranty from the united states to another country in a matter of days like 2 days and the warranty is there with the system and when you come home same deal in reverse.
2006-10-08 07:25:30 · answer #2 · answered by Laura Ann 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have a toshiba satellite
it has survivide a lot of oops's I'm a little clumsy and it has never failed me I deffently recomend it
2006-10-08 04:13:29 · answer #3 · answered by Toni M 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
to me hp customer service sucks. And apple always messes people up by not being compatiable with alot of software that is out. Im about to get this one, it has everything i want .. here is the link, check it out.
http://www.circuitcity.com/ssm/Sony-VAIO-Notebook-PC-VGN-FE770G/sem/rpsm/oid/159800/rpem/ccd/productDetail.do
2006-10-08 04:14:36 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
if i were you i would take apple with me its durable has great graphics and lot and lot more features.
2006-10-08 04:06:57 · answer #5 · answered by chapagainashish 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
sony
2006-10-08 04:31:36 · answer #6 · answered by raj 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Try FUJITSU LIFE BOOKS ... you can find better one!
2006-10-08 04:06:58 · answer #7 · answered by Jaffs G 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋