What is the best lap top that suits my lifestyle?

Question

I am a student of Marketing Communication,
I need a lap top for typing, video making, and presentation purposes,
Im not sure if i will be needing a good video card,
i am not really into playing games,
i am a busy person working on my school stuffs,
i might need a large hard drive because i like saving documents,
i want a cd writer, or dvd writer,
i am not also a brand conscious person

I am a student of Marketing Communication,
I need a lap top for typing, video making, and presentation purposes,
Im not sure if i will be needing a good video card,
i am not really into playing games,
i am a busy person working on my school stuffs,
i might need a large hard drive because i like saving documents,
i want a cd writer, or dvd writer,
i am not also a brand conscious person,
Lastly, i want the cheapest, but durable

Answer 1

from what i gather, 2 things come 2 mind
1. win xp media centre 2005 as os, with remote control even better
2. 17" widescreen for presentations

the dell e1705 comes to mind
http://www.dell.com/content/products/productdetails.aspx/inspn_e1705?c=us&cs=19&l=en&s=dhs

configure it to suit u
http://configure.us.dell.com/dellstore/config.aspx?c=us&cs=19&l=en&oc=DNCWGA1&s=dhs

Intel® Core™ Duo T2250 (1.73GHz, 2MB L2 Cache, 533 MHz FSB)
Genuine Windows® XP Media Center Edition 2005
Express Upgrade to Windows Vista Home Premium from XP Media Center Edition
17 inch Wide Screen XGA+ Display
1GB Shared Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM at 533MHz
160GB 5400 RPM SATA Hard Drive
8x CD/DVD burner (DVD+/-RW) with double-layer DVD+R write capability
256MB ATI MOBILITY™ RADEON® X1400 HyperMemory
Integrated Sound Blaster® Audigy™ HD Software Edition
53 WHr 6-cell Lithium Ion Primary Battery
Dell Wireless 1390b/g (54Mbps)
Dell Wireless 355 Bluetooth Internal (2.0 + Enhanced Data Rate)
Interlink ExpressCard Media Remote for Bluetooth-enabled Notebooks
Includes Microsoft Works 8. DOES NOT INCLUDE MS WORD
Basic and trial products from Corel and Yahoo
1Yr Ltd Warranty and Mail-In Service
6 Months of America Online Membership Included
Integrated 10/100 Network Card and Modem
Adobe® Acrobat® Reader 7.0
Inspiron 1705 Dual Core
Windows Vista™ Capable
Intel Core Duo Processor

>> $ 1,223

another suggestion,
17 inch UltraSharp™ Wide Screen UXGA Display with TrueLife™ [add $149 or $5/month1]
Dell UltraSharp Quality
>> adds life to display & well worth the money !

lemme know if i can clarify / help any further, any time pal !

Answer 2

Sony Vaio with Windows Media Center XP

Answer 3

Our office exclusively uses Dell Latitudes and we've had minimal problems. They are used out in the field, sometimes even abused pretty badly, but still last.

Dell is also really good about working with you to set up your pc/laptop to your specs and for what you need. Our Latitudes come with floppy drives and cd players & burners/dvd players. I'm sure you could add a dvd burner with no problems. I'd check out the Dell site. :) I can't recommend them highly enough; we have about 102 out in the field constantly, and they work great and stand up to daily use and wear & tear well.

Answer 4

(be sure to go to manufacturers websites, it doesn't mean you're brand conscious...) look at hp, they have some nice screens, and toshiba; of course *all* laptops have come down alot in price but I would guess they're a little jacked up right now for the season? I'm happy with hp

Answer 5

almost any will do if ur not gaming ... look for a 100g hd and a nice display .. uxga or somthing .. try to stay away from plain xga ... if ur converting video u will appreciate a core duo at the highest ghz u can afford and some ddr2 mem and a 7200rpm hd .... dont worry about the graphics card if u dont game ..

http://www.newegg.com/Home/Notebook.asp

Answer 6

I'm partial to Dell, myself.
If you're planning on video making, you're gonna need a decent video card/video making software, (plus a large hard drive) so you're looking at $1500+ right there.

Answer 7

i actual think of a solid journey could be a Shih-Tzu...the only component that would not journey completely is the swimming area. I actual have one and he suits all of those catagories completely. in case you do no longer purely like the long, flowy tutor hair version you are able to continuously save them with a puppy decrease (like mine) that's far less complicated to mantain. he's by no ability had any scientific probelms the two. he's organic bred. EDIT: We go away him at homestead approximately as much as you will possibly and he hasn't long gone to the restroom in the homestead on account that he grew to become right into a sprint puppy. (he's 9yrs old now) a number of the dogs under do could be walked and are anxioius to pass on walks which does no longer seem to extra healthful your standards...yet all are great dogs. EDIT: i grew to become into going to indicate a French Bulldog too yet mine is great demanding to pass on walks, likes playing for hours then will pass to sleep, they could no longer swim...they could drown in case you enable them to objective, he's great to youthful little ones and older people yet is hyper and virtually knocks them down whilst they walk in the door. yet they're lovable whilst they pass to sleep. They sleep like yet another individual with you in the mattress. they could have undesirable respiritory problems, they're very costly and characteristic gas/snore plenty...hah. I additionally agree that obtaining a puppy isn't good on your existence sort...a dogs 7-10 months or older could be terrific.

Answer 8

Try HP laptop. It has all of the items you listed here and it costs under $900 USD. And if you wait until Thanksgiving, there might be a big discount.

Answer 9

I think imac suits you to the t. It comes in custom colours, and is really trendy and stylish.

Answer 10

Choose from here

http://tinyurl.com/ylv5a4

They have some good ones at reasonable prices.