I need a reliable laptop, what to get?

Question

It doesnt need to be really fancy. I just need one for school, pictures, music downloads and cd burning. A dvd player would be nice, but not very important. What do you recommend? How much memory, processor speed, and hard drive would you recommend? If you know of a specific type that is good, Please inform me of that too. I would like alot of memory for the pictures. My at home computer lags because of all the photos on it. Thanks alot, angel

Answer 1

I'm happy with my Dell Inspiron 1501. It has a speedy AMD Turion64X2 processor, 60 GB hard drive, 1028 MB Ram, DVD/CD-RW. Built in wireless and wired network cards and modem. 15.4" wide screen LCD. The battery lasts about 2.5 hours but a better is available. It has a built in memory card reader for your camera. Vista is now standard on new computers.

It's a great deal for around $700.

Answer 2

i personally use a Toshiba laptop and i guess its very reliable the best part is it never stucks. Well you are thinking to buy one for multimedia purposes and low in budget as you say that u want to buy for your school.So i prefer Satellite P105-S6147 - Toshiba Laptop. $999.99

Product Specifications Processor
Processor Type* Pentium® dual-core processor Processor Number* T2060 Processor Speed* 1.60GHz

Operating System **
Genuine Windows Vista™ Home Premium (32-bit)

Memory Size *
1024MB

Display Size *
17.0"

Display Type *
Widescreen XGA with TruBrite™ Technology
Display Resolution *
1440x900
Graphics Chipset *
Graphics Media Accelerator 950
Graphics Memory *
8MB-196MB dynamically allocated shared graphics memory
Hard Drive Size *
120GB
Hard Drive Speed
5400rpm
Optical Drive *
DVD-SuperMulti drive (+/-R double layer)
Wireless LAN *
Atheros® Wireless LAN (802.11b/g)
Input Devices
Hot Key Functions, Windows Key Function, TouchPad pointing device, Internet Launch button, CD/DVD Buttons, 103 key US keyboard with 10 Key Pad, Application Launch Button
Security
Password Security, Security Cable Lock Slot, Hot Key Security
Modem
V.92 Modem
LAN
10/100
Audio
harman/kardon® stereo speakers, Headphone jack (stereo), Microphone jack (mono), Windows Sound System
AC Adapter
75W (15V 5.0A) Auto-sensing, 100-240V / 50-60Hz input
Battery Type
Li-Ion (6-cell, 4000mAh)
PC Card Slots
1-Type II PC Card Slot
PC Express Slot
1-ExpressCard™ Slot
Media Port
5-in-1 Bridge Media Adapter
USB Slots
4-USB (2.0)
iLINK
i.LINK™ IEEE-1394
S-Video
TV-out (S Video)
Software *
InterVideo® WinDVD® Creator 2 Platinum, Microsoft Works, TOSHIBA ConfigFree®, TOSHIBA Disc Creator, TOSHIBA Game Console, Microsoft® Office OneNote® 2007, TOSHIBA Recovery Disc Creator, TOSHIBA Speech System, InterVideo® WinDVD® 8 SD, Protector Suite™ QL by UPEK®
Weight
Starting at 7.1lbs
Color
Onyx Blue Metallic
Warranty *
1-Yr Parts and Labor, 1-Year Battery


Also Includes:

Onyx Blue Metallic Cover, Microsoft® Works, Microsoft® Office OneNote™ 2007, Toshiba ConfigFree®, Toshiba Disc Creator, Toshiba Recovery Disc Creator, Toshiba Game Console, InterVideo® WinDVD® 8 SD, InterVideo® WinDVD Creator 2 Platinum, Protector Suite™ QL by UPEK®, 5-in-1 Bridge Media Adapter, ExpressCard™ slot, 4-USB (2.0) ports, i.LINK™ IEEE-1394, TV-out (S-Video), 10/100 LAN port, V.92 modem port, RGB monitor port, Microphone jack (monaural), headphone jack (stereo)

i guess this is all you wanted.

Answer 3

I'm selling mine because it was too heavy to lug back and forth to my classes but the Dell inspirons and other lower level dell laptops are great for the basics. and they are cheap too. starting at under 700.

Answer 4

get a dell however do not get one with windows vista on it cause it really isnt any good

Answer 5

here's a link on ebay that you can read reviews of them by ebay members