I'm trying to decide between two laptops; a Compaq Presario V2000 and an IBM Thinkpad T41. Both are light with a great screen (14" Wide on Compaq and regular 14" on IBM) One gig of Memory (2700 DDR on both) and an 80 gig Hard drive on each laptop. I'd be using the laptop mostly for school. Any suggestions would be appreciated, thank you in advance.
2007-06-01 10:20:59 · 11 answers · asked by Jorge 2 in Computers & Internet ➔ Hardware ➔ Laptops & Notebooks
I find Thinkpads are more durable and I also prefer the pointing stick to touchpads. The major knock against the T41 by most reviewers was the price- if you can get it for about the same price as the Presario, go with Lenovo/IBM.
2007-06-01 10:39:45 · answer #1 · answered by Proto 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
IBM usuallay make a class kinna laptops but the thing is that the technology they use for LCD is not good enough, after a while u will get a LCD problems in IBM coz i have used morethen 15 IBM and most of them have the same problem, and the other thing is if u forget ur BIOS password then u will say good bye to ur brand new IBM, coz all u will get support is buy a new motherboard. beside HP/Compaq is better then IBM.
2007-06-01 10:28:35 · answer #2 · answered by (¯`v´¯)Ã?§]¦o¦[Â¥ 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
the t41 is an excellent machine....well built by a very reputable company who are the practical fathers of the PC world....i have had many desktop PC"s and more than my fare share of laptops.....(my first was an old Tandy)...but i can honestly say that i have never used a better laptop than a IBM....and i wont be going back to any other brand.....admittedly you don't get a whole lot for your money when you buy an IBM....unless your willing to pay more of course....but you will have an excellent machine....doing what it was designed for.....pure computing.....good luck with your decision
2007-06-01 10:45:03 · answer #3 · answered by josey 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I would recommend the IBM Thinkpad T41.
2007-06-02 06:41:16 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I suggest the IBM Thinkpad. It is more durable and most likely has a longer battery life. The Thinkpad my friend just purchased has enough processing power to play Elder Scrolls: Oblivion. So that should meet your requirements.
2007-06-01 10:25:24 · answer #5 · answered by Shel K 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Go for Compaq over IBM. Compaq better quality. Though i would suggest ASUS or Toshiba... i have a ASUS and i would recomend that as i have had no problems and they are great value for money. with lots of extras.. for more ideas take a look at this site...
http://totalygreatallday.blogspot.com
aslo check www.amazon.com for great deals
2007-06-01 10:42:29 · answer #6 · answered by Robbie 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I would recommend a Compaq V2000, its outside has a smooth finish, and in fact, its widescrren display will be great for using microsoft excel, or if you're a teacher, for using Grading software.
2007-06-01 11:49:13 · answer #7 · answered by HOUSTONE_PLAYA 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I've had real reliability problems with compaq (and toshiba). Have you ruled out Apple? It sounds as though you would qualify for educational discount. Might be worth a look as their owners rate them highly.
2007-06-01 21:12:49 · answer #8 · answered by philipscown 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
If you can wait, the prices of CPU chips are going to drop drastically in a few months due to the new dual core chip AMD is introducing. Intel has already announced it will begin to reduce prices to as much as $100 for each chip.
2016-05-18 22:50:58 · answer #9 · answered by maybelle 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
IBM they practicaly invented pcs.compaq sucks
2007-06-01 11:21:25 · answer #10 · answered by projectp 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋