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Aug 10, 2004, 06:54 PM
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DriverHeaven Junior Member
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Whats a Solid LT for College??
Hello,
My nephew is starting college and asked me about laptops, i dont realy know much about them, if he would settle for lugging a desktop around i could help..So i figured i would get a sence of whats good from actual users, so in your opinions whats a reliable, sturdy laptop for under 2,000. US.. Thanks in advance
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Aug 11, 2004, 05:47 AM
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For 2000$ you'll have a nice laptop mate. My personal experience:
Don't get a sony Vaio, hell they are nice but you pay for the look. Get at least 512MB ram. 1024 even better. Internal Wifi should be included in any new laptop. If possible don't get integrated video chip like Intel or Sis. Get a radeon mobility 9000 or higher, or at least an nVidia chipset. The Centrino processors are good and so is the battery life. the P4 with HT are extremely fast but a litlle more expensive. I think a 40gig hardisk should be enough for a portable (but try to get atleast a 5400RMP disk or higher) The screen, personally i have SXGA with a max resolution of 1400x1050 which is excellent for me altough higher can be nice. Nowadays portables come out with a widescreen but I think priceses are still high. An maybe you should get at least a year warranty. Maybe you should check out pricewatch.com and select notebooks and the the 2000$ index. you'll get a list that compares most notebooks. Hope that helps you a litlle further.
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Aug 11, 2004, 09:45 AM
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Also, contact the bookstore or computer shop at the college or university where he'll be attending. They will no doubt have a recommendation or requirements of some sort.
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Aug 11, 2004, 02:10 PM
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DriverHeaven Junior Member
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Thanks for the replies, all the info given was useful, im learning about CPu power needs and battery life, also the wireless compatability needs of the college was something i didnt even think of.. i dont want to recomend something to him that he wont be happy with..Thanks again
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Aug 11, 2004, 02:28 PM
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confutatis maledictis
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one of our friends here just got a great one for $1750
Centrino 1600 MHz, 512MB RAM, 60GB HDD, DVD+/-RW, Wi-Fi, Mobility 9200 (I think), etc I'll let him correct/add more/praise his new toy, if he likes 
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