gah! That sounded like an excellent deal. I should probably also clarify that by "gaming" i dont mean something ultra hardcore. Im not looking for a 512mb graphics card or anything.
Ive been eyeing a few Toshiba Satellites, they are a bit big and bulky but that doesnt really bother me.
http://www.circuitcity.com/ssm/Tosh...60477/catOid/-12963/rpem/ccd/productDetail.do
that one seems to fit the ticket quite well, but not sure how decent the graphics card is
been looking at some dells too, but a lot of people tell me I should avoid their laptops. Ive spec-ed a few out and what im getting within my budget is less than what other companies offer.
Most Toshibas have only integrated graphics unfortunately, which is too bad because everything else about them is usually good...
As a person who's owned 2 Dell laptops without any major trouble, I think they're quite alright, and some of the best deals you can get if spec-ed properly.
For under $1000, you can get:
Intel? Core? 2 Duo T7200 (2.00GHz, 4MB L2 Cache, 667MHz FSB)
Genuine Windows? XP Media Center Edition 2005
15.4 inch Wide Screen XGA Display with TrueLife?
1GB Dual Channel DDR2 at 533MHz
80GB 5400rpm SATA Hard Drive
8X CD/DVD Burner (DVD+/-RW) with double-layer DVD+R write capability
128MB ATI MOBILITY? RADEON? X1300 HyperMemory?
Sound Blaster? Audigy? HD Software Edition
Wireless 1390b/g (54Mbps)
It would be really hard to find a better deal than that. And if you pump a couple hundred more into it, you can get even better specs, although he processor and video card are already better than the Toshiba
For $1200 you can get:
Intel? Core? 2 Duo T7200 (2.00GHz, 4MB L2 Cache, 667MHz FSB)
Genuine Windows? XP Media Center Edition 2005
15.4 inch Wide Screen XGA Display with TrueLife?
2GB Dual Channel DDR2 at 533MHZ
120GB 5400rpm SATA Hard Drive
8X CD/DVD Burner (DVD+/-RW) with double-layer DVD+R write capability
128MB ATI MOBILITY? RADEON? X1300 HyperMemory?
Sound Blaster? Audigy? HD Software Edition
Wireless 1390b/g (54Mbps)
I definitely take that over the Toshiba
I recommend Acer as well since I know a guy who repairs laptops and he says he's never had to repair an Acer.
Speaking of which, I can't believe how cheap this one is for what you get:
http://www.circuitcity.com/ssm/Spec...4/rpem/ccd/productDetailSpecification.do#tabs