Posts by Tyroleanskibum

As a rough estimate I've read that the m pentiums are about equivalent to a standard P4 with a clock speed that is 1.6 times faster (e.g., 1.4 * 1.6 = 2.24). I've also read that you can add about .8 (e.g., 1.4 + .8 = 2.2). No doubt,...

I ordered one from a Gateway Country Store on 1/24 it arrived as scheduled on 1/30.

No direct experience with either other than reviews. If you're looking at 17" wide screens, I'd also consider the Sager 4780 -- generally very good user reviews and there is a new review on Cnet.com that gives it high marks.

Not sure you'll find a good laptop with 16" screen for $1500. You mention watching DVDs as important so you might want to consider one with a 15.4 wide aspect screen. Depending on your prospective the current 15.4" wide...

JRae, I think Bargainseeker sums it up very well. The pentium Ms in the Centrinos and machines of that ilk handle almost all tasks pretty well. Most of those machines don't have super fast disk drives or high end 3D video cards. ...

Comparing different systems, looking at the 4080, 4780, and 5680. For work, I do quite a bit of statistical analysis and database work, and word processing (e.g., lots of text based work). I'm increasingly wanting to do photo editing...

I'm probably atypical. I don't really care if I don't have the latest and greatest. What I do care about is that I have a system that can effectively run the tasks I need it to run. My P-III 500 mhz home system is no longer up to the...