I am considering the following three laptops which are all around $1000.
HP Pavilion dv1530ca --Canadian $1299 at futureshop.ca
Processor
Pentium M Processor 740
Display
14.0" WXGA High-Definition* BrightView Widescreen (1280 x 768) Display
Hard drive
100 GB (4200 rpm)
Memory
1024MB DDR SDRAM (2 x 512MB) at 333 MHz
Wireless connectivity
Intel甈RO/Wireless 2200 802.11BG WLAN
Modem/network card
High Speed 56K modem with integrated 10/100Base-T Ethernet LAN
CD/DVD drive
LightScribe 8X DVD/RW and CD-RW Combo Drive
Graphics card
Intel?graphics media accelerator 900 with up to 128 MB shared video memory
Audio
Altec Lansing
Floppy drive
Floppy drive not included
Asus Z63A --Canadian $ 1194
Asus Z63A Base System Asus 14.1" Z63A Base System
CPU Intel Pentium M Processor 740 1.73GHz 2MB
Memory1 512MB DDR2 533 PC4300 SO DIMM (KingMax)
Hard Drive (2.5") Fujitsu 40GB 5400RPM 8MB (MHT/MHV2040AH)
Optical Drive DVD&CD-RW Combo Drive for Z63A
Warranty 1 Year Parts & 1 Year Labor Warranty
no wireless card.
Toshiba Satellite Notebook with Intel® Centrino® Mobile Technology - Smart Indigo
Model: M55-S3314 -- $1049 at bestbuy.com
Warranty Terms - Parts 1 year limited
Product Weight 5 lbs.
Processor Brand Intel?Centrino?with Intel?Pentium?M
Processor Speed 1.73GHz
Display Type WXGA widescreen active-matrix TFT-LCD with TruBrite technology (1280 x 768)
Screen Size 14"
System Bus 533MHz
Cache Memory 2MB on die Level 2
System Memory (RAM) 512MB
Type of Memory (RAM) PC2700 DDR SDRAM
Hard Drive Type EIDE ATA-6 (5400 rpm)
Hard Drive Size 80GB
Optical Drive Double-layer DVD±RW/CD-RW
Optical Drive Speeds 2x DVD-R DL; 2.4x DVD+R DL; 8x4x8 DVD+RW; 8x4x8 DVD-RW; 5x DVD-RAM; 24x10x24 CD-RW
Graphics Intel® Graphics Media Accelerator 900
Video Memory 8-128MB (dynamically shared)
Modem 56 Kbps* ITU V.92 *Capable of receiving 56 Kbps downloads. However, current regulations limit download speed to 53 Kbps.
Networking Built-in Marvell 10/100Base-TX Ethernet LAN (RJ-45 connector)
Wireless Networking Built-in Intel® PRO/Wireless 2200BG network connection (802.11b/g)
Audio Realtek ALC250 16-bit stereo software sound with support for 3D Sound, Direct 3D Sound, Direct Sound, Direct Music and MIDI playback; SRS TruSurround XT and SRS WOW audio enhancements
It seems that Toshiba has the best price and is the lightest.
I am not sure which has the best quality and the lowest noise.
Can anybody make a suggestion?
HP Pavilion dv1530ca --Canadian $1299 at futureshop.ca
Processor
Pentium M Processor 740
Display
14.0" WXGA High-Definition* BrightView Widescreen (1280 x 768) Display
Hard drive
100 GB (4200 rpm)
Memory
1024MB DDR SDRAM (2 x 512MB) at 333 MHz
Wireless connectivity
Intel甈RO/Wireless 2200 802.11BG WLAN
Modem/network card
High Speed 56K modem with integrated 10/100Base-T Ethernet LAN
CD/DVD drive
LightScribe 8X DVD/RW and CD-RW Combo Drive
Graphics card
Intel?graphics media accelerator 900 with up to 128 MB shared video memory
Audio
Altec Lansing
Floppy drive
Floppy drive not included
Asus Z63A --Canadian $ 1194
Asus Z63A Base System Asus 14.1" Z63A Base System
CPU Intel Pentium M Processor 740 1.73GHz 2MB
Memory1 512MB DDR2 533 PC4300 SO DIMM (KingMax)
Hard Drive (2.5") Fujitsu 40GB 5400RPM 8MB (MHT/MHV2040AH)
Optical Drive DVD&CD-RW Combo Drive for Z63A
Warranty 1 Year Parts & 1 Year Labor Warranty
no wireless card.
Toshiba Satellite Notebook with Intel® Centrino® Mobile Technology - Smart Indigo
Model: M55-S3314 -- $1049 at bestbuy.com
Warranty Terms - Parts 1 year limited
Product Weight 5 lbs.
Processor Brand Intel?Centrino?with Intel?Pentium?M
Processor Speed 1.73GHz
Display Type WXGA widescreen active-matrix TFT-LCD with TruBrite technology (1280 x 768)
Screen Size 14"
System Bus 533MHz
Cache Memory 2MB on die Level 2
System Memory (RAM) 512MB
Type of Memory (RAM) PC2700 DDR SDRAM
Hard Drive Type EIDE ATA-6 (5400 rpm)
Hard Drive Size 80GB
Optical Drive Double-layer DVD±RW/CD-RW
Optical Drive Speeds 2x DVD-R DL; 2.4x DVD+R DL; 8x4x8 DVD+RW; 8x4x8 DVD-RW; 5x DVD-RAM; 24x10x24 CD-RW
Graphics Intel® Graphics Media Accelerator 900
Video Memory 8-128MB (dynamically shared)
Modem 56 Kbps* ITU V.92 *Capable of receiving 56 Kbps downloads. However, current regulations limit download speed to 53 Kbps.
Networking Built-in Marvell 10/100Base-TX Ethernet LAN (RJ-45 connector)
Wireless Networking Built-in Intel® PRO/Wireless 2200BG network connection (802.11b/g)
Audio Realtek ALC250 16-bit stereo software sound with support for 3D Sound, Direct 3D Sound, Direct Sound, Direct Music and MIDI playback; SRS TruSurround XT and SRS WOW audio enhancements
It seems that Toshiba has the best price and is the lightest.
I am not sure which has the best quality and the lowest noise.
Can anybody make a suggestion?
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