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Looking for Centrino laptop with a WXGA 15.4 screen.

post #1 of 17
3/30/04 at 4:15am
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I need the unit to run at least WXGA as certain software I use requires at least a 1280x1024 screen. I know I can find a 15" screen easilly enough, but I'd prefer the 15.4.

Any suggestions?

If I can't find one, I'll most likely go with the ibuypower Battalion-e, unless someone here can speak poorly of it.

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Mark Santora
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post #2 of 17
3/30/04 at 4:22am
AFAIK, WXGA comes with a resolution of 1280x800..if you still wanted to run the programs that require the 1280x1024 and also have a widescreen maybe you should look at some laptops that have a WSXGA res (1680x1050) like the 8600

also i have the F2 which is the same barebone as the ibuypower battallion-e and i absolutely love it..only thing i would change are the small speakers
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post #3 of 17
3/30/04 at 5:52am
Check out Acer Aspire 2000 Series it looks pretty sweet and got good reviews on cnet.com. Some people have a thing about Acers though...
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post #4 of 17
3/30/04 at 1:32pm
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Originally Posted by Masya
Check out Acer Aspire 2000 Series it looks pretty sweet and got good reviews on cnet.com. Some people have a thing about Acers though...
Nice looking notebook. Unfortunately, one of the things I forgot to mention was that I wanted a DX9 graphics card in the unit. And the Acer is the 9200 - DX8.

Any other sugggestions?

Mark Santora
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post #5 of 17
3/30/04 at 2:58pm
how about the Gateway 505?
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post #6 of 17
3/30/04 at 3:40pm
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Originally Posted by dej166
how about the Gateway 505?
Trying to avoid Gateway and Dell after the headaches I've read about. Rather have a little more of the DIY feel, even if I don't.

Mark Santora
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post #7 of 17
3/30/04 at 3:41pm
Dont go with gateway, dell is a nice company but I dont like there customer care, the battalion is a nice computer too...go with the ibuypower, if not then maybe dell
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post #8 of 17
3/30/04 at 4:20pm
y not the gateway? plenty of people have them and love them
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post #9 of 17
3/30/04 at 4:29pm
more expensive but the hypersonic-pc.com has one, and the voodoopc.com has the m:370.
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post #10 of 17
3/30/04 at 4:50pm
Gypsydevil,
If you're referring to the Hypersonic CX6/VooDoo M:370, both are 1280x800. Santora wanted 1280x1024. I was thinking the same thing until I checked Hypersonic's site out. Oh well...
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post #11 of 17
3/30/04 at 5:27pm
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Originally Posted by Spookymonster
Gypsydevil,
If you're referring to the Hypersonic CX6/VooDoo M:370, both are 1280x800. Santora wanted 1280x1024. I was thinking the same thing until I checked Hypersonic's site out. Oh well...
Yeah, I've looked at Hypersonic and Voodoo, but the 15.4 just isn't high enough res. I begining to think that this notebook I want won't be available for a bit - unless I want a compaq, which I don't.

And unfortunately, I need it by the end of the month, so I'm leaning hard towards the ibuypower. That and I can pick it up, I'm local - relatively.

Mark Santora
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post #12 of 17
3/30/04 at 6:29pm
oops.. i guess the gateway won't work for you santora if you want more than WXGA
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post #13 of 17
3/30/04 at 8:02pm
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Originally Posted by jonnyrobs
oops.. i guess the gateway won't work for you santora if you want more than WXGA
Yeah, that's a sticking point. No point in buying the machine if it won't run the applications I need.

Mark Santora
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post #14 of 17
3/30/04 at 8:08pm
how about toshiba m30/35. I think it support directx 9
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post #15 of 17
3/30/04 at 8:29pm
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Originally Posted by satpam
how about toshiba m30/35. I think it support directx 9
Unfortunately it only ships with a 1200x800 screen.

Mark Santora
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post #16 of 17
3/30/04 at 10:42pm
1200 x 800 looks nice to me. It is my prefered resolution on my laptop's 15.4.
You might want to go look at a few different screens and see what seems nice and readable when you hold the laptop away from you (arms fully extended) to simulate the distance your eyes will actually be from the screen when the laptop is on your lap.
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post #17 of 17
3/31/04 at 1:00pm
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Originally Posted by Bjorn
1200 x 800 looks nice to me. It is my prefered resolution on my laptop's 15.4.
You might want to go look at a few different screens and see what seems nice and readable when you hold the laptop away from you (arms fully extended) to simulate the distance your eyes will actually be from the screen when the laptop is on your lap.
I wish it was that simple. It's about the software I need to run, not how it looks when held away from me. I need to run my software in at least 1280x1024. That's the primary purpose of this laptop. Playing DVDs and games , while fun, is secondary.

Another issue is the video card - at least DX8, but I prefer a DX9 solution.

And it looks like the only supplier of a screen in that res with the cpu/grfx card/options I'd like - is HP/Compaq. But I won't buy one of those.

Mark Santora
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