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post #1 of 10
7/22/04 at 8:27pm
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I am going off to college in the fall and am buying a laptop. I would
like it to be a fast computer that can handle current games. Size
isn't a huge issue but I don't want something overly bulky. I have
about 2000$ to spend (a little over won't hurt, but should be
worthwhile). Right now a few I am looking at are the HP/Compaq nc800,
Inspiron 9100, the HP zx5000, and some Sager and Powerpro Models.

What I must have in the laptop:
-A fast processor
-128 MB video
-512 ram at least
-40 gig HD is sufficient
-3 Year Warranty
-XP Professional
-DVD/CDRW drive
-Wireless LAN
-Extra Battery
-Carrying Case

So if anyone has any suggestions for me it would be greatly
appreciated.
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post #2 of 10
7/22/04 at 8:37pm
you may wanna look at the acers at newegg.
and of course the cl 56 the most talked model on this forum
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post #3 of 10
7/23/04 at 12:41pm
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post #4 of 10
7/23/04 at 1:06pm
Is battery life a concern? Do you want widescreen? If not, the Sager 5690 looks like a great fit for you.

Basicly decide if battery life is important, and if you want widescreen or not, then go from there.
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post #5 of 10
7/23/04 at 1:08pm
I'll go ahead and recommend that only laptop I have experience with.

The CL56.

For probably way less than you can get any of those laptops you mentioned you can get the CL56, w/ 1gig Ram, and 1.7 (or 1.8) Dothan, the 128mb 9700 Radeon, 60 gig HD (@7200rpm) and everything else you said.

You can't get the extra battery yet, but the CL56 should outperform those other systems by about 2hrs in battery life anyway.
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post #6 of 10
7/24/04 at 2:06am
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Cl56 looks really badass... whats the best place to get it?

Also, it is a large laptop? And you can't buy extra batteries for it?
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post #7 of 10
7/24/04 at 2:28am
you CAN buy extra batteries.
no, its not large, it has a 15" screen and weighs only around 6lbs.
there are many stores that carry the CL56 including: rjtecj.com mwave.com ibuypower.com internetishop.com hypersonic-pc.com discountlaptop*s.com and a few more that i am missing.
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post #8 of 10
7/24/04 at 2:34am
A 4750-C costs right around 2000 with the specs you mentioned. It has 17" WSXGA+, amd athlon 3000+, 512 ram, ati 9700 128, 40 gig 4200 up to 60 gig 7200, wireless, and you can get a spare primary battery. It's a 9lb dtr with around 2 hours battery life.
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post #9 of 10
7/24/04 at 10:43am
...waiting for that optical drive battery...
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post #10 of 10
7/24/04 at 12:05pm
Check out the ASUS M6N series. I've had one for a few months now and haven't been disappointed with it. It's about 6lbs and I carry it around with me. I have a good backpack that handle the size. The screen is very crisp and clear. I've played Far Cry, Hitman Contracts, UT2004 and NFSU. Works great. It has a 64MB video card but I think you can get the M6Ne which has an upgraded version of the Radeon card.

Good luck and happy hunting.

-Mike
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