I will be buying a laptop by the end of the week. Here are my choices. I realize this is a sager board, but some of my choices are clevo based so i figured what the heck.
These are in the order i prefer them:
-Voodoo m355 (centrino, pretty much fully loaded): $3300
-Toshiba S705 (you know the specs, sweet screen, great features): $2600
-Dell 600m (centrino, pretty much fully loaded): $2700
-Hypersonic Zx7 (fully loaded, 17" WIDESCREEN BABY): $3500
I know there are a lot of voodoo naysayers on this board, which i understand. The 600m and the voodoo I configured are basically the same laptops, except with a 500 dollar price difference. However, to me, the paintjob, service, upgrade policy (free shipping & labor, parts at cost + 10%), and the lcd policy are worth the extra bucks to me. These are both centrino notebooks, which i am leaning towards because this laptop will be used in college, and i figure i will need the battery to last at least 2 hours. Both of these notebooks get around 4hrs. The voodoo has an upgreadable GPU, which is a big plus to me, since the mobile 9000 is plenty powerful for me for now. I really like how with the m355 if you get a scratch, you can simply buff it out like you would buff out a car scratch.
The toshiba and Zx7 are very cool, i especially like the widescreen. The features of the S705 are excellent, but I think most are unnecessary for college. Same goes for the Zx7. I really like the 705's CASV screen, but it is a huge laptop, and feels kind of flimsy.
I know the primary thing that discourages people from voodoo is the price. This is a graduation present, so i kind of figure i should go all out
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I like sagers a lot too, but i really am thinking i should go with a pentium m notebook. The 4760 is very cool (and familiar), i just wish it was out already!
The real downside with voodoo is that it takes a month to get hte comptuer, i don't know if i could wait that long. I am really tempted to just go to compusa and buy the toshiba, but i would probably regret it when I have to lug the thing around and always have it plugged in!
These are in the order i prefer them:
-Voodoo m355 (centrino, pretty much fully loaded): $3300
-Toshiba S705 (you know the specs, sweet screen, great features): $2600
-Dell 600m (centrino, pretty much fully loaded): $2700
-Hypersonic Zx7 (fully loaded, 17" WIDESCREEN BABY): $3500
I know there are a lot of voodoo naysayers on this board, which i understand. The 600m and the voodoo I configured are basically the same laptops, except with a 500 dollar price difference. However, to me, the paintjob, service, upgrade policy (free shipping & labor, parts at cost + 10%), and the lcd policy are worth the extra bucks to me. These are both centrino notebooks, which i am leaning towards because this laptop will be used in college, and i figure i will need the battery to last at least 2 hours. Both of these notebooks get around 4hrs. The voodoo has an upgreadable GPU, which is a big plus to me, since the mobile 9000 is plenty powerful for me for now. I really like how with the m355 if you get a scratch, you can simply buff it out like you would buff out a car scratch.
The toshiba and Zx7 are very cool, i especially like the widescreen. The features of the S705 are excellent, but I think most are unnecessary for college. Same goes for the Zx7. I really like the 705's CASV screen, but it is a huge laptop, and feels kind of flimsy.
I know the primary thing that discourages people from voodoo is the price. This is a graduation present, so i kind of figure i should go all out
.I like sagers a lot too, but i really am thinking i should go with a pentium m notebook. The 4760 is very cool (and familiar), i just wish it was out already!
The real downside with voodoo is that it takes a month to get hte comptuer, i don't know if i could wait that long. I am really tempted to just go to compusa and buy the toshiba, but i would probably regret it when I have to lug the thing around and always have it plugged in!
