I am a college student and would like to purchase a laptop. As a result of being a college student, i have looked into student discounts.
The first laptops i began to look at were the HP Pavillion series. More specifically the dv4000 / zd6000 /ze2000z. I was initially attracted to the HP's just because of the style, they seemed user friendly, and sleek.
Also i noticed that i could pretty much make what i wanted for under 1000$.
However i ran into several problems with these configurations. The dv4000 did not have a dedicated video card, it has the integrated Intel Graphic Media Accelerator 900. I do not care about games for the most part. But i do want a video card that can play dvd's without a problem and can maybe even run starcraft or some old school games without a problem. The zd6000 however made up for this graphics issue with having an ATI XPRESS 200M 128mb.
But! the zd6000 is around 8lb's and that doesnt sound lizke a mobile laptop. I wont be carrying it every day, but i will definitley be carrying it 2/3 a week , around campus. So i dont think 8lb's is light enough.
It seemed like the ze2000z made up for both these issues, but im not sure about its screen.
I havent really looked into IBM, Asus, or Dell. Dell seems like it would be expensive to get what i want, unless i happen to find some coupon.
IBM seems way overpriced, and Asus i havent heard enough about.
Ideally i would like to have a laptop with a processor of around 1.6ghz / a hardrive 40-60 gigs / 512mb ram / a video card that doesnt suck (can handle movies flawlessly and even some old school games) / DVD / CD-RW combo drive / im not sure if i need a new wifi card, i already have a linksys 54g card. Id like a 15" display, and id like it to be around 6lb's. Oh, and decent battery life 3+ hours i guess.
Does anyone think they could help me find a laptop with these specs for around if not under 1000$, or if you dont take a student discount into account perhaps 1200$. I want POWER and MOBILITY without having to pay too much. But the HP's seem to hover over what i mostly want, I like their design, they are very affordable, but i dont think i found the right one yet. Thanks in advance.
The first laptops i began to look at were the HP Pavillion series. More specifically the dv4000 / zd6000 /ze2000z. I was initially attracted to the HP's just because of the style, they seemed user friendly, and sleek.
Also i noticed that i could pretty much make what i wanted for under 1000$.
However i ran into several problems with these configurations. The dv4000 did not have a dedicated video card, it has the integrated Intel Graphic Media Accelerator 900. I do not care about games for the most part. But i do want a video card that can play dvd's without a problem and can maybe even run starcraft or some old school games without a problem. The zd6000 however made up for this graphics issue with having an ATI XPRESS 200M 128mb.
But! the zd6000 is around 8lb's and that doesnt sound lizke a mobile laptop. I wont be carrying it every day, but i will definitley be carrying it 2/3 a week , around campus. So i dont think 8lb's is light enough.
It seemed like the ze2000z made up for both these issues, but im not sure about its screen.
I havent really looked into IBM, Asus, or Dell. Dell seems like it would be expensive to get what i want, unless i happen to find some coupon.
IBM seems way overpriced, and Asus i havent heard enough about.
Ideally i would like to have a laptop with a processor of around 1.6ghz / a hardrive 40-60 gigs / 512mb ram / a video card that doesnt suck (can handle movies flawlessly and even some old school games) / DVD / CD-RW combo drive / im not sure if i need a new wifi card, i already have a linksys 54g card. Id like a 15" display, and id like it to be around 6lb's. Oh, and decent battery life 3+ hours i guess.
Does anyone think they could help me find a laptop with these specs for around if not under 1000$, or if you dont take a student discount into account perhaps 1200$. I want POWER and MOBILITY without having to pay too much. But the HP's seem to hover over what i mostly want, I like their design, they are very affordable, but i dont think i found the right one yet. Thanks in advance.
