Laptop - New

ins · Aug 23, 2003, 01:44 PM

I am looking for a laptop pref 2.8ghz with mobility radeon 9000 and at least 512mb ram with onboard/wireless LAN. everything else is negotiable. i receently had my eye on one but the company stopped selling it

anyone suggest any laptop manufacturers which do laptops matching my specs? :|

ToshiroOC · Aug 23, 2003, 08:01 PM

I have the perfect laptop for you, one I ordered just a few days ago.

The Dell Inspiron 5150.

The one I got (with a bunch of random rebates, they have a LOT of them every few days and end a couple weeks later) was about $1900, and had:

3.06ghz P4-m (only one available for this laptop, no other speeds... but still good)
512mb RAM
32MB ATI MOBILITY RADEON 9000
40gb HDD
24xCD-RW/DVD-ROM
15" UXGA (1600x120) LCD
4 hour life per battery, got two of em
MINI-PCI 802.11B/G NIC
EDIT: And it has the onboard NIC you want, too. One note, though, is that it only has one PCMCIA slot, which the wireless would take up

The rebates I had were for free RAM upgrade (up to 512 2 DIMM was same price as stock), $150 off the online price (not mail-in), and one other that I'm not remembering perfectly right now.

The ones they have right now are:

FREE Shipping!
$150 OFF - Online Only! With mail-in rebate.
FREE CDRW/DVD Combo Drive Upgrade - Online Only!
FREE Service Upgrade - from 3Yrs to 4Yrs! After mail-in rebate.

So you can save about $50 on the shipping, $150 with a mail-in rebate, and get the combo drive for the same price as the normal CD drive

If you have any specific questions about it, I should be getting mine around 2nd-4th of September

EDIT: I use openoffice, so I saved a few hundred by getting the cheapest Micro$oft office package I could on the laptop, which I'll be deleting anyway. Link for the Inspiron lineup, with the 5150 second from the left, is here. I decided against getting the 8200 since there are a lot of complaints about severe heating problems on the wrist rests, which is just starting to be corrected, and a very bad "mushy and loose" keyboard, which to my knowledge has not been corrected yet.

~~Crash Override~~ · Aug 23, 2003, 09:32 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by ins
I am looking for a laptop pref 2.8ghz with mobility radeon 9000 and at least 512mb ram with onboard/wireless LAN. everything else is negotiable. i receently had my eye on one but the company stopped selling it anyone suggest any laptop manufacturers which do laptops matching my specs? :|

I configured a notebook for you with every single goodie imaginable loaded on it from Sagernotebook.com

I'll have to send you the html file for it but i think your eyes will bug out of your head when you see the price

especially considering it comes with a built in 4.1 sound solution

ins · Aug 24, 2003, 01:02 AM

ta for that lads but im a UK resident

shipping would probably outweigh the cost of the laptop :|

ToshiroOC · Aug 24, 2003, 01:53 AM

UK Laptop section for Dell

It looks like a little bit of it is changed, different rebates to some extent... check it out for yourself

EDIT: This is the one I'm talking about

. It uses frames, so I'm hoping that the page loads right.

ins · Aug 25, 2003, 02:29 AM

mm, ta for that

/me looks

Aug 23, 2003, 01:44 PM	#1
ins DriverHeaven Lover Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Evesham Posts: 207 Rep Power: 0	Laptop - New I am looking for a laptop pref 2.8ghz with mobility radeon 9000 and at least 512mb ram with onboard/wireless LAN. everything else is negotiable. i receently had my eye on one but the company stopped selling it anyone suggest any laptop manufacturers which do laptops matching my specs? :\| __________________

Aug 23, 2003, 08:01 PM	#2
ToshiroOC Unbiased. Join Date: Jun 2002 Posts: 4,812 Rep Power: 0	I have the perfect laptop for you, one I ordered just a few days ago. The Dell Inspiron 5150. The one I got (with a bunch of random rebates, they have a LOT of them every few days and end a couple weeks later) was about $1900, and had: 3.06ghz P4-m (only one available for this laptop, no other speeds... but still good) 512mb RAM 32MB ATI MOBILITY RADEON 9000 40gb HDD 24xCD-RW/DVD-ROM 15" UXGA (1600x120) LCD 4 hour life per battery, got two of em MINI-PCI 802.11B/G NIC EDIT: And it has the onboard NIC you want, too. One note, though, is that it only has one PCMCIA slot, which the wireless would take up The rebates I had were for free RAM upgrade (up to 512 2 DIMM was same price as stock), $150 off the online price (not mail-in), and one other that I'm not remembering perfectly right now. The ones they have right now are: FREE Shipping! $150 OFF - Online Only! With mail-in rebate. FREE CDRW/DVD Combo Drive Upgrade - Online Only! FREE Service Upgrade - from 3Yrs to 4Yrs! After mail-in rebate. So you can save about $50 on the shipping, $150 with a mail-in rebate, and get the combo drive for the same price as the normal CD drive If you have any specific questions about it, I should be getting mine around 2nd-4th of September EDIT: I use openoffice, so I saved a few hundred by getting the cheapest Micro$oft office package I could on the laptop, which I'll be deleting anyway. Link for the Inspiron lineup, with the 5150 second from the left, is here. I decided against getting the 8200 since there are a lot of complaints about severe heating problems on the wrist rests, which is just starting to be corrected, and a very bad "mushy and loose" keyboard, which to my knowledge has not been corrected yet. __________________ [img][/img] [color=White]Peace be with you, Joe.[/color] Driverheaven Staff Member (Supermoderator)

Aug 24, 2003, 01:02 AM	Thread Starter #4
ins DriverHeaven Lover Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Evesham Posts: 207 Rep Power: 0	ta for that lads but im a UK resident shipping would probably outweigh the cost of the laptop :\| __________________

Aug 24, 2003, 01:53 AM	#5
ToshiroOC Unbiased. Join Date: Jun 2002 Posts: 4,812 Rep Power: 0	UK Laptop section for Dell It looks like a little bit of it is changed, different rebates to some extent... check it out for yourself EDIT: This is the one I'm talking about . It uses frames, so I'm hoping that the page loads right. __________________ [img][/img] [color=White]Peace be with you, Joe.[/color] Driverheaven Staff Member (Supermoderator)

Aug 25, 2003, 02:29 AM	Thread Starter #6
ins DriverHeaven Lover Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Evesham Posts: 207 Rep Power: 0	mm, ta for that /me looks __________________