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here i go again with this BS laptop...anyways...this is going to be the second laptop i have to find.
the 1st one was a pain in the a$$ (it was for my sis) and it took me forever to find one for her...we were lucky to find one at bestbuy (blah) for a good price:

fujitsu c-series
PIII-M 1.13
512mb pc133
40 gb HD
floppy
dvd/cdrw drive
15 in. screen
win xp home
and it was $1599 with $100 mail in rebate...that was pretty good.

now...my mom wants me to get a laptop and she says that if i dont pick one out...then she will (and she know blah about computers)

anyhoo...i've looked through like a dozen websites including <A HREF="http://www.powernotebooks.com" target="_new">http://www.powernotebooks.com</A> and <A HREF="http://www.xtremenotebook.com" target="_new">http://www.xtremenotebook.com</A> and i havent found anything to my liking.
anyways...i dont want the laptop to be about $1500 and have a setup similar to this:

PIII 1 ghz (i want the mobile PIII w/ 512 L2 cache and 830MP chipset)
or
P4-m (with the 845MP chipset)
256 mb ram (has to be ddr or something higher than pc 150 for P4)
20gb HD
dvd rom (id like a combo....but dvd will be fine)
floppy
14 in. screen
optional OS installed

ive been looking for this kind of laptop for almost a week now and my mom is kinda getting impatient...so if you guys would please help....that would be nice

<b><font color=red>ATI</font color=red>'s drivers are like a broken faucet, they both keep on leaking...</b> :cool:

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were the best deals I found when looking for one couple of weeks ago...

one has a cdrw and one doesnt, also- one has a rebate on the other doesnt,
both are free shipping.


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Reply to globe111
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That Fujitsu C7651 you got there is a great deal,it as 4 USB ports ,Firewire,tv-out digital audio output.

Another one that is good deal around these times is the Acer 630XCI
Model: 630XCI
CPU: Pentium 4 1.40GHz MOBILE
Display: 14.1" TFT SXGA
System Memory: 256MB DDR-266 SDRAM,Upgradeable to 1024MB
Video:nVidia® GeForce2® Go 100, dedicated 16MB DDR video memory
HDD: 20.0GB
CD-ROM/DVD: Modular DVD-CD-RW Combo Drive, Optional Modular USB Floppy
Battery: Li-Ion Up to 4.5 hours of battery life
Network:56Kbps,10/100, 1xEEE 1394 port +1xS-video,IEEE 802.11b wireless LAN
Pointing Device:Touch Pad
Weight: 5.59 lbs
OS Preload: Microsoft® Windows® XP PRO
Warranty One year International Traveler's Warranty

For about the same price.

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Reply to varlo
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i was looking to buy an intel processor...thanks anyways...but i might consider that athlon 4 laptop.

<b><font color=red>ATI</font color=red>'s drivers are like a broken faucet, they both keep on leaking...</b> :cool:

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Another one that is good deal around these times is the Acer 630XCI
Model: 630XCI
CPU: Pentium 4 1.40GHz MOBILE
Display: 14.1" TFT SXGA
System Memory: 256MB DDR-266 SDRAM,Upgradeable to 1024MB
Video:nVidia® GeForce2® Go 100, dedicated 16MB DDR video memory
HDD: 20.0GB
CD-ROM/DVD: Modular DVD-CD-RW Combo Drive, Optional Modular USB Floppy
Battery: Li-Ion Up to 4.5 hours of battery life
Network:56Kbps,10/100, 1xEEE 1394 port +1xS-video,IEEE 802.11b wireless LAN
Pointing Device:Touch Pad
Weight: 5.59 lbs
OS Preload: Microsoft® Windows® XP PRO
Warranty One year International Traveler's Warranty


is that also at bestbuy?

<b><font color=red>ATI</font color=red>'s drivers are like a broken faucet, they both keep on leaking...</b> :cool:

Reply to pr497
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No sorry at Supercom Canada,I was comparing the laptop whit the ones I cary to compare the prices,I didn't go on bestbuy website to check the prices.

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Reply to varlo
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ok thanks...im keep looking for a laptop...this is a pain...

<b><font color=red>ATI</font color=red>'s drivers are like a broken faucet, they both keep on leaking...</b> :cool:

Reply to pr497
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ok...after some pain and swearing...i found three that matches my criteria:

1- PowerPro IV from <A HREF="http://www.powernotebooks.com" target="_new">http://www.powernotebooks.com</A>
1.6 P4 (not mobile) w/ 256k cache and intel 845MP chipset
14 in. screen w/ ati mobility graphics (32mb ddr)
30 gb HD
256mb pc2100 ram
dvd
floppy
no OS
~ $1520

2-Chembook 4015 from <A HREF="http://www.discountlaptops.com" target="_new">http://www.discountlaptops.com</A>
1.4 P4-m w/ 512k cache and intel 845MP chipset
14 in. screen w/ nvidia geforce2 go 16mb ddr
30 gb HD
256mb pc2100 ram
dvd
floppy
no OS
~ $1485

3-Prostar 4283V from <A HREF="http://www.xtremenotebook.com" target="_new">http://www.xtremenotebook.com</A>
1 ghz PIII-m w/ 512k cache and intel 830MP chipset
15 in. screen w/ ati mobility radeon 64mb ddr
20 gb HD
256mb pc133 ram
dvd
floppy
no OS
~ $1510

all the prices include shipping.
im gonna use this laptop mainly for school work...but i will be using it to watch dvd's and some 1st person shooter games (eg. counterstrike).
so which one do you guys think is good?
btw...all the laptops come with the usual NIC, modem, usp, parrallel, ps/2 ports, a/c adapter and carrying case.

<b><font color=red>ATI</font color=red>'s drivers are like a broken faucet, they both keep on leaking...</b> :cool:

Reply to pr497
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If those are US dollars the prices seem to high for systems without an OS and bundled software.

Why not look at Dell, IBM, Toshiba, Asus, and Sony laptops?

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Reply to zpyrd
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those systems do come with bundled software....the reason i didnt list them is becasue they're useless to me...
besides...the manufacturers (ie, sony, ibm, dell, etc) laptops would cost about $500 more than the ones i listed with similar equipment...ive already checked out those alternatives...and none of them were available with the stuff i wanted that is about $1500...

<b><font color=red>ATI</font color=red>'s drivers are like a broken faucet, they both keep on leaking...</b> :cool:

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