Yet Another Shopping For A Laptop Thread

So, I was taking a look at the laptops at my local Wal-Mart and I'm torn between these two laptops

[bec0e50e1c6]14" Compaq Presario V2718WM (AMD Turion 64 ML-34) for $748[/bec0e50e1c6]

http//www.walmart.com/catalog/product.gsp?product_id=5007578[]http//www.walmart.com/catalog/product.gsp?product_id=5007578

[bec0e50e1c6]15.4" Toshiba Widescreen Laptop w/ Intel Core Solo Processor T1350 for $878[/bec0e50e1c6]

http//www.walmart.com/catalog/product.gsp?product_id=4982717[]http//www.walmart.com/catalog/product.gsp?product_id=4982717

... and on their online website there is

[bec0e50e1c6]Toshiba 15.4" Laptop w/ 1.73GHz Intel Centrino Core Duo Processor T2250 for $998[/bec0e50e1c6]

http//www.walmart.com/catalog/product.gsp?product_id=4982718[]http//www.walmart.com/catalog/product.gsp?product_id=4982718

The specs are all on that page... I'm leaning towards the Compaq (I'm an AMD slut and like the fact it has ATI onboard, rather than Intel Integrated Graphics)... Anyways, you know my price range (under $1,000)

Any suggestions are greatly appreciated. I'm not looking to do HARDCORE gaming, but I would like to be able to get my game on when I feel like it.

All thoose graphics cards are shared memory even the x200. Go for something with 1gig of ram and find which laptop stays on the longest and go for that.

the last one is great.. i have basically the same one, but with 2 gigs instead of 1 and a fingerprint scanner.. which by the way is a great feature because it can be used as a scroll button like on a mouse. anyways go with the last one if you want the best performance.

Paying for stuff is SO two years ago............

Well... If these laptops have shared memory and all that bad stuff... What do YOU recommend that's $1000 and under?

[quotea61372e2e8]Paying for stuff is SO two years ago............[/quotea61372e2e8]

I don't feel like waiting 1-3 months for a laptop from a DIY site... I don't trust too many freebie sites anymore as a result from FreePay... I've been waiting for my iPod Shuffle for 9 months and they even moved me back to Processing and they refuse to give me an update on the matter...

It was a very bad experience and I don't need to go through it again..

HP DV2000t, i love that thing... but maybe im just an idiot... or a reconditioned Macbook

I said a laptop that's [bd035871c71]$1000 and under[/bd035871c71]

But thanks for the suggestion, nonetheless )

have anything against dell?

they always have good spec laptops for low cost

Don't have anything against Dell... In fact, I admire them.. They are the [b3b5934fab2]only[/b3b5934fab2] computer manufacture that assembles in the U.S.

check this one out

http//configure.us.dell.com/dellstore/config.aspx?c=us&cs=19&l=en&oc=E1505RFC1&s=dhs

dude i got a toshiba for college last year and i love it. It hasnt given me any problems. I thikn that next laptop that I get will be a toshiba also. Go with a toshiba.

That's a good option. The video processor is a bit iffy (I'd like to game... though I'm not hardcore and I don't need the best graphics... Just something that isn't going to slow down on me when I play... Would upping it to the 256MB GeForce for an extra $129 help any?) and I'm not too sure about the 1 GB shared mem..

Anyways, that's on the top of my list so far.

yeah well im not huge into gaming but i know that my toshiba came with top quality hardware. The only problem that I had with it was a few months ago, when my dvd/cdr combo drive died on me and i couldnt burn any more dvds, i bured too many I think...lol

[quote624130e586="h3x"]Don't have anything against Dell... In fact, I admire them.. They are the [b624130e586]only[/b624130e586] computer manufacture that assembles in the U.S.[/quote624130e586]

then read slickdeals every day and wait for a good dell laptop deal to pop up on the main page, it can't be too long before the next one. I wouldnt pay more than $600

a recent expired dell deal

Dell EPP has Inspiron E1505 for base price of $754 with free shipping. Thanks mikeandbritt

1. Click here for the system
2. Select the following options
li 1Yr Ltd Warranty, 1Yr Mail-In Service, and 1Yr HW Warranty Support [subtract $63]
li Dell Wireless 1390 802.11b/g Mini Card (54Mbps) [subtract $26]
3. Add to cart

The price is now $655 - auto 10% - auto 2% = $578. Pay with your Discover card to save 5% (Details) or with your Dell Preferred Account to save 2% more, for the final price of $[b624130e586]549 [/b624130e586]or $[b624130e586]566 [/b624130e586]respectively.

Specs

Intel Core Duo Proc T2050 (1.60GHz/533MHz/2 X 1MB L2 Cache)
Genuine Windows XP Media Center Edition 2005
15.4 inch Wide Screen XGA Display
512MB Shared Single Channel DDR2 SDRAM 533MHZ, 1 DIMM
Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 950
60GB 5400rpm SATA Hard Drive
Integrated 10/100 Network Card and Modem
24X CD Burner/DVD Combo Drive
Integrated Audio
Dell Wireless 1390 802.11b/g Mini Card (54Mbps)
53 WHr 6-cell Lithium Ion Primary Battery
1Yr Ltd Warranty, 1Yr Mail-In Service, and 1Yr HW Warranty Support
You should be able to get if you don't mind scouring the front page of SD a couple times a day for a month or so

What about this one?

Compaq Presario V2000Z customizable Notebook PC
ET059AV

li – Genuine Windows XP Home Edition
li – AMD Turion(TM) 64 ML-37 (2.0GHz/1MB L2 Cache)
li – 14.0 WXGA BrightView Widescreen (1280x768)
li – ATI RADEON(R) XPRESS 200M w/productivity ports [128 MB shared]
li – 1.0GB DDR SDRAM (2x512MB)
li – 80 GB 5400 RPM Hard Drive
li – Super Multi 8X DVD+/-R/RW w/Double Layer Support
li – 54g(TM) Integ. Broadcom 802.11b/g WLAN & Bluetooth
li – 12 Cell Lithium Ion Battery
li – Microsoft(R) Works/Money
li – HP Home & Home Office Store in-box envelope

$1,017.99 and $100 MIR brings it down to $917.99 + s/h

I'm still leaning towards the 14" Compaq Presario V2718WM (AMD Turion 64 ML-34) for $748 thats at my local Wal-Mart... The only difference between the two laptops is

- The one at Wal-Mart is 1.8Ghz instead of 2.0GHz

- Wal-Mart's lap has a 6 Cell... Online has a 12 Cell Lithium Ion Battery

- 802.11b/g without Bluetooth @ Wal-Mart

... but then again even though it says 128 MB shared vid mem on Wal-Mart's page.. I think they mean 32 MB shared vid mem... I don't know, I'm confused... I hate shopping for laptops.

Ewwwwww Dell! Check out the ones at http//www.tigerdirect.com/applications/Category/category_tlc.asp?CatId=17 and www.ibuypower.com. They spend about $100 out of a $1,000 laptop on parts, the rest pays them.

You owe me 50% of what you spend on either of the sites I have recommended to you and will be paid instantly via PayPal or check..[/sizec5212ef67f]

I think I have fallen in love with one of the laptops over at iBuyPower

What do you think of this?

- Battalion-101 CLS-Turbo Series 15.4" Wide Screen WXGA 1280x800 LCD TFT Notebook w/Li-Ion Battery, Universal AC Power Adapter, Deluxe Carrying Case
- Mobile AMD® Turion™64 MT-40 CPU [2.2GHz, 1MB Cache] w/Hyper Transport Technology
- Age of Empires III] and [Rise Of Nations Rise Of Legend] with purchase of any AMD Athlon-64 X2 or Mobile Turion based system
- 1024MB [512MB X2] DDR-400 PC-3200 [Notebook Memory] (for $25, I can choose whether I want the RAM to be Corsair or Kingston)
- 256MB ATI Mobility Radeon X1600 PCI Express Video
- 100 GB 5400rpm ATA-100 Super Slim Notebook Hard Drive
- 8X Dual Format DVD±R/±RW + CD-R/RW Drive [CLS-Turbo]
- 3D Premium Surround Sound Onboard
- Build-in 56K V.92 Fax Modem [Notebook]
- Build-in 10/100 Network LAN [Notebook]
- 6-in-1 Build-in Media Card Reader
- MS Windows XP Media Center Edition 2005
- Build-in 1x IEEE-1394 Firewire Port [Notebook]
- Build-in 4x USB 2.0 Ports [Notebook]
- Build-in CMOS Digital Web Video Camera 1.3Mega Pixels
- [FREE] Wireless LAN Wi-Fi 802.11g 54Mbps Mini-PCI Module

Grand Total [b55cc045ded]$1,344[/b55cc045ded] (includes shipping to Alaska)

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Diablo, Major KMA for telling me about this site.. Thanks again D

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If you look at the fine print.... you owe me 50% of what you spend...

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