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1/31 Which laptop brands are available with those eraser-head mouse
pointer things in the middle like IBM Thinkpads? I know Dell offers
it but I think I don't like the Dells. IBM is so pricy and uncool.
\_ Is a ThinkPad T42 (sub 5 lb., 14" LCD) for $1,430 before tax
on http://newegg.com too expensive? Solid build quality and good return
service. See the Fujitsu S7010 on http://newegg.com too; Fujitsu
has good reliability, but if it does break, expect a wait unless
you buy on-site support. (Buy only with Crystal View.)
The S7010 and the Dell D600 both have a problem with leaving
keyboard impressions on the LCD; the T42 does not I believe.
\_ I prefer a bigger hdd, 512MB RAM, better gfx chip etc.
I briefly saw this Sony at Best Buy and it seemed pretty nice.
http://csua.org/u/axd
Actually it was the higher end version. I would like to be able
to play newer games on it but don't want a heavy one. I may
have to wait a while yet. This Sony can almost fit the bill,
only has max 64MB VRAM though and I want 128. Yep, I want my
laptop to be a toy since that's about 70% of its value to me.
\_ From my experience over the past couple years using and
repairing laptops (my own and other people's):
1. All laptops eventually break/fail. The average life of
a laptop is about 3 years. The fact that they're carried
around a lot and have consumables in the form of rechargable
batteries and they're not upgradable limits their
long term usefulness, so don't plan on getting the most
expensive laptop out in the market. Get what you need.
2. They also get stolen, obviously.
3. In terms of featureset I've found that Sony offers the
most features, followed by Dell, Toshiba, Compaqs,
HPs, and then IBMs.
4. In terms of price the they usually rank IBM, Sony,
Toshiba, Compaq, HP, Dell (depends on which models of
course).
5. In terms of reliability I've found that they're not that
much variation. I suppose the IBM, but it's just that
they have better service than the others, not that their
machines are more reliable. I think over the years it's
the couple of companies in Taiwan/PRC that manufacture
them so the quality has been pretty much the same across
the board, roughly though: IBM, Dell, Compaq, Toshiba,
and HP and Sony bringing up the rear.
6. In terms of service, well, again, it's somewhat across
the board mediocre except that IBM has pretty good service,
although I found Dell to be acceptable.
Also, whatever you do, do not buy a 256 mb machine, and
it's actually somewhat of a good idea to get a machine
with a multi-bay, because cd/dvd players do fail before
the main unit, especially if they're burners.
\_ I once used a laptop with that kind of mouse, and after a few days
my fingerhead started to get irritated. I ended up plugging in a
regular mouse. |
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