krazyrag 0 Report post · CID: 224786303061 Posted September 2, 2005 Im buying a laptop since my Desktop is a 933mhz p3 with 512mb and i can run most of the simple things i use. i want a laptop for mobility, the thing is that it wouldnt be bad to have it as a normal gamming laptop since it cant never be compared in performance with a desktop to play games. the laptop im buying is from Costco. is a HP and here are the specs and price: PS. I live in Puerto Rico soo the only places i got is compUSa,Office MAx, Sams and Costco. dunno if there are any place cheaper. Intel Pentium 4 530 w/HT 3ghz 1gb DDR2 SDRAM, 533mhz (2x512mb) 60gb 5400 RPM hard drive DVD writter with double layer 256mb ATI mobility RADEON X600 54g 802.11 b/g WLAN w/ 125HSM 17.0" WxGA+ brightview Wide Viewing (1440x900) Microsoft xp with SP2 Microsoft works Money 12 Cell Lithium Ion Battery for the price of = $1469.99 any replies will be pretty much apreciated. thanks a lot. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest kamil234 Report post · CID: Posted September 2, 2005 nice lappy, better than my desktop Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tbaker397 0 Report post · CID: 224697621073 Posted September 2, 2005 Looks very good for the price. Is it a name brand laptop such as HP, Compaq etc...? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Elite.Pete 3 Report post · CID: 6159156393327 Posted September 2, 2005 looks like a good deal Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest kamil234 Report post · CID: Posted September 2, 2005 Looks very good for the price. Is it a name brand laptop such as HP, Compaq etc...? he said its a HP Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tbaker397 0 Report post · CID: 224697621073 Posted September 2, 2005 I gotta start reading closer..... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hyperspace 0 Report post · CID: 63057259465 Posted September 2, 2005 Looks nice...you might want a little bigger hard drive...at least I would anyway. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dn0 20 Report post · CID: 62479226529 Posted September 2, 2005 I am laptop shopping myself, and probably going to go HP. Looks like a good deal to me. Have you checked Newegg or Tigerdirect? Not sure about shipping to P.R.; end cost may be higher. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tbaker397 0 Report post · CID: 224697621073 Posted September 2, 2005 I dunno about Laptop HDD's but I don't think they can get much bigger, but i don't know anything about it, just my guess from what i've seen. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
krazyrag 0 Report post · CID: 224786303061 Posted September 2, 2005 well i have checked overall and its between a abs laptop from newegg that is amd +3200 and a 9700 for $1500 vs the HP i told you. i think i checked tiger dirrect but didnt compete with newegg prices, have to check again. i like more the AMD because of the price drop but the ones that costco have the video card is a ati X200 and my friends tell me thats a low card atm now. edit. I think i didnt checked tiger direct that much: heres some competition =o HP/Compaq nx6125 AMD Turion 64 Processor ML-34 1.8GHz / 802.11a-b-g Wireless / Bluetooth / 15-inch SXGA+ / 1GB DDR / 60GB HDD / DVD Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hyperspace 0 Report post · CID: 63057259465 Posted September 2, 2005 I dunno about Laptop HDD's but I don't think they can get much bigger, but i don't know anything about it, just my guess from what i've seen. Sure they do... http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=1520439&CatId=0 and that is not the biggest...just an example. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
theGODl337 0 Report post · CID: 5796374781447 Posted September 2, 2005 hey man that emachines doesn't look all that good in the specs and its an emachines one of the crappiest brands out there that hp looks pretty good though Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tbaker397 0 Report post · CID: 224697621073 Posted September 2, 2005 Shipping from TigerDirect is very good, has been for me at least. I thought they got bigger, but I doubt you'll see a 400GB 2.5" HDD anytime soon, unless you pay, a lot for it. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
krazyrag 0 Report post · CID: 224786303061 Posted September 2, 2005 umm wich of the two may i ask? the one of compaq/hp or the hp from first post? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
theGODl337 0 Report post · CID: 5796374781447 Posted September 2, 2005 the one with the amd turion 64 but the other one is pretty good too Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Indestructable 0 Report post · CID: 6253334122676 Posted September 2, 2005 I dunno about Laptop HDD's but I don't think they can get much bigger, but i don't know anything about it, just my guess from what i've seen. the 200GB is on it's way...2007 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
milchama 1 Report post · CID: 1120453350959 Posted September 2, 2005 I just got a Dell Inspiron 9300 for just under 1500, near 1600 after taxes + a free printer 17" truelife Pentium M 760 2.0 gHz 512 mb DDR2 533mHz 80 gig HDD 5400rpm Nvidia 6800 256 mem Media Center Edition 2005 2Yr Ltd Warranty, 2Yr At-Home Service, and 2Yr Technical Support And this thing rocks on all the most intensive games FEAR demo, DOOM3, Battlefield 2 HL2 settings maxed out. I skimped on the Ram cuz I can get it way cheaper as you all know. Check out these coupon codes they work! http://www.notebookreview.com/default.asp?newsID=2518 :D Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pitbull481 1 Report post · CID: 616034142066 Posted September 2, 2005 krazyrag since you're in Puerto Rico how much is gas around there? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
raptors892004 0 Report post · CID: 6345622719 Posted September 2, 2005 choose something with amd turion or intel centrino processors.. the two best brands of cpus for notebooks Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
theGODl337 0 Report post · CID: 5796374781447 Posted September 2, 2005 choose something with amd turion or intel centrino processors.. the two best brands of cpus for notebooks thats only true if you need a long battery life really if it is easy enough for you to bring and use an adapter then all u are doing is sacrificing performance but if u want the mobility for long strenches of time then u r absolutely correct Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
krazyrag 0 Report post · CID: 224786303061 Posted September 2, 2005 gas here.. depends like this chart, this charts are liters btw. Mayorista---------87 octanos--------91 octanos Esso-----------------67.10----------------71.10 Texaco-------------64.01----------------67.97 Shell----------------74.94----------------70.94 Gulf-----------------84.24----------------86.36 Caribe--------------62.58----------------65.22 Total----------------77.67----------------80.04 Total Petroleum-------------68.89---------------------72.90 San Juan Oil----------78.20---------------------80.57 Best Petroleum--------------76.85--------------------79.23 Peerless------------------77.09--------------------79.46 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest kamil234 Report post · CID: Posted September 2, 2005 how much puerto rico money is $1? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
krazyrag 0 Report post · CID: 224786303061 Posted September 2, 2005 errr, we are like part of usa just not a state. i dont want to get on that topic for war or something heh. soo its just the same. $1 USa buck = $1 PR buck Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest kamil234 Report post · CID: Posted September 2, 2005 haha i forgot about that..sorry Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Swimmer 3 Report post · CID: 1175751733310 Posted September 2, 2005 Depending on what you are going to doing with the laptop.. I would move away from the p4.. It is just going to be hot, the battery life isnt going to be there... I have a 745 on the 400mhz platform not the 533.. I love it and the batter life on a 15.4 widescreen is about 4.5 hours. I have a 60 gig Hitachi 7200rpm hard drive. You are going to be able to tell the difference between a 4200 and a 7200 or even a 5400 notebook drive.. In november Hitachi is release a 100 gig at 7200rpm.. which is going to be the fast hard drive for a notebook on the market.. As far as Tigerdirect.. I have had awesome sucess with them. I ordered 3 laptops and 2 laser printers, all referbs, for my swim team before i left to college.. all were high quality units that were in awesome condition.. I didnt using shipping i picked them up from Naperville warehouse. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites