buying a laptop

[chris86wm]

Here is a nice Dell system at a pretty good price:

$599
* Intel Pentium dual-core T2080(1MB Cache/1.73GHz/533MHz FSB
* Genuine Windows XP Home or Windows Vista Basic
* 15.4 inch Wide Screen XGA Display (with or without TrueLife for the same price)
* 1GB Shared Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM at 533MHz, 2 Dimm
* 160GB 5400 RPM SATA Hard Drive
* 8X CD/DVD Burner (DVD+/-RW) with double-layer DVD+R write capability
* 256MB NVIDIA GeForce Go 7300 TurboCache*
* Dell Wireless 1390 802.11b/g Mini Card (54Mbps)
* 53 WHr 6-cell Lithium Ion Primary Battery
* 1 Yr Ltd Warranty, 1 Yr Mail-in Service, and 1 Yr Tech Support

Good upgrades to consider:

* 15.4 inch Wide Screen XGA Display with TrueLife™(glossy) [Free!]
* Intel Core DUO T2350 (1.86GHz, 2MB L2 Cache, 533MHz FSB) [add $40]
* 85 WHr 9-cell Lithium Ion Primary Battery [add $49]

Windows Vista
http://configure.us.dell.com/dellstore/ ... CENV&s=bsd

Windows XP
http://configure.us.dell.com/dellstore/ ... CENY&s=bsd

[Rooster]

i wouldnt say macs are overpriced but you pay for design. im not computer illiterate and i love macs. for the general public begain able to change system files and any other "in-depth" stuff is not needed. a simpler Os is a much better call. as far as games go macs are not made to play games, they're made for "creativity". making movies/music/photo editing/etc. when i bought my iMac i was pleasedthe Os not only preforms better but is for lack of a better term "prettier". windows is very counter intuitive and OSX flows better and is easy to learn.

to each his own though. i will always reco a mac to anyone looking at new computers. if they decide to go PC i will always tell therm to get linux.

[Eric O]

My reasearch into Macs went not much deeper than looking at the price tags.