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I'm going to be needing a laptop in a couple of weeks. Anyone have an opinion on a Sony Vaio PCGGGRT170 ?
The only bad comments I found untill now are the limited battery life (I don't care) and the heat...
Can I get anything better within a USD 2,500 budget?
The only other thing that I could think of would be the alienwar laptop here
http://www.alienware.com/system_pages/area-51m.aspx
But after looking at the specs of your sony I think that you have found the better deal.
I have a Compaq Presario 2500 laptop I paid 1300 for it.
It has a P4 2.4
40GB HD
ATI 64MB card
512MB DDR Ram
CD-RW/DVD combo
and a Floppy.
The battery only lasts about two and half hours.
So I guess my final conclusion is that what you have picked out is probably a pretty good deal. I wouldn't think that heat would be to much of a concern, just as you kept the fans exsposed where that can get air.
Thank you for that link!
I can get a customized Alienware lappy and still stay within my budget...
Glad I could help you out.
As far as cooling goes, I thinkg the Alienware laptop would be your better bet. I think you might also get better framerate if your planning on playing some games. However if you use it for buisness you will definitely have a "distinct, and colorful" laptop. :).
I picked a configuration... it's going to be $2,840.00 (a little over budget, but hey...), and here are the specs:
15" UltraXGA 1600x1200 LCD Display
Front Panel Audio DJ CD Player
Synaptics Touchpad
1 Type II PCMCIA Slots
4 USB 2.0 Ports & 1 IEEE-1394 Port (4 PIN)
Standard Smart Li-ION Battery
Full Size 85-Key Clear-Keyboard
Configurable Dual Smart Bay Support
8ohm, 1.5W Stereo Speakers
Auto Switch 110/220V AC Adapter/Cord
Performance Benchmarks Documentation
Personalized Owner's Manual & User's Manual
FREE Custom Alienware® Mouse Pad
Latest Qualified Drivers Installed
Dimensions (H) x (W) x (D) : 1.7"x13"x11.4"
Weight: 9.6lbs. w/ Battery
Support:
1-Year AlienCare Toll-Free 24/7 Phone Support with Depot Service
OS:
Windows XP Professional
Chassis:
High-Performance LPT DS Chassis - Standard
CPU:
Intel® Pentium® 4 Processor 2.8GHz 533MHz FSB w/ 512KB Cache
RAM:
512MB DDR PC-2100 - One SO-DIMM
HDD:
Hitachi 60GB 7200 RPM ATA100 with 8MB Cache
Sound:
Sound-Blaster Pro Compatible 3D Audio
Smart Bay One:
Secondary Lithium-Ion Smart Battery
Smart Bay Two:
24x10x24 CD-RW / 8X DVD Combo w/Software MPEG2 Decoder
NIC
Integrated 10/100Mb Ethernet NIC
Built-In Wireless 802.11a/b miniPCI Card
Bag
Targus Sport Standard Computer Backpack - Platinum/Black
Security
Belkin K100 Security Lock
Alienware Home Essentials bundle (Ulead® VideoStudio™ 6
Home Depot 1-2-3 version 2.0
Encyclopedia Britannica 2003 Deluxe
The Print Shop Essentials 15
American Greetings CreataCard Gold 6 )
AlienAutopsy: Automated Technical Support Request System
Anyone have any suggestions/remarks?
take a look at these... some hardcore laptops for good prices!!
http://www.powernotebooks.com/
Thats a nice setup you are geting is my only remark. WTG.
PeacE
-BoB
negative.... to vouch for that link... my friend is doing the computer security thing at CalTech, and he ordered one... DAAAAAAAAAAMN
thing has dual monitor out, TV in, a REMOTE control, dual cd-roms.... i practically wanted to throw my new dell out his window and jack his laptop... they're some sweet systems
Yer... I'm playing with possible configurations right now... sweet it is, indeed :)
Something important you may want to consider is are you going to be able to dual boot that laptop into your favorite *nix OS? Make sure you'll have the proper driver support and such to make sure that all the built-in hardware will be recognized by the OS of your choice.
You know, just something to consider.
--PuRe Admin www.pureescape.net
I own an older Sony Viao laptop - PCG 540.
Things I hate about it:
1) The keyboard feels cheap
2) The audio leaves much to be desired
3) As noted, it runs hot as hell
4) The cooling fan sounds like an F-16 jet engine
5) The BIOS update utility fails half the time (though I blame Sony directly, not the laptop)
6) Battery life is just like you were told - sucky
Other than those few things, it's ok. ;)
personally, i would also skip the sony. when i see sony, i see, "pay us more money because our logo is on this thing".
i am also looking for some sort of laptop. but i am a smidge more limited with the funds. originally i was thinking
`` yeah, i'll get a second hand, slightly-slower, but with more goodies laptop. ''
but then i went and clicked on that alienware link. arse. anyone want to but a kidney? send a stamped self-addressed freezer bag to...
When I bought my laptop I could only spend a maximum of 1500$. Since College is coming up this fall. So I went for the compaq one. It manages to play my games decently, and run office XP ok.
The only thing I don't like about it is the 2.5 hours for battery life, and the fan is a little loud. Other than that though its not to bad. 15" screen on it with a ATI video card. MY ultimate goal is to own a P4 3 GHZ laptop. But thats after I start making a little more money than what I am now. :)
got myself a dell inspiron 5100... xp pro... pretty decked out...
the second i got it, formatted it, got rid of all that dell pre-installed crap... partitioned, added redhat9 and winXP corporate... i'm likin it so far :)
Does that model still require you to make a small partition for the RAMDISK feature? Older Inspirons would bitch about it not being there if you wiped it and installed a fresh OS. Just curious for nistalgic sake, nothing more.Quote:
got myself a dell inspiron 5100
i don't believe it does :)
Oh no.... I just got myself a Dell Inspiron 600m with the centrino technology; if I knew these babies Plastic gave the link to were present I would have gone that way. Oh well my lost.Quote:
Should I throw the Dell out the window? Hmm.... *Looks at laptop* maybe not it doesn't get as hot as other laptops and it's pretty loaded. I think am happy with it but would have been a lot happier with one of those Sager NP4760. Well maybe next time.
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