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Aug 9, 2001, 12:43am

Now that I've recieved word that the high school truly IS going to allow laptop computers to any student who wishes to use one, I'm
interested in shopping for one. Since it's too short notice to build a full ATX PC into a breifcase (plus that'd be kinda heavy to
lug around) I guess I'm going to look into buying one. I've decided that I don't need anything particularly fancy, just a 13+ inch
screen, a CD, floppy and at least 10 gigs of HDD. An A/C adapter is also neccessary (Hah, knowing me the battery would die in the
middle of somthing important). At least 800MHz of Pentium 3 (Or any AMD mobile CPU) is neccessary. The OS should be Win2k, but if
it's cheap enough I'll settle for ME or XP.
3d graphics a neccessity, doesn't matter what brand so long as it'll do some 3d rendering. A 10/100 ethernet adapter would be nice
as well, or at least some way to connect it directly to any normal PC (Can you do null modem via USB?) Modem not neccessary.

Carrying weight doesn't matter, but price does. Preferably less than $2000 when all is said and done. If anyone can point me in the
general direction of a few companies (I don't care if they're big name so long as they do good work) it would be much appreciated.

BTW, I'm also looking at iBooks, but they're just too fruity in color, so don't tell me about that

Aug 9, 2001, 12:55am

Forgot system RAM. I need at least 256mb (Photoshop+Word+Excel+Truespace)
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Aug 9, 2001, 4:08am

As I said before... Look to Dell. You'll probly have more luck with the
Inspiron line, rather than the Latitude.

http://www.dell.com/us/en/dhs/products/series_inspn_notebooks.htm

It's 2am, and I'm board... So I did a little work for you... $2,110.00
WinME (the notebooks with win2000 all start out at arround $2000...) ATI
Rage 8mb 2xAGP If you *must* have win2k then you have to coustomize a
small business system... G'luck

Date: Thursday, August 09, 2001 12:57:40 AM CDT
Catalog Number: 29 19
Dell Inspiron 4000 Notebooks: Pentium®III processor, 1 GHz 14.1 XGA TFT
Display
HR10GHN - [220-8410]
Memory: 256MB, SDRAM, 2 DIMMs
256M2D - [311-9705]
Primary Hard Drive: 20GB Ultra ATA Hard Drive
20GB - [340-2736]
Floppy Drive: Modular Floppy Drive
FD - [340-7931]
Operating System Software: Microsoft® Windows® Millennium Edition with
WinXP Home Upgrade Coupon Offer
WMEXP - [313-7222] [412-2901] [420-2105]
External Mouse: USB Intellimouse Grey
GREYMSE - [310-3180] [310-1674]
Network Adapter: Xircom® 10/100 Ethernet II, PC Card
N100X - [430-2082]
Modem: Internal 56K Capable V.90 Mini-PCI Fax Modem
PCIMDM - [313-9695]
Modular CD/DVD Drives: Free! 8X Max Variable DVD-ROM Drive
8XDVDP - [313-8133] [461-2805]
Inspiron 4000 Setup Video: Dell Inspiron 4000 Setup Video
VID - [310-9566]
Bundled Software: Microsoft® Works Suite 2001 with Money 2001 Standard
40WRK - [412-3637]
Anti-virus: Norton Antivirus® 2001, Introductory Offer
NAV - [412-4630]
Primary Battery: 59 WHr Lithium-Ion Battery with ExpressCharge
LIION8 - [312-2770]
Carrying Cases: Deluxe Nylon Case
NCC154 - [310-0401]
Service and Support Options: 1 Yr Ltd. Warranty-1 Yr Mail-in Service + 1
Yr Phone Support
SI111RR - [900-9054] [902-0070] [950-3337]
Internet Access Options: 6 Month Dellnet® by MSN Internet Access [add
$0]
MSN6MO - [412-0265]
Digital Imaging Software: Image Expert® 2000, Dell Edition ($0)
DPS - [412-2108]
Additional Battery: 2nd 59 WHr Lithium-Ion Battery with ExpressCharge
BATT - [312-5465]


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Aug 9, 2001, 11:14am

I have an Inspiron 7000 that I bought about two or three years ago.
About the only problem I've had with it is the crappy IBM drive they
included with the system and that it is just too freakin' heavy! Dell
makes quality laptops, but you if you don't want to lug around an eight
pound one, go for the Latitude line or find something else.

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Aug 9, 2001, 11:25am

Although it may not meet all of your requirements, I believe it is at
least worthy of a look. Check out the Sony Picturebook at
http://www.sonystyle.com/vaio/picturebook/index.html, Wing. It is the
smallest laptop I've found and I've seen it being sold on eBay for much
less than the retail price. All the info and specs are on the site.

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Aug 9, 2001, 12:47pm

I Disagree..

I had a sony laptop & a horrible experience. The thing crashed more then my desktop comp, and when it broke, getting it fixed was a
bitch. The hinges where the monitor folds over snapped off for no apparent reason, when giving it to sears they sent it to wyoming
or someplace like that, It was returned with, yes, the hinges fixed, but the latch & touchpad both broken. We talked to Sears and
both them & Sony deny ever doing work on it, and niether would take responsibility and fix their work. I have decided to go against
sony & sears if at all possible and think that if this is the way they are going to treat people, then others should as well.

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Aug 9, 2001, 1:13pm

Well, that's your opinion and you are certainly entitled to it. I don't
own many Sony products nor a Sony laptop, but let me just mention that
my Sony DCR-PC100 still photo/DV camcorder has never failed me for two
years and that I believe it is a quality built product. However, if you
need replacement parts for it such as a new lens cap, Sony isn't very
good in that regard. Most of the items in Sony's on-line store for the
camera were in "backorder hell" the last time I checked. I will admit
that Sony is cheap when it comes to packaging and shipping. When I was
doing some research for a new monitor, I heard countless stories of this
particular Sony monitor (I forget the exact model) that was shipped with
only a tiny bit of foam packaging to protect it. Many customers had
received their monitors in a damaged state. There will always be
customers who have an issue(s) with a product from a company and there
will also be customers who have no issue(s) at all. It ultimately comes
down to each individual's experience with the company.

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Aug 10, 2001, 8:27pm

And I agree.. however I felt it necessary to share my experience as to enlighten others of possible issues, if they read that and
are disheartened, then find another company which no one has every had complaints about (yeah right, but you get the point) then
they will ultimateley recieve a better product. I personally liked going to Sears, and am satisfied with my other Sony products,
but based on principle will not purchase either untill they have resolved their communication problems. I am more then willing to
by a sony television at a different appliance store, or by something other then sony at sears, however the combination of sony at
sears will never happen from me again. I actually haven't been to sears since nor bought a sony product because of my mom's all-out
boycott of both. I was just sharing an experience so others could perhaps learn from it, or at least be aware. Awareness is a
higher point of intelligance, and I think that if I can help the others be aware of certain things, then we are all that much better
off.

Thanks- J B E L L

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Aug 13, 2001, 2:54pm

I have a Sony SR-17, super slim small thing. It lacks a CDROM drive and
Ethernet port, but it has a three hour battery life and weighs under 2
pounds.

It works great, and comes with WindowsME and Windows2000. I got mine for
$1200 with a 700mhz P3, 128MB RAM (you can get more), 20gig hd, and an 8MB
ATI mobile vid card.

You can get a portable CDRW or DVD drive and PC card Ethernet port for it
and still be under $2000.

-BirdMike


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