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woj · 05-21-2006, 07:23 PM

50...........

HushMoney · 05-21-2006, 08:14 PM

i'm on my little Vaio right now, Love this thing!!

Scroto · 05-21-2006, 08:43 PM

panasonic toughbook, ive beat the shit out of it and its still going strong!

Kiwigirl · 05-21-2006, 08:49 PM

I got a sony. I actually called Twinkley when in the store buying it to see what she prefered. And now I got a vaio.

'So Fucking Money · 05-21-2006, 11:16 PM

I just got sucked into buying a 17" macbook pro. Hope it's worth it. Definately hurt my bank account. ;/

reynold · 05-22-2006, 12:38 AM

I don't have any experience on HP laptops and If you do not like Dell then go with the Sony Vaio.

CheeseFrog · 05-22-2006, 01:44 AM

I just bought three of those HP's you listed (the Intel versions) and haven't had any problems with any of them... Well except for a problem recovering from S3 once in a blue moon, but I've had this happen on all kinds of laptops I've had, not just HP's (I suspect it's a MS problem). My current laptops run for about 4hrs when the screen at minimum luminosity. HD and memory are easily upgradeable, and keyboard is easily cleanable if you're the type who likes to take shit apart. Then again if you have the tools, any laptop is equally disassemblable.

I guess my only real gripe with these 'books is the lack of physical recovery CD's. The way HPaq does it now is they create a seperate 9GB partition that's used in lieu of recovery CD's. You can phone into tech support and request CD's if you want (you gotta cover S+H though I think). Plus the packaged suite of office utilities (MS Office) is only a 60-day trial instead of being the real deal copy. I think this is a trend that most of the big vendors are moving toward to meet those ever diminishing price points.

So I guess in summary of the HP dv1000-series 'books, I'd rate them as follows:

Size: 8 (I'm not sure if I like or dislike the taper in thickness as the laptop is measured from back to front. Still very slim 'book)
Weight: 8 (pretty damn light.. only way I can imagine it getting any lighter is by going with LiPolymer vs. LiIon batteries -- and I'm not even sure if that would make any difference. Any battery gearheads?).
Ergonomics: 8 (about what you'd expect from a laptop... might have to adjust your typing style to avoid accidentally moving the cursor with the touchpad)
Battery life: 8 (I get about 4hrs just surfing the net, watching TV, and acting like an internet tuff guy on the message boards :D)
Bang for the buck: 9 (At around $1500 before any rebates, it's way cheaper than the Sony with all the performance).

The Ghost · 05-22-2006, 01:46 AM

Did you buy something yet?

I LOVE Little Brown Asses · 05-22-2006, 02:03 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by RAM

IMHO......but unless your into MAC....really they suck

And unless you're into restarting your computer, system failures, viruses, and installing drivers all day long, instead of doing work, Mac might be something to look at.

CheeseFrog · 05-22-2006, 03:07 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by I LOVE Little Brown Asses

And unless you're into restarting your computer, system failures, viruses, and installing drivers all day long, instead of doing work, Mac might be something to look at.

I don't thinks so...

Zoe_Zoebaboe · 05-22-2006, 12:05 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by CheeseFrog

I just bought three of those HP's you listed (the Intel versions) and haven't had any problems with any of them... Well except for a problem recovering from S3 once in a blue moon, but I've had this happen on all kinds of laptops I've had, not just HP's (I suspect it's a MS problem). My current laptops run for about 4hrs when the screen at minimum luminosity. HD and memory are easily upgradeable, and keyboard is easily cleanable if you're the type who likes to take shit apart. Then again if you have the tools, any laptop is equally disassemblable.

I guess my only real gripe with these 'books is the lack of physical recovery CD's. The way HPaq does it now is they create a seperate 9GB partition that's used in lieu of recovery CD's. You can phone into tech support and request CD's if you want (you gotta cover S+H though I think). Plus the packaged suite of office utilities (MS Office) is only a 60-day trial instead of being the real deal copy. I think this is a trend that most of the big vendors are moving toward to meet those ever diminishing price points.

So I guess in summary of the HP dv1000-series 'books, I'd rate them as follows:

Size: 8 (I'm not sure if I like or dislike the taper in thickness as the laptop is measured from back to front. Still very slim 'book)
Weight: 8 (pretty damn light.. only way I can imagine it getting any lighter is by going with LiPolymer vs. LiIon batteries -- and I'm not even sure if that would make any difference. Any battery gearheads?).
Ergonomics: 8 (about what you'd expect from a laptop... might have to adjust your typing style to avoid accidentally moving the cursor with the touchpad)
Battery life: 8 (I get about 4hrs just surfing the net, watching TV, and acting like an internet tuff guy on the message boards :D)
Bang for the buck: 9 (At around $1500 before any rebates, it's way cheaper than the Sony with all the performance).

thanks for all the input guys...I believe i'm gonna go with the Sony Vaio though. I'll post pics when I get it this week

Martina Warren · 05-23-2006, 06:15 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Cristie

so why you had several - changed the laptops - why?

Well i dropped a bottle of beer on one. Not Toshibas fault. I had it for a few years and was still doing great before the beer accident. Then i bought a couple of more, one for myself, one for my husband, both still doing great

jesse_adultdatingdollars · 05-23-2006, 07:31 PM

You should get a Toshiba, they are the best for laptops. Dell is good for towers only.

iWeb_Iya · 05-23-2006, 07:32 PM

Mac or Sony for me.

Redrob · 05-23-2006, 08:12 PM

I've had 4 Dell's starting with a 486 over the past 12+ years and they are all still working fine. I haul them around the world and abuse them regularly. I had to change the battery on my current laptop when its life became shorter than I could tolerate after a couple of years of daily use. If I get another, it will be a Dell Inspiron or maybe a 1700 or 1710 if I got the cash laying around.... Good luck with whatever you choose.

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Redrob Confirmed User Industry Role: Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: In a refrigerator box by the tracks. Posts: 4,790	I've had 4 Dell's starting with a 486 over the past 12+ years and they are all still working fine. I haul them around the world and abuse them regularly. I had to change the battery on my current laptop when its life became shorter than I could tolerate after a couple of years of daily use. If I get another, it will be a Dell Inspiron or maybe a 1700 or 1710 if I got the cash laying around.... Good luck with whatever you choose.