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Best Laptop/Notebook under $1300?

post #1 of 22
3/17/05 at 5:01pm
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I am looking for a solid laptop/notebook thats no more than $1300, but has an UXGA or better screen, solid battery life, and has all the typical functions/programs to use for business and pleasure.

Does anyone know the best notebook?

Is Dell Inspiron 9300 good? Is there a better model out there for the price?

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks
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post #2 of 22
3/17/05 at 5:18pm
I would check out the offerings at: http://discountlaptops.com/ and see what's in your price range.
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post #3 of 22
3/17/05 at 7:06pm
I bought a Toshiba Satellite M45 with a 1.8GHz Centrino for around that price. It has a 15" wide, bright screen, 80GB hard drive, DVD writer and 512MB of RAM. It's pretty fast and nicely equipped. I'm happy with it.

-Drew
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post #4 of 22
3/17/05 at 7:12pm
HP Pavilion dv1000
-14" wide screen WXGA display
-1.2" thick 5.3 pounds
-Intel Pentium M 715A 1.5GHz
-512MB Memory
-60GB Hard Drive
-DVD/CDRW combo drive
-Starting around $1000
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post #5 of 22
3/17/05 at 7:38pm
Apple 12" powerbook is by far the best laptop under $1300
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post #6 of 22
10/18/09 at 8:50pm
There's a freely-available coupon for Lenovo (which aren't always the most multimedia-rich, but have excellent build quality). Browse to Lenovo - Contractor Purchase Program and use the password 'familyandfriends'.
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post #7 of 22
10/18/09 at 8:56pm
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Originally Posted by Nikos View Post
I am looking for a solid laptop/notebook thats no more than $1300, but has an UXGA or better screen, solid battery life, and has all the typical functions/programs to use for business and pleasure.

Does anyone know the best notebook?

Is Dell Inspiron 9300 good? Is there a better model out there for the price?

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks
Its also good to decide what OS you want to run? Mac 10, Win 7? 'Bun 9.04?
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post #8 of 22
10/18/09 at 9:10pm
Lenovo Thinkpad (T, X, or W series), HP Elitebook/Business, or Dell Latitude are the way to go.
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post #9 of 22
10/18/09 at 9:24pm
I would take a look at the Lenovo T500 or W500. The only difference between the two is that the latter comes with ATI Firepro graphics for CAD/3D content creation etc and has twice the video RAM.

They're fully configurable but here's the basic specs:
  • 15.4" display, 3 resolution choices
  • Core 2 Duo CPU
  • DDR3 RAM
  • Hybrid switchable graphics (integrated for power saving, discrete for significantly more processing power)
  • "Rollcage"- a magnesium framework running throughout the laptop, makes it basically indestructable
  • Motion sensor that parks the hard disk heads when the laptop is falling to save your data
  • Can be launched from a trebuchet and keep your data intact
  • Customizable options like a webcam, fingerprint reader, 3G wireless

Plus their warranty service is INCREDIBLE. I called them on a Tuesday afternoon and explained that I had some graphical glitches on my W500. Within 15 minutes of dialing they were overnighting a box to me to ship it back. They replaced the motherboard the same day they received it and I had it back that Friday. It isn't possible to have a better turnaround using paid overnight shipping all ways.
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post #10 of 22
10/18/09 at 9:28pm
Great.
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post #11 of 22
10/18/09 at 9:48pm
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Originally Posted by mattveksler View Post
There's a freely-available coupon for Lenovo (which aren't always the most multimedia-rich, but have excellent build quality). Browse to Lenovo - Contractor Purchase Program and use the password 'familyandfriends'.
You are aware that you bumped a 4-year-old thread, right?
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post #12 of 22
10/18/09 at 9:56pm
Oh, wow, I didn't even notice that.
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post #13 of 22
10/18/09 at 11:44pm
HP Pavilion dv1000
-14" wide screen WXGA display
-1.2" thick 5.3 pounds
-Intel Pentium M 715A 1.5GHz
-512MB Memory
-60GB Hard Drive
-DVD/CDRW combo drive
-Starting around $1000

I'm just looking at BigD's reccommendation, and its scary how you can now get more than double the laptop for about a third of the cost.
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post #14 of 22
10/19/09 at 11:21am
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Originally Posted by 450 View Post
HP Pavilion dv1000
-14" wide screen WXGA display
-1.2" thick 5.3 pounds
-Intel Pentium M 715A 1.5GHz
-512MB Memory
-60GB Hard Drive
-DVD/CDRW combo drive
-Starting around $1000

I'm just looking at BigD's reccommendation, and its scary how you can now get more than double the laptop for about a third of the cost.
how and where can I get one for $333?
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post #15 of 22
10/19/09 at 11:33am
I'll sell you my old zt3000 (15.4" WUXGA, Pentium M 1.3 GHz, 1.25 GB RAM, 160 GB HDD, DVD/CDRW) for $333!
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