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Posted by Barry Watzman on January 24, 2006, 3:13 pm
Please log in for more thread options $400 to $600 is a bit high for any P3.
You can get a new budget laptop for $500-$600 (on sale with rebates).
You can get a quite good mid-to-high end laptop for $1,200 (even for
$995 with careful shopping, and sometimes, occasionally, for $700-$800).
I'd look for a "Centrino" system. Although you say that the lower
performance units would be ok, my guess is that you wouldn't be happy
with them for very long.
JM wrote:
> I'm a telecom/data professional who does some on-site work for clients.
> Most of my time these days is spent IN the office, unfortunately, but I do
> go out about once a week. For 4 years I used a Toshiba Satellite laptop
> that I really liked (for some reason I cannot recall the exact model). The
> only thing I did not like about it was how hot the 1.7ghz P4 cpu ran. The
> bottom of the laptop got very hot within 20 minutes. But it ran good and
> was built pretty well. I never had a problem with it. For what it's worth,
> I treated it very gently, always keeping it in a case and handling it
> carefully.
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> Anyway, I had to give that computer up, and I'm responsible for buying my
> replacement. My needs are pretty basic. I don't have to have any super
> performance. What I need most is durability, decent portability, and good
> battery life - and I would like for it to run cooler than my Toshiba. I do
> not want to spend a lot of money, perhaps $1200 max. I was always impressed
> with the Thinkpads used by many of the techs I worked with, so I've
> considered purchasing a slightly older model Thinkpad - perhaps P3 in good
> condition. For about $400-$600 I can get what looks like a pretty good
> older model Thinkpad - Windows XP, +/- 1.0ghz cpu, 512mb RAM, 40gb hard
> drive, power supply, working battery and a warranty. Those specs are okay
> for my needs.
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> I am a bit skeptical about new laptops in the sub-$100 range, so it seems
> like an older well-built laptop may be a better option for me than a newer
> "budget" laptop. Can anyone speak to that from direct experience?
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> Thank you,
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> JM
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