best laptop?

[gutties]

k, so I've got a humongous grant to buy a laptop (3000 euros, yipee!:gunsmilie) and so i'm going to get the best i can, what should i buy, and where from??

[clocker]

Do you absolutely need a laptop?
They are far more fragile than people think ( especially the power ports) and unless portability is a real issue, not a very good investment.
Everything in a laptop is 2 to 3 times more expensive than a PC.

[gutties]

the grant is specific for a laptop, so its either that or nufink....

[clocker]

Right then.
If forced at gunpoint to pick a laptop (and that's what it would take) I'd prolly choose a Toshiba.

[Shiranai_Baka]

Alienware

[tesco]

Alienware
Ripoff. But they do look kool, i'll give them that.

[gutties]

i've been warned off alienware desktops before, are the laptops better? why toshiba?, seem to have great screens, but are they value for money? hmm whats about dell? my friend sez they are the most reliable, and he eats out of bins so should know.

[zapjb]

That's weird clocker. I always thought Toshiba products were pos until recently. I saw one of my new bosses with one. I was suprised. But the guy travels all over & is very astute so that gives me pause.

When I used to work in the tech/fiber optics biz 90% + people visiting execs, techs etc. all had Dells. Then I'd see the odd IBM thinkpad.

So I'd look at Dells & Toshiba if it twas I.

[Samurai]

I'd personally get a Toshiba one too. Sony aren't bad either, but they cost a little more.

As mentioned above, Alienware is just a ripoff. You could get one with the same specs for half the price. Avoid.

[silent h3ro]

Dell XPS Gaming laptops are really sweet. ;)

[bigdawgfoxx]

I really dont know what I would buy, cuz I dont trust anything that I dont build, or someone I know built...but I think I would go for Toshiba their screens are AWESOME!

[reminder]

I really dont know what I would buy, cuz I dont trust anything that I dont build, or someone I know built...but I think I would go for Toshiba their screens are AWESOME!
i am using toshiba tecra m2, so i am sitting in front of toshiba screen. it cannot really tell if its AWESOME or not. How do I measure if its awesome.

Really- i am not making fun of anyone, i really want to know the answer.

Anyway - to the person who asked the question - whatever u do, make sure u buy Intel Centrino processor

[bigdawgfoxx]

Or maybe you should wait for the new AMD mobile CPUs to come out..IDK how long that will be. Toshibas screens look tight...sonys screens are AMAZING..but theres more to it then that

[Spicker]

Alienware Laptop.

[Peerzy]

I would never buy a laptop, they don';t care what you spend your grant money on. Get a destop, 3 times cheaper and twice as powerfull. You could even get a shuttle (kinda like a mini computer) and take that arround or get a 160GB External hard drive to carry your data from home to college/Uni.

[Schuler]

First you should ask yourself what kind of computer you do want.
As much as everyone wants a laptop for awesome gaming like a desktop replacement, you'd probably want to consider a Centrino solution, although the new AMD ones are supposed to be quite nice.

Here are some options to consider:
Sager notebooks, generally gaming notebooks/desktop replacements: See http://www.hypersonic-pc.com/2001/systems-mobile.htm
or http://pctorque.com/products.php
The 3790 is a good solution for power,gaming, and mobile technology.

Those laptops are generally similar to alienwares. Also since you have such a large grant you might want to look into Voodoo laptops (http://www.voodoo.ca/). They have a nice selection of laptops, very expensive, but good paint jobs and support, etc etc.

Of course there's always the powerbooks from apple. Flame away but if you got all that money to spend, you have a very nice portable laptop with the added bonus of the underlying Unix if that would interest you. Definitely an option to consider if you aren't looking for gaming.

Edit: Getting an External Harddrive is a good idea anyway and also a USB thumbdrive. They're nice accessories.

Also if you can get away with it add a nice pair of speakers and a wireless keyboard/mouse.

[clocker]

Sony aren't bad either, but they cost a little more.

Noooooo!
Not a Sony!

NEVER a Sony.
Sony has the most proprietary drivers in the world and they are stingy about giving them out.
We will no longer work on any Sony product without the original restore discs and even then it's a pain.

Also, avoid any machine with the Media Center OS like the plague.

[Virtualbody1234]

... Toshiba their screens are AWESOME!

... sonys screens are AMAZING...
What's better AWESOME! or AMAZING ?



Maybe you should wait for the new AMD mobile CPUs to come out
Now that's a good point. It looks like they're out: http://www.amd.com/us-en/Processors/ProductInformation/0,,30_118_10220,00.html

[lynx]

What's better AWESOME! or AMAZING ?



Now that's a good point. It looks like they're out: http://www.amd.com/us-en/Processors/ProductInformation/0,,30_118_10220,00.html
Those have been out for ages.

This is the new stuff (http://www.amd.com/us-en/Processors/ProductInformation/0,,30_118_12651,00.html)

[gutties]

looks like i'm leaning toward toshiba or dell, nice one guys, cheers fer the input