Laptop (Which one?) (Dell $1000 off??!)

Yoda-Entropy · 27th December 2004, 1:01 AM

Hey guys, im in the market for a laptop for uni and the occasional gaming session

It need to have 60gb hdd, 15" widescreen lcd, 512 (2x256 DDR 333), 128mb 9600 pro or better, 802.11g.

I was looking at a customized Dell 8600 or 9100, what you think?

And when would the next $1000 off day from dell be around abouts?

Budget is $2100, but i may be able to afford to go over slightly.

zeltra · 27th December 2004, 9:33 AM

The last $1000 off offer ended on the 20th of December so it's definitely the last one of this year. The next one may either be several months away (because they were trying to increase sales figures for the year, so don't expect another one until near the close of 2005), or it'll be somewhere near next month (to follow the monthly discount patterns they've been giving recently), or maybe even somewhere in between. The point is, is that nobody knows.

For $2500 (with the $1000 off), I ordered a Centrino 2GHz, 100GB HDD, 128MB 9600pro turbo, 512MB RAM, 15.4", carry bag, DVD-ROM, floppy drive but it's surely to go down in price

Kermalius · 27th December 2004, 1:24 PM

If you want a laptop for uni, think twice before you go for the big screen.

Yoda-Entropy · 27th December 2004, 4:19 PM

surely 15 inch isnt too big, i use a 17" atm for desktop :|

I can actually probably get a Toshiba Satelitte M30, what you think of that notebook fellas?

zeltra · 27th December 2004, 4:48 PM

15.4" inchers are heavy (centrino 15.4" is over 3KG). Toshiba make very high quality laptops, so it'll be a good choice if it fits you price range

meggala · 27th December 2004, 5:19 PM

I have an asus 15.4 " model weighs 2.7kgs but the guys are right get the smaller screen I'm regretting getting my 15" screen cause I use a 19" lcd monitor when the unit is at home.plus the 12" weighs well under 2 kgs

meggala

jascii · 27th December 2004, 8:53 PM

At the end of the day, you really feel the extra kilogram. If you arent planning to put the machine on a desk, get the smaller screen.

GreenBeret · 27th December 2004, 9:28 PM

If you're put off by the weight, just do some weight training at the gym. After that, you won't notice that you're carrying a 3kg lappy

I hate 12" x86 laptops as they all have shitty onboard graphics (but I do love the size/mobility and the weight)

zeltra · 1st January 2005, 7:59 PM

the laptop in itself is quite light (2.5kg) but the carry case that I bought with the laptop weights in at about 4kg!

Yoda-Entropy · 1st January 2005, 9:43 PM

Well, dell has $1000 off again, so i think i will go that option:
Dell Inspiron(TM) 8600 Intel(R) Pentium(R) M 755 Notebook
E-VALUE CODE : M540127
System Total
AUD 2,598.20

zeltra · 1st January 2005, 11:43 PM

it looks like they took away some of the choices you could have in chosing your parts because of people like me that ordered a dvd-rom instead of a dvdrw which inturn saved me about $240 off the already low price

27th December 2004, 1:01 AM	#1
Yoda-Entropy Member Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Perth, W.A. Posts: 167	Laptop (Which one?) (Dell $1000 off??!) Hey guys, im in the market for a laptop for uni and the occasional gaming session It need to have 60gb hdd, 15" widescreen lcd, 512 (2x256 DDR 333), 128mb 9600 pro or better, 802.11g. I was looking at a customized Dell 8600 or 9100, what you think? And when would the next $1000 off day from dell be around abouts? Budget is $2100, but i may be able to afford to go over slightly. __________________ Click here for my PCDB OCAU Extreme Cooling Club H2O Member Intel 530 CPU 3000MHz @ 3610MHz / 1.33V / 32°C Idle / 42°C Load HiS IceQ ATi 9800Pro @ 451.64MHz / 351MHz Stormblock G4 / MCP650 / Silverprop Silverstorm4

27th December 2004, 9:33 AM	#2
zeltra Member Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Sydney Posts: 1,288	The last $1000 off offer ended on the 20th of December so it's definitely the last one of this year. The next one may either be several months away (because they were trying to increase sales figures for the year, so don't expect another one until near the close of 2005), or it'll be somewhere near next month (to follow the monthly discount patterns they've been giving recently), or maybe even somewhere in between. The point is, is that nobody knows. For $2500 (with the $1000 off), I ordered a Centrino 2GHz, 100GB HDD, 128MB 9600pro turbo, 512MB RAM, 15.4", carry bag, DVD-ROM, floppy drive but it's surely to go down in price __________________ I'm not normally a praying man, but if you're up there, please save me Superman !

27th December 2004, 4:19 PM	#4
Yoda-Entropy Member Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Perth, W.A. Posts: 167	surely 15 inch isnt too big, i use a 17" atm for desktop :\| I can actually probably get a Toshiba Satelitte M30, what you think of that notebook fellas? __________________ Click here for my PCDB OCAU Extreme Cooling Club H2O Member Intel 530 CPU 3000MHz @ 3610MHz / 1.33V / 32°C Idle / 42°C Load HiS IceQ ATi 9800Pro @ 451.64MHz / 351MHz Stormblock G4 / MCP650 / Silverprop Silverstorm4

27th December 2004, 4:48 PM	#5
zeltra Member Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Sydney Posts: 1,288	15.4" inchers are heavy (centrino 15.4" is over 3KG). Toshiba make very high quality laptops, so it'll be a good choice if it fits you price range __________________ I'm not normally a praying man, but if you're up there, please save me Superman !

27th December 2004, 5:19 PM	#6
meggala Member Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: melbourne Posts: 348	I have an asus 15.4 " model weighs 2.7kgs but the guys are right get the smaller screen I'm regretting getting my 15" screen cause I use a 19" lcd monitor when the unit is at home.plus the 12" weighs well under 2 kgs meggala __________________ http://meggala.com Stuff on nissan import cars & drifting. Asus notebook M6R 1.6 Centrino 1Gb RAM 60Gb HDD connected via vodafone gprs card.

27th December 2004, 1:24 PM	#3
Kermalius Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Canberra Posts: 861	If you want a laptop for uni, think twice before you go for the big screen.

27th December 2004, 8:53 PM	#7
jascii Member Join Date: May 2004 Location: Nikhedonia Posts: 525	At the end of the day, you really feel the extra kilogram. If you arent planning to put the machine on a desk, get the smaller screen. __________________ "Pluralitas non est ponenda sine neccesitate"

27th December 2004, 9:28 PM	#8
GreenBeret Member Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Melbourne Posts: 11,651	If you're put off by the weight, just do some weight training at the gym. After that, you won't notice that you're carrying a 3kg lappy I hate 12" x86 laptops as they all have shitty onboard graphics (but I do love the size/mobility and the weight)

1st January 2005, 7:59 PM	#9
zeltra Member Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Sydney Posts: 1,288	the laptop in itself is quite light (2.5kg) but the carry case that I bought with the laptop weights in at about 4kg! __________________ I'm not normally a praying man, but if you're up there, please save me Superman !

1st January 2005, 9:43 PM	#10
Yoda-Entropy Member Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Perth, W.A. Posts: 167	Well, dell has $1000 off again, so i think i will go that option: Dell Inspiron(TM) 8600 Intel(R) Pentium(R) M 755 Notebook E-VALUE CODE : M540127 System Total AUD 2,598.20 __________________ Click here for my PCDB OCAU Extreme Cooling Club H2O Member Intel 530 CPU 3000MHz @ 3610MHz / 1.33V / 32°C Idle / 42°C Load HiS IceQ ATi 9800Pro @ 451.64MHz / 351MHz Stormblock G4 / MCP650 / Silverprop Silverstorm4

1st January 2005, 11:43 PM	#11
zeltra Member Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Sydney Posts: 1,288	it looks like they took away some of the choices you could have in chosing your parts because of people like me that ordered a dvd-rom instead of a dvdrw which inturn saved me about $240 off the already low price __________________ I'm not normally a praying man, but if you're up there, please save me Superman !