Pioneer Lappys?

DavoRulz · 22nd December 2005, 8:43 PM

Hey all,

There's not a lot on the net, so I thought I'd ask here, what's everyone's opinion of Pioneer laptops? Getting one of these Dreambook 805x in the new year with:

1.7 P-M
1gb DDR2
6200TC
60gb
DVDRW
15.4 wide

Don't look at the price, I get it at cost via my work

Cheers,
David

warhead · 22nd December 2005, 10:01 PM

in my experience, they're manufactured by clevo, and the ones i've used, are absolute rubbish.

poor build quality, terrible battery performance and longevity

irvo44 · 22nd December 2005, 10:40 PM

a dreambook won a labs test in PC Authority:

labs test here

Caviar · 23rd December 2005, 2:29 AM

I looked at one as a proposal for a multimedia notebook for work, and found an article that compared it to an Acer in Oct/Nov '04. Both were similarly spec'd and scored highly, but overall the pioneer came in on top. While over spec'd to your requirements it may be of interest.

I'll see if i can find the communications at work tomorrow and post the link.

Unfortunately my proposal didn't get approved, so I can't comment much past what I already have. Good luck

22nd December 2005, 8:43 PM	#1
DavoRulz Member Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Lismore, North NSW Posts: 3,428	Pioneer Lappys? Hey all, There's not a lot on the net, so I thought I'd ask here, what's everyone's opinion of Pioneer laptops? Getting one of these Dreambook 805x in the new year with: 1.7 P-M 1gb DDR2 6200TC 60gb DVDRW 15.4 wide Don't look at the price, I get it at cost via my work Cheers, David __________________ Desktop: i7 920\|EX58-DS4\|6gb GeIL DDR3\|GTX 285\|Audigy ES\|1Tb\|P160\|SP 2.0 500w\|BenQ FP202w WoW: Smashfist - 80 Ret Paladin, GM of <Tortured Reality>, 5th ranked Alliance guild on Jubei'Thos Ride: 1997 SS Commodore - 304ci - FOR SALE $8000 ONO

22nd December 2005, 10:01 PM	#2
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22nd December 2005, 10:40 PM	#3
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23rd December 2005, 2:29 AM	#4
Caviar Member Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Perth, 6147 Posts: 148	I looked at one as a proposal for a multimedia notebook for work, and found an article that compared it to an Acer in Oct/Nov '04. Both were similarly spec'd and scored highly, but overall the pioneer came in on top. While over spec'd to your requirements it may be of interest. I'll see if i can find the communications at work tomorrow and post the link. Unfortunately my proposal didn't get approved, so I can't comment much past what I already have. Good luck __________________ Successful Trades: Splintered Mind, dureck, FTO, -=Fro§ty=-, mortaise, tangcla, Etherate, Beatle, obsolete, AusDemon, TX3, wingmansq12