Finally pieced together what I'll be getting for my next laptop.

[wolfwings]

Originally I was going to go with a Dell, because it was just cheaper for the equivalent than a Lenovo. Then... well, with the release of Intel's T9300 Mobile Core 2 Duo CPU they have an insane sale going on for their T61's. As in, I'm getting over $600 off on the laptop. That... more than made up the difference, and let me get a much better laptop.

So... specs I'm planning on (and I converted the check-out to a 30-day Quote, so I have time to get the funds together easily and reconsider if someone out there finds a better deal) are:

Windows XP Professional (Sadly they don't offer 64-bit)
1920x1200 15.4" widescreen LCD screen (960x600 for gaming)
Ge-Force 8600M GT 256MB video card
T9300M 2.5Ghz Intel Core 2 Duo w/ *6* megabytes L2 Cache
1GB PC5300 DDR2. (4GB Kingston kit is $100)
80GB 5400RPM Hard Drive (Yes, small and slow)
4-in-1 media card adapter (Yes, it supports SDHC)
Intel 3945 a/b/g wireless card
Bluetooth
10/100/1000 Ethernet (Yay, gigabit!)
54mm Express-Card slot (16GB 34mm Express-Card planned)
And the most important part: Three year next day on-site warranty w/ accidental damage protection. I'm sick and fuckin' tired of this 'mail your only computer in to us to replace the freakin' KEYBOARD' bullshit.

And it's gonna cost me about $1790 before tax, about $1900 after tax, including the warranty.

Comments

[steeleheart.livejournal.com]

So when you say 'next' laptop, does that mean that you currently have one? If so, just out of idle curriosity (I am feline after all), what are you going to do with your current laptop.

-Just a curious kitty who has been borrowing computers for the last few years.

My mom's getting my existing laptop...

[wolfwings.livejournal.com]

...mostly because she does a lot of digital photo-work, and having a laptop with 2GB of RAM, a 2.0Ghz CPU, and a built-in flash-memory reader will do her a lot more good than trying to upgrade her current out-of-warranty laptop.

And I don't trust using my laptop as a real lappy, it's safer to use it more as a semi-portable desktop inside a house than to take it everywhere, which is what my mom's other laptop is good for, despite the advertising used for my laptop initially.

Re: My mom's getting my existing laptop...

[steeleheart.livejournal.com]

Ok. Just wondering.