Time to replace my Inspiron 8500 - recommendations for a replacement?
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From: Bob Pownall on 12 Feb 2010 01:39 After 6.5 years of faithful service, it's finally time to replace my Inspiron 8500. (Still works OK, but I'm starting to see things which make me wonder if it's about to head downhill.) Among the major vendors, I'm looking at Dell and Toshiba laptops. (For various reasons, I'd prefer not to get an HP.) I'm kind of leaning towards another Dell, not least because of this forum. So, any suggestions for a base laptop plus recommended add-ons? I'm looking for a laptop to be my primary system. I'm not a gamer nor do I watch DVDs on my current laptop. (The DVD aspect might change, though.) As I said, I'm leaning towards Dell, but if you think Toshiba has a sweet system, I'm open to hearing about it. Bob Pownall
From: Bob Levine on 12 Feb 2010 15:12 "Bob Pownall" <repownall(a)netscape.net> wrote in message news:hl2t40$p41$1(a)news.eternal-september.org... > After 6.5 years of faithful service, it's finally time to replace my > Inspiron 8500. (Still works OK, but I'm starting to see things which make > me wonder if it's about to head downhill.) > > Among the major vendors, I'm looking at Dell and Toshiba laptops. (For > various reasons, I'd prefer not to get an HP.) > > I'm kind of leaning towards another Dell, not least because of this forum. > > So, any suggestions for a base laptop plus recommended add-ons? I'm > looking for a laptop to be my primary system. I'm not a gamer nor do I > watch DVDs on my current laptop. (The DVD aspect might change, though.) > > As I said, I'm leaning towards Dell, but if you think Toshiba has a sweet > system, I'm open to hearing about it. > > Bob Pownall Budget? Size? Weight? Vostro 1720 is nice desktop replacement with a full keyboard and nice graphics. But it's rather heavy. Bob
From: William R. Walsh on 12 Feb 2010 16:06 Hi! I'd go for a Latitude E5400 or E5500 myself. Both are nice, well made systems with good battery life (so long as you select a Core series processor). William
From: Bob Pownall on 13 Feb 2010 01:44 Bob Levine wrote: > > Budget? Size? Weight? Yeah, I posted late last night and this morning I realized I should have mentioned those things. Haven't had a chance to get back on till now. Budget: Prefer under $1k, but willing to go somewhat higher Size & weight: Similar to my existing Inspiron. Say 16" diagonal screen and around 6 lbs. I'm a pretty big guy, so weight isn't as big a deal for me as it might be for some people. > > Vostro 1720 is nice desktop replacement with a full keyboard and nice > graphics. But it's rather heavy. Thanks - I'll take a look at it. > > Bob
From: me on 14 Feb 2010 16:31
Bob Pownall <repownall(a)netscape.net> wrote: >I'm kind of leaning towards another Dell, not least because of this forum. That is a good point..... I lean towards Dell as well BECAUSE of this news group! Having peer to peer newsgroup has come in VERY handy when owning things..... computers, cars, etc. |