Before you go out and by a Dell Laptop, check out the HP Pavillion Entertainment laptop range.
They make most laptops look ancient (specially Dell's). I got mine in November 2006, and I haven't had any problems (except for the ctrl key stroke missing sometimes). I copied this from my post to the CTJUG/forum in 2006: I managed to find a bargain here: http://www.buy247.co.za/products.php?productsid=3468# <http://www.buy247.co.za/products.php?productsid=3468> I got the HP Pavilion DV6161ea laptop for R10799 incl VAT + delivery. Features: * Intel Centrino , Dual Core (1.66GHZ) Processor * 2MB L2 Cache Memory * 1024MB DDR2 RAM * NVIDIA GeForce Go 7400 graphics card * 128MB VRam + 256MB Turbo Cache Memory * 120 Gig HDD * 15.4" WXGA high definition Brightview widescreen * Intel Pro/wireless 802.11b/g and 10/100 Lan Card * DVD Super Multilayer drive * Bluetooth * 5 -in 1 Digital Card reader * HP Quickplay multimedia Centre * 3 x USB Ports * Weight - 2.99Kgs * Up to 5 hours battery life * Windows XP Media Centre edition 2005 with Update rollup 2 (Windows Vista Compatible) * Norton Internet security - 60 day trial version * 1 year warranty Regards, Enrico ________________________________ From: [email protected] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Bruce Stewart Sent: Wednesday, January 09, 2008 1:43 PM To: [email protected] Subject: [CTJUG Forum] Re: Notebook advice Dell seems to be the firm favourite so far. I had no idea that seperate coolers existed. I don't think that the work I'll be doing will be that CPU intensive - I can't type that fast! javac compilation, database queries and backups are about as intense as I get. "NOTE: This message (including attachments) is subject to all the restrictions, qualifications and disclaimers of the Metropolitan group of companies ("Metropolitan") published at http://www.metropolitan.co.za (collectively the "disclaimers") and by reading this message and/or opening any attachment you are deemed to have agreed to be bound by the provisions of the disclaimers. If you cannot access any of the disclaimers, kindly send an e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] or contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] and a copy will be sent to you. Metropolitan is an authorised Financial Services Provider. Web: http://www.metropolitan.co.za/ Disclaimer: http://www.metropolitan.co.za/email_disclaimer.html Metropolitan subscribes to KPMG, a completely independent crime disclosure service - make a contribution to the establishment of a fraud free environment by reporting any suspicion to the KPMG Hotline * RSA 0800 22 14 18 * NAMIBIA 0800 00 00 77" --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "CTJUG Forum" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/CTJUG-Forum For the ctjug home page see http://www.ctjug.org.za -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
