Re: [H] Good College student laptops

2005-07-26 Thread Thane Sherrington
At 08:32 PM 25/07/2005, Wayne Johnson wrote: Funny as this question was just asked on another list. IMNSHO Acer makes the best machine for the price, features performance. Yes, Acer is the best price/performance laptop. There have been a couple of reviews that back this up. T

Re: [H] Good College student laptops

2005-07-26 Thread chuck
- Original Message - From: Mesdaq, Ali [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: The Hardware List hardware@hardwaregroup.com Sent: Monday, July 25, 2005 7:22 PM Subject: RE: [H] Good College student laptops Anyone that puts a 120watt power supply in a pc and sells it (eMachines) is off my list

Re: [H] Good College student laptops

2005-07-26 Thread Thane Sherrington
At 08:20 AM 26/07/2005, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: A few fortunate customers got a eMachine on closeout for around $200.00. Those had 128 MB of RAM and a 250 watt power supply. For $90.00 I would add 256 MB of RAM and format Drive C and install Windows the correct way. This meant that for less

Re: [H] Good College student laptops

2005-07-26 Thread chuck
- Original Message - From: Thane Sherrington [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; The Hardware List hardware@hardwaregroup.com Sent: Tuesday, July 26, 2005 7:54 AM Subject: Re: [H] Good College student laptops My experience with eMachines suggests that the components are sub

Re: [H] Good College student laptops

2005-07-25 Thread Greg Sevart
IBM makes the best, but are pricey. Panasonic makes the most rugged, but are slower and pricey. Dell makes a decent laptop if you stay away from the bargain basement models (ie: Inspiron 1xxx is a no-no)...but there is no doubt that your dollar gets you more with Dell, in terms of performance

RE: [H] Good College student laptops

2005-07-25 Thread Mesdaq, Ali
: [H] Good College student laptops IBM makes the best, but are pricey. Panasonic makes the most rugged, but are slower and pricey. Dell makes a decent laptop if you stay away from the bargain basement models (ie: Inspiron 1xxx is a no-no)...but there is no doubt that your dollar gets you more

Re: [H] Good College student laptops

2005-07-25 Thread Wayne Johnson
At 07:10 PM 7/25/2005, Mesdaq, Ali typed: Whats everyones opinions on good lap tops for college students? I been out of the laptop game for a while. And my mind works in I don't care how big and heavy it is I want power mode and students aren't really on that wavelength lol. So any suggestions

RE: [H] Good College student laptops

2005-07-25 Thread Mesdaq, Ali
What do you guys think of this http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16834220065 -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Eli Allen Sent: Monday, July 25, 2005 5:05 PM To: The Hardware List Subject: Re: [H] Good College student

RE: [H] Good College student laptops

2005-07-25 Thread Harry McGregor
List Subject: Re: [H] Good College student laptops In addition to the normal locking down the laptop almost all the time and insurance issues it also helps to make the laptop look distinct. So get some bright maybe reflective stuff to stick onto the laptop. While it won't stop it from

Re: [H] Good College student laptops

2005-07-25 Thread Winterlight
I don't use my laptop that much, but my first one was a used Dell Latitude I got in 99, and my present one is a used Thinkpad I got last November. Over the past five or six years, I have also worked with my sisters HP's, Compaq's and Toshiba's. I loved my Latitude, and I only bought my

Re: [H] Good College student laptops

2005-07-25 Thread Greg Sevart
I like the AMD chips, or if you need Intel, Pentium M, you can get a nice program called SpeedswitchXP, that will let you tune the proc all the way down, and save a lot of battery life in class. http://www.diefer.de/speedswitchxp/ The Pentium M does a very nice job changing p-states