laptop choices

09-06-08, 06:38 PM

I recently got a lenovo T60 in a barter deal... and I am feeling like it is the best machine in the world. I need to get a 2nd machine and I know were I can get a refurb Dell D620 for less than $400.
My questions are...
1. what dell, hp, toshiba, gate, etc compares to the T60?
2. Is the D620 comparable to the T60? My wife is going to take over one of these puters and i dont want them to be so different that i wind up with the short end of the stick.
3. My visions of a shift or an advantages are somewhat dying as i eyeball the w700 workstation and the x series tablet. I havent looked the tablets over very well but does anyone make a laptop that compares to the capabilites of the W700 with it's built in wacom tablet?

spunker88 · 09-06-08, 09:37 PM

The Lenovo is slightly better when it comes to specs. So if you had to choose which one to keep, take the lenovo.

Never had a tablet, so IDK much about them.

09-07-08, 01:06 AM

once you go ibm you never go back. dell is crap. toshiba, crap. gateway (are you kidding me). the only other system i would consider would be a business class hp which are good solid products. stay away from the lenovo consumer stuff though and stick with the thinkpad series.

apple and ibm (lenovo) make the best hardware on the market.

a general rule of thumb with computers is that you should stay away from consumer based or series models and go with business class. you get much better hardware and little to no bloatware.

jd

constantinum · 06-10-09, 03:19 AM

hi,

i would suggest dell

06-22-09, 09:28 PM

Recently upgraded the ram with (2) 2G memory sticks and a 500G HD

emeraldgirl08 · 06-23-09, 01:06 PM

I have me an IBM T30. A litle old but very solid and virtually no flex on the keyboard! This is my first laptop.... or computer I've ever owned. I feel I've made a wise decision and best of all it costed only a $100 dollars.

I agree with jdigtl. I would stay away from all the bloatware and if you do get one of those- stip all the programs that you do not need! My cousin has a nicely equipped Toshiba that has bloatware galore. It takes forever to load Vista and the finish is glossy- hello fingerprints! The keyboard is also flimsy compared to my T30.

**breley** · 06-25-09, 09:51 AM

Lenovo make some nice business-class laptops. I recently got a Dell Studio XPS 16 laptop and love it. I had done some serious model comparisons for features and such that I wanted. It's not a business unit, but is well-built and a suitable replacement for my self-built desktop, and it didn't come with too much bloatware that I couldn't easily remove, plus Ubuntu 9.x runs like greased lightning on it. Now, if I had money to burn, my scientific curiosity would compel me to get a MacBook Pro to play around with.

mostlylisten · 06-25-09, 07:15 PM

My suggestions: CPU Pay particular attention to exactly which cpu you want from either intel or amd (amd are usually more inexpensive). The higher the RAM memory modules the better the performance. The Hard Drive - More GB in the long run can produce a better performance. Finally look atgHZ IE 1.3 or 2.1 On a desktop is significant I'd assume ona laptop also.

Summary:

120 GB Laptop
Core 2 Duo cpu
2-4 GB of RAM