General Discussions

**Quicksilver** · 07-17-2006, 05:34 PM

I have a Toshiba Satellite m65 and I am very satisfied with it. My parents purchased it for me last year and I have found I am very productive in a different environment rather then sitting in my regular workspace. Is this the same for some of you guys that have laptops? I may drive over to Starbucks sometime in the morning to see how productive I am there. At the moment i'm actually relaxing out on my back deck browsing Earners Forum with my favorite cup of java. :001_rolleyes:

**petertdavis** · 07-17-2006, 05:41 PM

Yea, my primary computer right now is a Inspiron 9300. It's about a year old now, though, so I'm thinking of getting something newer. I did pimp it out a bit, got the highest video it offered, maxed out the ram, put in a 7200 rpm hard drive, etc. I'm just debating whether to wait until MS's new os is out. Could be too long.

**Quicksilver** · 07-17-2006, 05:48 PM

Sounds pretty nice. Haven't pimped mine out yet, has average processing speed with 512 mb or ram. I would say the 17" and karman/kardon sound system makes up for it. It's a great laptop but in a couple of months I may just find something alittle more portable with a smaller screen of 15" rather then the 17" I got now.

**Mike** · 07-17-2006, 06:00 PM

I have one that was brand new in 2002

It is good for surfing the internet now, that is about it. I do think my next computer purchase for business may be a laptop, rather than a desktop. Dont get me wrong. I love the desktop, but being portable definately has it's benefits.

**BamaStangGuy** · 07-17-2006, 06:11 PM

I have a Desktop and Laptop.

Laptop is a Dell Inspiron 1200 with 1.4GHZ Celeron M, 1.25GB of ram and a 60GB Western Digital Harddrive

**rex_b** · 07-17-2006, 06:40 PM

I also have a desktop and a laptop but haven't turned on my desktop in over 10 months.. hehe

**RyanAmos** · 07-17-2006, 06:41 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by petertdavis

Yea, my primary computer right now is a Inspiron 9300. It's about a year old now, though, so I'm thinking of getting something newer. I did pimp it out a bit, got the highest video it offered, maxed out the ram, put in a 7200 rpm hard drive, etc. I'm just debating whether to wait until MS's new os is out. Could be too long.

I have the exact same laptop.

**Andreas Bard** · 07-17-2006, 06:53 PM

I recently got mine, and I have always wanted to have one.
Now that I have it I do not use my desktops as much, since it is so nice to work with.

//Andreas

**obenix** · 07-17-2006, 06:58 PM

Yes, I have one and I use it everyday...

Dell Latitude D610..

**Tran** · 07-17-2006, 07:14 PM

Acer Aspire 9800

**imported_internetguy** · 07-17-2006, 07:36 PM

I have an Acer Aspire 5002 but I still work mostly on my desktop which is a Dell.

**Sygon** · 07-17-2006, 07:37 PM

Im saving up for one, everything i earn ont he net is going towards it

I dont know what to get as i have heard so nmany things about the macbook.

**ltn1dr** · 07-17-2006, 08:06 PM

Yeah, my main computer (and only one I own) is a laptop.

I want to build my own desktop computer soon though.

**imported_Keyz** · 07-17-2006, 08:08 PM

I have an IBM ThinkPad T41, which I initially bought to use on my daily train rides to Los Angeles. It's pretty cool, though I've had more than a fair share of problems with it (and certainly more than the ThinkPad's good reputation ought to allow haha). I think I got a bit of a lemon but was always too nice to demand a replacement and gave them too many chances to make it right.... and the switch to Lenovo hasn't helped. I've had to send it in 4-5 times in the last 2 years, and every time it comes back they either did nothing at all, or broke something else haha (I consider myself a very experienced computer user - I usually build my own and can fix almost anything, so I'm sure it's the laptop not me haha).

I'm switching to Mac soon anyhow, so my next laptop will be a MacBook Pro (17" since I find the screen real estate a must-have). While at home I'll use it hooked up to a 17" LCD for a great dual screen setup

And while on the road I'll always have sufficient room to work in Photoshop.

**Hoang** · 07-17-2006, 08:13 PM

I have an HP laptop that I use before going to bed for chatting mainly.

**Quicksilver** · 07-18-2006, 12:25 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Keyz

I have an IBM ThinkPad T41, which I initially bought to use on my daily train rides to Los Angeles. It's pretty cool, though I've had more than a fair share of problems with it (and certainly more than the ThinkPad's good reputation ought to allow haha). I think I got a bit of a lemon but was always too nice to demand a replacement and gave them too many chances to make it right.... and the switch to Lenovo hasn't helped. I've had to send it in 4-5 times in the last 2 years, and every time it comes back they either did nothing at all, or broke something else haha (I consider myself a very experienced computer user - I usually build my own and can fix almost anything, so I'm sure it's the laptop not me haha).

I'm switching to Mac soon anyhow, so my next laptop will be a MacBook Pro (17" since I find the screen real estate a must-have). While at home I'll use it hooked up to a 17" LCD for a great dual screen setup

And while on the road I'll always have sufficient room to work in Photoshop.

Nice, I think I may go with a MacBook Pro for my next laptop aswell. I'm going to have to go with the 15" instead of the 17" model simply because I want something alittle more portable now.

**cpvr** · 07-18-2006, 12:52 AM

Yup, I'm on it now, but I don't know the stats off the top of my head.

**Hobbit** · 07-18-2006, 01:01 AM

I wish I had one but I'm kinda broke. I download of stuff as well, so I need a good one as well, not any cheap laptop.

**imported_Keyz** · 07-18-2006, 01:03 AM

Yeah the 17" is definitely a bit big for some people... I personally find it to be acceptable, at least Apple's 17" versus others (I think it's still pretty light - 6.8 lbs - compared to other laptops in its size category... that's only about 2+ lbs more than my ThinkPad... I'm buff -not really- I can handle it haha)... I believe some similar spec Dell laptops are as much as 8-9 lbs, or nearly 10lbs with the typical oversized power block.

I probably wouldn't want many PC laptop's that big though - in my experience they tend to be a lot bulkier and heavier (and often louder) than the Powerbook/MacBook Pro. I usually carry laptops in a nice laptop backpack, so size/weight is a bit less of an issue.

I often hear people mention the price being high.... this tends to be more true with the desktops than the notebooks (though on the other hand a cheaper PC desktop isn't built nearly as well). For notebooks though... a PC with similar specs tends to cost about the same. For instance, I just configured a Dell XPS M1710 with nearly identical specs, added upgrades to match what the MacBook has, and the price was over $3100. The only thing better in the Dell was a faster graphics card (and mind you, this thing is 10lbs, looks a bit ugly in my opinion, and knowing Dell, is probably quite loud). I thought it was kinda funny - on Dell's product page, they show "Adobe Acrobat Reader 6.0" as if it were some special included software hehe

Peace.

**dadofgage** · 07-18-2006, 01:50 AM

I have a Toshiba Satellite that I have been very happy with - about 8 months using it now.

I use it for my day job and all my site work as well.

I wish I would have gone for the larger screen - but I will get it next time.