What Laptop do you have?

College Life
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<p>For those who have bouth laptops (not built own):</p>

<p>What laptop make/model do you have?
Would you buy again?
Best operating feature?
Wish I had also added or upgraded?
Where did you buy?
Price if comfortable disclosing?
Best software for presentations?</p>

<p>Just beginning research. Found scattered opinions and information thru search but thought this may central information. Use will be thru college. Not concerned about gaming unless helps operate other features.</p>

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<p>What laptop make/model do you have?
IBM/Lenovo t60P</p>

<p>Would you buy again?
yeah</p>

<p>Best operating feature?
I dont know what ya mean by this</p>

<p>Wish I had also added or upgraded?
I added more memeory now I have 4 GB</p>

<p>Where did you buy?
Lenovo.com</p>

<p>Price if comfortable disclosing?
$3400</p>

<p>Best software for presentations?
Construction paper</p>

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<ol>
<li>Dell Inspiron 1100</li>
<li>Yes</li>
<li> I don’t understand this either.</li>
<li>No, I panicked and got way more than I needed.</li>
<li>Dell.com</li>
<li>$1700</li>
<li> Er, powerpoint for me, but I’m not too experienced in advanced software.</li>
</ol>

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<ol>
<li>Dell Latitude X1 (really the Samsung Q30 rebranded)</li>
<li>Yes</li>
<li>Best thing about it is that it is very small and light.</li>
<li>Should have got a DVD burner but not too important since it is external.</li>
<li>Dell.com</li>
<li>$2200 ~ I got $1000 off though so only $1200</li>
<li>Powerpoint, ez and gets the job done.</li>
</ol>

<p>Also my reason for buying it was that I needed a ultraportable to complemen a desktop ill leave in the dorm. Considered the Lenovo X60 however the resolution on that is too low for my liking. Sony was too expensive so the Dell X1 was my best bet (WXGA display, sturdy and built by Samsung). So far very happy with it. Just be aware that if you play games on it it gets hot pretty fast.</p>

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<ol>
<li>Apple PowerBook G4 15"</li>
<li>Yes</li>
<li>Everything is simple and it doesn’t come with a bunch of preloaded crap. It is light (a couple of pounds). The backlit keyboard is what got me though.</li>
<li>I took out the originial 512mb and put in 1gb x 2.</li>
<li>Apple Store</li>
<li>$2600 (after education discount. gotta love upgrades and taxes)</li>
<li>PowerPoint (MS Office 2004)</li>
</ol>

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<p>What laptop make/model do you have?
Apple iBook G4 12"
Would you buy again?
I’d go for a higher-end model, but I really do like the size of this one.
Best operating feature?
Size (it’s small and light) and the operating system - <3 Mac OS X.
Wish I had also added or upgraded?
More RAM - World of Warcraft runs like a dog on it, but I’m saving for a Macbook Pro so I’m not upgrading now.
Where did you buy?
Irish Apple Store for Education (online)
Price if comfortable disclosing?
€999
Best software for presentations?
Keynote</p>

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<p>No one uses OpenOffice?</p>

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<p>I plan on getting a Dell Inspiron E1705, I like the model because of a fat 17" screen, lots of options for upgrading, basically a top of the line machine with almost every option maxed (2 GHz processor, 2GB RAM, 100GB 7200 RPM hard drive, 256MB GeForce 7900 Go GS video card, dual-layer DVD burner) but at a reasonable price (roughly $2300 after 33% off plus another 12% off that, discounts I got at Dell.com courtesy of the UC Berkeley participation program), best software for presentations is obviously PowerPoint 2007, which I have courtesy of Microsoft beta testing participation program.</p>

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Only on the Linux boxes in college.</p>

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<p>I hate OpenOffice because it lacks some subtle but significant features MS Office has, and OpenOffice sucks up system resources for no reason. I of course refer to the Windows version anyway.</p>

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<p>What laptop make/model do you have? Dell E1705 (17" widescreen)
Would you buy again? Hell yes
Best operating feature? THE SCREEN UPGRADE. I think it’s called TrueLife or BrightView, can’t remember…but it kicks ASS. The quality is awesome. 2GB of RAM is sweet too.
Wish I had also added or upgraded? Fine the way it is
Where did you buy? dell.com
Price if comfortable disclosing? 1300 (originally 2100 but dad got me a huge coupon)</p>

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<p>open offcie has a bad spell checker. so no i dont,.</p>

<p>you people need to relize that Dell blows but not worse than Toshiba, Buy an IBM or if you cant afford that then gateway is good also and alot better than Dell.</p>

<p>i fix laptops all day at a computer repair section of a major computing store on 5th ave called DataVision and I see laptops come and go. In terms of Overall quality, support and Build Quality, usablily and best features the list is like this.</p>

<ol>
<li>IBM/Lenovo</li>
<li>Asus</li>
<li>Quanta</li>
<li>MSI</li>
<li>Gateway</li>
<li> Apple(Made by Asus)</li>
<li> Fujitsu</li>
<li> Dell</li>
<li>Sony</li>
<li>Toshiba</li>
<li>Acer</li>
</ol>

<p>Be advised that Only Samsung, Asus, Quanta, Uniwill and a few others that I have no mentioned actually make there own laptops. Thogh these Laptops are the best except IBM which is made by asus and lenovo pays a big premium for asustek’s best.,</p>

<p>I am the type of person that Only buys the best of the best and I never buy anything less, if I aint got the money Il save and do without untill I can buy the best.</p>

<p>I suggest all you that are going to buy pc’s for school, get a IBM/lenovo.</p>

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<p>I use open office in both windows and gentoo.</p>

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<p>What laptop make/model do you have? Sony Vaio
Would you buy again? Yes
Best operating feature? Sexy and thin. Mostly Sexy.
Wish I had also added or upgraded? Nothing…
Where did you buy? Best Buy
Price if comfortable disclosing? 2400
Best software for presentations? Porno</p>

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<p>i use open office a lot of the time but have only had to make a presentation once since i got my mac so i just used what was familiar: powerpoint.</p>

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<ol>
<li>HP Pavilion ZV5000</li>
<li>Well, I didn’t buy it, but yes I would choose it again</li>
<li>the big screen</li>
<li>can’t think of anything right now</li>
<li>Best Buy</li>
<li>approx. $2300</li>
<li>Powerpoint</li>
</ol>

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<ol>
<li>Macbook Pro 2.0 GHz, 1 gigram, 256 video card, 100 gig HD</li>
<li>YES </li>
<li>Thin, remote, camera, aluminum brush, quick </li>
<li>Nothing yet, I’ll load bootcamp when it’s stable </li>
<li>UCSD Bookstore (700 bucks off baby, I love how UCSD doesn’t know how to mark down prices) </li>
<li>1800 </li>
<li>?</li>
</ol>

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<p>What laptop make/model do you have?
-Acer travelmate 800
Would you buy again?
-I WOULD NEVER, EVER, EVER, EVER, IN A BILLION YEARS, BUY FROM ACER OR DELL, EVEN IF THEY WERE THE LAST LAPTOPS LEFT IN THE WORLD. I WOULD RATHER NOT HAVE A LAPTOP THAN HAVE A DISFUNCTIONAL ONE. ABSOLUTELY NOT.
Best operating feature?
-NONE
Wish I had also added or upgraded?
-I wish I bought an apple powerbook. Buying from a company that isn’t well known such as Acer was a total mistake.
Where did you buy?
-I bought it through my high school. This was a total mistake again. A month after buying the computer, I saw my laptop retail for $800 online.
Price if comfortable disclosing?
-Over $2200.
Best software for presentations?
-Powerpoint</p>

<p>Comments: AVOID ACER LIKE THE PLAGUE. I would say the same thing about Dell because Dell OWNS Acer. I bought my computer through my school. Unless your school computer store offers options that you can compare and such, I suggest avoiding buying through your school like the plague as well. And “test drive” the computer A LOT and PAY ATTENTION TO THOSE USER REVIEWS. They provide good insight about the product itself.</p>

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<p>What laptop make/model do you have?
-Gateway MX3562
Would you buy again?
-Well, it’s pretty new, but I havent had any problems yet so–Sure.<br>
Best operating feature?
-Eh? I like the 100GB hard drive.
Wish I had also added or upgraded?
-I’d like another battery–lol. Havent run into any situation where I need more of anything. Oh, and I still need to get a case for it.
Where did you buy?
-CompUSA
Price if comfortable disclosing?
-$1050
Best software for presentations?
-PowerPoint</p>

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<p>Great information all!<br>
Follow up FYI - Best operating feature refers to things such as size, weight, screen, memory, battery life, etc. Maybe be related to portability, something added, something used more than you anticipated, etc.</p>