Some Notebook Queries

Yoda9864 · 07-16-2003, 07:58 PM

Sony is always a safe bet. They make excellent electronics products. You can always go to a site and customize one to your needs.

Null · 07-16-2003, 08:02 PM

sony doesnt make the best computers.

id recommend a Gateway over a sony.

Sony makes good electronics. problem is they dont make the electronics they put in a computer. its really only a name. and they arent that great.

PureEvil · 07-16-2003, 08:17 PM

Sony seems to be a tad overpriced for the most part, too. Guess it's that whole brand-name thing at work.

As for other laptops, I'm not sure, really. Toshiba's look not-too-shabby, and Apple's laptops are made out to be awsome, and maybe they are, but for games and stuff...

And what about Dell? Given them a look? You can put a computer together on their website, so you can see what they have to offer right there. Might not be too bad.

Compaq's laptops look sexy, but I've heard a lot of complaints about Compaq home-systems, so I'm not sure how the laptops stack up in comparison.

As far as I can tell, IBM's notebooks are mainly business oriented, so they probably all suck for gaming.

You apparently still have time, so fish around a bit, read notebook reviews and buying guides and whatever, and I'm sure you'll be able to come up with something.

And if push comes you shove, you can always just kill someone else who's planning to go on the trip in order to free up a little extra space, and that way you can bring a full sized system with you.

gekko · 07-17-2003, 03:05 PM

http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,4149,1186140,00.asp

Try looking at that.

Lord Germano · 07-19-2003, 03:02 AM

www.sagernotebooks.com Has some cheap notebooks.

Seven7 · 07-19-2003, 03:57 AM

I would say www.dell.ca/home/ would be a safe bet as I find they can have decent deals if you get lucky and they are often high rated on various things.

I tried quickly last night on a custom 8500 laptop and I found they had a free upgrade to a Ti4200 video card that saved $199 as an example. The prepackaged deals can make for really good setups if you are lucky or pay attention.

Dyne · 07-19-2003, 04:52 AM

Either get an Apple for DVDs, or an Alienware laptop for gaming... the Alienware ones work very decently for games; I've seen them in action and they work. I don't think they go for very cheap though, but I haven't looked into it.

You don't necessarily need to go expensive for the best, because if you can get your hands on a SNES or Genesis emulator and a lot of ROMs they're a lot cheaper and could provide a lot of entertainment. That's worked for me on my IBM Thinkpad, which I use for everything now, even at home.