What laptop to buy?

Helmer · January 6th, 2005

I'm starting a new job in a little over a week, today they informed me that I should find a laptop.

They said in specific: ...has got a Fujitsu Siemens LifeBook E4010 (approx 1800 €) but please look around and see whether you could perhaps find something better/cheaper?

I don't need it for gaming, that's what my home rig is for

Anyone have any input or advice? It's been 4 years since I last looked at laptop's so I have no idea what's good and not today.

**sean.ferguson** · January 6th, 2005

well one option would be in my opinion the Dell Latitude D505, and if you customise the spec to include... 512MB DDR333, a Modular DVDRW, Integrated Bluetooth, Intel wireless minicard and upgrade the processor to a Intel® Pentium® M 725 (1.6Ghz, 2MB L2 cache, 400Mhz) you would then have a very nice system for around £1,166 (~1,659.00EUR).

Other options would be Sony Viao and possibly just going down the fujitsu line, although i have no experience or recommendations with this line?

**NetRyder** · January 7th, 2005

Nice specs for that Latitude. They're good business machines.

Helmer · January 7th, 2005

Well after speaking with a few friends and they both recommended Znote 4200V-Series

Znote 4200V-Series
1.6 GHz Intel® Pentium® M 725 Dothan 2MB Cache 400 FSB
15" SXGA+ TFT (1400x1050)
ATI Radeon mobillity 9700PRO 128MB
512 MB PC3200
Combo DVD/CD-RW
3 x USB 2.0 Porte, 1 x Firewire
60 GB 7200 Omdr 8 MB Cache Hitachi
Parallelport, Lyd ind og udgang
Infrarød port, indbygget SD kortlæser
Intel 802.11g 54Mbit trådløst netværk, 10/100Mbit netværk
TV-Out (S-VHS) ,
Windows XP Home UK
2 Års Garanti inkl. Onsite Service NBD (Next Business Day)
Zepto/Umates Basic Pro Taske Nylon
build in Bluetooth

The specs are in semi-danish, I'm too tired to translate now - Need morning coffee. This one goes for: 1873€ inc VAT

**NetRyder** · January 7th, 2005

Is that a local Danish company? Can't say I've heard of it before.

Helmer · January 8th, 2005

Yes

**sean.ferguson** · January 8th, 2005

id be more inclined to go for the dell i must admit :S

**Jewelzz** · January 8th, 2005

I have no opinion on the laptop as I have no idea but, if your company requires you to have a laptop, why aren't they purchasing it for you?

**Steevo** · January 8th, 2005

Originally Posted by Jewelzz

I have no opinion on the laptop as I have no idea but, if your company requires you to have a laptop, why aren't they purchasing it for you?

:goodpost:

Helmer · January 8th, 2005

Originally Posted by Jewelzz

I have no opinion on the laptop as I have no idea but, if your company requires you to have a laptop, why aren't they purchasing it for you?

Err.. maybe because they want me to pick one? I think that's nicer than just getting whatever they think is useful

**NetRyder** · January 8th, 2005

Originally Posted by Helmer

Err.. maybe because they want me to pick one? I think that's nicer than just getting whatever they think is useful

I agree. Nice that they let you pick what you want and pay for it.

Like I said before, I haven't heard of Znote, but if it's known to be a good, reliable company over in Denmark, it does have some nice specs. If you aren't sure about the reliability though, the Dell that Sean pointed out would be a better tried-and-trusted option (most large companies and universities here in the US tend to use Dell machines).

Helmer · January 8th, 2005

Well my mate has one and it's pretty nice, Dell's has a tendency to feel a bit cheap - too much plastic-like imo. At my old job we used Dell too, that was companywide policy - Dell has good corporate support too, but I liked the Compaq I had over the Dell that replaced it back in the days

January 6th, 2005	Top \| #1
Helmer Questions R me Joined: January 2002 Posts: 199 Reputation: 0 Power: 128	What laptop to buy? I'm starting a new job in a little over a week, today they informed me that I should find a laptop. They said in specific: ...has got a Fujitsu Siemens LifeBook E4010 (approx 1800 €) but please look around and see whether you could perhaps find something better/cheaper? I don't need it for gaming, that's what my home rig is for Anyone have any input or advice? It's been 4 years since I last looked at laptop's so I have no idea what's good and not today. Asus M3A78-EH MOBO AMD Phenom 9600 2.3GHz Corsair XMS2 2 x 2 GB PC2-6400CL5 Sparkle GeForce 8800 GTS 512 MB 2x 512 MB SATA RAID 0 HD 650 WATT Corsair PSU G11 Keyboard FTW in AOC

January 6th, 2005	Top \| #2
sean.ferguson OSNN Veteran Addict Joined: July 2003 Location: Fife; Scotland Posts: 1,693 Reputation: 550 Power: 130	well one option would be in my opinion the Dell Latitude D505, and if you customise the spec to include... 512MB DDR333, a Modular DVDRW, Integrated Bluetooth, Intel wireless minicard and upgrade the processor to a Intel® Pentium® M 725 (1.6Ghz, 2MB L2 cache, 400Mhz) you would then have a very nice system for around £1,166 (~1,659.00EUR). Other options would be Sony Viao and possibly just going down the fujitsu line, although i have no experience or recommendations with this line? Mac - 13-inch Macbook Core Duo 1.83GHz\| 1GB Ram \| 120GB Internal \| BT & AE \| OS 10.5 PC- Intel Core 2 Duo E4300 1.8GHz \| 2GB Dual Channel Ram \| 360GB Internal \| Lite-On DVDRW \| Radeon X1300XT \| Vista Home Premium 64-bit

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NetRyder Tech Junkie Joined: April 2002 Location: New York City Posts: 13,256 Reputation: 4260 Power: 298	Nice specs for that Latitude. They're good business machines. http://kunal.kundaje.net

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Helmer Questions R me Joined: January 2002 Posts: 199 Reputation: 0 Power: 128	Well after speaking with a few friends and they both recommended Znote 4200V-Series Znote 4200V-Series 1.6 GHz Intel® Pentium® M 725 Dothan 2MB Cache 400 FSB 15" SXGA+ TFT (1400x1050) ATI Radeon mobillity 9700PRO 128MB 512 MB PC3200 Combo DVD/CD-RW 3 x USB 2.0 Porte, 1 x Firewire 60 GB 7200 Omdr 8 MB Cache Hitachi Parallelport, Lyd ind og udgang Infrarød port, indbygget SD kortlæser Intel 802.11g 54Mbit trådløst netværk, 10/100Mbit netværk TV-Out (S-VHS) , Windows XP Home UK 2 Års Garanti inkl. Onsite Service NBD (Next Business Day) Zepto/Umates Basic Pro Taske Nylon build in Bluetooth The specs are in semi-danish, I'm too tired to translate now - Need morning coffee. This one goes for: 1873€ inc VAT Asus M3A78-EH MOBO AMD Phenom 9600 2.3GHz Corsair XMS2 2 x 2 GB PC2-6400CL5 Sparkle GeForce 8800 GTS 512 MB 2x 512 MB SATA RAID 0 HD 650 WATT Corsair PSU G11 Keyboard FTW in AOC

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NetRyder Tech Junkie Joined: April 2002 Location: New York City Posts: 13,256 Reputation: 4260 Power: 298	Is that a local Danish company? Can't say I've heard of it before. http://kunal.kundaje.net

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Helmer Questions R me Joined: January 2002 Posts: 199 Reputation: 0 Power: 128	Yes Asus M3A78-EH MOBO AMD Phenom 9600 2.3GHz Corsair XMS2 2 x 2 GB PC2-6400CL5 Sparkle GeForce 8800 GTS 512 MB 2x 512 MB SATA RAID 0 HD 650 WATT Corsair PSU G11 Keyboard FTW in AOC

January 8th, 2005	Top \| #7
sean.ferguson OSNN Veteran Addict Joined: July 2003 Location: Fife; Scotland Posts: 1,693 Reputation: 550 Power: 130	id be more inclined to go for the dell i must admit :S Mac - 13-inch Macbook Core Duo 1.83GHz\| 1GB Ram \| 120GB Internal \| BT & AE \| OS 10.5 PC- Intel Core 2 Duo E4300 1.8GHz \| 2GB Dual Channel Ram \| 360GB Internal \| Lite-On DVDRW \| Radeon X1300XT \| Vista Home Premium 64-bit

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Jewelzz Queen of Farts Joined: March 2002 Location: Texas Posts: 10,949 Blog Entries: 7 Reputation: 1843 Power: 252	I have no opinion on the laptop as I have no idea but, if your company requires you to have a laptop, why aren't they purchasing it for you?

January 8th, 2005	Top \| #9
Steevo Spammer representing. Joined: September 2004 Posts: 2,566 Blog Entries: 2 Reputation: 1630 Power: 136	Originally Posted by Jewelzz I have no opinion on the laptop as I have no idea but, if your company requires you to have a laptop, why aren't they purchasing it for you? :goodpost: Meow. Equal oppertunity hater.

January 8th, 2005	Top \| #10
Helmer Questions R me Joined: January 2002 Posts: 199 Reputation: 0 Power: 128	Originally Posted by Jewelzz I have no opinion on the laptop as I have no idea but, if your company requires you to have a laptop, why aren't they purchasing it for you? Err.. maybe because they want me to pick one? I think that's nicer than just getting whatever they think is useful Asus M3A78-EH MOBO AMD Phenom 9600 2.3GHz Corsair XMS2 2 x 2 GB PC2-6400CL5 Sparkle GeForce 8800 GTS 512 MB 2x 512 MB SATA RAID 0 HD 650 WATT Corsair PSU G11 Keyboard FTW in AOC

January 8th, 2005	Top \| #11
NetRyder Tech Junkie Joined: April 2002 Location: New York City Posts: 13,256 Reputation: 4260 Power: 298	Originally Posted by Helmer Err.. maybe because they want me to pick one? I think that's nicer than just getting whatever they think is useful I agree. Nice that they let you pick what you want and pay for it. Like I said before, I haven't heard of Znote, but if it's known to be a good, reliable company over in Denmark, it does have some nice specs. If you aren't sure about the reliability though, the Dell that Sean pointed out would be a better tried-and-trusted option (most large companies and universities here in the US tend to use Dell machines). http://kunal.kundaje.net

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Helmer Questions R me Joined: January 2002 Posts: 199 Reputation: 0 Power: 128	Well my mate has one and it's pretty nice, Dell's has a tendency to feel a bit cheap - too much plastic-like imo. At my old job we used Dell too, that was companywide policy - Dell has good corporate support too, but I liked the Compaq I had over the Dell that replaced it back in the days Asus M3A78-EH MOBO AMD Phenom 9600 2.3GHz Corsair XMS2 2 x 2 GB PC2-6400CL5 Sparkle GeForce 8800 GTS 512 MB 2x 512 MB SATA RAID 0 HD 650 WATT Corsair PSU G11 Keyboard FTW in AOC

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