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[Godzilla]

I'd go along with Hank on this one. Am typing this on a Toshiba Satellite 5200-801.. bulky but with the same kind of performance as a desk top. DVD-RW too.

One thing to think about is the 3 year International Waranty you get with Toshiba.

Hope this helps

[kangnamdragon]

I think I will get the Samsung Sens.

SX15-VM582/17R


It seems to have all I need. It has a better picture quality like the Sony, but also has a 3 year warranty. 512 MB ram, 80GB harddrive

http://www.noteman.co.kr/html/samsung/ss_sx15_vm582_17r.htm

Remember I am living in Korea, not US. anyone see anything wrong with this? (other than the price, don't care I'll use my severence pay for this year).....unless someone can find the same quality for 2,800,000 or less

[osangrl]

oh mine is a GRX520

[Mr. Pink]

[kangnamdragon]

Now I am considering the Compaq NX7000. It is American, but seems to be cheaper in Korea than in America. anyone know why?


What's the difference between a Centrino M and a Pentium IV M?

[ulsanchris]

centrinos are slower and save on battery power.
pentiums vice versa.

if you are going to hull around your laptop all the time go for the centrino.
if it will sit on your desk most of the time get the pentium.

[Mr. Pink]

[maiden's iron]

I will be purchasing a notebook in about two months but still have trouble deciding which one to get. I want a desktop replacement with a good processor. I have had a Compaq 2700 desktop for about two years and I haven't been too happy with it. Of course, the processor and RAM are insuffecient so I am looking at something that I will be able to use for several years. I've been doing some research and so far I have two notebooks in mind:

(1) HP Pavilion zd7000
Specs: 3.2-GHz Pentium 4, 512MB DDR SDRAM, 60GB hard drive, DVD+RW drive, four USB 2.0 and one FireWire port, 17-inch WXGA display, 802.11g, 9.3 lbs. system weight

and

(2) Apple PowerBook G4 (17-inch)
Specs: 1.33-GHz PowerPC G4, 512MB DDR SDRAM, 80GB hard drive, DVD-R/CD-RW SuperDrive, 17-inch wide-screen display, two USB 2.0 ports, one FireWire 400 and one FireWire 800 port, 802.11g, 6.7 lbs. system weight

Price is not a consideration. I'm looking at WiFi capabilities and performance for several reasons. I wonder if I can get a customized machine at a better price with better specs but I'm concerned about the warranty and reliability, which is something that I wouldn't worry about with the better known names such as Dell and Toshiba. I also wonder if the Apple notebook's processor above is actually comparable to a high-end pc processor like the Pentium. I had a low-end Apple notebook a few years ago and it was ok, but there were many limitations that most people didn't have with a pc. I believe that the Apple G4's operating system is more similar to a pc now compared to a few years ago when applications were very limited, but is the processor still very different from that of a pc? Several people told me that comparing an Apple's speed to a pc is like comparing apples and oranges. One person said it was like comparing an ocean to a river. Thus the 1.3 gh processor on a $3000 Apple machine compared to a $2000 pc machine with 3.3 gh. Any recommendations about other comparable notebooks?

[Mr. Pink]