Looking for new notebook.

[Rocold]

I'm in the market for a new notebook. Just wondering if anyone has got one recently, and if anyone knows of any deals.

I don't want a Dell, not getting a mac this time, and don't want mine to catch fire anytime soon.

I want something around $1500.00 that will last longer than 4 months. I hate how you find one for cheep, but once you add everything you want it still costs 2500+.

I can't get a discount at work, and Dell is the only one that has small business discount but again don't want a dell. So any help or insight is appreciated.

[VaKo]

http://www.notebookreview.com

You want a Lenovo (IBM) ThinkPad Z60t.

[omega_ion]

I don't know of any deals, but depending on what you'll be using it for, I'd reccomend either an Apple MacBook or an HP Paviliion (if you need to game, or don't want to use a Mac)

[a5an0]

I got a Toshiba M50 that I'm very happy with. EXCEPT that it uses Pheonix BIOS, which means that I have NO power management under linux. So I woudn't recommend it if you use a *nix OS

[Rocold]

I've looked into getting a Lenovo but I read http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/wireStory?id=2505547 that they just had one catch on fire. Oh well I guess it looks like every laptop is capable of having a crappy battery.

[VaKo]

Hmmm... Try finding a brand that hasn't used sony batterys? Plus, if you think about it, its more than likely that if you buy one new, they've check that the battery isn't explosive. The whole exploding battery thing isn't that much of a deal really, think about how many laptops dell have shipped in the last year, and how many of those have blown up. Your chances of getting an exploding unit are kinda up there with winning the lottery, being hit by lightning or finding lincolns gold in your sock draw.