snapps Posted August 24, 2008 Share Posted August 24, 2008 I have been looking around quite a lot of places. I have had my current laptop for 4 years and its time for a new one. I am looking for something with these specifications: Downgrade able to xp(drivers can be found for xp) Atleast 2gb of ddr2 ram A decent video card of atleast 128mb ram. screen size between 13.3 inches and 15.4 built in wireless with (wap2 support optional) Atleast 160gb hard drive Atleast 4 usb ports No webcam HD RPM: 7200(not required) Battery: 9cell(or whatever will last on a good war driving trip,etc) Good processor Some durability won't hurt Affordable for a student United States This laptop won't be used for gaming or anything. Just for running things like 700mb for a VM, photoshop, firefox, firewall, wmp, and run smoothly. I really don't know much about hardware so your help would be great. I am a student so I am trying to find something affordable. -snapps Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sparda Posted August 24, 2008 Share Posted August 24, 2008 http://configure.euro.dell.com/dellstore/c...s&cs=ukdhs1 perhaps? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snapps Posted August 24, 2008 Author Share Posted August 24, 2008 O sorry. Wasn't clear. US Dollar and in the united states. And can I find the drivers for XP as well? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sparda Posted August 24, 2008 Share Posted August 24, 2008 http://configure.us.dell.com/dellstore/con...s=dhs&cs=19 XP Drivers: http://support.dell.com/support/downloads/...n&TabIndex= Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swathe Posted August 24, 2008 Share Posted August 24, 2008 I recently got a dell inspiron 1525. Itt's close to what your after after some adjustments and it's a pretty good little lappy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snapps Posted August 24, 2008 Author Share Posted August 24, 2008 PROCESSOR Intel® Core™ 2 Duo T5750 (2.00GHz/667Mhz FSB/2MB cache) edit OPERATING SYSTEM Ubuntu 8.04 with DVD Playback edit DISPLAY Glossy, widescreen 15.4 inch display (1280x800) edit VIDEO CARD Intel Graphics Media Accelerator X3100 edit MEMORY 4GB Shared Dual Channel DDR2 at 667MHz edit HARD DRIVE Speed: 160GB SATA Hard Drive (7200RPM) Free Fall Sensor edit OPTICAL DRIVE CD / DVD Writer (DVD+/-RW Drive) edit WIRELESS CARDS Intel® 3945 802.11a/g Mini-card edit INTEGRATED WEBCAM No Webcam Option editW BATTERY OPTIONS 85Whr Lithium Ion Battery (9 cell) edit SOUND OPTIONS High Definition Audio 2.0 For a little bit less then $1000. Does that sound alright? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VaKo Posted August 25, 2008 Share Posted August 25, 2008 Get a Dell Latitude with a next day on-site warranty. The spec you have posted is fine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nullspace Posted August 25, 2008 Share Posted August 25, 2008 I say go with a Thinkpad t61 (once you go black you never go back). I am pretty sure they are <$1000 last time I looked they were $700ish. I say spec the processor, graphics card, and screen how you like and go for the cheapest setting for the ram and HDD. Go to Newegg.com and buy your RAM and HDD requirements. This way you have an extra HDD and can sell the RAM. Thinkpads are solid machines and the case design is top notch, it will last a long time even if you treat it like crap. I had a A31p through college and then some. I had it for about 6 years and then gave it a new home. The majority of my developer and sys admin friends use thinkpads and love them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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