laptop advice
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- gabe
leaving town on the 20th and am going to need to do some work while traveling... i was going to head down to the apple store tonight and pick up a powerbook, but having second thoughts after reading about a lot of problems...
can anyone make any recommendations for laptops (mac or pc, doesnt' matter) that have a screen large enough to design on, is fast and stable, relatively reliable, and i can get by the 20th?
thanks!
- quoo0
hrm, my new powerbook works great, but you need to be sure to download all the updates, my airport was horrible until i realized i hadn't updated it all the way. oops!
- jimeeboy510
all computers run into problems every now and then. i've been about 98% problem free on my powerbook this yr, so I'd highly recommend it. the new 15" and 17" models have WUXGA screens now, thats the same amount of real estate you'd have on a 20+" wide screen LCD.
- enjine0
toshiba or IBM laptops are the way to go.
- lvl_130
toshiba satellite m45-s351 is the model i have and i use it more than my home machine.
love it!
- Gilt0010
I used to work in a computer repair shop and full on hardware failures were pretty rare on a PBook's. I'd definitely add in the applecare. But other than that, you should be just fine with the old 17". Or go 15" if you aren't prepped to drop that kind of dough.
Judging from the wording of your post though, I'm guessing you are prepared... luckyyyy!!!
- deadpixels0
i've had the 12 inch powerbook for about 3 years now and never gone wrong on me. I found maxing out the ram helped the speed, but the new ones should be more than fast enough. The screen size is good enough to work on, although I would not recomend it for working on all the time. The 15 and 17inch screens now are higher res, and should be more suitable.
- gabe0
sweet, thanks for the advice guys. guess i'll go with the 17" powerbook...
is there any way i can get more RAM installed while i'm at the store?
- kyl30
15 pb plus external flatscreen, the 17 is huge!
- nooner0
i've got the original 17". it rocks. rock solid. it's been to and from work everyday for 3 years. beat to hell , but runs like the day i bought it.
- deadpixels0
don't get apple ram, they charge a stupid price for it, buy kingston or crucial, just as good, and so much cheaper.
- gabe0
cool thx for the heads up deadpixels. never added RAM to a laptop before, only desktop... is it pretty easy?
- deadpixels0
On the the apple website, under the support tab, type in the search installing memory. It will probably say in the manual that will come with your computer any way. It's pretty easy though
- deadpixels0
http://www.info.apple.com/usen/c…
Looks more dangerous than it is
- bgheen0
the new alienware notebooks are actually somewhat classy looking and will kick any Apple's ass in performance.
Incredibly powerful machine
- spongebob0
Dell it.
you can check the various laptop threads using the find button and get all the responses.
- visualplane0
I recommend the powerbook, thinkpad or vaio.
- frankiefido0
powerbook all the fucking way, you'll love it.
- gabe0
sweet! writing this from my new 17" powerbook. setup was a breeze...
plus, i'm leeching off of someone else's wireless connection. hell yeah!
- BuddhaHat0
good choice gabe, my mate picked up a fresh one a few days ago, and it is gorgeous... enjoy!!
- bgheen0
Never buy a dell..expecially their POS laptops.