Contour Enthusiasts Group Archives Forums General Common Interests $2,400 max with shipping.. HELP!!!

worrying about having a laptop stolen is a moot issue. if you're that careless with something that expensive than you shouldnt have one in the first place. that's like saying if you leave youre car running while you run into the store real quick it might get stolen.

the library is an excellent example. ive also used mine in the car. i typed a paper in the car on a 3 hour drive home. i take it anywhere around the house, and outside, thanks to wireless and use it everyday while relaxing in bed. ive had my Compaq laptop for two years now and it still does everything I need it to. my classes typically have about 40-50 people in them with about 1/2 using laptops. everyone is always typing notes feverishly on them and i have never seen anyone bring one for it just to sit there. but then again, no one there is a freshman or sophmore and is serious about their education.

after owning both laptops and desktops i would never again buy another desktop. one other great thing i love about having a laptop is that whenever i do have an issue with it i can close it and take it to my buddy who is a computer geek, as opposed to a desktop in which i have to disconnect everything to take it or wait for him to find time to come over to look at it. imagine having a car you can't take to your mechanic but have to wait for your mechanic to come to you. unless of course, you are your own "mechanic" (read-computer geek), but it doesnt sound like you are.

If you want to shop IBM, here's the link to my EPP site:

IBM US Employee Purchase

Serial Number: 809019
Last Name: Harris

R-series: decent price, not that lightweight.
T-series: lightweight, slightly more expensive (look at 187186U)
G-series: desktop replacement, poor battery life, HEAVY
X-series: ultraportable (~3lbs) at expense of processor performance.

We offer 9-cell batteries for longer battery life which the competition doesn't offer. With Dell, the battery life sucks - expect a call at your one year anniversary from them asking if you need to buy a new battery. We top all of the Gartner studies for overall laptop quality. A T43 or T42 with a fingerprint reader is the bomb. You can also buy a license for Computrace. It's like Lojack for you PC in the event it is ever stolen. They guarantee to find it, or pay you up to $1000 back.

Discounts up to 30% or more on the site.

IBM or Apple laptops, build your own desktop.

I bought a Hypersonic-PC CX-5. It is actually a compal CL-56, and I am extremelly happy with it. I've had absolutelly zero problems with it. It's thin and light and fast with a decently sized screen.

check it out!

Hypersonic CX-5

Well I went to ibuypower.com and purchased this laptop!!! i paid $2064.00 plus shipping.. and i live in alaska so i know shipping was like $138.00 sheesh!! but i get it in about 3 days.. i cant wait...

what do you all think??



Battalion 101 ML-Series

Flash Media Reader/Writer ( Build-in 4-in-i Media Card Reader/Writer [Notebook] )
Case ( Battalion-101 ML Series 15.4" WSXGA+ 1680x1050 LCD TFT Notebook w/Li-Ion Battery, Universal AC Power Adapter, Deluxe Carrying Case Original Metalic Silver Color )
Operation System ( MS Windows XP Professional Edition )
Additional Software ( MS Office 2003 Basic Edition )
Processor ( Intel�® Pentium M Processor 755 [2.0GHz, 2MB Cache] )
USB Port ( Build-in 3x USB 2.0 Ports [Notebook] )
IEEE-1394 Fire Wire Card ( Build-in 1x IEEE-1394 Firewire Port [Notebook] )
TV Tuner ( None )
Memory ( 1024MB [512MB x2] DDR-333 PC-2700 [Notebook Memory] Major Brand )
Video Card ( Mobility 256MB ATI Radeon 9700 Pro 256-bit 3D Video )
Video Camera ( None )
Headset ( None )
Hard Drive ( 60 GB 7200rpm ATA-100 Super Slim Notebook Hard Drive )
CD-RW/DVD-RW Drive ( 4x DVD+R/RW & 16X CD-RW Combo Drive [ML-Series] )
Sound Card ( 3D Premium Surround Sound Onboard )
Fax Modem ( Build-in 56K V.92 Fax Modem [Notebook] )
Network Card ( Build-in 10/100 Network LAN [Notebook] )
Wireless Network Adapter ( [FREE] Wireless LAN Wi-Fi 802.11g 54Mbps Mini-PCI Module )
Mouse ( Optical 800-dpi Internet Mouse USB/PS2 for Notebook Silver )
Warranty ( Warranty Service Standard 1-Year Limited Warranty + 1-Year i-Care Deluxe 24/7 Phone Support )
Rush Service ( Rush Service Fee (not shipping fee) [RUSH !!!], Ship Out in 5 Business Days )