Originally posted by Snipey:
i dont know what kind of uses you plan of having your notebook for but...

i like my computer to be able to handle whatever i throw at it..i also play a few games that require it. i just ordered a pretty much completely top-of-the-like notebook from ibuypower.com and it came to $1600 shipped

i know you said 1000, but for what you're asking, you could probably piece together something for that price.. stats on the one i ordered are
-Amd athlon 64 3700+
-1024 corsair ddr400 ram
-60gig hd at 7200rpm
-Mobility 128mb radeon 9700 pro 256-bit 3dvideo
-8x dual format dvd-r/rw 16x cd-r/rw
-built in wireless, mouse, painted blue.

basically i maxxed out all the options on their site (the laptop is named batallion turbo 2)


it also comes with a carrying case and half-life 2, i think its value cant be beat, that is, if you play games or stress your computer a lot. check out some models on their site, i like it because its much more personal, theyre all built just for you. also try zeuspc.com

-Snipey



Sounds a lot like mine...but mine is older

Gateway 7210GX
-Amd athlon 64 3200+
-512mb corsair ddr400 ram
-60gig hd at 7200rpm
-Mobility 64mb radeon 9600 pro 128-bit 3dvideo
-4x dual format dvd-r/rw 16x cd-r/rw
-built in wireless, mouse. Mines just silver
-15.8" Wide screen WXGA

All for $1024 about 4 months ago! I would recommend gateway...I love my laptop. If you want a desktop PC, build your own. I dont trust PC manufacturers today INCLUDING alienware (5 grand for something I can build for only 1500... )

If you need someone to assemble it, just ship me the parts, I will install, set it up and even put some cool games on there for free. I have made over 50 computers...all of which (to my knowledge - no one emailing me after 2 years) still work perfectly.

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