Getting a laptop soon

[DarkNetworks]

Any recomendations?

[michaelrjohnson]

You only have a few choices:


12in iBook
14in iBook
12in PowerBook
15in PowerBook
17in PowerBook


I'd try a forum search to get you in the ballpark toward one of those machines.

[20rogersc]

I'd reccomend the 14" iBook that I have, I love it.

Theres plenty of threads about iBooks/PowerBooks, just do a search, which should bring up a lot of information you'd want to know.

::20ROGERSC::

[dmw007]

If I were in your shoes, then I would get the following-

15" PowerBook
-1.67GHz G4
-1GB DDR
-128MB DDR ATI Radeon 9700
-80GB HD
-Superdrive

[grapes911]

Any recomendations?

No one can answer this question with any accuracy until you tell us:

What you want to do with it? (ex. mail, gaming, video)
What restrictions do you have? (ex. price, size)
Anything you require? (ex. DVD burner, external display)

[Eevee]

This thread should be under Buying Tips. There are already a lot of discussion about this there.

[DarkNetworks]

Err...yeah sry, i mean a non-mac system...i've an iBook G4 already...
What you want to do with it?
Hm..pretty much just the basic stuff like surfing the internet, some assignments, checking mails , instant messaging etc...i don't plan to do any gaming and videos on it...
What restrictions do you have?
Hm...i want a 12.1" screen, thats kinda important, i wanna keep it small and light...price around $1,000 to $1,500 somewhere around there...
Anything you require?
Hm...not much,a DVD Burner would be useful but its optional...

[grapes911]

Err...yeah sry, i mean a non-mac system...i've an iBook G4 already...

A non-Mac system? Not to sound rude, but you'll probably get better responses from a PC forum. Its not that people here don't have or know about computers other than Macs, but most of us are pretty biased. I'm sure you'll get some good answers, I just think you'll get better info elsewhere.

That said, I'd recommend looking into Sony. IMO they are the most reliable Windows computers out there. Sorry I don't have specific models for you.

[DarkNetworks]

Hehe...yeah i actually thought so after posting...but then i think i'll just leave it as there might be some windows users around....and some not biased users... ;)

[mactastic]

Hey, wait for a year and get an Intel-based iBook. You'll be able to dual-boot windows and OSX. Best of both worlds.

Unless I absolutely needed it right now, I'd be waiting for that.

[DarkNetworks]

Hey, wait for a year and get an Intel-based iBook. You'll be able to dual-boot windows and OSX. Best of both worlds.

Unless I absolutely needed it right now, I'd be waiting for that.

Yeah unfortunately, i do need it now...