PC notebook for GF

[baby duck monge]

so here's the deal...
the girlfriend is going to law school in the fall and needs to get a laptop. it seems that she needs a PC to run some sort of test-taking software, so to both of our chagrin, it looks as though a mac is out.

another unfortunate circumstance was her recent need to get a new car, thus almost wiping out her bank account.

with this in mind, does anyone have any recommendations for a PC notebook around the $1000 range (give or take a little). she's a tiny girl, so it would be nice if it didn't weigh like 10 pounds, though we know that may not be much of a possibility.

on an unrelated note, does anyone know anything about fujitsu as far as computers go?

thanks for any help you can give! i feel dirty for even asking about PCs here :o

[LeeTom]

They will cost you a little more than $1000, but I highly recommend the IBM Thinkpad X and T series. I had one, and I think IBM, like Apple, puts a lot of thought into the keyboard and monitor of their Thinkpads, which goes a long way, considering they are the two things you interact with the most.

The X series is ultra slim with a 12" screen and no cd-rom, whereas the T series is more compact with everything in there (14" screen), like the powerbook.

I had a T30 before I switched, and if I had to use a PC laptop again, I wouldn't hesitate to choose IBM.

<edit> also, check out the R series.. they may be slightly larger, but fit your budget better</edit>

Lee Tom

[Celeron]

Dell's Inspiron 1000 runs under $1000. Right now you can get it cheapest for $719 for the base model, 819 for middle, and 919 for the "high-end" one. One thing to note is that neither of these models is going to break the sound barrier, they are pretty barebones, email/word processing/web surfing machines.

Haven't dealt with a Fujitsu computer so I can't comment on those. Just to support the above, if it needs to be built like a tank, look into what IBM has to offer. I recently used a T22 and it was rock solid stable and performed nicely. It was a little bulky though.

[thehuncamunca]

anything with a centrino in it, without a centrino you'll get no battery life and it's going to weigh a lot
the inspiron 1000 should be avoided, they use old battery technology integrated graphics celeron processors

Dell's Inspiron 1000 runs under $1000. Right now you can get it cheapest for $719 for the base model, 819 for middle, and 919 for the "high-end" one. One thing to note is that neither of these models is going to break the sound barrier, they are pretty barebones, email/word processing/web surfing machines.

Haven't dealt with a Fujitsu computer so I can't comment on those. Just to support the above, if it needs to be built like a tank, look into what IBM has to offer. I recently used a T22 and it was rock solid stable and performed nicely. It was a little bulky though.

[Celeron]

anything with a centrino in it, without a centrino you'll get no battery life and it's going to weigh a lot
the inspiron 1000 should be avoided, they use old battery technology integrated graphics celeron processors

He asked for a machine under $1000. You'll be hard pressed to find a Centrino based notebook for that price.

[baby duck monge]

He asked for a machine under $1000. You'll be hard pressed to find a Centrino based notebook for that price.

it can be more than $1000 because we know there aren't too many options below that price. it would just be nice if it weren't too much more.

[nyprospect]

http://www.clearanceclub.com/cgi-bin/display.cgi?orderid=AA1386

I tried lol

[Capt Underpants]

http://www.clearanceclub.com/cgi-bin/display.cgi?orderid=AA1386

I tried lol

That's actually a pretty good deal. It's light weight, too. Even more so than a PB 12".