My friend has $5,000 to kill on a laptop. Any recommendations?

[chuwawa]

Well how about you get a laptop that meets her needs. What's the point of a video card or a top of a line cpu if she's just gonna listen to music?

Donate the rest to charity. wtf is wrong with you people?

 

[Sunner]

Originally posted by: Mik3y

Originally posted by: nowayout99
Would a $2500 PowerBook plus an iPod work?

i really want her to get that, but she's evil and dl's music, so that's a problem with gettting limewire or winmx on a mac.

Buy her the Powerbook, then teach her the evils of Limewire and WinMX and show her the blessing that is DC++, and all will be well

 

[imported_theEman]

Go ThinkPad with like every option and upgrade available. If you don't like that, get an AlienWare or Voodoo or some other high-end laptop.

 

[Jeff7]

Originally posted by: DaveSimmons
Build a custom IBM Thinkpad T42 with 14.1", 1GB RAM, large hard drive, and get the optional high-capacity battery. Get the longest / best warranty, and Office Pro.

Second choice is a Dell Lattude 600 with similar specs, you might be able to get a longer / better warranty including coverage against accidents.

Also get accessories like software, spare battery, case, etc.

Let the leftover $2K or so go to charity, it's not a waste to fund a food bank.

Or the Red Cross. All these hurricanes - they're hurting for funds.

 

[MichaelD]

Spending $5K on a laptop is a total, and complete waste of money.

The $5K laptop today will be purchasable at $3.5K about two months from now.

You should spend no more than about $2K on a laptop; that can get you a top of the line Dell/Toshiba if you shop correctly.

If you want the pretty Magnesium casing with then neon lighted keys, yeah sure, pay the extra $1K for that crap :roll:

If your friend has money to throw away, have him throw it my way.

 

[flexy]

buy her a laptop made out of pure GOLD

otherwise i agree..ugh.even w/ $1500 to $2000 she can get a VERY nice one...and give the rest to charity if possibly. I would feel like a fool buying a $5000 laptop for my wife for her myspace surfing and listening to radio....but i would feel better getting one for $1200 and give the rest of the money to some good cause.

edit:

hey your laptop looks exactly like the one i just got from HP (compusa) for $899 after MIR

 

[Mik3y]

Originally posted by: MichaelD
Spending $5K on a laptop is a total, and complete waste of money.

The $5K laptop today will be purchasable at $3.5K about two months from now.

You should spend no more than about $2K on a laptop; that can get you a top of the line Dell/Toshiba if you shop correctly.

If you want the pretty Magnesium casing with then neon lighted keys, yeah sure, pay the extra $1K for that crap :roll:

If your friend has money to throw away, have him throw it my way.

have u read the 1st post of this thread? She has $5000 to kill and it's not like she's wasting her money. it'd be more of a waste to not spend it all, and i know that it's value will depreciate very shortly, but what can she do about it? getting a $1000 wont do any better.

what she's looking for is longevity, thin and lightweight, long battery life, 15" screen or so, and with a penitum m 2.0ghz or so. i've looked at sony, ibm, toshiba, compaq, voodoo, abspc, alienware, dell, hp, and emachines, and have yet to see the perfect one. of course i can easily choose a laptop that's $5000, thick, heavy, short battery life, and etc, but those are not what she wants. it seems that an apple ibook is what's best for her...

 

[nageov3t]

Originally posted by: MichaelD
Spending $5K on a laptop is a total, and complete waste of money.

I have to agree.

unless you want a high-end, portable desktop/gaming machine, there's no point in spending $5K.

for websurfing/music/movies, any sub-2K machine will do the job. maybe $3K if you went with a fully-loaded powerbook or viao.

 

[DaveSimmons]

what she's looking for is longevity, thin and lightweight, long battery life, 15" screen or so, and with a penitum m 2.0ghz or so. i've looked at sony, ibm, toshiba

thin and light means a 12.1" or 14.1" screen. Once you move up to 15" it adds a pound or two, and battery life drops as well.

<broken record> Thinkpad or Dell </broken record>

Both offer 14.1" display thin/light models, and the 1024x768 display on the Dell Latitude D600 I'm setting up for work right now is quite nice.

Also, there's no reason to get more than a 1.6 - 1.7 GHz for what she's doing, since they're at least as fast as a P4 2.x GHz. A slower CPU could mean less heat, less noise, longer battery life.

 

[nageov3t]

get an ibook if you can deal with OS X

otherwise, if you're looking for thin and lightweight, you're looking at a thinkpad or a viao.

the problem is the $5,000 requirement. laptops in that price range are almost always 10 lb desktop replacements.

 

[n0cmonkey]

Originally posted by: Mik3y

Originally posted by: nowayout99
Would a $2500 PowerBook plus an iPod work?

i really want her to get that, but she's evil and dl's music, so that's a problem with gettting limewire or winmx on a mac.

duh

Limewire works.

 

[n0cmonkey]

Originally posted by: loki8481
get an ibook if you can deal with OS X

otherwise, if you're looking for thin and lightweight, you're looking at a thinkpad or a viao.

the problem is the $5,000 requirement. laptops in that price range are almost always 10 lb desktop replacements.

Most of the super thin and light notebooks are pretty expensive too.

And a fully pimped out powerbook can go well beyond $5k. The 15" one is only 5.7lbs IIRC. Not too bad.

 

[Dennis Travis]

Limewire is avalible for OSX. Works great.

 

[jdiddy]

If not a powerbook how about a Sony Vaio The Tr series
has the look girls like and a webcam for all the myspace pictures. Better yet how about a x505
which is easily the best looking laptop on the market today.

 

[Zucarita9000]

I agree, I love the X505... I've seen them both up close at the local SonyCentre and I was amazed.

 

[Cerb]

Pentium M IBM laptop, and get goodies for it (port replicator and nice monitor). Or similar Apple one.
Sony has some that are very light, but I don't know about reliability.

 

[AssyrianKing]

FU*K!!! MIK3Y u sound like a lil fuken rich boy whos stuck up n thinks hes top s*it with 5k of spending with ur girl. u blab on in this forum about this n that n whats best to get u stingy kunt. go fuken buy any laptop at the best specs now and fu*k the rest of the money. u really are fukn stuck up and whats worse is ur girl is a rich lil biatch hoe anyway so would it hurt to give 2g's of that money which isnt hers to something that will benefit a great more deal over ur stingy laptop. u fukn dikhead! put yourself in a position where you were on your knees begging for a palce 2 sleep for a night or eat, but no uve neva thought that way coz uve been brought up "differently". u people piss me off !!

 

[Cerb]

Hmm, someone seems to be looking for a vacation (and some english lessons).

 

[erikistired]

falcon northwest fragbook. rawr.

 

[JackBurton]

Originally posted by: Cerb
Hmm, someone seems to be looking for a vacation (and some english lessons).

Yes, please ban AssKing, I'd appreciate it. Thanks.



As for the OP's request:

This is my dream laptop>Sony VAIO® S Series Notebook . 4.2 lbs and ~5hrs of battery life. ~10hrs if you include the larger battery.

If you have an extra $699, you can get this SWEET ass monitor to make the setup complete. Yeah, it's closer to $6000, but hey, you can get the extra cash.

 

[MrChad]

Originally posted by: loki8481

Originally posted by: MichaelD
Spending $5K on a laptop is a total, and complete waste of money.

I have to agree.

unless you want a high-end, portable desktop/gaming machine, there's no point in spending $5K.

for websurfing/music/movies, any sub-2K machine will do the job. maybe $3K if you went with a fully-loaded powerbook or viao.

I'll chime in and agree as well. Spend $2000 for a nice laptop and give the rest to charity (perhaps a hurricane relief fund?). It will not go to "waste" at all; your friend will be happy with her new laptop and she'll be helping others too.

EDIT: your, not you're

 

[SpunkyJones]

Originally posted by: MrChad

Originally posted by: loki8481

Originally posted by: MichaelD
Spending $5K on a laptop is a total, and complete waste of money.

I have to agree.

unless you want a high-end, portable desktop/gaming machine, there's no point in spending $5K.

for websurfing/music/movies, any sub-2K machine will do the job. maybe $3K if you went with a fully-loaded powerbook or viao.

I'll chime in and agree as well. Spend $2000 for a nice laptop and give the rest to charity (perhaps a hurricane relief fund?). It will not go to "waste" at all; you're friend will be happy with her new laptop and she'll be helping others too.

This sounds like a plan, everyone wins. :thumbsup:

 

[Mik3y]

Originally posted by: AssyrianKing
FU*K!!! MIK3Y u sound like a lil fuken rich boy whos stuck up n thinks hes top s*it with 5k of spending with ur girl. u blab on in this forum about this n that n whats best to get u stingy kunt. go fuken buy any laptop at the best specs now and fu*k the rest of the money. u really are fukn stuck up and whats worse is ur girl is a rich lil biatch hoe anyway so would it hurt to give 2g's of that money which isnt hers to something that will benefit a great more deal over ur stingy laptop. u fukn dikhead! put yourself in a position where you were on your knees begging for a palce 2 sleep for a night or eat, but no uve neva thought that way coz uve been brought up "differently". u people piss me off !!

shut the fvck up you piece of pvssy. you dont know any fvcking thing about me so dont make stupid assumptions. so wut if her uncle gave her $5000 to kill on a laptop. you dont think $100k+ has been already given to charity. because she has so much to spend also, i've never decided to spend that much you stupid dick. we've always had in our mind about giving the rest of the money to the homeless like you.

 

[JackBurton]

Originally posted by: Mik3y

Originally posted by: AssyrianKing
FU*K!!! MIK3Y u sound like a lil fuken rich boy whos stuck up n thinks hes top s*it with 5k of spending with ur girl. u blab on in this forum about this n that n whats best to get u stingy kunt. go fuken buy any laptop at the best specs now and fu*k the rest of the money. u really are fukn stuck up and whats worse is ur girl is a rich lil biatch hoe anyway so would it hurt to give 2g's of that money which isnt hers to something that will benefit a great more deal over ur stingy laptop. u fukn dikhead! put yourself in a position where you were on your knees begging for a palce 2 sleep for a night or eat, but no uve neva thought that way coz uve been brought up "differently". u people piss me off !!

shut the fvck up you piece of pvssy. you dont know any fvcking thing about me so dont make stupid assumptions. so wut if her uncle gave her $5000 to kill on a laptop. you dont think $100k+ has been already given to charity. because she has so much to spend also, i've never decided to spend that much you stupid dick. we've always had in our mind about giving the rest of the money to the homeless like you.

Dude, don't pay any attention to AssKing.

 

[farscape]

This isn't another of those"My buddy's got XXXX to build a comp..." help me out threads is it?

Get something decent and take the tax deduction on the rest. You have something against a charity getting a few sorely needed bucks?