I am in the market for Laptop.....Since this is the only place I know that all Nepalese hang around and give suggestions....I thought I will post this here......I work for Financial Instituion and thru them I am getting 40 % off on Dell Inspiron 2200 and 6000 series notebooks but if I do more search, I don't why I feel like it's not only the best deal in town......any suggestion guys.....and what do I need to look to get in the Laptop so that I can still use that after 3,4 years thinking that I am still ahead of technology.....

Peace out.....

Ram Prasad

Given that you do not play video game and you do not have to do any number crunching, CPU per se, even a donkey is fast. Processor speed does not matter, 1 gig suffices. Get 512 RAM. For CPU non-intensive processes, increase in RAM increases the speed of your computer. Not to mention the DSL or Cable.

I would recommend Dell Latitude D610. Its perfectly balanced for mobility offering high performance in a thin and light design. The ideal blend of mobility and features. For me, it simply rocks.

Sajaan555,

What a timing !!!

But saajan555, I get discount on Inspiron 2200 and 6000 series only......

I like Apple laptops, Powerbooks are sexy, light, fast and powerfull and also virus proof but maybe it might run your applications so what applications do you use?

insp 2220 is okey.. its PENTIUM M not PENTIUM IV...
its preety good.. I do not know what dell were u using before.
I was using latitude. Latitude has a better keyboard than this inspiron and very light...

but for the price this is okey.. no complaints...

one thing i forgot to mention. if you are using dell financial services then make sure that you never have to call them.

their response is bad really bad.call is routed to INDIA; manila.. wherever.

if you make a payment make sure that you do not enroll on their online payment. Rather pay from your bank or regular payment.

i made that mistake and they withdrew twice from my account and it took me 2 months to get my credit refunded. [ i found out that i was not the only one.. you can find lot of similar instances mentioned in the web.]

I think the models thaty your are going to purchase of very low end. You shoud consider twice before buying it.It would be unfortunate should you buy and have to use it with tinge of regret for a year or two.

Dell product is cheap indeed and is very tempting if compared with other brands. I think it is adivsable to buy something more expensive which has higher spec and would last for longer peroid of time.

Go for HP DV1000 and DV 4000 series !!!

Hmmmmmmm.......wow.....now I am having second thought regarding all the discounts that I get from Dell and go for another company'e laptop......any suggestions in any of the other Laptop.....like HP, Compaq, IBM....so fourth and so on........if you guys give me product specific, i will look in the market for that.........

Thanks..........

Go for Toshiba. Its the best bet in terms of ur money and the system u r buying. TOSHIBA again.

wots the budget?

HP Pavilion Dv 4000

Processor
Processor type Pentium M


Clock speed 1.5 GHz


Processor features Enhanced SpeedStep technology


Processor manufacturer Intel


Processor number 715
RAM
RAM installed size 512 MB


Max supported RAM 1 GB


RAM technology DDR SDRAM
Storage Hard Drive
Hard drive size 60 GB


Hard drive 60 GB IDE


Hard drive type Portable


Spindle speed 4200 rpm
OS Provided
OS provided Microsoft Windows XP Professional
Optical Storage
CD / DVD type CD-RW / DVD-ROM combo


CD / DVD drive CD-RW / DVD-ROM combo
Optical Storage (2nd)
2nd optical storage type None
Audio Output
Audio output compliant standards AC '97


Audio output type Sound card
Battery
Battery technology Lithium ion


Installed battery qty 1
Cache Memory
Cache size 2 MB


Cache type L2 cache
Card Reader
Card reader 6 in 1 card reader
Modem
Max transfer rate 56 Kbps


Modem type Fax / modem
Mainboard
Chipset type Intel i915


Data bus speed 400 MHz
Video Output
Graphics processor Intel GMA 900


Max resolution (external) 1280 x 800
Display (Projector)
Display (projector) diagonal size 15.4 in


Display (projector) technology TFT active matrix


Features BrightView


Max resolution 1280 x 800


Monitor features BrightView
General
Compatibility PC


Model Dv4000


Packaged quantity 1


Product line HP Pavilion
Networking
Data link protocol Ethernet, IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11g, Fast Ethernet


Networking compliant standards IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11g


Networking type Network adapter
Dimensions & Weight
Depth 10.2 in


Height 1.3 in


Weight 7.5 lbs


Width 14.1 in
System
Mobile technology Intel Centrino


Notebook type Notebook
Miscellaneous
Features Intel PRO/Wireless
Storage Floppy Drive
Floppy drive type None
Input Device
Input device type Keyboard, Touchpad
Interface Provided
Interface provided 1 IEEE 1394 (FireWire), 4 Hi-Speed USB, 1 Display / video S-video output, 1 Modem Phone line, 1 Network Ethernet 10Base-T/100Base-TX, 1 Headphones Output, 1 Microphone Input
Video Memory
Video RAM installed 128 MB


Video memory technology Dynamic Video Memory Technology 3.0
Power Device
Nominal voltage AC 110/230 V


Power device form factor External


Power device frequency required 50/60 Hz
Storage Removable
Removable storage type None
Slot Provided
Slot provided 2 (0 free) Memory, 1 (1 free) ExpressCard 34mm/54mm
Software
Software type Microsoft Money, Microsoft Works, MSN Encarta Plus, Drivers & Utilities, Apple iTunes for Windows
Storage Controller
Storage controller type IDE

HP Pavilon DV 1000
Processor
Processor type Pentium M


Clock speed 1.5 GHz


Core voltage technology Ultra Low Voltage (ULV)


Processor manufacturer Intel
RAM
RAM installed size 512 MB


Max supported RAM 2 GB


Memory specification compliance DDR266/PC2100


Memory speed 266 MHz


RAM technology SDRAM
Storage Hard Drive
Hard drive size 80 GB


Hard drive 80 GB IDE Internal


Hard drive type Portable


Spindle speed 4200 rpm
OS Provided
OS provided Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition
Optical Storage
CD / DVD type CD-RW/DVD


CD / DVD drive CD-RW/DVD
Optical Storage (2nd)
2nd optical storage type None
Audio Output
Audio output type Sound card
Audio Input
Audio input type Microphone
Battery
Battery capacity 4400 mAh


Battery technology Lithium ion


Installed battery qty 1


Max supported batteries 1
Cache Memory
Cache size 1 MB


Cache type L2 cache
Modem
Max transfer rate 56 Kbps


Modem interface type PCI


Modem protocols & specifications ITU V.92


Modem type Fax / modem
Mainboard
Chipset type Intel 855GM


Data bus speed 400 MHz
Video Output
Graphics processor Intel 855GM
Display (Projector)
Color support 16M colors


Display (projector) diagonal size 14 in


Display (projector) technology TFT active matrix


Max resolution 1280 x 768
General
Compatibility PC


Model Dv1000


Packaged quantity 1


Product line HP Pavilion
Networking
Data link protocol Ethernet, Fast Ethernet


Networking type Network adapter
Dimensions & Weight
Depth 1.2 in


Height 9 in


Weight 5.26 lbs


Width 13.1 in
System
Designation Small business


Notebook type Notebook
Miscellaneous
Miscellaneous compliant standards Plug and Play
Storage Floppy Drive
Floppy drive type Optional
Input Device
Input device type Keyboard, Touchpad
Interface Provided
Interface provided 1 IEEE 1394 (FireWire), 3 Hi-Speed USB, 6, 1, 1 Headphones, 1 Microphone, 1 Display / video, 1 Network/phone line, 1 Ethernet
Environmental Parameters
Max operating altitude 10,000


Max operating temperature 95 ?


Min operating temperature 50 ?


Operating humidity range 10 - 90%
Video Memory
Video memory technology Shared video memory (UMA)
Power Device
Power device form factor External


Power device type Power adapter
Storage Removable
Removable storage native capacity None


Removable storage type None
Slot Provided
Slot provided 2 Memory, 1 PC Card Type I/II
Software
Software type Drivers & Utilities
Storage Controller
Storage controller type IDE

Ram P
If you can afford it, I recomend IBM Thinkpad series.......I have used the T series a lot and they are great. Very few problems if any and there i s a new recovery button on the keyboard itself so if you are not a techie then you can do your own rescue on time,in case of a disaster.

nothing against any other brands but after using this, its hard to go back to dell or whatever/ let me know what the other thinkpad users think!

How about HP 6230.

Pretty nice.. i love it..

I would not suggest a dell or a gateway for sure.

Whats your budget, if you are looking for a laptop less then 1000 dollars just forget it, coz u get all those crappy celron processor.

You want to go with an AMD mobile processor coz mobile processor comsume less wattage that means less heat in the compact space and more speed and more battery life.

The new amd tuiron is a nice one, you can find one from acer, the acer site is not that frendly but their laptops are great.

dont buy andything less than 512 MB ram

and please stress on the display size and what kinda a display you want.

the only good laptops dell has is the xen series its their gaming laptop.

my first preference is acer then tosibal, then, HP or other brand.

you also want a hardisk with ample of space coz for me 80 GB runs out in months time.