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<blockquote data-quote="Catatonic" data-source="post: 766095" data-attributes="member: 7966"><p>I bought a Toshiba at Office Depot for $408 back in March of this year and I am happy with it except screen quality during graphic/photo editing.</p><p>I bring up Office Depot because, once you get your Office Depot card via UPSers.com, you get an 8% discount and pay no tax (at least I did not pay tax and I'm not sure that was what it was suppose to be).</p><p>Also Office Depot has really good prices when (when is important) they have their sales.</p><p>Dell is good and HP is good (stay away from Compaq and Gateway) ASUS has started making laptops and they have good performance and reliability from what I have read. Of course, there is Lenova which makes the IBM laptops - they are good solid performers.</p><p>Sounds like you don't need much in the way of high-end chips but the i-3 chipsets are at a good price point right now in your price range although there are cheaper ones. It appears you use the laptop as your only computer so maybe the 9300 chipset. Those are Intel but AMD is just as good and cheaper (I have AMD) . Just make sure the speed starts with a 2 ghz.</p><p></p><p>Cache memory of 2 mb minimum 3 is better.</p><p></p><p>Unless you are gaming or photo editing or video editing, there is little need for the power or RAM. Windows 7 and the newer applications are memory intensive so an absolute minimum of 2 gig RAM - 4 would be better.</p><p></p><p>There are several models out there with 6 hours battery life - those are the smaller screens and not doing anything such as watching DVDs. Intensive analog devices such as DVD, Hard Drive, etc will eat up batteries and processing intensive applications (gaming, graphics will eat up battery).</p><p></p><p>And of course, you can always use Google and as I remember Jones is a bit of a Geek Squad type guy ... he may have some ideas.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Catatonic, post: 766095, member: 7966"] I bought a Toshiba at Office Depot for $408 back in March of this year and I am happy with it except screen quality during graphic/photo editing. I bring up Office Depot because, once you get your Office Depot card via UPSers.com, you get an 8% discount and pay no tax (at least I did not pay tax and I'm not sure that was what it was suppose to be). Also Office Depot has really good prices when (when is important) they have their sales. Dell is good and HP is good (stay away from Compaq and Gateway) ASUS has started making laptops and they have good performance and reliability from what I have read. Of course, there is Lenova which makes the IBM laptops - they are good solid performers. Sounds like you don't need much in the way of high-end chips but the i-3 chipsets are at a good price point right now in your price range although there are cheaper ones. It appears you use the laptop as your only computer so maybe the 9300 chipset. Those are Intel but AMD is just as good and cheaper (I have AMD) . Just make sure the speed starts with a 2 ghz. Cache memory of 2 mb minimum 3 is better. Unless you are gaming or photo editing or video editing, there is little need for the power or RAM. Windows 7 and the newer applications are memory intensive so an absolute minimum of 2 gig RAM - 4 would be better. There are several models out there with 6 hours battery life - those are the smaller screens and not doing anything such as watching DVDs. Intensive analog devices such as DVD, Hard Drive, etc will eat up batteries and processing intensive applications (gaming, graphics will eat up battery). And of course, you can always use Google and as I remember Jones is a bit of a Geek Squad type guy ... he may have some ideas. [/QUOTE]
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