Laptop

[Eldorado 0]

Every option on the G5 and it costs $23,000+

[Aaron Clinton 2,372]

Every option on the G5 and it costs $23,000+

not gov't discount

[Eldorado 0]

Thats cheating !

[Jmac 24]

I see that the T2300 is basically equal to 1.66GHz ... is this correct?

Is that significantly slower than my 2.00GHz w/ 512MB RAM desktop?

[Chevy350TPI 12]

So my guess is that it'll be similar to this 2.00GHz Pentium 4 machine I'm on now then.

Sounds good to me.

When we're talking to multiple things at once ... is that just what programs are open at one time type of thing? Most I'll be doing is likely have the antivirus running, an IM program going, browsing the internet, listening to music, and typing something up in Word.

[Jmac 24]

A 1.73 GHz Pentium M is about equal to a 2.8 GHz P4, so it would be about 40% faster than your current desktop ...

That is technically multi-tasking, but it is very light use (unless you're actually doing a virus scan), so you probably wouldn't benefit much from a dual core processor and you'd sacrifice at least an hour in battery life ...

[Chevy350TPI 12]

Well, it's either that P100 or ...

http://www.toshiba.ca/web/product.grp?lg=e...rt=3411#spectop

I guess.

[Jmac 24]

Go on MSN

[Aaron Clinton 2,372]

here is the specs of my work "email reader" with sensative info blocked out

[///M5 2,833]

Aaron,

Which facility do you work at? One of my college buddies might work near you. The layman description of what he does is satellite programming...he is Blaine Nelson. Just thought this world might be small.

Steve,

Any of the machines you are looking at won't feel slow. They all can do what it sounds like you are trying to do. Enjoy! Plus, Justin's advice = teh good.

[Jmac 24]

Justin didn't post in this thread ...

[Chevy350TPI 12]

Justin is tired of my indecisiveness when it comes to laptops

[Aaron Clinton 2,372]

Justin is tired of my indecisiveness when it comes to laptops

is there such a thing as speaking in the 4th person?

when you talk as if you are someone else speaking in the 3rd person?

[Aaron Clinton 2,372]

Aaron,

Which facility do you work at?  One of my college buddies might work near you.  The layman description of what he does is satellite programming...he is Blaine Nelson.  Just thought this world might be small.

I am at the one on Aberdeen Proving Ground

[///M5 2,833]

Chit names > me.

Aberdeen isn't where Blaine is but had to ask, I am going to fly out for his wedding here in a couple weeks though.

[Chevy350TPI 12]

I went and got a price on the P100 today.

$2316 CAD with tax. $2037 USD.

That's just under $40 more than the Toshiba.ca website. Definitely willing to spend that extra $40 to get it from a local dealer.

[ngsm13 1]

Well, I know you're in Canada.

But I have to throw in a good word for the Turion 64 based laptops...

http://www.avadirect.com/product_details_c...r.asp?PRID=4569

I'd recommend selecting the MT40 processor, 1-2gigs of ram, and 80-120 gig HD.

I mean hell, with the top processor (MT40 2.2GHz), 2gigs of ram, 120gig HD, ProWireless Card, Windows x64 pro, McAffee 2005... it only comes to $1823... for a hell of a laptop.

I'd at least check into it. If it's not what you're looking for (even tho you get a lot more for less money ) then forget about it.

w00t.

nG

[///M5 2,833]

Well, I know you're in Canada.

But I have to throw in a good work for the Turion 64 based laptops...

http://www.avadirect.com/product_details_c...r.asp?PRID=4569

I'd recommend selecting the MT40 processor, 1-2gigs of ram, and 80-120 gig HD.

I mean hell, with the top processor (MT40 2.2GHz), 2gigs of ram, 120gig HD, ProWireless Card, Windows x64 pro, McAffee 2005... it only comes to $1823... for a hell of a laptop.

I'd at least check into it. If it's not what you're looking for (even tho you get a lot more for less money ) then forget about it.

w00t.

nG

If so, stay with the Turion and NOT the Sempron. AMD rocks!

[Jmac 24]

I went and got a price on the P100 today.

$2316 CAD with tax.  $2037 USD.

That's just under $40 more than the Toshiba.ca website.  Definitely willing to spend that extra $40 to get it from a local dealer.

http://www.futureshop.ca/catalog/proddetai...10070864&catid=

[Jmac 24]

AMD rocks!

... for desktop processors ...

[Chevy350TPI 12]

http://www.futureshop.ca/catalog/proddetai...10070864&catid=

Yeah, I saw that.

In my opinion, it's worth the extra $150 to buy it locally.

[Jmac 24]

I thought you'd have a FS near you

[Eldorado 0]

uhmm, out of stock there james

[Chevy350TPI 12]

I thought you'd have a FS near you

Closest one is six hours away

[Jmac 24]

uhmm, out of stock there james

Most shops will still have them locally, plus you can always order one in for later ...

But, if it's 6 hours away, that's kind of a hassle ...