best laptop deal

Hello,

don't know if this is the right group to ask this question in, but i'll
try
anyway.

I'm looking for the best laptop deal. I want something fast, with
S-video
out, 1 gb eam, max size HD (min 80 gb), and good reliability. I want
the
thing to last me a while. I am not looking for something with a fancy
graphics card, as i don't play games. I use the internet, photoshop,
and
various other things, but seriously i think photoshop is the most
ressource-hungry application i will be using. I don't care if the thing
is
not feather weight. I also want csome sort of SCSI connectivity (PCMCIA
SCSI
card?). I've never owned a laptop, and don't really know how to choose
'em.
But really my main selection criteria is reliability, and a good,
sharp, and
big (15") screen.

My friend just got a Dell Inspiron 6400, and it's got a nice wow-factor
due
to the sharpness of the screen. I had almost settled on getting the
same
thing (with some upgrades), but read a bunch of bad reviews concerning
the
MOBO's reliability. A lot of people seem to complain about overheating
of
the machine, and some people correlate the overheating problem to the
motherboard failures.

Any thoughts?
any recommendations?

thanks

wrote

don't know if this is the right group to
ask this question in, but i'll try anyway.

I'm looking for the best laptop deal. I want something fast,
with S-video out, 1 gb eam, max size HD (min 80 gb), and
good reliability. I want the thing to last me a while. I am not
looking for something with a fancy graphics card, as i don't
play games. I use the internet, photoshop, and various other
things, but seriously i think photoshop is the most
ressource-hungry application i will be using. I don't
care if the thing is not feather weight. I also want
csome sort of SCSI connectivity (PCMCIA SCSI card?).

Why ?

I've never owned a laptop, and don't really know how to choose 'em.
But really my main selection criteria is reliability, and a good, sharp,
and big (15") screen.

One less than obvious extra is built in wireless, so you get the
antennas in the lid. That works much better than anything else,
not directional at all. Should be a given with this level of laptop tho.

The other thing is time on battery if you plan to use it like that much.

My friend just got a Dell Inspiron 6400, and it's got a nice wow-factor
due to the sharpness of the screen. I had almost settled on getting the
same thing (with some upgrades), but read a bunch of bad reviews
concerning the MOBO's reliability. A lot of people seem to complain
about overheating of the machine, and some people correlate the
overheating problem to the motherboard failures.

And hard drive failures too. Always been a problem with some Dells.

Any thoughts?
any recommendations?

I use the bottom end of the market myself, because my laptop
needs are rather unusual and the bottom end is all I need.

I wont touch anything that doesnt have full online maintenance manuals either.

wrote:
Hello,

don't know if this is the right group to ask this question in, but i'll
try
anyway.

I'm looking for the best laptop deal. I want something fast, with
S-video
out, 1 gb eam, max size HD (min 80 gb), and good reliability. I want
the
thing to last me a while. I am not looking for something with a fancy
graphics card, as i don't play games. I use the internet, photoshop,
and
various other things, but seriously i think photoshop is the most
ressource-hungry application i will be using. I don't care if the thing
is
not feather weight. I also want csome sort of SCSI connectivity (PCMCIA
SCSI
card?). I've never owned a laptop, and don't really know how to choose
'em.
But really my main selection criteria is reliability, and a good,
sharp, and
big (15") screen.

My friend just got a Dell Inspiron 6400, and it's got a nice wow-factor
due
to the sharpness of the screen. I had almost settled on getting the
same
thing (with some upgrades), but read a bunch of bad reviews concerning
the
MOBO's reliability. A lot of people seem to complain about overheating
of
the machine, and some people correlate the overheating problem to the
motherboard failures.

Any thoughts?
any recommendations?

thanks

Going with a PCMCIA scsi card is going to set you back a bit.

http://www.axiontech.com/prdt.php?src=FG&item=3911
http://www.axiontech.com/prdt.php?src=FG&item=3881