Notebook shopping
May. 13th, 2004 08:32 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
onefixedstarNow that my funding is secure for the summer and fall, I've begun looking at notebook computers. I originally went out with a plan to find a thin-and-light that I could easily transport from home to campus and back again. Thin-and-lights are remarkably difficult to find in stores, however, apparently because they're not popular among users who have to pay for their own computer rather than relying on their employer to do so. Now I'm beginning to wonder if I ought to suck it up at buy a regular 6.5lb mainstream notebook. I saw a fantastic deal on a Compaq with a DVD-RW and various other goodies for about $1800. Alternately, I could pay $1800 for a thin-and-light (and rather ugly) Dell Inspiron 600m that doesn't have a DVD burner, but that won't break my back hauling it around to conferences. Or I could make the switch and go with Apple, thus making MacBoy happy (and possibly gaining a discount).
What I've learned so far:
Sony makes pretty computers with absolutely gorgeous screens.
Toshiba Satellites are also extremely pretty and sturdy to boot.
IBM has some very small notebooks, but you pay for it. Or maybe you just pay for IBM.
ETA: I stand corrected. The Dell I was looking at isn't bad looking, though some of the others certainly are.
What I've learned so far:
Sony makes pretty computers with absolutely gorgeous screens.
Toshiba Satellites are also extremely pretty and sturdy to boot.
IBM has some very small notebooks, but you pay for it. Or maybe you just pay for IBM.
ETA: I stand corrected. The Dell I was looking at isn't bad looking, though some of the others certainly are.
