<p>So I need to buy a laptop before I ot college. My major's Electrical and Computer Engineering...so i'll be using it extensively.</p>
<p>so what's your idea of a dream laptop???</p>
<p>Apple G4, that is if you are going into art. But, I would say a dell laptop. The most exspensive dell.</p>
<p>Sony Vaio or whatever it is that my dad has. I can't get into it, he has it extremely encrypted. My daddy doesn't trust me. I have only used it once.</p>
<p>I'd also want a Dell laptop.</p>
<p>What about new Apple MacBook with Intel microprocessors?</p>
<p>Its got 2 problems from what i see:
1.) No right click...but that can be solved by using an external one.
2.) Its not compatible with some software at Cornell.</p>
<p>Sony Vaio (expensive-ass one) baby.</p>
<p>I'm pretty sure I'm going to go with a MacBook Pro next year.</p>
<p>Which one do you recommend for a math major?</p>
<p>The Sony SZ series is you want a light and powerful laptop...</p>
<p>but if you are doing engineering, you need a big and powerful laptop with an awsome video card so a Toshiba Quosimo or a Dell MPS170.</p>
<p>Alienware FTW!!!!</p>
<p>Yeah dream laptop would be the Alienware Aurora but its a wate of money.</p>
<p>Remember, the new Macs can run Windows as well if needed.</p>
<p>Screw Macs. They are so overpriced its ridiculous.</p>
<p>$600 more than a comparable HP or Dell, $500 more than a comparable Toshiba or Sony.</p>
<p>psh.</p>
<p>build it...</p>
<p>the dream laptop would be Dell XPS M1710. there is no way any other laptop can beat that. Dell owns Alienware, but alienware is a little bit pricy due to all the "Alienware" features. XPS 1710 is the only way to go. i have a XPS M170, but they stop selling those like 2 days after i bought it. still kicks some major ass.</p>
<p>i dont dream of computers.</p>
<p>you dream of star wars</p>
<p>To those of you all considering bing 17" desktop replacements, realize they are going to weight 8-10lbs with a power adaptor. That may not sound like too much but imagine throwing that in a bag with a few books and random items and your going to be pushing a 15-20lbs load if you're not careful. Lugging a load like that around a walking campus is going to get real old real quick. Lightness should definately be an attribute you seriously consider before only picking the seemingly superior spec'ed out model.</p>
<p>Dell M1710 is for nubs that don't know anything about computers. You can buy minimal features at a sale price for an Inspiron E1705, and install the needed memory and upgraded graphics card at a later time.</p>
<p>My dream is to build my own computer :) It's so much cheaper than buying a new computer and you get to customize it! </p>
<p>In other news:
I'd be wary about using a mac as an engineering major.</p>