What Is Your College Laptop?

<p>You guys have some nice laptops.
I'm looking to spend no more than $800.
LOL.</p>

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<li>HP Pavilion zt3000
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-Intel Pentium-M 745 1.8 Ghz with Centrino Mobile Technology
-60GB 5400RPM hard drive
-768MB PC2700 DDR SDRAM
-CD-RW/DVD combo drive
-15.4" WSXGA+ Widescreen LCD (1680x1050 resolution!)
-64MB Mobility Radeon 9200
-Intel PRO/Wireless 2200BG + Bluetooth
-Windows XP Pro
...and i've added 200GB external hard drive, external multi-format DVD burner, and of course speakers.

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</li>
<li>i think it was ~$1700 after rebates and stuff. this was almost 2.5 years ago so it was <em>almost</em> top of the line back then.</li>
<li>probably when this one dies.</li>
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<ol>
<li>Toshiba A105: Intel M Processor 390, 512MB RAM, 60GB hard drive, 15.4" screen</li>
<li>$500</li>
<li>Two years...lappys should be even cheaper by then.</li>
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<p>Slorg, how did you get the E1705 for about $1000. No warranty and all that? What are the specs?</p>

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1. Toshiba A105: Intel M Processor 390, 512MB RAM, 60GB hard drive, 15.4" screen
2. $500
3. Two years...lappys should be even cheaper by then.

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<p>Haha. You heard about that Best Buy deal, huh?</p>

<ol>
<li>Dell E1405</li>
<li>$650 (I love Dell's coupons, especially if you can get them to stack!)</li>
<li>4+ years. I'm only using it for homework; I got a $2000 rig for gaming and such.</li>
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<p>Yup...but I actually got it at Office Depot with a printer/scanner/copier to boot! (and antivirus software that I've yet to use)</p>

<p>Dell E1705 - (1.83 ghz, core duo, 1 gb ram, nvidia geforce 7800 go, truelife screen)
$1250 with tax
probably not that long, this laptop is kinda big, regret getting it now. want to switch to macbook. although at the time i bought this, it was a killer deal.</p>

<p>MacBook (white)
1 GB RAM
100 GB Hard Drive</p>

<p>Bet. 1300-1400$, I don't remember any more. Got rebates from back to school promo.</p>