Well sent mine in to get repaired so I find out how much it will be tomorrow. Actually its more like I sent it in for proof that I need a new laptop. If the bill comes in over 300 which I am 99% sure it will, then I am getting a newer one. I already started the search and decided on a Dell XPS. They come with the Top of the line screen WUXGA and dual core processors. I got a offer in for one at 851 and hopefully he will bite on it. Cant afford much more than that. I am pretty picky about it...I want a 17 inch screen, 2.0 GHZ processor (dual core) or better, 256 Graphics card, wireless net, intergrated webcam, 100 GIG Hard Drive or better, and at least 2 GIGs of ram.

Thats quite a line up for requirements.
What do you intend to do with this laptop?
Will Vista have enough computer to run on?

I bought my wife a Gateway this weekend:

http://www.gateway.com/systems/product/529668116.php

We wanted a smaller one, so this seemed to fit the bill for what she needs, and had plenty of memory and disk.

Quote:Pretty nice but I have to have the 17" screen

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Vista should have pleanty of room. I am going to be playing alot of games like FAR CRY and such. So its got to handle the task with the graphics, memory, ram and processors. This will be my deployable laptop as well for next time I go to the sand box.

Here is what I ordered.
Item Description Quantity Unit Price Ext Price
Studio 17;Intel® CoreTM 2 Duo T5750 (2.00GHz/667Mhz FSB/2MB cache) 1 $824.00 $824.00
System Color Option: Jet Black
Memory: 2GB Shared Dual Channel DDR2
Built-in Keyboard Options: Back-lit Keyboard
LCD Panel: Glossy widescreen 17.0 inch display (1440x900)
Video Card: 256MB ATI MOBILITY RADEON HD 3650
Hard Drive: 160GB SATA Hard Drive (5400RPM)
Operation System: Genuine Windows Vista® Home Premium Edition SP1
Adobe Software: Adobe® Acrobat® Reader 8.1
Combo or DVD+RW Drive: 8X Slot Load CD / DVD Burner (Dual Layer DVD+/-R Drive)
Sound Card: High Definition Audio 2.0
Wireless Networking Cards: Dell 1397 Wireless-G Card
Camera Module: Integrated 2.0M Pixel Webcam
Office Productivity Software (Pre-Installed): No Productivity software pre-installed
Anti-Virus/Security Suite (Pre-installed): No Security
Battery Options: 56 Whr Lithium Ion Battery (6 cell)
Service: 1Yr Ltd Warranty and Mail-In Service
Dial-Up Internet Access: No ISP requested
Finger Print Reader Module: NO FINGER PRINT READER
LCD and Camera (non-displayed / transparent to cus: Glossy widescreen 17.0" LCD (1440 x900) w/ 2.0M pixel Camera
Processor Branding (non-displayed / transparent to: Intel® CoreTM 2 Duo Processor
Labels (non-displayed / transparent to customer): Windows VistaTM Premium
DataSafe: Included 3 GB DataSafe Online Backup for 1Yr

Wow, comes with acrobat reader? That's crazy expensive.

I would opt for the best battery option they have. The advertised times are based on leaving the computer on. Actually using it, or watching a video, it'll die much faster.

Quote:you know that acrobat reader is a rare program.

Not too worried about the battery right now. If I deploy I am going to get the better one then. Thanks for the tip though.

Sounds like a great machine!

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I hope so, I just bought crysis which is basically the sequal to far cry. Cant wait to see how it performs, I will take pics when I get it.