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    Discussion in 'HP' started by happyhelen, Mar 7, 2005.

  1. happyhelen

    happyhelen Newbie

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    I am looking to buy my first notebook, which I would like to use for working at home and take out to the yard etc, I would like to use it for work, I am a home health nurse so it has to be lightweight, I would like to use the internet word and excell on it and i would like to watch dvd. There is so much confusion there are so many brands and models that I am getting confused , I would like to use wireless features and to connect it to my home computer to downlaod information from work , take it out to patients and downlaod it to my home computer again.
    does anyone know what is faster sbc or adelphia?

    I am looking to spend no more then about $1100.00, but I am looking for a notebook that I can use for a lot of years, I do not need it for any games.

    Thank you[ :)][ :)]
     
    happyhelen, Mar 7, 2005
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  2. huma

    huma Notebook Enthusiast

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    hp dv1000 series. www.hp.com and customize it to your liking.
     
    huma, Mar 7, 2005
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  3. Tacjam

    Tacjam Notebook Consultant

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    The Compaq R3000Z is nice, I configured one for you...here is what I came up with.

    Athlon 64, 3000+ (cpu)
    15.4 WXGA widescreen
    64 MB Geforce 4 440go (video card)
    512 DDR ram
    80 Gig 5400rpm Hard drive (fast and big)
    8X DVD writer (aaah it records DVD's)
    Wireless lan (54MBits with speedboost)
    total $1074

    You can configure it yourself. This config does everything you ask and much more. Lots of bang for your money, The DV1000 is lighter, but this machine in this config will blow it away!

    http://www.shopping.hp.com/webapp/shopping/cto/computer_customize_components.do?BV_SessionID=@@@@1515549711.1110250067@@@@&BV_EngineID=ccccaddedemdfgecfngcfkmdflldfgg.0&destination=components&productId=DP533AV&category=notebooks/compaq_presario/R3000Z_series&eppPrefix=

    X6000 / P-4 3.2GHz (540) / 2gigs PC2 4200 (533MHz) DDR2 Ram / 7200RPM 60 gig HHD / 8x DVD Burner and the Brightview!
     
    Tacjam, Mar 7, 2005
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  4. lapboy

    lapboy Notebook Deity

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    Hello happy helen,
    You won't watch DVDs
    You won't play games
    You want to carry it around easily
    So you need a small and thin and light laptop
    Compaq V2000 will be ideal for you.
    you can configure to your budget at www.hpshopping.com
     
    lapboy, Mar 7, 2005
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  5. brianstretch

    brianstretch Notebook Virtuoso

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    Sounds like either a dv1000/V2000 today or wait for the AMD Turion based thin-and-lights in April (which should be both better and less expensive, given the lack of the Intel marketing tax).
     
    brianstretch, Mar 8, 2005
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  6. thechemist

    thechemist Notebook Enthusiast

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    why not get a celeron? That would drop the price significantly and allow you to get some of those goodies
     
    thechemist, Mar 8, 2005
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    thechemist Notebook Enthusiast

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    Then again stick with the amd. Configured a zv5000z for $924. Comes with amd 1.6, 32 mb graphics card FREE Upgrade to 15.4" WXGA BrightView Widescreen 512MB DDR SDRAM, 60GB 4200 RPM, DVD/CD-RW Combo Drive, 54g(TM) 802.11b/g WLAN w/ 125HSM/SpeedBooster(TM and you can get a free printer via rebate
     
    thechemist, Mar 8, 2005
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