Which laptop do you have???

[Royal Oaks]

Just trying to see what the majority of Sharky users run for their laptop. I run a Sony Vaio and love it! :)

[Trav2003]

My good 'ol trusty refurb Dell Latitude is working well for me (it's a great portable DivX playa ;)

[MedicBob]

Dell C-600 750 P-III and a HP 1210 AMD XP 1400

[ua549]

I have a Compaq Evo N610c with all the bells and whistles. :)
I still have a mostly dead IBM ThinkPad 600. :(

[muisejt]

Compaq Evo N160, belongs to my place of employment but since I use it all the time we'll consider it mine ;)

[qmul]

it's a very restricted poll. could have added IBM and Compaq/HP to the list. After all they are big laptop manufactuers too. Even though I have a dell ;)

[SkyDog]

IBM ThinkPad 600E & Dell Inspiron 4100. (I've also got a dead Sony Vaio 505G, but figured that didn't count.)

[anfpunk]

I have a toshiba but I also mess with TiBooks and iBooks a lot. They run linux fast as hell.

[Royal Oaks]

Originally posted by qmul
it's a very restricted poll. could have added IBM and Compaq/HP to the list. After all they are big laptop manufactuers too. Even though I have a dell ;)

Sorry, if a moderator would like to add those 2 options than that would be fine. :) i just figured a lot more people would have used Dell. Ohh well, I guess I should have added IBM. So far I am 0/3 in polls at Sharky :)

[ua549]

I fixed the poll and moved 2 votes from other (mine & muisejt) to HP/Compaq.

[muisejt]

Originally posted by Royal Oaks


Sorry, if a moderator would like to add those 2 options than that would be fine. :) i just figured a lot more people would have used Dell. Ohh well, I guess I should have added IBM. So far I am 0/3 in polls at Sharky :)

well I've used a few Dells in my day and I would have to say I like these Compaq Evo's better, thin, light and powerfull. one little draw back is no serial port so you would have to cart around a port replicator if you need to configure routers and switches. other than that I think I would buy an Evo over a Dell if I was in the market for a laptop

[ua549]

My N610c has headphone, mic, serial, parallel, IR, video, svideo, 2 USB, 2 pccard, USB in LCD cover for wireless, phone and mouse/keyboard ports as well as the port replicator and multibay.

[muisejt]

the N160 has headphone, mic, 1394 (4-pin), parallel, s-video, video, 2 USB, modem, NIC all on the back. if they would have put the audio connectors on the side instead (speakers are in front) they could of squeezed a serial port in

[ua549]

I wish mine had a firewire port. My TV has 3 of them, but my PCs have none.

[tYteaZzAzN]

a chunky *** compaq presario 1694 with an AMD k6-2 with 64mb of sdram! :eek: i guess the 14.1" screen and the DVD drive are the only pluses ;) and guess what? i'm typing on it right now! stupid computer died on me :mad:

[Royal Oaks]

Thanks for the poll adjustment. :) The specs for mine are P!!! 750Mhz, DVD-ROM, 512MB PC-100 (upgrade), and 10GB hard drive. I usually just use it for school. I do all my school work on there and bring it to class so I can get a lot more done. Mine's pretty thick, and one day I wanna invest in one of those super thin ones. Anandtech had an article about Comdex and everything that was there, and they had a beuatiful laptop there by Sharp. Check this out http://anandtech.com/showdoc.html?i=1755&p=15 That is remarkable, and I would love to have something like that.

[anfpunk]

That sharp one is pretty badass. it's styling reminds me of a TiBook, which is good. My Toshiba has 3 USB 2.0, 1 firewire, 1 pcmcia(filled with a cisco pcm352) yamaha 72x sound, IrDA, built in eepro100 lan, a modem but who cares, tv output, monitor output, sound output, and a flash card reader.

Oh yah, forgot it comes with a remote too. Not sure what all it's used for. I've never used it.

[ua549]

A modem is essential for those who travel or send faxes.

[Thermo]

I’m still using an old Compaq Presario 1611. 200MHz Pentium and no bells or whistles, at least none that still work. The controller for the hard drive died, so I moved the hard drive to the CD controller and got an external CD reader. Then when I put 2000 Pro on it I had to write the modem off, no 2K driver. 90 percent of the time I just plug it into the network. Occasionally I have turned it on with the .11 card in the slot and gotten access though other people’s networks.

[jagojago12]

I got my Sony 1.13GHz Pentium 3 laptop last year and I love every bit of it.

[BloodRed]

My personal laptop:
Dell Inspiron 8000
1GHz P3
512MB PC100
32GB HDD
GF2 Go 32MB


My main work laptop:
Dell Latitude C840
1.6GHz P4
512MB RAM
18GB HDD
GF2 Go 32MB

I've got to haul both with me when I travel, can't really admin our network and game on the same system.

[tu2thepoo]

no laptop.

i troubleshoot my family/friend's Dells, HP's and Toshibas, though.

[Frostburn]

Compaq Armada 1500c !!!

266Mhz of raw processing power
32mb of ram!
3gb hard drive!

I use it mostly for word processing and instant messenger.

But at least it was cheap, only traded my EQ account. (best thing I've ever done)

[fbs1992]

IBM tpad
800mhz p3
128mb ram
win2kpro
12gb hd

it kinda needs to go, so im glad christmas is comin:D

[almer]

Dell Inspiron 8200.P4-1.6, 512RAM, DVD/CDRW, Zip250, Wireless miniPCI card. Great machine. Little heavy, but great desctop replacement (I still use my two desctops though).

[Astros Fan]

My old trusty IBM thinkpad PII 166 ;) with like 48mb of RAM or some crap like that.

NO usb, but hey it works ;)

It basically sits with my wife who does some emailing and stuff like that on it.

It's great to take on trips and dial into the net though to check email.

I prefer my Pocket PC ;)

[fobugee]

a friend of mine has the Toshiba 5200...one sweeet laptop...DVD-RW, GF4 MX460 64MB, USB 2.0, that really cool touchpad with background images, and one heck of a display...i think its one of those Ultra-sharp UXGA screens....either way, its one of the best laptops i've seen...

[papa_giorgio]

Could'nt be happier with my dell Inspiron 8200 p4-2.2, 512 ddr ram, ati radeon mobile 64mb ultrasharp display, 60gb harddrive ,wireless lan internal adapter, dvd/cdrw on windows xp pro!!

this baby runs games such as unreal tourney 2003, battlefield 1942 and spearhead smooth as a baby's but cheeks!

[G19]

Versa S/33 laptop for last defence. It's..well it works.

[prometheus32]

I just bought a VPR (Best Buy brand) 180B5. P4 1800 (I succumb to Intel this once), 512 mb DDR, DVD/CDR, ATI Mobility Radeon (M7) 32mb, 30 gig HD, 15 inch screen, built in wi fi + Modem 2 USB and 1 firewire port in a pear tree.

$1,300 after $200 rebate (does a little dance around living room).

[pudad]

Anybody have an IBook ... wish I had one of those ( and not because it looks cool either).

[SpAg]

im a TA for my economics/government teacher and i have to grade on his ibook. I dont particularly like it much from what ive seen of it.

my laptop is in sig and its a gateway, i LOVE this thing.

[S0ulDestr0yr]

Sager 5620

2.0 Ghz P4 Desktop Processor
+
Ati mobility 7500
+
512 dd-r ram
+
15' screen
+
40 gigs Hd
+
and 2 batteries equiped at same time to keep it powered

=10 pounds of back breaking fun

[dudewth]

My trusty backup:
Dell Inspiron
P3 750
256 MB SDRAM
30GB HD
15.4" SXGA Screen

Damn, I need to update my pictures...I have so much new stuff since I took those.

[ryokuin1]

toshiba 5105 s702

p4 1.8g
512mb
60gig
64mb geforce 4 440 go
15" UXGA+ (1600*1200)
dvd/cdrw combo drive
3 usb 2.0
1 firewire
eth0, modem, 802.11b
infared
2 pcmcia
smartcard and memory stick reader
tv (vid/svid) and dolby digital out
harmon kardon(sp?) sound system with a SUB! it really doesnt sound that bad!
remote control
cPad (the one with the cool screen thingie)
it works as a standalone DVD player w/o being turned on
best - laptop - ever!

[SaturnBeat]

Well, right at the moment, I'm really sorry to say this, but I haven't got any laptop! I was thinking about buying a Toshiba though! What would you guys suggest? Yes? Or no?;)

[GLScooby]

My personal laptop:
Dell Latitude CPtc
500Mhz celery, 256MB ram, 20GB hdd, dvd/cdrw/cdrom combo drive, modem and lan cards, etc. Decent for watching movies on a long flight.:D

My work laptop:
IBM Tankpad:eek:
Pentium 133(no joke), 32MB ram, 1.1GB hdd, 8x cdrom, modem/lan/can cards, etc.

The work machine is only used to access machinery command modules on generators, air compressors, and diesel engines. It doesn't have to be a smoker or anything. But waiting for win95 to boot is pure hell.:mad:

[Rustbucket202]

I love my Dell Inspiron 4100. =)

[qmul]

my gf's sister got herself a compaq evo N1020v (i think it was a N1020v) all i remember for sure was the spec and the stupid price she paid for it:

Laptop;
P4-M 1.8GHz
256MB DDR
30GB HDD
8X DVD
ATI Radeon 32MB RAM
Win XP Pro

Extra stuff;
Liteon usb 2.0 CD-RW 40r 40w 12rw
External usb 2.0 Zip 750

Free stuff that came with it;
Hand carry case
Back pack carry case
Logitech webcam express
Logitech optical mouse
Compaq cleaning kit (don't ask)
Kensington lock
USB keyboard light

all of this for..... £800 (1290 USD)!!!! hopefully, i am going to hong kong later this year ;) :D

[toastbim]

for all those people who have DELL notebooks, u guys bought it online???

amazing!!!

[accordlx]

Originally posted by GARRIN19
I just bought a VPR (Best Buy brand) 180B5. P4 1800 (I succumb to Intel this once), 512 mb DDR, DVD/CDR, ATI Mobility Radeon (M7) 32mb, 30 gig HD, 15 inch screen, built in wi fi + Modem 2 USB and 1 firewire port in a pear tree.

$1,300 after $200 rebate (does a little dance around living room).

i have the 200A5 and its a sweet laptop but the freakin wifi works like *** . I heard its because of the magnesium casing. *** were these guys thinking when making this laptop?? :mad:

[PinchyCM]

See Sig. :)

[kpxgq]

i want this..

http://www.3dfestival.com/press_releases/2002_11/apple/powerbook.jpg

built in slot load dvd burner and WiFi and DVI out and firewire.. and available 17" screen :eek: :eek:

[fdeaton]

Running an old Dell PII 233 and it works great!

[MattGrass]

My backup/doing homework on the couch system is a Toshiba 2500CDS
P233MMX.

Slow but it is nice to surf from the couch when you are trying to procrastinate.

Aaron

[prometheus32]

Originally posted by accordlx
i have the 200A5 and its a sweet laptop but the freakin wifi works like *** . I heard its because of the magnesium casing. *** were these guys thinking when making this laptop?? :mad:

Hmmmm... My wifi works very well. I'm using a Linksys Wireless Access Point Router. What are you using?

The 200A5 is cool. Too expensive for me, but nice screen.

[accordlx]

i was using a netgear ap my friends gateways range went way father than mine. I went to bb and told them the prob and threatend to return it and they just said that they would give me a pcmcia card and keep it so i accepted and im happy now. :)

[PinchyCM]

I have the internal minipc card (built in), and it seems that it gets a better connection.

[stoo]

I recently got a 12" PowerBook: 640MB RAM, 60GB hard disk, a DVD-R drive and 802.11g :D
And it weighs about 2Kg. Very nice. Despite the warnings about 802.11g being a draft standard, it works fine with my Buffalo 802.11g access point/router.

"Tankpad": I'll have to remember that. :)

[Terry]

Dell Inspiron 8200.

I love the screen.

Very fast too.

[duke2106]

I'll second that, Terry. I have an Inspiron 8200, and I love it. 15" UXGA screen and 1.7 P4.

[The WhiteRabbit]

See my sig. Approaching 3 years old and still going strong, thanks to a RAM upgrade (I only bought it with 64MB of RAM, since Dell charges an ABSURD amount to upgrade it when you order) and hard drive upgrade. Unfortunately this specific model of IBM travelstar HDD seems to have some issues, I've already RMAed one because it developed bad sectors and started making scary noises, and now I have to do it again because the replacment drive is having problems too!

Oh well, at least the drive has a 3 year warranty, and this time they're replacing it with a 40GB model. :)

[eman569]

i just bought an alienware area 51-m. I work at best buy so i got a real good deal on that + 3 year service plan.

[purewire]

Ancient Dell Latitude
Pentium I 166MMX
72MB RAM
2.1GB HDD
12.1" Active Screen
10Mb PCMCIA LAN card
56k PCMCIA Modem card

got a couple of dead pixels but runs fine.
Looking to dump it off for $150 if anyone would want it....

[benneke]

compaq LTE5150
133mhz
32mb ram
800meg harddrive


but now i am using my dads laptop:
ibm thinkpad a30p

mobile pentium 3 1200mhz
128mb ram
30gig harddrive
combo dvd/cdburner
win2000

[a ronin]

Fujitsu C series 6611
PIII 900mhz /128 PC100 (i think - slow kind)
4 USB1.1, 1 IEEE 1394, optical out, dvdrom, floppy, infrared, serial, damn multimedia controls on the front that are useless unless I run win98.

use it for simple stuff like divx and travel companion. modem/lan integrated also.

[T4c0]

my gf has ibook 800mhz and it works great :)

[TheSpegmaster]

I have a Dell Inspiron 4100 with a P3 1GHz Mobile processor and 256MB RAM. It is light, portable, and gets 8.5 hours of battery life on two batteries. Dell has great service and support.

[PinchyCM]

Originally posted by TheSpegmaster
I have a Dell Inspiron 4100 with a P3 1GHz Mobile processor and 256MB RAM. It is light, portable, and gets 8.5 hours of battery life on two batteries. Dell has great service and support.

Amen.

[trogman]

I owned a Sony before and it died right after the 1-year warranty and repair cost as much as a new one. Now I have a Asus D1 Desknote, and if this ever failed, I know I can still pull out the cpu/ram/hardisk for something else.