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PanAm
04-16-2005, 04:51 PM
greetings,
I'm in the market for a capapable thin laptop. No DELL, COMPAQ, or HP. Must have 512RAM ad at least 60MB HD. any suggestions? I simply dont know where to look. My price range is $1000 - $1500.

Thanks in advance.

Kappa2001
04-16-2005, 05:52 PM
this (http://www.sonystyle.com/is-bin/INTERSHOP.enfinity/eCS/Store/en/-/USD/SY_BrowseCatalog-Start;sid=-pJZk8-u1_BZgo3PgOFTmIC-aNbV33w0YfY=?CategoryName=cpu_VAIONotebookComputers_SSeries&Dept=computers) or this (http://www.sonystyle.com/is-bin/INTERSHOP.enfinity/eCS/Store/en/-/USD/SY_BrowseCatalog-Start;sid=-pJZk8-u1_BZgo3PgOFTmIC-aNbV33w0YfY=?CategoryName=cpu_VAIONotebookComputers_KSeries&Dept=computers) i guess

pudad
04-17-2005, 08:04 AM
Powerbooks are nice, although it gets somewhat thinner.

Try www.dynamism.com

Thinkpads are also pretty nice.

pudad
04-17-2005, 08:08 AM
btw, how thin?

busithoth
04-17-2005, 11:25 AM
T series thinkpad would deliver everything you're asking for, and last you long time.

PCJ
04-17-2005, 05:04 PM
Originally posted by Kappa2001
this (http://www.sonystyle.com/is-bin/INTERSHOP.enfinity/eCS/Store/en/-/USD/SY_BrowseCatalog-Start;sid=-pJZk8-u1_BZgo3PgOFTmIC-aNbV33w0YfY=?CategoryName=cpu_VAIONotebookComputers_SSeries&Dept=computers) or this (http://www.sonystyle.com/is-bin/INTERSHOP.enfinity/eCS/Store/en/-/USD/SY_BrowseCatalog-Start;sid=-pJZk8-u1_BZgo3PgOFTmIC-aNbV33w0YfY=?CategoryName=cpu_VAIONotebookComputers_KSeries&Dept=computers) i guess
Of those two, only the S series. The K is awful.

Another vote for IBM, they make the best laptops in my opinion. I haven't seen someone who managed to unintentionally break an IBM.

coolqf
04-18-2005, 01:35 AM
How about an Averatec laptop? They all fit that budget, so I can't think of a specific one.