Between the top 2 laptops, IMO, which would you choose?

**ATilaptops** · 12-13-2003, 01:01 AM

Take a look and cast your vote:

1. Dell's monstrous 8600:

1.7GHz P-M
15.4" WUXGA LCD
1GB of PC2700 RAM
9600 Pro 128MB
DVD+RW/CD-RW
60GB 7,200 RPM HDD
XP Pro
1.52"s thick

Price:$2800(before mail in rebate).

2. Voodoo's uber lappy the M:460:

1.7GHz P-M
15" SXGA+ LCD
1GB of PC2700 RAM
9600 pro 128MB
DVD+RW/CD-RW
60GB 7,200 RPM HDD
the "Voodoo Tattoo"
XP Pro
1.1"s thick

Price: $4000

Ok vote as follows. Once for price. Once for best screen. Once for best looks.

**melee** · 12-13-2003, 01:09 AM

You can only vote once...

Cheapen up that 8600, you can go with a lesser CPU, LCD, 512mb ram, and do you really need that DVDRW?

You, yourself say your low on cash, you can't go for the best if you dont have the money. I really think vodoo is kinda out of the question for ya, but i do understand that you want to really be sure of this pricy deceision.

**barton boi** · 12-13-2003, 01:19 AM

I gotta say the Dell all the way. I even voted for looks because I love the look, although if I could get the same machine at the price of a Dell in a Voodoo case @ .4" thinner I'd probly go for that.

I agree with melee about cutting back. You should be able to get the Dell @ $2000 with a 1.5GHZ, 768MB, WSXGA+, and the DVDRW and 7200RPM, that's what I'm doing (maybe minus the 7200RPM). If your heart is set on 1GB, just order 256MB from Dell, take it out and order 1GB from Newegg for $200, and save youself $350.

**barton boi** · 12-13-2003, 01:23 AM

I'm suprised anyone would consider paying over $1k more for .4" less thickness and a tatoo, you're also missing out on widescreen and UXGA. And you'll hardly notice a difference between getting a $2k Dell, so it'd be pretty much paying twice as much?

**ATilaptops** · 12-13-2003, 01:24 AM

his wasn't so much for opinions on me buying, I just wanted to see which you guys thought was better.

Btw, you just cheack the boxes to vote in which ever oens you want

You can vote all if you want, but please don't

But, yeah I do wnat to be sure. Besides that I thought it was interesting that Dell is about $1300 less(with rebate) than voodoo and the voodoo has a worse screen but it's thinner and has a better pain job. Does this warrent an extra $1300? I think it might because if I am gona spend $3k on a lappy I want to show the thing off a little

But who knows? Maybe I'll stick with a low level lappy until laptops with the San Diego chips are released

Man that'd be my dream computer right there! Imagine it:

2.8GHz San Diego FX socket 939 .09 micron process cpu(wow that's a mouthful)
1GB of DDR-II PC3200(maybe 3500 or higher) RAM
Mobility Radeon 9800 Pro 256MB
8x DVD-RW/bluelaser writer

and CD-RW slot load too

10,000 RPM 36.7GB WD Raptor(or something better/bigger/both)
mini-PCI-X SB Audigy Gamer
mini-PCI-X wireless a,b,g,i,x card
internal bluetooth
15" UXGA+ LCD(or better)
XP 64 and all cooled perfectly and with 3-4+ hours of battery life
did I mention it's only 1"(maybe a little more) thick and looks super aweomse with a voodoo tattoo and sweet paint job? Well it does!

*starts drooling furiously*

**ATilaptops** · 12-13-2003, 01:27 AM

Las tpost posted before barton boi posted, reply to his.

Yeah I know isn't that crazy? But I might pay it. Also, I know a lot of respectable people who think dell's are total crap. In fact I was talking ot one last night and his view was that dell sells a crappy product for cheap and voodoo sells an overpriced, but half decent product. Seem like voodoo is the correct route, now the one thing is that I can't get a nicer screen form voodo, which sux, I should be able to get a UXGA, but maybe this will change?

**barton boi** · 12-13-2003, 01:31 AM

I hate Dell's PCs with all the proprietary BS, but I'm starting to love their Laptops. Do what I'm doing and save yourself 2 grand. You can even get a graphite swirl backplate for $40. It might not be yellow with a tatoo, but it's $1960 cheaper.

**ATilaptops** · 12-13-2003, 01:33 AM

You can get a swirl backplate? Sweet! I can slap some skatboard stickers on there and be good to go! When do you think that SD-FX dream lappy will be a reality? I hope by like June of this year or so

**barton boi** · 12-13-2003, 01:33 AM

Hell, get every backplate, 1 for every day of the week and still save yourself $1760.

**ATilaptops** · 12-13-2003, 01:34 AM

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA HAHAHAHAHAHA!

For us smo's it sure sounds good, but then again, if it's total crap we'd wish we spent the extra $1960

And I know people who've had 8500's fry on them

**barton boi** · 12-13-2003, 01:35 AM

Originally posted by ATilaptops
You can get a swirl backplate? Sweet! I can slap some skatboard stickers on there and be good to go! When do you think that SD-FX dream lappy will be a reality? I hope by like June of this year or so

I wish, then again if it was a reality by June it'd cost around $8000 or something.

**LaValva** · 12-13-2003, 01:36 AM

Get the Dell, and stop jacking up your thread count with these redundant laptop posts.

**bldegle2** · 12-13-2003, 07:06 AM

Get the Dell, and stop jacking up your thread count with these redundant laptop posts.

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>

the nail gets hit right on the head.

hopefully, he will get some kind of laptop soon and the madness will slow down.

baldy

**ATilaptops** · 12-13-2003, 12:40 PM

Let me see, here, I could've sworn I posted on hear and told you guys that I just wanted to know which you thought was better for FUN. Yeah, so I don't know if it's just me but it seems stupid to be telling me this when I said this was for fun? But that's just me.

**bldegle2** · 12-13-2003, 12:49 PM

i commend your PASSION.

it is the other stuff..................

again, hopefully you will get some kind of laptop soon.

clock on.

baldy

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