Laptop of choice

If you were looking for a laptop that would last into obsolescence, what manufacturer would you choose? Acer? Alienware? AST? Dell? Fujitsu? Gateway? HP? Compaq? IBM? NEC? Panasonic? Sharp? Sony? Toshiba? My list is from ebay. :D

Wade

I love my Dell, I have had it for over a year now. Even though I am always looking at new laptops, I don't think I'll be getting rid of the one I have anytime soon. With 2 batteries in it, it can last for as long as I have ever needed it to. It has enought power for all the school stuff that I do on it. No matter what brand you get, you want a Pentium-M processor which is part of the Centrino package but can be found seperately.

IBM. No doubt about it. They make the best notebooks. Period.

I love my Falcon Northwest Fragbook but they are pricey ( a lottt)

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Originally posted by thorpig
If you were looking for a laptop that would last into obsolescence, what manufacturer would you choose?

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Let's just say that I'm typing this message on an IBM ThinkPad 600E that was manufactured five years ago. ;)

I've been hearing good things about this thing:
http://www6.tomshardware.com/mobile/20040610/index.html

Comments? Its price probably justifies most shortcomings.

Wade

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Originally posted by thorpig
Its price probably justifies most shortcomings.

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Maybe, except its poor battery life. Don't underestimate how important battery life is. That's what really makes it portable, after all.

If at all possible, try to find a laptop with a Pentium M processor -- the one used for "Centrino" notebooks. Clock-for-clock, it's a really fast CPU and is a great energy miser meaning longer battery life.