Core/Core 2 duo, dedicated vid, well built, 1k

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CoPilotJim

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Hey all,

I'm looking for a laptop for a friend of mine for approx $1k. I need it to be well built, have core duo or core 2 duo and DEDICATED video. No intel. I am having trouble finding a laptop that meets these requiremetns, anything that has dedicated vid and is well built is running atleast 1300+

Any suggestions? 14 inch would be ideal but 15 inchers are fine.

thanks.
 
HP has some good core duo with dedicated videocards for 1k....
 
Appleseed said:
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That's tough to configure for $1000 though.

We bought a Dell E1505 last month when they had the special deal.

It was $700 w/ Core Duo, nice 15.4" 1680 x 1050 screen, 1 GB ram, 80 GB 7200 rpm hard drive, x1300 video.

The same thing is currently like $900 though, gotta wait for the deals.
 
Acer Aspire 5672 WLMi

Core Duo + X1600 ATI graphics, 15.4" widescreen, slotload Pioneer, bluetooth, and gigabit - for just $1080 @ newegg.com
 
Doward said:
Acer Aspire 5672 WLMi

Core Duo + X1600 ATI graphics, 15.4" widescreen, slotload Pioneer, bluetooth, and gigabit - for just $1080 @ newegg.com
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How is the quality on Acers? I noticed that one says only 128 MB for the X1600. :(
 
Doward said:
Acer Aspire 5672 WLMi

Core Duo + X1600 ATI graphics, 15.4" widescreen, slotload Pioneer, bluetooth, and gigabit - for just $1080 @ newegg.com
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Also I read that thing gets super duper hot.
 
Since you would like a 14" i would suggest the 14.1" HP dv2000t with an nVidia Go 7200. The build quality is better then the Dell Inspiron line and you can get one with a T7200 Core 2 Duo in it for a decent price.
 
My friend (coworker at the SFCC pcshop) picked one up about a month ago, and it is seriously sweet (Acer)

The only thing keeping me from getting one, is I want a 13.3" or smaller widescreen.
 
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