Looking for sweet 14.1" or 13.3" latop...alot of choices!

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hi,
am looking to buy new laptop...am between 14.1" and 13.3"..

the onew with 14.1" looking at are Vaio CR,HP dv2500t,Dell inspiron 1420 and Vostro 1400
the cheapiest beein Dell for $1000..am confused is it worth it to pay extra $200 or $400 for the Vaio or the HP?

my favourite would be a 13.3" bt the MacBook is old not santa Rosa,i could only find a pre-configured toshiba U300 1.8 and 200GB low RPM 4700 for $1349!it looks great bt is it worth it? there is also the ASUS W7s bt am nt sure about Asus!

aybody has good pictures of the Vostro...is it thick?also the inspiron 1420?
any ther suggestions plz
 
ASUS makes great notebooks look at their A8J line (14")

What are you going to use the notebook for???
 
little web desing programming (little apacher n mysql) not heavy...
some audio n video conversion for iPod....
playing DivX but nt watching it on the tiny laptop screen bt using thevideo output...
n everyday use i guess thatsabt it :D

i wanna kind of good looking laptop coz i have HP Compaq nx7000 am sick of how it looks...
 
Hello,
The Vostro 1400 is the exact same laptop as the Inspiron 1420, except that it is painted black and is sold through small business. They're often cheaper than the inspirons. Personally I would avoid the dv2500t as many users report poor battery life, build, hinge design, heat, etc. How much are you willing to pay? If you can throw in around $1800-1900 and can wait maybe three weeks for the laptop, go for the Dell XPS m1330.
Go to notebookreview.com and forum.notebookreview.com they're a great site about notebooks. They're forum is very helpful.
 
if am going to pay 1800 i might as well take the Santa Rosa MacBokk pro with LED screen right?

na i guess 1000$ is more tha enough...wait next year for price drop on the LED screens n some new stuff...

so u think i go with the dell?Inspiron or Vostros?which one is better looking?
 
Well, no the macbook pro is 15.4"

Look at the Asus W7S at newegg. Other than the 8400m G and only 1gb of ram, it's a great laptop. There's not much of a difference in thickness between that and the inspiron/vostro (1.4" vs 1.5")
If you do decide to get the inspiron/vostro, here are some coupons http://www.notebookreview.com/dellCoupon.asp

I would go for the inspiron with a coupon unless you can get the vostro at a lower price.
 
My Configuration

Dell Inspiron 1420
Jet BlacK
Intel® Core™ 2 Duo T7300 (2.0GHz/800Mhz FSB/4MB cache)
Genuine Windows Vista® Home Premium Edition
Anti-glare, widescreen 14.1 inch display (1280x800)
Intel Graphics Media Accelerator X3100
2GB Shared Dual Channel DDR2 at 667MHz
160GB SATA Hard Drive (5400RPM)
CD / DVD writer (DVD+/-RW Drive)
Intel® 3945 802.11a/g Mini-card
Built-in Bluetooth capability (2.0 EDR)
Integrated 2.0 Megapixel Webcam
56Whr Lithium Ion Battery (6 cell)
High Definition Audio 2.0
McAfee SecurityCenter with anti-virus, anti-spyware, firewall, 15-months

i also added the Dell IR remote dont know what the use of it bt i need a remote naybody has any idea?

all this for $1,073!
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Dell Vostro 1400

Intel® Core™ 2 Duo T7300 (2.0GHz, 4MB L2 Cache, 800MHz FSB)
Genuine Windows Vista® Home Basic
14.1 inch Wide Screen XGA LCD Display with TrueLife™
2GB Shared Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM at 667MHz, 2 DIMM
120G 5400RPM SATA Hard Drive
8X CD/DVD Burner w/ double-layer DVD+R write capability
128MB NVIDIA® GeForce™ 8400M GS
Intel® PRO/Wireless 3945 802.11a/g Wi-Fi Mini Card
Dell Wireless 355 Bluetooth Internal (2.0 + Enhanced Data Rate)
Integrated 2.0 mega pixel Web Camera
Integrated High Definition Audio
56 WHr 6-cell Lithium Ion Primary Battery
Dell Travel ExpressCard Remote Control, IR

$1,028!
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the only difference is color preference and the oprating system + for ispiron
50$ cheaper,graphics card + for Vostro?

or am i missing somthing....so confusing!!?HELP
 
How much does the vostro cost if you bump the operating system up to home premium? Definitely don't get basic.
The remote is a great little addition if you do powerpoint presentations or watch movies (small screen so you'll be sitting close though)
I think it's the same one that comes with the m1330 http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.engadget.com/media/2007/06/dell-xps-m1330-2.jpg

Do you do any gaming or anything graphically-intensive? If you don't then skip the 8400m GS. You'll get less battery life and more heat with it. Configure the vostro with vista home premium, the x3100, and then see how much the upgrade to a 7200rpm hard drive. If the total price is <50 more than your previous config, go for it

It's also cheaper to order 1gb of ram from dell, sell the ram on arrival, and then order 2gb of ram from newegg.com. Dell overprices their ram way too much. Go here http://forum.notebookreview.com/forumdisplay.php?f=12 for some vostro coupons and check out the Hot Ram Deals thread.
 
Another vote for the XPS1330! I just received mine today. This order was one of my fastest from Dell. Maybe the backorder problems have been cleared.

Ordered on the 18th - shipped on the 19th and received the 21st.



System Type: XPS M1330
Ship Date: 8/19/2007
Dell IBU: Americas

Description Provider Start Date End Date Days Left

Next Business Day UNY 8/18/2008 8/18/2010 730
Next Business Day DELL 8/19/2007 8/18/2008 363
Technical Support - Phone Assistance DELL 8/18/2008 8/18/2010 730
Technical Support - Phone Assistance DELL 8/19/2007 8/18/2008 363
XPS Technical Support DELL 8/19/2007 8/18/2008 363
 
yet another vote for the xps m1330. got mine 2 weeks ago and it is the best laptop in it's class by FAR. and the LED screen is awsome
 
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