What do you think of this laptop deal?

[kooldino]

So I'm thinking of getting a new personal laptop. The only modern laptop I have right now is the SpeedCircuit laptop, which I really only use for tuning. I'd like to have one for personal use, and I'm partial to IBM/Lenovos.

There's a sale going on right now that I was thinking of taking advantage of. What do you think?

1 2764CTO ThinkPad T400 - 1 Yr Depot Warranty

Intel Core 2 Duo processor P8700 (2.53GHz 1066MHz 3MBL2)1
Genuine Windows 7 Home Premium 3212
14.1 WXGA TFT, w/ LED Backlight
ATI Mobility Radeon 3470 with 256MB
3 GB PC3-8500 DDR3 SDRAM 1067MHz SODIMM Memory (2 DIMM)8
UltraNav (TrackPoint and TouchPad) with Fingerprint Reader
160 GB Hard Disk Drive, 7200rpm4
DVD Recordable 8x Max Dual Layer, Ultrabay Slim (Serial ATA)5
Integrated Bluetooth PAN
Intel WiFi Link 5100 (AGN) with My WiFi Technology10
Integrated Mobile Broadband upgradable
6 cell Li-Ion Battery60
2764: 1 Year Depot Warranty - TopSeller7
Ships in more than 4 weeks** $879.20 $879.20


41C9170 Mobile 1Yr Depot to Total 3Yr Depot Warranty $119.00 $119.00


250510W ThinkPad Essential Port Replicator $144.99 $144.99




Subtotal: $1,143.19*

Details:

Processor1 Intel Core 2 Duo processor P8700 (2.53GHz 1066MHz 3MBL2)

Operating system12 Genuine Windows 7 Home Premium 32

Operating system language Genuine Windows 7 Home Premium 32 US English

System graphics ATI Mobility Radeon 3470 with 256MB

Total memory8 3 GB PC3-8500 DDR3 SDRAM 1067MHz SODIMM Memory (2 DIMM)

Keyboard Keyboard US English

Pointing device UltraNav (TrackPoint and TouchPad) with Fingerprint Reader

Hard drive4 160 GB Hard Disk Drive, 7200rpm

Intel® Turbo Memory hard drive cache Intel Turbo Memory 2GB

Optical device5 DVD Recordable 8x Max Dual Layer, Ultrabay Slim (Serial ATA)

System expansion slots Express Card Slot & 7-1 Media Card Reader

Bluetooth Integrated Bluetooth PAN

Wireless card10 Intel WiFi Link 5100 (AGN) with My WiFi Technology

Mobile Broadband Integrated Mobile Broadband upgradable

Battery60 6 cell Li-Ion Battery

Power cord Country Pack North America with Line cord & 90W AC adapter

Language pack Language Pack US English for Windows 7

 

[King Icewind]

Well, don't plan on that laptop being very capable with games. Price seems a bit expensive.

A good casual laptop would be this,
http://www.cyberpowerpc.com/system/Xplorer_X5_5500_Notebook/

There is a customizing option to bump the cpu up to 2.53ghz for only $60 bucks. Which is defiantly worth it. Graphics are bettter, otherwise take a look at some of these other laptops.

http://www.cyberpowerpc.com/category/notebook/

The list is a bit daunting, but from what I've heard/read that they have some good products.

Good luck!

~KI

 

[kooldino]

This one seems like the most comparable:

http://www.cyberpowerpc.com/system/Xplorer_X5_8500_Notebook/

And while it does have a superior video card, it lacks a lot of the creature comforts of the lenovo - 3 year warranty, fingerprint reader, LED backlight, TurboCache, etc.

That said, if those machines are solid I may look into one in the future. They seem to pack a lot of horsepower for the money.