Laptop Help/Advice

[anjam]

I might be buying this laptop, second hand!

HP Omnibook 6100
PentiumIII 933Mhz version, upgraded from 128Mb to 256Mb RAM
Original documentation & software - includes licences & software for both Windows 2000 & Windows XP

How much should i be looking to pay and also do you think it is okay as a machine which i will just use when doing work on the move etc and maybe take to school and use.

What do you think?

Anjam

[anjam]

Do you guys think it would be okay, for like running msn, using for the internet, designing sites in photoshop etc and like stuff like that? Maybe a bit of word and access work also?

[MrNase]

>>designing sites in photoshop

it's powerfull enough, but how's the display? 15'' XGA?

[Zachery]

personally i really like dell for laptops

i have the powerhouse of the old insperons and i love it 1600X1200 at 15 inches :D

but they do make good laptops i wouldnt buy a dell pc. :)

i dont like hp, there not qaultie machines IMO but thats me.

[Chaotic Reality]

It should be fine to run just about anything.

I have a gateway solo 9500 - p3 850mhz 128mb ram, and it ran everything fine in windows; although now it's FreeBSD only.

J.

[MrNase]

if you got a laptop with a very bad display (bad contrasts, to small etc.) you'll get serious problems with your eyes...
So please spend some extra money and get a good one :)

Dunno any english website about laptop tests or something like that but you should go there first. They might give you some more information.

[anjam]

So you reckon this machine is okay to use? I aint going to be doing no hardcore designing on it just editing a few images etc!

[Dean C]

Well definately under £800 (don't know what that is in $$$'s) :)

[Chen]

Well definately under £800 (don't know what that is in $$$'s) :)
Even that is a lot for this laptop...

[anjam]

;) Say if i can get it for around half that so like 400 pounds is that a good deal?

[Dean C]

$800 is a lot yep but just push it as low as possible. dealtime.co.uk and froogle.com are good ways of judging prices :)

[SaintDog]

How large is the screen? The screen size does affect the price on laptops more so than it does with desktops so I would look there.

I personally probably would not pay any more than $300-$350.

[N9ne]

I wouldn't pay more than £300 for that, no chance.

[Zachery]

my laptop was 2300usd after tax and insurence, the actual cost was about 1800, 300 for a nice insurence plan my dad payed for and 200 in taxes.


its stats
Dell Insperon 8200
Ultra UXGA 1600x1200 15' monitor
p4m 1.8ghz
256mb ram
DVD/CDRW 24x10x24
30gb hd

[DirectPixel]

>>designing sites in photoshop

it's powerfull enough, but how's the display? 15'' XGA?
If you're wanting to design, it will be infinitely better if you attach a seperate monitor. Laptop LCD monitors tend to distort colors based on what angle you're looking at, etc.

[Zachery]

not if you get a good UXGA laptop monitor, and a UUXGA laptop monitor from dell is above top of the line

[DirectPixel]

not if you get a good UXGA laptop monitor, and a UUXGA laptop monitor from dell is above top of the line
And he's buying an HP notebook, which would not have a UXGA monitor.

[Zachery]

i stated before i dont think hp makes quailty products. go dell/alienware

[anjam]

I onyl got a small budget so alienware etc is out of the question. This laptop has a tv so i can play movies on tv etc and also has somthing where i can connect a monitor too if needs be.

[anjam]

I am most likely going for this laptop!

[ManagerJosh]

a better question is how much you are paying? Some Laptops are so cheap right now it might not be even worth buying a used one.

[anjam]

£300/$450

[ManagerJosh]

US dollars please...too lazy to go convert :p

[anjam]

I did post the price but here it is again - $450 roughly

[anjam]

I was just wondering if any of you knew, if i got a laptop would the warranty be transferable? Its a HP one

[Zachery]

normally no, if you buy it used from HP it self maybe

[rockergrrl]

Most warranties from used computers aren't transferable. They warranty is only good for the original owner.

If you're wanting to design on it, I would suggest getting a laptop with at least 512mb. or setup a exclusive partition on your hard drive from virtual memory (that way it doesn't frag your hard drive up the wazoo).

For about $500 more than what you want to pay for this one, you can get brand new laptops, with 2.5ghz processors.

Just my 2 cents :)

[ManagerJosh]

I know that my company is selling $899.00 dollar laptops...however I think we only cater to US residents...UK is pushing it

[anjam]

The machine should be here tommorow hopefully. Its current status is:
Date Time Locationhttp://www.royalmail.com/images/common/blank.gif26-08-2003 21:37 National Hubhttp://www.royalmail.com/images/common/blank.gif26-08-2003 18:12 Newport Depothttp://www.royalmail.com/images/common/blank.gif

Can't wait till tommorow lol! :cool:

[Joe Gronlund]

I might be buying this laptop, second hand!


What do you think?

Anjam
Buy a Dell

[ManagerJosh]

I like this Mitac I have in the office...very nice

15.2" wide-screen laptop with a nVidia GeForce FXgo5200...
DVD+/-RW too

*drools*