I'm looking to spend $600-900 on it, all I really need it for is to use the internet, play movies, music, AIM and a little bit of word processing. I do a little bit of gaming but nothing serious to warant a big time video card.

Any Advice?

12/21/2006 3:36:37 PM

For that price range no one is going to beat Dell.

12/21/2006 3:43:31 PM

slick deals ur azz a dell

12/21/2006 3:47:02 PM

get a refurbished MacBook for $800
http://tinyurl.com/y5r3s4

12/21/2006 3:47:16 PM

hp pavillion dv 9000 is the way to go

hp has can a LONG way

go to circuit city and check one out and hurry and buy now since you get a free vista upgrade for capable machine

this is what i have and i love it to death
http://www.circuitcity.com/ssm/HP-Pavilion-17-Widescreen-Notebook-PC-DV9005US/sem/rpsm/context/99001085/oid/160284/catOid/-12963/rpem/ccd/productDetail.do

12/21/2006 3:52:12 PM

^ I looked at that in the store a few days ago... I like it... BUT I have been advised to avoid the AMD 64 chips... but I don't nkow enough about them to know why.

12/21/2006 4:02:47 PM

get a dell and use one of those coupons. save $250-300 on $1000+ or whatever it is.

12/21/2006 4:06:51 PM

amd 64 chips are not to be avoided - i think that is just some hateration

i did massive research before i bought this hp - all search returns were roses

12/21/2006 4:08:15 PM

turion mobile chips are nice, don't let anyone tell you otherwise. however, core duo and core 2 duo are far superior.

12/21/2006 4:22:43 PM

only core duo 2 is superior, since it can run 64 bit windows

in fact, for my purposes turions makes way less calculations errors that core duo, especially if the core duo is overclocked

12/21/2006 4:25:44 PM

64bit on a laptop is all but useless unless you've got linux driver support for everything in your laptop.

12/21/2006 4:40:03 PM

LOL

i can only laugh at this

there are small niche of people in the world that are computer chess enthusiasts - don't forget that

12/21/2006 4:45:31 PM

wow...

12/21/2006 5:20:45 PM

yeah, what i was thinking

12/21/2006 6:37:07 PM

Okay... last question... maybe... I've heard that software runs differently on the 64 chips and that I may not be able to run some of my old fav. games (IE: Diablo II and such) Is there any truth to that?

12/21/2006 11:06:45 PM

toshiba

12/21/2006 11:10:45 PM

^^ if you get a 64 bit operating system that is probably 99.9% true. but if you just get normal xp you will be fine - 64 bit chips are just capable of using 64 bit software, and does not mean normal 32 bit software will be dysfunctional on it.

^ toshibas are nice but expensive as hell

12/21/2006 11:39:13 PM

Toshibas are generally crap.

I second the MacBook recommendation.

12/22/2006 12:00:59 AM

Lenovo has some great deals right now....

12/22/2006 6:52:14 PM

I just got a Sony Vaio vgn-tx750p/b for $1000 at costco. Last one

12/23/2006 11:32:39 PM

12/24/2006 1:40:53 AM

http://forums.slickdeals.net/showthread.php?t=394288

12/24/2006 8:41:45 AM