Re: Laptop choice

[Fritz Hayes <fhayes@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Either will work.  If you can, take a hard look at the screens.  That 
could be the deciding factor.  Want to watch movies?  The Dell screen is 
better suited to that.  Want true mobility?  The T43 is a nice package.

Best regards,

Fritz Hayes
ThinkPad R52 User


Michael Jacobsen wrote:
> I am going to be purchasing a laptop for graduate school and the school is 
> offering a couple choices through them.  I was wanting to know what you 
> guys think.  Here are the choices:
>
> IBM Lenovo Thinkpad T43
> Intel Mobile Pentium M760 2.0 Ghz
> 512M RAM
> 60GB Hard Drive
> CDRW/DVD Combo Drive
> 64MB ATI Radeon X300
> 14.1-inch 1024X768 LCD
> Intel 802.11 a/b/g Wireless
> Integrated 56K modem and 1GB ethernet
> Secure Chip and Fingerprint Reader
> 6-cell Li-Ion Battery
> Windows XP Professional
> Three year Warranty/One year Battery
> 4.9 lbs
> $1,534.00
>
> OR
>
> Dell Latitude D620 Intel® Core? Duo T2300 (1.66GHz) 667Mhz Dual Core
> Genuine Windows® XP Professional, SP2, with media
> Standard Touchpad
> 14.1 inch Wide Screen WXGA LCD Panel
> Internal English Keyboard
> Intel® Integrated Graphics Media Accelerator 950
> 512MB, DDR2-533 SDRAM, 1 DIMM
> 60GB Hard Drive, 9.5MM, 5400RPM
> No Floppy Drive
> Dell Wireless? 1390 802.11g Mini Card
> 24X CD-RW/DVD w/ Cyberlink PowerDVD?
> 6 Cell Primary Battery
> 3 Year Limited Warranty plus 3 Year NBD On-Site Service
> Weight unknown at this time.
> $1,133.00
>
>
>
> What would you choose?  I'm leaning toward the IBM mostly because of the 
> brand name, but the Dell being $400 less is tempting, too.  I've never 
> owned a laptop before either so that's why I'm looking to see what you 
> guys think.
>
> -Mike