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SethH · 09-25-2004, 01:19 AM

My first recommendation would be the IBM ThinkPad. Second would be the Dell business line, Latitude. The Latitudes are significantly better, IMO, than the Inspirons.

With laptops these days there's a tradeoff that must be made. You can get a desktop replacement which has a desktop processor, but weighs close to 10 pounds and has a very short battery life. Alternatively, you can get a 3 pound laptop with the centrino chipset and have a very long battery life. This entirely depends on what your friend wants. He could go either way for $2500. Personally, I'd go with the light-weight laptop as I have a desktop-replacement and hate carrying it around. Tell you friend to be sure to get a HD that spins at at least 5400rpm. Most laptop HD's spin at 4200rpm and that is the biggest bottle-neck on laptops these days. It makes for ridiculously slow start-ups and shut-downs and can slow down the process of burning CD's and DVD's.

09-25-2004, 01:19 AM	#3 of 7
SethH Member Location: Charlotte, NC Join Date: Dec 2003 Local Time: 07:11 AM Local Date: 12-05-2008 Posts: 2,565	My first recommendation would be the IBM ThinkPad. Second would be the Dell business line, Latitude. The Latitudes are significantly better, IMO, than the Inspirons. With laptops these days there's a tradeoff that must be made. You can get a desktop replacement which has a desktop processor, but weighs close to 10 pounds and has a very short battery life. Alternatively, you can get a 3 pound laptop with the centrino chipset and have a very long battery life. This entirely depends on what your friend wants. He could go either way for $2500. Personally, I'd go with the light-weight laptop as I have a desktop-replacement and hate carrying it around. Tell you friend to be sure to get a HD that spins at at least 5400rpm. Most laptop HD's spin at 4200rpm and that is the biggest bottle-neck on laptops these days. It makes for ridiculously slow start-ups and shut-downs and can slow down the process of burning CD's and DVD's.