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iroc409 · 05-10-2003, 07:45 PM

yeah, i'm pretty much thinking the same way, but i have relatives, a couple of friends and some professional associates that are pushing really hard.

didn't know about the monitor breakage thing, that's a definite turn-off. so far most of the mac folks haven't given me a cut-and-dried end-all argument that really makes it difinitive. mostly it's just "we're too inept to make a pc function". a mac may be easy to use, but the pc is second nature to me anyways, so that's not an issue.

right now i'm looking at basically 4 machines. the ibm g40, t40, dell inspiron 600m and 8500.

the g40 is pretty damn cheap, and has some nice features. a p4 3.06 for $1800, with a 15" display. it's a little bulky though. same with the 8500, and it only has a 2.5ghz p4, but still might be the better deal.

the t40 and 600m are both pretty impressive. 14" display, 1.6ghz p4M, etc. and only 1" thick.

i don't know much about this M processor though. they say it's faster than a same-speed p4, but i was hoping to be above the 2ghz range, that's why the g40 seems like a nice unit.

i'm still not sure about the whole design thing, but i'm sure that it's more than doable on a nice laptop like one of these. i've got a friend that's a student in architecture, going to have him bring over his fairly recent dell, and try out photoshop, just to see how it handles. i think that will be the best test, especially if that be the machine i buy anyways.

thanks for the heads-up on the apple screens though. it only really confirms everything i've been telling myself. mac users can't come up with a reasonable argument, but pc users can easily create appropriate persuasion. if nothing else, mac users aren't very good sales folks

05-10-2003, 07:45 PM	#3
iroc409 Cooling Savant Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: midwest side, yo Posts: 596	yeah, i'm pretty much thinking the same way, but i have relatives, a couple of friends and some professional associates that are pushing really hard. didn't know about the monitor breakage thing, that's a definite turn-off. so far most of the mac folks haven't given me a cut-and-dried end-all argument that really makes it difinitive. mostly it's just "we're too inept to make a pc function". a mac may be easy to use, but the pc is second nature to me anyways, so that's not an issue. right now i'm looking at basically 4 machines. the ibm g40, t40, dell inspiron 600m and 8500. the g40 is pretty damn cheap, and has some nice features. a p4 3.06 for $1800, with a 15" display. it's a little bulky though. same with the 8500, and it only has a 2.5ghz p4, but still might be the better deal. the t40 and 600m are both pretty impressive. 14" display, 1.6ghz p4M, etc. and only 1" thick. i don't know much about this M processor though. they say it's faster than a same-speed p4, but i was hoping to be above the 2ghz range, that's why the g40 seems like a nice unit. i'm still not sure about the whole design thing, but i'm sure that it's more than doable on a nice laptop like one of these. i've got a friend that's a student in architecture, going to have him bring over his fairly recent dell, and try out photoshop, just to see how it handles. i think that will be the best test, especially if that be the machine i buy anyways. thanks for the heads-up on the apple screens though. it only really confirms everything i've been telling myself. mac users can't come up with a reasonable argument, but pc users can easily create appropriate persuasion. if nothing else, mac users aren't very good sales folks __________________ :shrug: