Best Deal for laptops

TinCool

Where's the best place to go to buy a laptop and how much would i be talking for say a p3 500. Does any of the companies do celeron laptops ?

cheers
tin

Gamblor

I keeps saying it sorry ..
Gateway do on here is the spec for a PIII and a celeron ..

Gateway Solo 9300 SE
15.0" XGA TFT Colour Display (1024 x 768)
500MHz Pentium III processor (MMC2 technology)
Intel 440 BX Chipset, PCI Bus
64MB SDRAM for Gateway Solo
On-die 256K L2 Cache
6GB 9.5mm Toshiba EIDE Hard Drive
2 x AGP ATI Mobility Pro Video Graphics Accelerator with 2D & 3D Hardware Acceleration, 8MB SGRAM
3.5" 1.44MB Modular Floppy Drive
Toshiba 10X-24X min/max Modular CD-ROM Drive
Smart Lithium Ion 70W 12 Cell Battery for Solo 9300 and AC pack
EZ Pad Pointing Device
ESS 16-bit Stereo, Full-duplex. Hardware Wavetable Audio with built-in Stereo Speakers, External Volume Control Dial. Built in Microphone, Stereo Headphone- and Line-in Jacks.
Full-sized 89-key Keyboard with Windows Keys
Parallel, 1 Serial, 1 PS/2, 1 Fast IR Port, 1 VGA, 2 USB & 1 x IEEE1394, 1 x RJ11 port for Internal Modem, NTSC/PAL VGA to TV Output Port, TV/Video Input Port, Docking Connector.
1 Type III or 2 Type II 32-bit PC Card Socket, CardBus and Zoomed Video Support.
Internal 3Com V.90 fax/modem included
Microsoft Windows 98 second edition on CD
MS Works Suite 2000
322 x 264 x 41mm (B) x (T) x (H)
Weight 3.5 kg
IR£1849(IR£2237.29 inc. VAT)


and now the celeron :

Gateway Solo 2150SE
14.1" XGA TFT Colour Display(1024*768)
Mobile Intel Celeron Processor, 450MHZ (uPGA2)
128K Full Speed L2 Cache
Intel 440BX Chipset, PCI Bus
32MB SDRAM for Gateway Solo
6GB removable EIDE UDMA Hard Drive
Internal V.90 fax/modem included
Integrated 3.5" Floppy Drive
10X-24X min/max Modular CD-ROM Drive
ATI Mobility-M AGP (2X) controller with 4MB SDRAM
Creative EV 1938 -16 bit stereo sound with stereo speakers.
Volume up/down dial, stereo headphone- and Line In Jacks.
1x USB ports, parallel, serial, VGA, and PS/2 ports, 1 VGA, 1x RJ11 port for internal modem.
Touchpad pointing device 89-key Keyboard with Windows Keys
Touchpad
Two deep-socketed PCMCIA Type II slots/One Type III, CardBus
Smart Lithium Ion 35W 6 Cell Battery
30.7 (W) x 25.4 (D) x 4.3 (H)
Weight 3.2 kg
Laplink Software
Microsoft Windows 98 second edition on CD
MS Works Suite 2000
IR£1449(IR£1753.29 inc. VAT)


hope this helps

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TinCool

Went to the site and added an ethernet and modem card, a dvd drive, additional 64mbs ram and something else pretty essential which i don't recall what it was and i'm now talking 2500 pounds for the p3 one. Hmm, anyone else got any better deals than that. It's pretty reasonable I guess.

Hobbes

Try http://www.bid.com or http://www.bottomdollar.com

amp

Give www.PCP.ie a ring on 2836322 and see if one of our reps can do better. The parts come in from clone manufacturers in tawain so it might be cheaper.

And if you do, can you mention you got the number off www.boards.ie, I'm trying to get them to buy advertising.

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TinCool

Well I went with Gateway in the end. Dell's equivalent of what I ordered would have set me back over £4000.

Gateway Solo 9300 XL

External Ports: Parallel, 1 Serial, 1 PS/2, 1 Fast IR Port, 1 VGA, 2 USB & 1 x IEEE1394, 1 x RJ11 port for Internal Modem, NTSC/PAL VGA to TV Output Port, TV/Video Input Port, Docking Connector.
Keyboard: Full-sized 89-key Keyboard with Windows Keys
Mouse: EZ Pad Pointing Device
Fax/Modem: Internal 3Com V.90 fax/modem included
Network Adapter: 3COM Fast Etherlink XL CardBus PC Card Add: IR£75 (IR£90.75 incl. VAT)
CD-ROM: 6x DVD Drive (not available with NT)
Docking-Solutions: Solo 9300 Port Replicator Add: IR£65 (IR£78.64 incl. VAT)
Operating System: Microsoft Windows 98 second edition on CD
Multimedia: ESS 16-bit Stereo, Full-duplex. Hardware Wavetable Audio with built-in Stereo Speakers, External Volume Control Dial. Built in Microphone, Stereo Headphone- and Line-in Jacks.
Graphics Accelerator: 2 x AGP ATI Mobility Pro Video Graphics Accelerator with 2D & 3D Hardware Acceleration, 8MB SGRAM
Application Software: MS Works Suite 2000
Memory: 96MB 100Mhz SDRAM for Solo 9300
Chipset: Intel 440 BX Chipset, PCI Bus
Dimensions: 322 x 264 x 41mm (B) x (T) x (H)
Expansion Slots: 1 Type III or 2 Type II 32-bit PC Card Socket, CardBus and Zoomed Video Support.
Processor: 650MHz Pentium III processor (MMC2 technology)
Screen: 15.7" SXGA Colour Display (1280 x 1024)
Carrying Case: Gateway Solo Deluxe Leather Case
Battery: Smart Lithium Ion 70W 12 Cell Battery for Solo 9300 and AC pack
Floppy Drive: 3.5" 1.44MB Modular Floppy Drive
Hard Drive: Toshiba 12GB 9.5mm EIDE Hard Drive
Service Program: One year return to base Warranty standard - upgrade options available
Weight: Weight 3.5 kg
Cache: On-die 256K L2 Cache

IR£ 2689 excl. VAT, IR£ 3253.69 incl. VAT

Still a bit pricey but have to spend a fair bit on laptops cos they're a **** to upgrade and I figure I should get about 4 or 5 years out of this one with what I need it for.

Kali

porn transportation through customs yes?
im onto you.

Lump

If your going to america or Know any one going there, pick on Up, My mother got a celeron 400 32 Mb Ram, Toshiba, modem, 15 inch screen, adaptors etc for £900 irish.

Good deal. However if you order from america and have it sent they put on customs.

John