Laptops/Notebooks

[eunjoo55]

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d-school minimum notebook requirements:

strongly recommended - either Dell or IBM
OS - Windows XP Home or Professional (cannot use Macintosh OS)
processor - 1.4 GHz minimum
memory - 512 MB RAM
CD/DVD & Zip Drive - DVD-Rom required (strongly recommend DVD/CDRW), Zip drive optional
HDD - 40 GB required
screen resolution - 1024x768
connectivity - Ethernet/Wireless/Modem connectivity required

any suggestions? one that's reliable and affordable... 🙂

 

[INFNITE]

http://www-131.ibm.com/webapp/wcs/s...1&catalogId=-840&langId=-1&categoryId=2072541

 

[polarnut]

www.pricewatch.com

look under notebooks. very good deals most of the time

 

[cba]

d-school minimum notebook requirements:

strongly recommended - either Dell or IBM
OS - Windows XP Home or Professional (cannot use Macintosh OS)
processor - 1.4 GHz minimum
memory - 512 MB RAM
CD/DVD & Zip Drive - DVD-Rom required (strongly recommend DVD/CDRW), Zip drive optional
HDD - 40 GB required
screen resolution - 1024x768
connectivity - Ethernet/Wireless/Modem connectivity required

any suggestions? one that's reliable and affordable... 🙂

I have a dell laptop but it doesn't have a DVD option. Will that be a problem?

 

[Doogie Howser]

i'd check out the school that you are going to because i think that some of them supply you with a laptop

 

[eunjoo55]

i'd check out the school that you are going to because i think that some of them supply you with a laptop

the requirements i've listed above are for NYU 🙂
NYU does not supply laptops...

 

[galangvu]

for BU... do we HAVE to purchase it from the school?

 

[rambo2006]

For SUNY at UB, do we have to purchase it from them??

 

[ItsGavinC]

Get a Macbook Pro, the 17" version is preferred. 🙂

 

[chachasimpson]

For SUNY at UB, do we have to purchase it from them??

yes, you do. they send you an order sheet with two options... an IBM and a Mac. if i remember correctly, you should be getting the info fairly soon...

 

[colt]

d-school minimum notebook requirements:

strongly recommended - either Dell or IBM
OS - Windows XP Home or Professional (cannot use Macintosh OS)
processor - 1.4 GHz minimum
memory - 512 MB RAM
CD/DVD & Zip Drive - DVD-Rom required (strongly recommend DVD/CDRW), Zip drive optional
HDD - 40 GB required
screen resolution - 1024x768
connectivity - Ethernet/Wireless/Modem connectivity required

any suggestions? one that's reliable and affordable... 🙂

Pricewatch.com has this computer:

INTEL CORE DUO 1.66GHZ T2300 512MB 80GB HDD (5400RPM) DVD/CDRW 56K GBE WLAN 15.4inch WXGA WinXPP New & Sealed $100. mail in rebate $859. after rebate

http://www.pricewatch.com/notebooks/991790-1.htm I think thats cheap as it gets considering its an IBM and core duo.