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Out of these 3 laptops...?

Hi. I'm saving up money to buy a new laptop. i've had a sony vaio and a gateway, and personally, i thought that they weren't very good, especially the gateway; i had numerous problems with it, from the screen blacking out, the mouse not working at all, etc.

So i've been looking at 3 laptops: a dell inspiron, a toshiba satellite, and an hp. out of these three laptops, which do you think is better over-all; from costumer support, reliability, featurs, etc?

Easy 10pts.! Thankss !(:
my price range is about $400-$650. the main uses for a laptop i have are: a lot of school papers, a lot of online use, and a somewhat amount of gaming.

As I own a dell, I would go for something made by them. But not an inspiron. As they are cheaply made!!!! The toshibas are ok but are known for their value for money and again not their quality. Hp is again a good make but they all come from the same factory in china made out of the same plastic used to make pooper scoopers from and so it really doesn't matter who it's made by ( unless you buy a packard bell) which are actually pooper scoopers with screens!! I suggest you get a medium range Dell studio 15 as they are fast, pretty, durable and have great memory and graphics cards for gaming. But it depends on what you need it for. If you're like me where I get it out, want it to turn on quikly and then not lag when I play games on it and to be able to check my amazon orders whilst playing my game ( strange combo I know) then you need an advanced pc, starting at 1 grand. But judging from ur list of pcs I don't think that you're going to pay that much, and so in all hiensight go with the inspiron bcos they are great for taking out at times of most need, don't have a fandabbydose processor in them so they don't use much battery and are light weight and great for browsing, skype. And emails.

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Choosing A Mini Notebook Computer Without Tears

Mini laptop or net book computers are generating all the buzz about laptops these days!

Why all the interest?

Mini computers are smaller and lighter than your standard notebook computer and have a better battery life... but you could say that about a pencil and a piece of paper. In many ways a mini notebook (or if you prefer, a mini laptop) is a throw back to the bad old days when the terms notebook computer and laptop computer weren't interchangeable.

How Are They Different Now?

In order to power the MIDs, Intel developed the Atom processor. Atom processors are currently only available embedded in an Intel motherboard.

What Are The Advantages Of A Mini Laptop?

Expect the mini laptop to weigh approximately 2.5 pounds, including the battery. A good battery life should be at least 4 hours or more. Compare this to a 15.4-inch laptop, which will generally measure about 10 by 14 inches and weigh about 6 pounds. The weight savings alone may persuade you to think more about choosing a mini laptop.

Mini laptop computers are listed as less expensive than other portable computers. These mini laptop computers installed with Intel Atom processors are generally powerful enough to run Windows XP and Microsoft Office without fail.

What Are The Disadvantages Of A Mini Laptop?

The standard drives that you most likely will find on common on mini laptops are relatively small, only 16GB or less. Windows XP, Windows Media Player 11 and Microsoft Office Professional 2002 are well over 4GB, so this would be the area where you will most likely want to upgrade.

The displays generally have lower resolution than laptop computers. But this should not be a deterrent, unless you will be working with digital graphics. The graphic cards generally are not as good as notebook computers, but if you are just surfing the web or downloading music, you will probably not notice much difference.

The least expensive mini laptop computers run a version of Linux, not windows, as their operating system.  I added an external CD/DVD burner and upgraded the hard drive from 8 to 16GB to the mini computer that I recently purchased. The final cost of my mini laptop was $524. Without adding the CD/DVD burner, this system was $439.

Let’s Compare A 15 inch Laptop To A MiniLaptop

The least expensive 15 inch laptop from Dell includes a 120GB hard drive, built-in CD/DVD burner, and runs Windows Vista. Both minis and 15 inch computers have wireless g network cards.

If you add mobile broadband hardware to each of these computers the mini notebook is a bit pricier than a standard the laptop.

Asus has been the driving force behind the development of the netbook market. MSI has also been a market leader. Just about anything less than $330 runs Linux or has a processor slower than the Intel Atom or both.

Are You A Candidate For These New Minis?

A mini laptop is marginally suitable as a primary computer for someone who doesn't use his or her laptop computer at work or school. If you mostly use a notebook to download music and load it onto your mp-3 player, e-mail your friends, and surf the net you might get by. They are not the best choice for games or for doing any number crunching or complicated word-processing.

What Is The Comparative Pricing?

A mini laptop, a netbook, a mini notebook, or mini computers are in the same price range as i-phones. In one review it was reported that to surf the net, it was a clear advantage to have the bigger display and keyboard of the netbook, and the downside was that you couldn't make phone calls.

About the Author

Walter Klinowski is the publisher of http://www.laptop-computers-wiz.com – the informative website where consumers find the information they seek regarding their needs in a laptop computer.

Discover if these intriguing mini laptops are for you by visiting http://www.laptop-computers-wiz.com/minilaptop.html

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