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[alliancesjr]

I am in the market for a laptop. I don't want to spend more than a thousand on it, but that doesn't matter; anything I get will be a major upgrade from the computer I am currently using. Sorry, Felix, you plod along steadily, but I'm going to have to let you go soon.

Does anyone have any suggestions?

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[queenanthai.livejournal.com]

Well...

[eternitian.livejournal.com]

I find that Felix tends to be one of the slower party members until you get some Golden Boots for him. Though if you want him to unleash on every hit, you have to have the Hyper Boots on, so it's really a matter of priorities.

If you get a laptop, would you name it after another Golden Sun character?

[alliancesjr.livejournal.com]

Most likely. I've got a good theme going, I'm not going to throw it away.

I'll probably do the cop-out and make the laptop the new Felix, though.

[gendou.livejournal.com]

If you're looking for a good review site, look no further.

If you're looking for a good laptop that you can play games (like World of Warcraft) on, and you don't want to spend more than $1000, your options are rather limited. Fortunately, I've already done your research for you.

Behold the Everex Stepnote XT5000T.
O Turion 64 X2 TL-50 CPU
O 1GB RAM
O 17" WXGA+ Widescreen
O Nvidia Geforce 7600 Video Card
O 100GB 5400RPM Hard Drive
O 802.11b/g Wireless

And best of all? You can get it for under $870 shipped from Newegg.

Everything you need for under $1000.

[alliancesjr.livejournal.com]

...

Oh my god. I love you.

[gendou.livejournal.com]

Everything I've read about it points to it being a remarkably good machine, particularly given the price. It has some minor flaws (screen quality, odd keyboard layout), and there are some things I'd change (Core 2 Duo is a better chipset than Turion 64 in my opinion, and I'd much rather have XP than have Vista), but for the price it's absolutely unbeatable. The closest machines to it are in the $1200-$1500 range, and they have smaller screens (usually 15.4 inches).

The only major downsides are the battery life and the weight, neither of which is a huge problem as long as you treat the machine like a portable desktop instead of treating it like a notebook. As long as you take the power cord with you and plug it in where you're going, there's no reason you couldn't play World of Warcraft in a coffee shop somewhere.

It's an amazing bargain. The few compromises it requires are far, far less than the compromises you would have to make with any other machine in that price range. The video card alone is rarely seen on machines under $1500, let alone the 17" widescreen or the dual-core 64-bit processor. Plus it comes with a single stick of 1GB RAM, which means the second RAM socket is empty and you can add a 2nd 1GB stick (for 2GB) whenever you like without having to replace the RAM that's already in there.

So considering that you're getting a portable machine with a 17" widescreen and processing and video capabilities that rival my own desktop computer, and all for under $900?

I'd jump all over it.

[gendou.livejournal.com]

Oh, and one other thing: [H]ardforums has an entire thread dedicated to the wonder and joy that is the Everex Stepnote XT5000T. They document many of the problems people have had with the laptop and detail how to fix or work around the issues. It's a good resource, and if you're seriously considering buying this laptop I'd suggest at least skimming the thread.

[alliancesjr.livejournal.com]

The specific one is now disabled from NewEgg, and doing the Similar Items search came up with this (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834280005) for a hundred or so less, and I can't spot the difference between them.

[alliancesjr.livejournal.com]

Never mind, it's recertified. That's fine, it's covered under the standard defect warranty. I went ahead and ordered it; it was $714ish.

[ladydyani.livejournal.com]

I bought a Lenovo, wiped off the vista and installed XP.