This is right around my price range so unless you can find something better for more than $900 with s&h included, this should do right? http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834220590

For $850,that's a nice laptop.

BTW I meant anything less than $900.

what will its main use be ?  games/movies/internet browsing 

check out ibuy power for custom laptops /desktops   where i saw  this laptop   for $890

Case
Battalion 101 CZ-9 Ultra 15.4" WXGA 1280x800 Widescreen LCD TFT Notebook w/Li-ion battery, Universal AC Power Adapter-Original Metallic Black

Processor
Intel® Montevina Core 2 Duo Mobile P8700 Dual-Core Processor (2x 2.53GHz/3MB Cache/1066FSB) 

Memory
4 GB(2 GB X2) DDR2-800 PC6400 [Notebook Memory]

Video Card
Mobility 512MB NVIDIA GeForce GO 9600M GT PCI-Express 3D Video

Primary Hard Drive
320 GB 5400rpm Serial-ATA Super Slim Notebook Hard Drive 

Optical Drive
8x Dual Format DVD±R/±RW + 16x CD-R/RW Combo Drive [CZ-9 Ultra]

Flash Media Reader/Writer
Built-in 3-in-1 Media Card Reader/Writer [Notebook]

Sound Card
3D Premium Surround Sound Onboard

Network Card
Built-in 10/100/1000 Network LAN [Notebook]

Fax Modem
Built-in 56K V.92 Fax Modem [Notebook]

Internal Wireless Network Adapter
[Free !!!] Intel Pro/Wireless 5300 802.11 a/g/n Wi-Fi Link

Operating System
Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium + [Free 60-Day !!!] Microsoft Office 2007(Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint, Access ....)-32-Bit

External Hard Drives [USB 2.0/eSATA]
None

USB Flash Drive
None

USB 2.0 Accessories
Built-in 3x USB 2.0 Ports [Notebook]

Power Protection
None

Carrying Case
Free Deluxe Carrying Case

Printer
None

Headset
None

MP3/MP4 Player
None

Video Camera
Built-in 2.0 Mega Pixels Digital Web Video Camera

LCD Pixel Protection
None

Warranty
Standard Warranty Service-Standard One(1) Year Limited Warranty + Lifetime Technical Support

Rush Service
Rush Service Fee (not shipping fee)-No Rush Service, Estimate Ship Out in 5~10 Business Days

Windows 7 Upgrade Coupon
[*** Free Upgrade ***] Windows 7 Home Premium 32-Bit Edition

It would be an all around laptop. I don't play many pc games outside from MMOs, so as long as I can run those I'm good. That's a pretty nice laptop too btw.

No Bman, thats a great laptop for it's price. very nice.

Which one are you talking about? Also I was reading the reviews on the one I posted and some of the cons are it comes with a 32 bit system. So does that mean it can run 64 bit? Once I get it I'm going to upgrade to windows 7 and I might as well go 64 bit if I can.

Why would you want a 64-bit OS? You'll get lots of compatibility issues with that...  Until MS doesn't drop the 32-bit OS forever then it is better to stick with a 32-bit. Unless you're a programmer or like to play really powerful games like Crysis at its maximum settings but seeing that you're buying a laptop then 32-bit is the best option.

Nice laptop, I bought a Dell last year with those same specs(except that mine has an 8600GT with GDDR3 and 1MB of cache in the CPU) for $1,200 and just now when the warranty expired now I'm having lots of problem with it, like:

*I have replaced the battery 3 times in 1 year
*One of the speakers doesn't work anymore
*The laptop got so hot  at one time that the entire panel around the keyboard came off
*The touch-pad doesn't respond accurately
 
Next time I'm buying a MAC($2,000) to install it Win7, most of these laptops with GPU are a waste of money. They get too hot and kill the batteries too fast if you use it constantly. MAC's are made of quality not high specs with crappy hardware. For crappy hardware and high specs desktops are much better.

Hey I just found this laptop on bestbuy that is significantly cheaper than what I first posted and looks as good. Let me know what you think. Also, if you are using 4gb of ram atleast and will be using newer software I thought 64 bit is the right choice?

B Man


Hey I just found this laptop on bestbuy that is significantly cheaper than what I first posted and looks as good. Let me know what you think. Also, if you are using 4gb of ram atleast and will be using newer software I thought 64 bit is the right choice?

What laptop at bestbuy?

 

Ahh **** I always do that. Here you go. :P http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage.jsp?skuId=9531722&type=product&id=1218120546654

B Man


Ahh **** I always do that. Here you go. :P http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage.jsp?skuId=9531722&type=product&id=1218120546654

That one has a much better graphics card than the one you posted first. Otherwise they seem on par.

That's not a bad laptop either.
I would post mine,but it was 2500 dollars and heavily upgraded.It is a Dell Studio XPS.So far it has been the best laptop I have had.

B Man


Ahh **** I always do that. Here you go. :P http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage.jsp?skuId=9531722&type=product&id=1218120546654

90 Days warranty? wtf

 

Ok so I ended up not getting either of the ones I posted haha. Instead I bought this, what do you think? I'll be getting it Sunday. :) http://www.shopping.hp.com/product/rts_notebook/rts_notebook//3/storefronts/VM218UA#ABA

Try this one. http://www.shopping.hp.com/store/product/product_detail/VM218UA#ABA/1?jumpid=in_r329_personalization/browse1/home_PDP