Gonna buy a lap top...Help?

[chief52]

Originally Posted by mikeyis4dcats.

beware of buying one too large. Some people buy a 17" or larger, and then loathe it because it weighs 13 pounds and is as big as a cookie sheet.

I have a 15", and love the size. My brother bought a 12" and while it is small and light it is a pain to use because it has such a small screen.

Thanks. I was going to buy a 17". We are so trained that "bigger is better" that I never thought about too big.

[Braincase]

I recently came into a Dell Precision M6300. Running Vista Ultimate on it. It's sweet, 256MB video card, 17" screen, DVD burner. Plenty of USB ports and IEEE 1394.

[DaFace]

Originally Posted by chief52

Thanks. I was going to buy a 17". We are so trained that "bigger is better" that I never thought about too big.

Yeah, screen size is a personal preference, but you've gotta have a good use for a 17" screen to buy one. They're pretty cumbersome to lug around IMO. 15's are about right for most people.

If your uses are fairly basic, you don't need to worry too much about most of the other stuff. However, make sure that you have AT LEAST 1 gig of RAM, preferably in only one slot in case you want to upgrade later. Windows Vista is one hell of a memory hog.