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I'm about getting tired of my old laptop - HP Poomillion (Pavilion) with a Smeleron CPU 1.5GHz, 256RAM, USB1, etc.
What's this Core Duo? Judging by the price I'd assume it was a Celeron (256K on die).
Not picky about brand, as long as it has an Intel CPU (too many compatability issues with AMD and such), a PCMCIA slot, USB2, and at least 1GB RAM (though as long as I can upgrade it from 512 to 1GB or more myself, I'm ok).
15" screen is ok with me, mostly what I want is something with processing power - basic 3D apps without choking too hard (2 3rd generation Poser figures in a scene), edit AVIs up to 700MB without whining about Virtual Memory, etc.
OS isn't a factor - it'll get XP Home whether it wants it or not.
I'd prefer a DVD burner (DVD-/+R is fine, RW and DL not necessary).
Most of all it has to be reliable. While my old HP can't take the bigger files easily, it has survived 4 years in an industrial environment that can kill moths in 5 minutes or less.
Now the kicker: less than $1200. $800-$1100 is my preferred range , as this will in no way be competition for my desktop. I want it for work, but I have to do a lot of stuff like presentations and training videos, and I'd rather not have to wait 12 hours for a 3 minute 640x480 clip to render only to have the system choke on it (like Old Faithful).
And I'd greatly prefer new over slightly used, unless you know of a Crackhead deal.
What's this Core Duo? Judging by the price I'd assume it was a Celeron (256K on die).
Not picky about brand, as long as it has an Intel CPU (too many compatability issues with AMD and such), a PCMCIA slot, USB2, and at least 1GB RAM (though as long as I can upgrade it from 512 to 1GB or more myself, I'm ok).
15" screen is ok with me, mostly what I want is something with processing power - basic 3D apps without choking too hard (2 3rd generation Poser figures in a scene), edit AVIs up to 700MB without whining about Virtual Memory, etc.
OS isn't a factor - it'll get XP Home whether it wants it or not.
I'd prefer a DVD burner (DVD-/+R is fine, RW and DL not necessary).
Most of all it has to be reliable. While my old HP can't take the bigger files easily, it has survived 4 years in an industrial environment that can kill moths in 5 minutes or less.
Now the kicker: less than $1200. $800-$1100 is my preferred range , as this will in no way be competition for my desktop. I want it for work, but I have to do a lot of stuff like presentations and training videos, and I'd rather not have to wait 12 hours for a 3 minute 640x480 clip to render only to have the system choke on it (like Old Faithful).
And I'd greatly prefer new over slightly used, unless you know of a Crackhead deal.
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