Looking for a notebook for school, any suggestions?

I just got a sweet 14.1" Lenovo Ideapad Y450 for like $650 shipped. It's got 2.0GHz Core 2 Duo 6400, 4GB RAM, 250MB HD and is pretty thin. You can try using the Lenovo college discount to get that price.

 

All the notebook I needed.

 

I frequest a site (www.gotapex.com) that has alot of deals on PC's and all sorts of other stuff, here are the deals they have posted today.

Lenovo US (ThinkPad) - Lenovo Summer Savings Sale! ThinkPad SL500 Laptop for $499 with FREE Shipping! ThinkPad T400 with 14" LCD for Only $749 with FREE Shipping!
Posted on Monday July 13th, 2009 by lights in the Computers category
Thanks to their summer sale, you can pick up one of 4 of their featured laptops with additional savings. Pick up the entry level business class ThinkPad SL500 that comes with a Dual Core, 160GB hard drive and a 15.4" WXGA LED screen for just $499. The T400 laptop comes with a 14.1" WXGA screen, a 2.26GHz Core 2 Duo and 160GB hard drive. All of the laptops come with a free upgrade to Windows 7 as well. Expires 7/15/09. LENOVO THINKPAD LAPTOPS SUMMER SAVINGS SALE

Dell Home - Dell Inspiron 15 Laptop with 3GB of Memory and 160GB Hard Drive for Only $449 with FREE Shipping! Dell Studio 15 with Core 2 Duo, 4GB of Memory, 320GB Hard Drive and more for Only $699 with FREE Shipping!
Posted on Monday July 13th, 2009 by lights in the Computers category
Dell LaptopsYou've got a few options if you're looking for a nice 15" laptop! The Inspiron 15 starts out at $449 and still comes with a 2.0GHz Intel Dual Core processor, 3GB of memory, 160GB hard drive, 802.11 and Windows Vista for just $449! It even ships for free unlike the past few months! They've also got a better equipped Inspiron 15 laptop with a bigger hard drive and 6 cell battery for just $549! There's also a Studio 15 laptop with a 2.1GHz Intel Core 2 Duo processor, a 15.6" HD LED display, 4GB of memory, 320GB hard drive and a 6 cell battery for just $699! Expires 7/16/09. DELL INSPIRON 15 LAPTOP AND DELL STUDIO 15 LAPTOP DEALS

 

Check out the following sites :

GotApex.com
TechBargains.com
BensBargains.net

Check the hot deals forums on Fatwallet.com and AnandTech.com as well. I have no idea what you're using it for, so I don't know what to tell you to buy, especially if you're looking for it to be viable for 4 years. If you're looking for gaming, development, or other CPU-intensive stuff, you should expect to pay no less than $600-$700. If you just want to check email, write Word documents, etc., you can get something in the $450-$600 range probably. I, personally, wouldn't get a netbook unless all you're using the thing for is checking emails, maybe editing some documents, and surfing the 'Net.

 

I'm looking for one too! After 2 weeks of research, I have narrowed it down to three:

Apple MacBook Air
Acer Timeline
HP Tablet PC

Good luck with your decision!

 

if u are gonna have a notebook for 4 years..reliability is a must

proven brands:

IBM/lenovo
sony
apple

other features to consider: battery life, size/weight, screen size, OS

if you are unfamiliar with laptops in general go to a local best buy to see the different screen sizes..11"-17" ..personally i think 12.1-15 is where most ppl would advise for every day use..

ive had a dell notebook for 4 years..and ive had my current sony notebook for 3 years now. i will probably upgrade in another year or 2.

and of course do your research on how much is too much to pay for the notebook u want.

 

check on slickdeals.net

I just got my wife a Lenovo SL500 for lik2 470.

 

Take my word for it go with the Macbook Air. I got one last year for work and at first I thought no optical drive and limited peripheral connections could be a problem but the tradeoff in portability and lightweight is far more beneficial than I expected. I take it almost everywhere I go and it never feels like a burden, its like a cellphone you keep it with you no matter where you go. I've had budget, mid-size and high end laptops before but I would always think about should I take it with me or not wherever I go? That is no longer an issue. I think perfomance and speed is overstated when it comes to a laptop especially if you have a desktop almost everwhere yo go at the house or the office.

 

Asus G50vt-X5

Best laptop for the money (gaming specs) right now. It's a year old and it's successors just came out in Best Buy last week so it will be even more discounted now.

$850 online in the clearance section, but look around stores and you can buy for ~$700 like I did; comes with a free TV tuner. Intel P7450, nVidia 9800m GS, 320 GB @ 7200 rpm, 15.6" screen, 4GB RAM.

 

thinkpads are built to last

 

What do you think of the new Acer Timeline? Less than 1 inch thin, 8 hours battery life and a fraction of the Air.

 

Just bought a Macbook a couple of days ago.. hasn't even shipped yet.. you should get one of those.

 

I <3 my macbook pro. But apple does charge extra for the name... which blows. But holy crap I freaking love this computer. Its sooo nice. The new mousepad is one of the best parts about it imo.

 

Wow... mine JUST shipped out of Shanghai today.. going to arrive on Thursday.. can't wait.... I got the 13" 2.53.

I'm even more anxious about it now because of your comment.