G'day
A family member has just started uni and is in desperate need of a laptop shes looking at spending 1600-2000. she is looking for a smaller laptop that isn't to heavy to cart around.

she is looking at http://www.sony.com.au/vaio/catalog/product.jsp?categoryId=30604

But i have truly have no idea on laptops. Any help would be great :) cheers

asus or bust

Jesse i just bought one for uni and it was cheap as, i just went to dell and bought there buisness model the Vostro. i dont really know how good it is compared to whats out there, but it cost $1100 and i got a free wireless modem.
rest of specs are:
dual core Duo 2ghz processor,
2 Ghz Ram
Standalone Graphics
Vista Buisness
160 Ghz Hdd

I couldnt find a better deal when i was looking.

I wish I could afford a laptop for uni :(

$2000 scholarship, they're prety easy to get if youre 'disadvantaged'

Get a Mac.

$2000 scholarship, they're prety easy to get if youre 'disadvantaged'

You mean like a woman?

Also:

http://homepage.powerup.com.au/~boldajis/images/acer.jpg

http://homepage.powerup.com.au/~boldajis/images/mac.jpg

For $1600 I would go the IBM X61 without blinking - but no CD/DVD builtin but who cares.

thats a s***load of f***en macbooks

JigZie what uni is this person going to? Don't most universities have all this s*** on campus? I've never needed a laptop at uni before. EVER. I reckon it's similar to getting a mobile phone for the first time: you never need it and can't see why everyone uses them so often; then you get one and you have to have it on you 24/7. I say, get by without a laptop. Organise your uni life man!

Seriously, wtf is up with that room full of people using laptops? They don't suddenly make you smarter.

duh you buy a lappy so you can play games during boring lectures.

But they're Macs...

touche

I've never needed a laptop at uni before

If you do any coding or simulations in your degree, it really helps being able to take your development environment (ie, installed and configured apps) with your wherever you go.

Many program settings aren't saved on the uni PCs, which is a pain in the arse when you change computers (have to set it up again from scratch).

duh you buy a lappy so you can play games during boring lectures.

So why even go?

If you do any coding or simulations in your degree, it really helps being able to take your development environment (ie, installed and configured apps) with your wherever you go.

Many program settings aren't saved on the uni PCs, which is a pain in the arse when you change computers (have to set it up again from scratch).

Fair chat.

Seriously, wtf is up with that room full of people using laptops? They don't suddenly make you smarter.

they're Americans dude.


if you're used to sending your kids to summer camp each year and paying over $5kUS for their clothes and fees over summer then dumping $5 on a crappy notebook that all your friends agree is awesome suddenly makes sence.


who are you to deny little Johnny a job at the law firm that his best friends, bothers, sisters, boyfriend's Math partner who's Dad is a manager who runs the office.... just because he doesn't have an Apple notebook.

JEBUS!!

now don't you go starting s*** and emailing all these peeps that they're running s*** computers now - they all have younger brothers and sisters ya know.

WON'T SOMEBODY THINK OF THE CHILDRENS !%$#!%$!#@


btw - the new Apples rock.. but I still can't use one day to day instead of my new Lappy.

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If it's just for uni work, just get a cheap one from Dell. I don't see why she'd need a $2000 laptop for uni work, unless she's doing something requiring a lot of power, like 3D or something.

M1330

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Look for something good quality. That is -> Fujitsu / Sony / Lenovo.

Otherwise go for maybe Dell / HP / Asus. Asus have 2 year warranties.

also get something with good battery life - and a 15 inch screen etc - otherwise just get a desktop and email s*** from uni

i got a new lenovo and vista makes it run like s***. f***en vista.

how about do a good service for your country, quit uni and join the defence force ... problem solved

Yeah I didn't think you needed a laptop for uni, but the QUT-GP library is sometimes is a fight to the death to get a spare computer. Saying that... cbf'd taking one to uni.

suggested Subject upgrade: "Good laptop for uni student?"

is that like a yellow card ^^

bingo

buy the best dell that cash will allow

serious jigzie, dont fark around with any other laptops

I second Dell, but IMO the big thing for laptops is WARRANTY. They break at the drop of a hat even if you're ridiculously careful with them.

well, my dell is still going strong and it gets excessively used, moved lots and not treated all that well

but yer, thats why you buy dell, coz they are so good with their warranties;

agreed, jesse you know me, and mine still works :O

I'm typing this on a Dell laptop. Customisation and warranty for the win.

Make sure you browse their different models and different base systems before you start configuring your laptop. Some base systems are cheaper than others once you stack your wanted features on top, so it helps to fiddle for a while :)

For example, a $900 base system + your wanted extras might be $1300. But if you start with a $1100 system it might throw in some of your features for free and the total may be $1200 for what you're after. Also some Vostro and Inspiron models are almost identical but have different prices and warranties (who knows why).

eee pc?

^^ have you ever tried doing any REAL work on one of those?