Recommend a notebook and PDA please

[pokerjo22]

OK I'm having trouble with working out the thinkpad site. Are they all pointy things or do they use touchpads - the X series seems to be all pointy things? And the resolution says 1024 on one page, but then under specs it says max resolution is 2048. I don't think I've ever seen a resolution that high. Am I misunderstanding? Would anything even be legible with it that high?

[Jurollo]

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the sentia's have the centrino processors, i think they all way the same,its only the differant hard drives that weigh differant amounts (i believe)
it starts at 3.85 pounds

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You going to take computer advice from him after that response? [img]/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img] Athough I agree alienware is nice, I have had an HP for 2.5 years and never had a problem with it, and some of the new widescreen HP laptops are very nice.
~Justin

[ScottyP431]

yea, well.. your brain has the candy shell

[BusterStacks]

Better yet, you're going to take advice from someone who would recommend Alienware? I tell you what, if you can provide one logical reason for buying an Alienware, I'll buy you one. When searching for a laptop, two brands that should never come up are Alienware and Sony.

[chaas4747]

My thinkpad, the T40, has both.

[ScottyP431]

are you kidding?

1, they have won more awards in the last few years than any other
2, they offer top of the line everything
3, they are so good component manufactureres make special components just for their computers
4, they are so hot right now you often have to wait months just to get one of thier computers like an ALX
5, aesthetically they are the coolest looking computer available, immitated by just about everyone (poorly i might add)
6, if u game at all, no other option is even close
7, they lead the industry- first to offer upgradeable mobile graphics, first to offer dual paralell video cards
8, they have their own customizable windows desktop theme manager that makes things WAY easier on the eye and better to use
9, i dont know of anything similar to their automated computer driven support system (alien autopsy) offerend by another company
10, Alien-respawn- you can have them set up your computer exactly how you want it, even loading programs, and then they create a DVD restore system to return you to that point if something goes wrong instead of having to restore windows and then re-load all drivers/programs etc

its starting to sound like i work for them, but you get the point. the only possible downside is cost, which is normally negligable, and well worth it

edit- i suppose i could of saved time
http://www.alienware.com/standalone_...ifference.aspx

[Popinjay]

No.. I was talkin about the T series too. T42 is an awesome laptop.

[astroglide]

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Assuming that money is no object

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dell and sony are not the best choices given the above quote. buying anything other than a thinkpad t42 would be pretty much retarded.

[BusterStacks]

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are you kidding?

1, they have won more awards in the last few years than any other
2, they offer top of the line everything
3, they are so good component manufactureres make special components just for their computers
4, they are so hot right now you often have to wait months just to get one of thier computers like an ALX
5, aesthetically they are the coolest looking computer available, immitated by just about everyone (poorly i might add)
6, if u game at all, no other option is even close
7, they lead the industry- first to offer upgradeable mobile graphics, first to offer dual paralell video cards
8, they have their own customizable windows desktop theme manager that makes things WAY easier on the eye and better to use
9, i dont know of anything similar to their automated computer driven support system (alien autopsy) offerend by another company
10, Alien-respawn- you can have them set up your computer exactly how you want it, even loading programs, and then they create a DVD restore system to return you to that point if something goes wrong instead of having to restore windows and then re-load all drivers/programs etc

its starting to sound like i work for them, but you get the point. the only possible downside is cost, which is normally negligable, and well worth it

edit- i suppose i could of saved time
http://www.alienware.com/standalone_...ifference.aspx

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1) This is only ONLY for performance, it was a marginal win at best, and if you factor in rewards on build quality and customer service especially, this is not true.

2) So does Dell, for cheaper. See the XPS-2.

3) Yes a company makes a video card cooling system just for them. Wooo, who cares. This did not provide them with any type of edge in the industry.

4) You have to wait so long because they are custom built. Many companies are this way.

5) They are cool looking, however the "coolest" is a matter of opinion and thus will not count in your argument. I personally think Sony computers look nicer. Also, if you're referring to Voodoo computers as imitators, don't flatter yourself. None of the major brands would do this.

6) Purely False. The Dell XPS, which is significantly less expensive, scored neck and neck with the the Area-51 in a PC Gamer review. Neither was a clear victor. The XPS2 currently offers longer battery life, cooler operating temps, and uses the same graphics card as the best alienware. (i.e. - will perform the same).

7) Yes, technically the did offer upgradeable graphics. Unfortunately for them, before they could even develope an upgrade, the Sonoma chipset with PCI-e came out and squashed that platform. Now you are left with proprietary garbage. Also they were not first to offer SLI. You're just wrong. You could buy the motherboard at the time of Alienware production with SLI.

8) Anyone can do this, it's just eyecandy and NOT made my Microsoft. Check out www.themexp.com and you can do this too.

9) I don't know what that is, but Alienware customer support is among the worst in the industry.

10) I'll go one better on this one, HP/Compaq and Dell have the restore partition built in to the computer so you never have to worry about losing your discs.

[ScottyP431]

I don't even know how to argue with you. So many of your facts are wrong, a small amount of research would demonstrate that to anyone. In a recent smart computing test they received the only A for customer support, dell got a b. If you are gonna tell me that a dell that is thrown together in 2 hours is as well built as something assembled by hand and then put through a 200 point quality control process that takes the better part of 2 days, then "logic" is not a faculty you posess. Companies like dell will not load programs for you before creating the restore point. I had dell first, now alienware. I would neer go back. I've had a few friends switch based on trying my computer vs their dells. to each their own i guess