New laptop.... list of must haves.

Ok, I'm ditching the old pc and going with a new laptop.

Heres what I need/want:

(1) A large screen or large as laptops go: 17 inch diagonal or more.

(2) The latest in wifi card and support. I'm wirless DSL at house and office. I want a good/great wifi connection.

(3) The ability to burn music and video CDs

(4) A good graphix card; one that will do movies really well. I don't game.

(5) Windows 7 (is this a good idea??)

Heres what I do....

(1) some small business bookkeeping

(2) On line a lot, for everything. Surfing, I like fast surfing....

(3) burn some music, would like to watch movies

(4) would like a good enough sound card to use the potential in a good set of exteral speakers.

(5) would like a jack for those wirless roaming things that Verizon offers through their phone service (which I have ) I don't know what its called....

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I have no fear of buying used if there is something out there thats a good deal. Or direct from Dell etc....

I've bought three laptops off of ebay in the last 3 years and always done well but, I'm shooting in the dark here because I don't know what the latest deal is in laptop hardware and since this if for me, I'd like something nice. I'm writing here on an old insperion 8600 and its still a great little laptop. Has a 16 inch screen.

Any thoughts or help appreciated.

regards, mitch

 

What is your budget?

 

Here are a few inexpensive laptops:

http://www.slizone.com/object/slizone_buyprebuilt_nb_us2.html#4000


:-D

 

theefool,

Your post must have been a joke. I don't call $2000 to $4000 as "inexpensive" for a laptop.

 

You must have missed the: :-D

But, IMHO, $2000 would be an ideal laptop. Anything less, I wouldn't even touch.

 

Ok... I forgot the budget:

I can spend up to 1k but; would also like some suggestions for less.

Lets say from 700.00 to 1k

 

i think windows 7 would be good for you

 

I think some thing like this would be good.