URGENT - Pls help...pls recommend -

[irfansmith]

URGENT - Pls help...pls recommend - laptop purchase
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I am in the SF Bay Area, California.

My laptop died suddenly so I am in need of a new laptop urgently -
like today if poss.
I cannot wait for more than a week or so for delivery etc.
Windows laptop preferably ( not mac)

Please let me know your recommendations for a RELIABLE, Sturdy
laptop...


My main requirements are as follows:
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- as fast as poss ( I hate it when it hangs or runs slowly)
- as lightweight as poss


The following are the main programs I use
****************************************************
- gmail, yahoo mail etc
- MS Word, Notepad or pdf doc
- MS Outlook

Typically I have about 6 to 7 Mozilla/ Firefox pages open and MS
Outlook and Word or Notepad open - all day - open all at once- at any
point in time.
So I use quite a bit of resources.


My Budget is as follows:
******************************
prefer around US $1000 ( if the laptop is on sale)

But could go as high as US $1500 or so



Simplicity
****************
Since I am not a techie, I would prefer a very simple plug and play
laptop.


Would like a well known sturdy branded laptop.
***************************************************


Do not need the following
********************************
I do not need features for games, graphics, entertainment etc. etc.
Just a fast, lightweight sturdy laptop.


Would any one pls recommend a laptop based on the above.
Which brand ? What model #? Approx price ? Where to buy it ?


Thanks in advance,

Irfan Smith

 

[Carey Frisch [MVP]]

Visit your local Best Buy store and take a look at this
nice HP notebook: http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage.jsp?skuId=8913884&type=product&id=1213399970436

--
Carey Frisch
Microsoft MVP
Windows Desktop Experience -
Windows Vista Enthusiast

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URGENT - Pls help...pls recommend - laptop purchase
**********************************************


I am in the SF Bay Area, California.

My laptop died suddenly so I am in need of a new laptop urgently -
like today if poss.
I cannot wait for more than a week or so for delivery etc.
Windows laptop preferably ( not mac)

Please let me know your recommendations for a RELIABLE, Sturdy
laptop...


My main requirements are as follows:
***********************************************
- as fast as poss ( I hate it when it hangs or runs slowly)
- as lightweight as poss


The following are the main programs I use
****************************************************
- gmail, yahoo mail etc
- MS Word, Notepad or pdf doc
- MS Outlook

Typically I have about 6 to 7 Mozilla/ Firefox pages open and MS
Outlook and Word or Notepad open - all day - open all at once- at any
point in time.
So I use quite a bit of resources.


My Budget is as follows:
******************************
prefer around US $1000 ( if the laptop is on sale)

But could go as high as US $1500 or so



Simplicity
****************
Since I am not a techie, I would prefer a very simple plug and play
laptop.


Would like a well known sturdy branded laptop.
***************************************************


Do not need the following
********************************
I do not need features for games, graphics, entertainment etc. etc.
Just a fast, lightweight sturdy laptop.


Would any one pls recommend a laptop based on the above.
Which brand ? What model #? Approx price ? Where to buy it ?


Thanks in advance,

Irfan Smith

 

[John John (MVP)]

IBM Lenovo, our field reps use them and we've had no hardware failures
in years.

I second that. The ThinkPad T61 or it's little brother the R61 14.1"
are exceptional machines!

John

 

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