What's the best lap top at the moment...?

[Buffalo]

Both Mac and Windows based...?

I am due to travel to Aus next year and before I go want to trade up from my well-knackered P133 desktop (stop smirking at the back ) to a laptop.

Not bothered at all whether its Mac or Windows, to be honest I quite fancy the change, I guess the most Aus-friendly system, but am easy either way.....

I need the laptop to run dreamweaver for my website and cope with the emails, obviously handle the web whilst abroad, and as i will be in the bush for a lot of the time i will need wireless hook up to mobiles etc. After that, just normal office programs and digi-camera hook up.

Pricewise, i am not decided - but i am guessing I'll be looking to spend around the £2-3k mark to get the best (read most long-lasting) spec possible.

I open the floor for your suggestions

[JamieBeeston]

www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&f=95&t=84787

[hut49]

Toshiba Portege R100 series is super thin (0.7"), very light and has a great screen also good battery life. Not sure if it will bounce around the bush though! Maybe you need one of those droppable ones they use on building sites, but they are v heavy.

[Buffalo]

Interesting thread - spent some time looking at the (i think) Dell Precision M60, tahts sort of my need (well - wants ) - is there a better one..?

I really am tempted with a Mac too, running 10.3 anyway. Ihad a go on a mates and its superb.

Not sure yet though.

Who else does something that can compare with the Dell and what spec Mac will i need to compete with something like the Dell too...?

Thanks

>> Edited by Buffalo on Monday 15th March 22:59

[JamieBeeston]

the best dell atm is the 9100,

ordered mine last week.

One of the only laptops with a 7200rpm drive (if speed is important to you, fast hdd is a must)

also takes upto 2gb ram (800mhz) and has a 3.2ghz HT (HyperThreading, simulates a second CPU with the Idle Cycles from the First CPU), top spec 128mb Radeon 9700, DVDrw etc.

It is heavy tho, 4kg..

do you want a Portable PC, or a Desktop Replacement Laptop

[Buffalo]

A bit of both really. Can't tell where i will be in the next two years at least. I want to be able to link with everything i do now (the desktop replacement bit - although its more really, as i need to upgrade my compooter to match my new bits like digi camera etc) but it needs to be easily portable in that i don't want to be lugging something heavy about all the time (portable PC bit).

Its gonna 50:50 sometimes and biased towards desktop replacement in others.

If you sort of understand that!

[Bodo]

If money's no object, get a Mac Powerbook. It's a complete user-friendly Unix computer, that works straight out of the box.

If you want to do 3D-CAD though, you better get an x86 laptop with Quadro graphics (Dell M60), since Macintoshs are not eligible for state-of-the-art 3D software.

[Andy M]

I'm currently using one of these: www.apple.com/uk/powerbook/index17.html

Upgradable to 2GB's of RAM (I'm using 1GB) - I honestly don't think there's better out there...