Originally Posted by
Lornag
I've got a laptop and a desktop, both of which are showing their age. I'd like to get a replacement for both.
It should have:
A decent lifespan for battery.
Be able to play the occasional game.
weigh less than 5 lbs all in.
have a dvd writing capability
And I don't want to pay more than 2500 US.
I'd like integrated camera and mike.
A good size hard drive and at 2 mb of ram.
Reliability with a good warranty.
...
I live in Honduras so need to buy one online to be picked up on my next trip to the US. Does anyone have a suggestion?
If you can drop the integrated camera,
a) have a look at these - highly underrated
http://www.zepto.com/Shop/Notebook.aspx?notebookid=133
b) Panasonic Y5 is right up your alley.
I bought one of these for about $2,150 (total with shipping) to the US:
http://www.conics.net/catalog/produc...products_id=99
If you want it with 3 y warranty I think it will run you just a tad over $2,500:
http://www.conics.net/catalog/produc...roducts_id=100
If you pay via paypal, they ship to confirmed addresses only....but if you pay by bank transfer they are happy to ship the laptop anywhere you want.
Yu could also buy the US version of this laptop from USAT (online retailer), Portableone (online retailer) Panasonic USA, Panasonic Canada, geekstuff.com (US front for Conics) and newegg.com might have them too. Prices vary a quite abit, but Conics.net is the cheapest source in my opinion. Very reliable and they communicate very rapidly.
If you REALLY need the camera, have a look at:
- Acer, both their regular and "Ferrari" lines
- Asus as well
- The Sony SZ line at portableone.com