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<blockquote data-quote="ss3079" data-source="post: 664389" data-attributes="member: 542009">Looking at purchasing a laptop.&nbsp; Trying to get ideas and see what is out there.Done a little bit of looking around and they all seem to be so similar.&nbsp; Let me remind you now that I don&#039;t really have a clue when it comes to computers, so take it easy //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gifI&#039;d be using the laptop for word processing, surfing the internet, and burning CD&#039;s (maybe one of those fancy DVD guys would be cool).&nbsp; I will not play games on this ... so I was hoping that maybe I could save a little bit of money there with a typical video card and get some more memory or something.I have two computers sitting here - they are both Pentium 4, and one is a 60GB + 512MB and the other is a 4GB + 256MB ... I think that&#039;s how you put it.&nbsp; Anyways, I can&#039;t and won&#039;t deal with the 4GB one - maybe I click too fast, but I need the speed of the other one.So as I said, I don&#039;t need anything too fancy - just need to be able to use Word, Excel, etc + internet (needs to be quick) + burn CD&#039;s.Want to just buy something ... not looking to do anything/buy anything after the fact and plug it in.About $1300 USD sounds about right.&nbsp; Toshiba, Sony, IBM ($), Fujitsu - am I on the right track?Oh, this isn&#039;t in any rush - so if something brilliant is going to come out in the next year or two I&#039;d rather save my money and wait.&nbsp; I don&#039;t have a problem purchasing in 2007 or whatever if it means me getting a much better notebook than I&#039;d be getting now.Thanks for any help and direction.- Steve</blockquote>

[QUOTE="ss3079, post: 664389, member: 542009"] Looking at purchasing a laptop. Trying to get ideas and see what is out there. Done a little bit of looking around and they all seem to be so similar. Let me remind you now that I don't really have a clue when it comes to computers, so take it easy [IMG]//content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif[/IMG] I'd be using the laptop for word processing, surfing the internet, and burning CD's (maybe one of those fancy DVD guys would be cool). I [B]will not[/B] play games on this ... so I was hoping that maybe I could save a little bit of money there with a typical video card and get some more memory or something. I have two computers sitting here - they are both Pentium 4, and one is a 60GB + 512MB and the other is a 4GB + 256MB ... I think that's how you put it. Anyways, I can't and won't deal with the 4GB one - maybe I click too fast, but I need the speed of the other one. So as I said, I don't need anything too fancy - just need to be able to use Word, Excel, etc + internet (needs to be quick) + burn CD's. Want to just buy something ... not looking to do anything/buy anything after the fact and plug it in. About $1300 USD sounds about right. Toshiba, Sony, IBM ($), Fujitsu - am I on the right track? Oh, this isn't in any rush - so if something brilliant is going to come out in the next year or two I'd rather save my money and wait. I don't have a problem purchasing in 2007 or whatever if it means me getting a much better notebook than I'd be getting now. Thanks for any help and direction. - Steve [/QUOTE]

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