Need help choosing a new notebook...

[Future Prez]

As the title suggests, I need your help picking a new notebook to replace the lemon that Best Buy sold me. I don't know that much about comp specs, so I decided that maybe you guys could help me out.

The first one I was looking at was this Gateway MX6912.
But I also checked this one out, a Sony Vaio VG-FS980.

You'll probably notice that they were both priced at $1,099. If you know of, or could find a better notebook of similar price, I'd look at that.

 

[black_dust]

Whats the main function of it going to be? going on the net? playing pc games? editing? music?

 

[Future Prez]

Mainly writing reports, surfing the net and listening to music.

 

[Kaleb]

Mainly writing reports, surfing the net and listening to music.

Sony Vaio VG-FS980.

 

[Malice]

I have a few questions:
1) Do you have an ABSOLUTE price LIMIT?
2) Are you going to play GAMES (and I dont mean solitaire or hearts, I mean high end graphics games) or do any graphics editing?
3) Are you requiring a LOOOOONG battery life? Or is that not a huge issue?
4) How long are you wanting to use this laptop as your main PC?

 

[Future Prez]

I have a few questions:
1) Do you have an ABSOLUTE price LIMIT?
2) Are you going to play GAMES (and I dont mean solitaire or hearts, I mean high end graphics games) or do any graphics editing?
3) Are you requiring a LOOOOONG battery life? Or is that not a huge issue?
4) How long are you wanting to use this laptop as your main PC?

1) $1,400
2)The most I'd go for would be the Sims or something like it.
3)Not really. Just long enough to watch a movie.
4)At least two years, b/c I might want to get a new one w/ Vista before I go to college.

 

[Malice]

1) $1,400
2)The most I'd go for would be the Sims or something like it.
3)Not really. Just long enough to watch a movie.
4)At least two years, b/c I might want to get a new one w/ Vista before I go to college.

The SIMS is a game that is heavy graphics...so you would have the added cost of the graphics capability....plus extra ram

 

[Future Prez]

Well, gaming isn't going to be the primary usage of it, so if it helps, that can be dropped. Like I said, just something for school-work, surfing the net, and watching a movie on-the-go. Basically, gaming would be a plus, but isn't necessary.

 

[Man-Thing]

Walmart has a Toshiba on their site with a 120 GB Hard drive, dual layer processor just like that gateway, 2 gigs RAM (actually it may only be one now that I think about it), and dual layer dvd burner and a 17 inch screen for around 1,000 bucks.

Their site is down now though, and I'm pretty sure I got atleast one of those things wrong.

 

[Future Prez]

Thanks for the suggestion, Man-Thing, but I need to get the laptop at Best Buy because it's a warranty-purchase. They sold me a lemon (according to my warranty, a "lemon" is an item that needs to be repaired more than times, and this was the fourth) so they're replacing it.

 

[Future Prez]

No one has any more advice?