What are some good laptops between about $700-$1000?

[CFH]

I know it's Walmart, but how does these look to you guys? I really know very little about laptops having never owned one and I'm obviously reticent to trust a salesperson.

Walmart.ca: Dell, Dell Inspiron 1545 Laptop in piano Black finish **Wal-Mart Exclusive**, Dell Inspiron 1545 Laptop in piano Black finish **Wal-Mart Exclusive** Also available in Red and Blue

Walmart.ca: Acer, Acer Aspire 7735Z 17.3" Notebook, The Acer Aspire 7735Z delivers digital excitement to see, hear and live. Feast your eyes on the 17.3" 16:9 display and treat your ears to the intriguing sound experience of 2nd Generation Dolby audi

[jamiebhoy]

Of the three desktop PC's I have my favourite is the Acer, runs smooth with no problems. Have had performance issues in the past with Dell.
The Acer you listed looks like a nice deal.

[RP33]

The Acer has a much bigger screen and is a more powerful machine.. i really wouldn't worry about brand names, so long as they are a credible name.. acer has been in the game a while and i wouldn't hesitate to purchase anything from them.. my desktop is a Lenovo, which is an IBM brand and it's a beast.. if you can find a lenovo laptop it may be worth while.. but that acer is a nice laptop for the price.

[CFH]

The Acer has a much bigger screen and is a more powerful machine.. i really wouldn't worry about brand names, so long as they are a credible name.. acer has been in the game a while and i wouldn't hesitate to purchase anything from them.. my desktop is a Lenovo, which is an IBM brand and it's a beast.. if you can find a lenovo laptop it may be worth while.. but that acer is a nice laptop for the price.

What model is yours?

[RP33]

The Acer has a much bigger screen and is a more powerful machine.. i really wouldn't worry about brand names, so long as they are a credible name.. acer has been in the game a while and i wouldn't hesitate to purchase anything from them.. my desktop is a Lenovo, which is an IBM brand and it's a beast.. if you can find a lenovo laptop it may be worth while.. but that acer is a nice laptop for the price.

What model is yours?

it's a desktop and it's prob 3 years old.. 3000 J series.. it doesn't have much memory but it runs perfect even with all of the shit i have on the hard drive and memory sucking programs i use.

[CFH]

The Acer has a much bigger screen and is a more powerful machine.. i really wouldn't worry about brand names, so long as they are a credible name.. acer has been in the game a while and i wouldn't hesitate to purchase anything from them.. my desktop is a Lenovo, which is an IBM brand and it's a beast.. if you can find a lenovo laptop it may be worth while.. but that acer is a nice laptop for the price.

What model is yours?

it's a desktop and it's prob 3 years old.. 3000 J series.. it doesn't have much memory but it runs perfect even with all of the shit i have on the hard drive and memory sucking programs i use.

Ah, I somehow managed to miss the fact that it was a desktop in your original post. I've been looking at some Lenovo laptops, but the cheap ones seem to be a bit underpowered according to the CNET reviews I've read. The 1.3GHz processor seems to be a major issue. I have no idea what kind of processor I should be looking for though .

[brucelee]

What model is yours?

it's a desktop and it's prob 3 years old.. 3000 J series.. it doesn't have much memory but it runs perfect even with all of the shit i have on the hard drive and memory sucking programs i use.

Ah, I somehow managed to miss the fact that it was a desktop in your original post. I've been looking at some Lenovo laptops, but the cheap ones seem to be a bit underpowered according to the CNET reviews I've read. The 1.3GHz processor seems to be a major issue. I have no idea what kind of processor I should be looking for though .

For notebooks, buy one with intel atom n280 processor. I don't know if there are quadcore processor for laptops.

I'm using an acer notebook now and so far so good. I've heard from friends that the lcd monitor of acer laptops have problems.

I would still suggest that you buy an HP or a Compaq laptop. Toshiba is also nice but it heats easily.