Buying a laptop

[Banga19]

I'm sorry, I realise this probably gets done to death on this board, the old "which laptop should I buy"?

But I'm gonna post it anyway, as I want some help.

I'm looking to buy myself a brand new windows laptop, and I will be spending no more than $2,000, preferably about $1400-$1800. I'm a bit of a fan of space, and I'll probably end up storing quite a lot of music and even movies on it, so I guess you could say it is for entertainment purposes. Also, I will be doing this sort of thing on it, going on BF, surfing the net, and I plan for me to really not need this desktop computer I am currently on, anymore, so my laptop will be for all purposes. Also, I plan to eventually be doing some amateurish video editing on it.

I think I've got my head around much of the specs of a computer, however I am not a computer nerd by any means, and any help in choosing will be much appreciated.

The Hp pavilion series has caught my eye in my research on ebay.

Something like this maybe? The specs look good

http://cgi.ebay.com.au/HP-LAPTOP-17...3286.c0.m14&_trkparms=66:2|65:3|39:1|240:1318


Any brands, models, that anyone can strongly recommend, or maybe recommend not to buy?

Cheers in advance

 

[Masss#10]

That little movie on your link does it for me

 

[Banga19]

That little movie on your link does it for me

I've looked at quite a few HP laptops on ebay, and that song is now driving me crazy

 

[hermolt]

I just got a Pavilion from Centrecom here in Melbourne. 1600 bucks got me 2.8GHZ, 4GB RAM, 250GB HDD, 512MB nVidia card and 15.4 inch screen. I know it probably isn't exactly what you're after, but I thought that I'd prefer the faster processor and just grab an external HDD if I needed more space. I've experienced no problems with the HP thus far, it's been awesome actually.

Now if only I could find a Keygen for Office 07, I'd be sorted.

 

[seanoff]

http://www.ht.com.au/N/Computers-No...00-4GB-500GB-ATi-3650-256MB-17-VHP/detail.hts

Dell Studio 17
Intel Core 2 Duo T8300 2.4GHz
4GB (2GB x 2) Dual-channel 667MHz DDR2 SDRAM
2x250GB 5400rpm Hard Disk
ATi 256MB 3650 Graphics Controller
Intel High Definition Audio 2.0
Internal DVD±RW with Dual-Layer
17" Widescreen WXGA with TrueLife™
Integrated 2 megapixel Webcam
Bluetooth & Dell Wireless 1510
TV Tuner
6-cell Lithium-Ion Battery
Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium 32-bit
Microsoft Works 8.5

probably a bit of a beast but does everything you want.


i don't like big laptops as a rule, but just a suggestion. look around and make your own decision.

you'll find one person that will tell you not to buy a particular brand. if you are worried get a long warranty.