the best amongst the "cheaper" laptops

[hammieko]

Gusto mo makamura surf the net o pabili ka sa US. Madami cheap notebook cgurado branded pa. Yung 80K dito U can have it for a half price. Kung may kakilala ka doon padal ka. Pwuede pa e customize mo. Shipping only cost 3K.

Hammieko,

Yung 3000 shipping, anong shipping company? Safe ba? Magkano kaya tax and duty sa customs?

MACRO INT'L CARGO - Main Office: 3501 Hilario St. Palanana, Makati City
Tel. (632) 831-2758/55-9055. Safe ang package mo dito. Maraming beses na kaming nagpapadala rito. You can get a very cheap laptop at $400 converted to peso at P 47.00 will be something 19K plus shipping ipagpalagay na lang natin 5K your computer will only cost about 25K mabilis na yan masyado compare dito. 'yong 5k shipping net na yon.

[hammieko]

Acer Intel® Pentium® Dual-Core Processor
#8397291
$499.99

Windows Vista™ Home Premium, 1024MB DDR2 memory and 160GB hard drive. Reads and writes dual-layer DVDs and CDs. 14.1" CrystalBrite™ Widescreen. (AS5570-2067)

Reg. Price $649.99 - $150 Best Buy Instant Savings = $499.99
Limit 1 per household.

Kung may kilala ka sa States pabili ka shipping only cost 3 to 5K including custom & duties.
$500 converted to peso 23,500 + 5000=P28,000.

[nicolodeon]

Hmm..do I sense somebody spamming adverts on this thread?

[Jun aka Pekto]

I just bought a Toshiba Satellite A-215 for $900

AMD Turion X2 1.8ghz dualcore
2gb ram
250gb SATA 4200rpm hard drive
ATI X1200 Mobility Radeon
15.4" TruBrite widescreen 1280x800 WXGA
8x Pioneer DL DVD Writer
SD card / 5 in 1 reader
ExpressCard slot
4 x USB2
1 x 4-pin FW
1.3mp Webcam
VGA Out
S-Video Out
Atheros WiFi-b,g
modem
10/100 LAN

Vista Home Premium
Ulead DVD MovieFactory 5
Toshiba CD/DVD Suite equivalent to Nero/Roxio
Restore discs
Bloatware I don't care for

Not a bad system at all. It takes around 2-2.5 hours average to convert a DVD movie .vob to a 700mb Xvid avi via AutoGK. Then, it takes around 30 min average to convert that Xvid file (via Videora for iPod) to an iPod mp4 for use on my PSP. No lag issues even with a 4200rpm hard drive.

Gaming performance is better than the GMA950 but not as good as the X3100. Games like Dawn of War and Rome: Total War ran just fine. OpenGL is slow though. So, no Doom3/Quake4 and other 3d-intensive FPS. That's ok. I didn't really intend to game with it.

It handled Vista Home Premium on par with RC1 on my X2 4200+ which is quite well. No driver issues. Video driver is the full-blown ATI Catalyst, not the lame MS one. All the software issues I had with RC1 are gone with the retail version of Vista.

[spidey1211]

hi guys,

im planning to get this by tom...
msi vr320 h2
intel pentium dual core t2080 1.73ghz
ati radeon x200 graphics
13.3wxvga
1gb ddr2 mem
80gb
super multi dvd rw+-
firwire,wifi, card slot
2.1kg
all this at 33999...32806 if cash.

wat do u thnk? good buy?

[badkuk]

has anyone seen/bought the asus eee pc? i've been reading good feedback from it, even though bitin talaga ung flash memory. incredibly light, portable. sort of like your kid's first "serious" laptop

[Amihan]

I've been using a Neo 540 NX for the past seven months. Economics dictated the choice. Biglang bumigay yung Dell ko. Before the Neo, I used a Dell Inspiron 2650 laptop (circa 2003, bought in the US) which performed well for four years. Ok na ok yung unit ng Dell, ang weakness niya eh yung power adaptor at baterya. Una, sobrang mag-init ng adaptor (sticker says it was made in Thailand) tapos yung cord niya closest to the adaptor broke, exposing the wires. Wear and tear siguro dahil parati kong bitbit yung laptop at napunit yung insulation dahil parating nabe-bend. Pero when the problem first arose (yung overheating ng adaptor), I surfed the net for info and found out that it's a common complaint by Dell users. In fact, nag-recall dati ang Dell ng adaptors dahil may factory defects.

Seven months di nagamit ang bagong battery ng Inspiron. When my brother finally had the adaptor "fixed" (a technician cut off the black tubular thing and reconnected the cord to the adoptor), ginamit ko na siya. May problem number 2 na lumabas: the battery was already dead, as in hindi na talaga kumakarga ng juice. Seven months di nagamit yung baterya so baka normal yun. So, parang PC na ngayon yung Inspiron, although na-revive siya at na-save ko mga lumang files.

Anyway, one day, ginagamit ko yung Dell, ayaw nang magkarga ng power kahit kakapalit pa lang ng baterya. Usual suspect ang power cord. Ayun, biglang nag-spark. Pinatay ko na. I searched for seven months for a replacement. Walang available locally. Nagpahanap pa ako sa Singapore, China. Talagang wala.

Kaya napabili ako ng Neo. Got it for P36k, six months 0% interest. I'm not impressed pero it's a reliable work-horse at DVD player when I'm on the road. Mas magaan. May tendency na mag-init kasi manipis yung unit, ramdam mo yung release ng heat sa keyboard.
Silver ang finish niya. After seven months of use, at hindi naman ako abusadong gumamit, medyo faded na yung silver finish around the touchpad (where the heels of my palm rest) so hindi na siya 'pogi' kahit less than a year old pa lang.

Neo is a good buy if you're on a tight budget. Mabilis, mura, reliable at saka dahil pino-promote pa siya ng Neo dito sa Pinas, may mga credit card deals that ease the burden of payment.

Problema ko with US-bought laptop is that it's hard to source replacement parts, especially for Dell na though may local dealer na eh walang service center. Thailand is the closest service center ng Dell. Okay ka kung may contact ka sa US na pwedeng pakisuyuan bumili ng baterya, power cord/adoptor. Pero kung wala at nagtitipid ka rin, major hassle siya.

[akal]

Kung may kilala ka sa states na uuwi ngayon pasko, magpabili ka na lang ng branded. Nakapag-order na ako ng HP DV2500t customized: $1,325 lng compare sa price dito na P88,800. Dadalhin na ng auntie ko this 18 Nov.

Ito yung specs:

[SIZE=2]HP Pavilion dv2500t notebook[/SIZE]
[SIZE=2]- Genuine Windows Vista Home Premium (32-bit)[/SIZE]
[SIZE=2]- Intel(R) Core(TM) 2 Duo processor T7500 (2.20 GHz, 4 MB L2 Cache, 800MHz FSB)[/SIZE]
[SIZE=2]- 14.1" WXGA High-Definition HP BrightView Widescreen Display (1280 x 800)[/SIZE]
[SIZE=2]- 2GB DDR2 System Memory (2 Dimm)[/SIZE]
[SIZE=2]- 64MB NVIDIA GeForce 8400M GS[/SIZE]
[SIZE=2]- HP Imprint (Radiance) + Fingerprint Reader + Webcam + Microphone[/SIZE]
[SIZE=2]- Intel(R) PRO/Wireless 3945ABG Network Connection and Bluetooth(TM)[/SIZE]
[SIZE=2]- 160GB 5400RPM SATA Hard Drive[/SIZE]
[SIZE=2]- FREE Upgrade to LightScribe SuperMulti 8X DVD+/-RW with Double Layer Support!![/SIZE]
[SIZE=2]- No TV Tuner w/remote control[/SIZE]
[SIZE=2]- 6 Cell Lithium Ion Battery[/SIZE]
[SIZE=2]- System Recovery DVD with Genuine Windows Vista Home Premium (32-bit)[/SIZE]
[SIZE=2]- Microsoft(R) Works 8.0[/SIZE]