Laptop advice needed.

[Arcmanov]

Aye...that Atom is dual-core eh Crixx.

Read some reviews for the Asus 1215N.  It's quite the performer.

[Crixx_Creww]

lol @ dual core calculator processor, lol come nah man

i was about to bawl wayyyyyy @ preston find, but then i spy dat PD processor, lol wow.. maybe worse dan an atom? lol but Asus=hyper pro laptop

I think we could safely stare him out of the sub 500 dollah zone
say the 6 to 700 dollah zone?

[Arcmanov]

Apparently Crixx doesn't appreciate the word 'budget'. 

[Saxito Pau]

Whatever you end up buying, get lojack for laptops on it. (same tracking system being used on the Form One laptos)

This is theri BIOS compatibility list which I hope is not a limited one
http://www.absolute.com/en/partners/bios-compatibility.aspx

They have an office on Carmody Street. TT$345 a year for the service. I can give you the contact number if you need it

In the meantime, I will suggest this if you can stretch yourself an extra US$50: Asus UL20FT

http://www.amazon.com/UL20FT-XA1-Light-12-Inch-Laptop-Silver/dp/B004KJDS7E/ref=pd_ecc_rvi_cart_1

... and this at US$615: Asus UL80JT

http://www.amazon.com/UL80JT-A2-Light-14-Inch-Laptop-Battery/dp/B004I3ZTVK/ref=sr_1_2?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1299060901&sr=1-2

[BeoBear]

Guys I can't say thanks enough for all the suggestions.

I keep hearing about Dell and it seems thats the direction I might as well take, just for the peace of mind of having it being able to get serviced here if need be.

I sent a message to UWI regarding the dell laptops but the discounts aren't that much and I would have to wait much longer to receive the laptop.

I've been able to sacrifice certain things and cut costs at certain corners...(and beg..oh begging....) and now I'm within the 500-800 price range. So now I'm looking at the Dell inspirion 15r, which covers all my basic needs and is quite attractive to me at this point, or their XPS series which I'm wondering about. Would it be better to spend more and venture into the XPS line, or just go with the 15r?

[Crixx_Creww]

if you in that kinda price range, you really should look at something better than a dell
an asus, lenovo, maybe toshiba cause unfortunately with dell, quality does not increase with price.

[D2ultima]

Guys I can't say thanks enough for all the suggestions.

I keep hearing about Dell and it seems thats the direction I might as well take, just for the peace of mind of having it being able to get serviced here if need be.

I sent a message to UWI regarding the dell laptops but the discounts aren't that much and I would have to wait much longer to receive the laptop.

I've been able to sacrifice certain things and cut costs at certain corners...(and beg..oh begging....) and now I'm within the 500-800 price range. So now I'm looking at the Dell inspirion 15r, which covers all my basic needs and is quite attractive to me at this point, or their XPS series which I'm wondering about. Would it be better to spend more and venture into the XPS line, or just go with the 15r?

Holy shit ah late! I should have been here at the start, laptops are my specialty. If you're in the $800 price range, I'd tell you get an ASUS. I'd love to tell you to get one of the lower-end Sager models, but it'd be cutting it close, plus you need to account for shipping. The beauty of Sager machines is their warranty allows cleaning/replacing/fixing/whatever without being broken; you don't need an official tech to do it for you. If you have a way to get it without paying international shipping, easy. If you don't, then ASUS is your best bet.

Lenovo is loved by many and Toshiba is durable as hell, but you won't get any specs anywhere NEAR what you could get with ASUS/Sager for the same price. Your choice man... though I'm so late you've probably made your choice already lol.

[Spazosaurus]

Is there local support for Asus?

[D2ultima]

Is there local support for Asus?

ONLY local support is for Dell; there are some stores that have HP/Acer/etc certification that they could look at your PC if something went wrong, but most of them wouldn't touch it if it's under warranty. But Sager, ASUS and MSI are the main brands I know of that basically you buy it, and it doesn't give you trouble. Of course there's always the odd "dud" item, but it's pretty lowly likely. Hell, my laptop's been going for nearly 2 years now, only problem I ever encountered was a hard drive that just died about 1 month after I got the machine. The replacement they sent me still going strong.