[sven]

ok, i have a laptop in mind i want to buy. there is currently a 650$ cdn rebate on it, which i would like to use before the 19th. im just wondering if the prices will go down in 6 months, or a new technology will come out.

Dell Inspiron 9300

Genuine Windows® XP Professional (English) (dont want vista)
Intel® Pentium® M Processor 750 (1.86 GHz/2MB Cache/533MHz FSB)
17 inch Wide Screen XGA+ Display
1GB Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM at 533MHz 2 Dimm
100GB Hard Drive
256MB NVIDA® GeForce™ Go 6800
8x CD/DVD burner (DVD+/-RW) with double-layer DVD+R write capability (not interested in hd-dvd)
intel® PRO/Wireless 2915 Internal Wireless

what technology can i expect in the next 6 months, and what kind of changes in prices? also, im not into getting the lastest top of the line new technology (hd-dvd is an example, cuz ill never use it)

thanks everyone

[ripken204]

well prices will always be going down. as far as laptop technology, i cant rly think of anything for this year.

[jcarle]

Three things are coming for laptops in the near future.

Dual-core mobile processors.

Speed increase from 533MHz to 667MHz for DDR2 memory.

Faster (again) video cards.

[ripken204]

isnt that early next year or vry late this year?

[sven]

next 6 months, nothing farther. im not worried about speed too or videocards. i dont need or want better then what i have.

[spazmire11]

well theres a chance intel could realese a 65nm pentium M proceser, not to sure about that tho. prices will always be falling so if you can wait you may get a better deal

[ripken204]

if you dont care about speed then why wait? prices?
just get something now or else you will always be waiting.

[sven]

well, id like to, but my dad thinks prices will drop. now that i read this, it looks like laptops will not have many upgrades these days.... hum... ill talk to him

[ripken204]

prices will ALWAYS drop

[jcarle]

If you're waiting for the latest thing to end up being cheap, it won't. By the time something becomes cheap, it will be because something new (and more expensive) has come out to replace it. The Inspiron 9300 is already on it's way down the line. Dell already has plans to replace it with a newer, faster model.

[sven]

i know that. but i dont think he does. even if theres a new model comming out, i dont want to pay 2000$ and get a lot less then what im getting now because of the sale. ugghhhhh, people who think they understand technology but dont p*** me off lol

[puntoMX]

For 650 CAD$ you will not find any thing better so don´t think to long about it. You can´t play games on it but it sure will be enough for other multimedia stuff / office / internet.

[suryad]

Well I can see the prices dropping with the coming of Dothan on the scene. And there are prob going to be some AMD Turion based laptops as well. I would go with an XPS2 if possible. Or get a sager notebook with an AMD in it.

[boggen]

had to help aunt get laptop for her daugther this christmas.

paid around $600 to $700 us it was one of the cheapo's listed in the regular local adds.

same specs than what you posted exception
had 512mb ram and 80gig drive and B/G wireless, 128 dedicated video memory.

was told i had to install and setup up software. more like a couple weeks of play time but for most bang for your buck type doing. it was a solid system.

6months down road. yada yada yada... about technolgy... if me id be more concerned about warrenty or how well it was made, who is providing techsupport and if worth a dime or not.

if you be shelling out 1/3 to half the price of laptop for warrenty. save your cash get a one year warrenty and spend the extra cash getting a good bag to hold latop in. a good desk, some other things that would help protect laptop. instead relying on warrenty to cover your accidents.

in a couple years time. a new laptop with same specs will be half the price it is now. (in reference to warrenty remark)

[sven]

i know, i got a 3 month warranty, with a nice bag. im not getting one now anyways, but either way i want to buy top of the line lol. meh, ill see in 6 months.