Laptop for 850$

[qtq]

Hi,

I'll buy a laptop for max. 850$ from the USA.But i've some difficulties to make the good decision.

-I'll watch HD movies
-I'm not plannig to play games
-The battery life most at least 3 hours.
-The weight could be about 6lbs.
-I'll use it for min. 3 years.
-The sound quality is not so much important.
-LCD ecran's quality is important.Because i'm going to watch a lot of movies.
-I actually use it at home and take it with me for the holidays.
-The WiFi capability must be more than enough.
-120+ of HDD is prefered.
-It will be good if the laptop has an HDMI port.


I found 4 laptops listed below:


Acer Aspire AS5720-6661
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834115467

Toshiba Satellite A205-S5853
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834114454 ,

Toshiba Qosmio F45-AV413
http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=3445007&body=MAIN#detailspecs

Toshiba A305-S6825
http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage.jsp?skuId=8770555&type=product&id=1203815723003


What do you think about those laptops?Do you have other ideas?

 

[gigman]

third one is the best

 

[lostandwandering]

third one is the best

The fact that it's a refurb and it's CPU is only 1.66ghz compare to the two Satellites, says otherwise IMO. I think the A305 is the best choice out of the group; 1.83ghz CPU, large and faster HDD and 3gb of RAM.

 

[qtq]

Do you have other models to recommend?

 

[lostandwandering]

You can configure a Dell Inspiron 1525 off the Home/Home Office site with a 2ghz CPU for about $800. The Same goes for the HP DV6500t. It just depends on how mainstream you want to stay.

 

[qtq]

I've got some doubts on Dell's LCD screen quality.What do you thnik about it?And also i could not find any information about the battery life of 1525 series.

 

[lostandwandering]

Here's a review of the 1525: http://www.notebookreview.com/default.asp?newsID=4175&review=Dell+Inspiron+1525

about 3 hrs of battery life on a 6-cell battery. I have seen A WXGA matte screen and a WUXGA Glossy screen from Dell. Both were nice, but I would rather have the glossy because the colors are brighter and more accurate, it will give you glare in areas with a lot of lighting though.