>>>>>Looking for recommendations for a new laptop.
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>>>>>Requirements:
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>>>>>* Would like a Dell
>>>>>* Will be using it for development
>>>>>* Windows 7
>>>>>* Wouldn't mind gaming on it (GASP!! Gaming on a dev machine!!)
>>>>>* Docking station
>>>>>* Dual monitor support
>>>>>* I don't EVER wanna run out of memory or HD space.
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>>>>I have a Dell that still works but only on AC and I have to be Deli (crazy in Turkish) to buy another. Its battery died w/o not even being used for its normal recharge cycles. It doesn't recognize its own original adapter (what ever that message means at startup). OTOH I have yet to see a notebook that I would find satisfactory to use for development. My first notebook was a Toshiba for example and I wouldn't buy a Toshiba again. Any notebook you buy today would have a life cycle of 3 or maybe 4 years and "I don't EVER wanna run out of memory or HD space." is a dream. You always do. Just for fun I personalized a Dell XPS Studio 16 with i7 quad 2.73, 8Gb, 256Gb Solid State Disk and its price topped to 2379$ in US. Instead I would buy a much better performing Opteron based server, install Hyper-V Windows 2008 Server R2 on it for free, then install one or more virtual machines (license matters) and then buy a cheap notebook maybe to connect it on the go (and really did something similar, working on it from anywhere I have internet access).
>>>>Anyway I know at the end you would go and buy a notebook and throw it away after 3-5 years:) The max price limit should be your starting point IMHO.
>>>>PS: You are still lucky notebooks are much cheaper there:)
>>>>Cetin
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>>>I agree about Dell, I have had two, but I will NEVER buy another laptop from them. However, I don't agree about Toshiba. My current laptop is a Toshiba Satellite X200-20T, and it's almost perfect.
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>>Hmm how long have you been using it:) Wait and we would talk about Toshiba later. For the price you paid how long you would expect to use and how much you can. The time is ticking (I have paid the highest price in my life to that Toshiba I bought and I am very sorry I did).
>>Cetin
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>Sorry for my late answer, I had to check. I bought this computer in the beginning of October 2007, and it has been around the world a few times. It's the only machine I use for my web work, so I use it a lot. I use it about 90% on mains, and about 10% on battery. So far a perfect laptop for my use, no problems whatsoever.

Tore,
Patience:) It hasn't been even 3 years yet. They all reach 3 years mark, 3 to 5 years, comsi comsa. Then funeral (unless you aren't resistant to accept the death of your beloved, otherwise you can use it for lifetime). Too much price for a short life.
Cetin