I just picked up a Dell latitude E6520. You really need to figure what your needs and go after that product line you like. In general there are two types of laptops. Consumer and business line and then sub catagories of that.
Only reason i know Dell is because i researched them before buying one.
If you can stick with consumer line of laptops Dell has some options like Inspiron, XPS, Alienware. For the business lineup i saw the Latitude.
Does it matter - Business vs consumer line. If your looking for a more rugged long lasting laptop then the Latitude, Lenovo Thinkpad, HP Elite etc. If that doesn't matter then go consumer. I bought the latitude b/c it has metal hinges and built around more of rugged design like a metal frame etc.
http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2346880,00.asp
Why business laptops matter - but if your careful with yours they don't matter lol.
http://blog.laptopmag.com/10-reasons...ness-notebooks
http://www.pcworld.com/businesscente...ss_laptop.html
http://smallbusiness.chron.com/diffe...aptop-774.html
http://forums.anandtech.com/showthread.php?t=2073252
The one i got was around $1700 configured on the dell webite new. I got mine for $810 shipped refurbished with a Dell 3 yr warranty. Negotiated on price and ebay gave me a 10% off coupon. I got it and it looks like new to me, lol. Very hard to tell the difference. Purchased from a top seller off ebay.
2011 Model lol
it's a Dell Latitude E6520 Laptop PC
Intel Core i7-2720QM processor (2.20 GHz with Turbo Boost 2.0 up to 3.30 GHz)
6 Cell Primary Battery
Dell 1501 Wireless-N
Internal Backlit Keyboard - English
90W AC Adapter
15.6 in HD (1366x768) Anti-Glare LED-backlit Display
Nvidia NVS 4200M 512MB DDR3 Discrete Graphics
8X DVD +/- RW Drive
8GB DDR3 SDRAM 1333MHz (2 DIMMs)
Genuine Windows 7 Professional 64BIT w/Operating System
128 GB Solid State Hard Drive, 2.5
3 Years Warranty
Pretty decent deal if you ask since it has a SSD hard drive. Granted 128gb is not much space but i don't need that much. I like raw performance more. Very responsive like my core i7 desktop which has two SSD drives. If you want more raw video card power the XPS line has Nvidia cards with like 1gb to 2gb with what i saw. Also, mine is heavy but that doesn't matter it's still mobile and i'm not a weakling lol. And yes it sucks down battery like no tommorrow, but who cares there are battery options. GL
Just found this -
http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-505145_1...co/?tag=mwuser
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