Your advice on best buy 19" TFT?
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Samsung SM920N 19" TFT Display - Only 8MS Response Time\n\nProduct code: SAMMO217\n\n£139.00 (ex VAT)\n\n    * Ultra Narrow and Slim Design\n    * Clean & Simple Front View\n    * Superior Image Quality\n    * 8ms response time\n    * Contrast Ratio 700:1\n    * Brightness 250 cd/m2\n    * TCO'99 Certified\n    * Pivot Enabled 90\n\nMain specifications\nManufacturer's Part Number: LS19MJAKSZ\nConnections: 15 Pin D-Sub\nDimensions (wxdxh): 416.6 x 424.6 x 215.5 mm\nDisplay (Projector) / Color Support: 16.2 Million\nDisplay (Projector) / Diagonal Size (inches): 19"\nDisplay (Projector) / Max Resolution: 1280 x 1024\nDisplay (Projector) / Technology: TFT\nDot Pitch: 0.294 mm\nMiscellaneous / Colour: Silver\nModel: SM920N\nWarranty: 1 Year Warranty\nWeight (Net) kg's: 6Kg
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If the money is not an important factor for that and also you don't need a number one monitor (LCD) go ahead with an IBM Think Pad T Series. It's the perfect choice.\nIf the LCD is an important factor get a one that has a technology in LCD (like as Toshiba and SONY).\nAlso the following specifications are highly recommended in your laptop:\nHDD: (No matter what's the size but) at least 5400 RPM or 7200 RPM\nLCD: 15" (Wide is also a good choice but the wide LCDs has less life than a normal LCD and also cheaper in producing)\nBluetooth: Up to you if you have such devices.\nMouse: TouchPad and TrackPoint both are recommended.\nDisk Drive: Floppy is dead long time ago as you know. But DVD-RAM is not a perfect choice if you don't use. So get a Combo drive (CD-RW, DVD-ROM)\nWLAN: If you don't use no need to take a Centrino.\nCPU: 533Mhz FSB is a good choice, much better than 400Mhz FSB.\nRAM: at least 1 GB. DDR2 is recommended.\nGPU: nVidia, ATI both are good.
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I bought one and the mouse cursor sometimes goes mad, only way to make it stop is to slightly bend the laptop. I only bought it as I repair full size PCs but never touched a laptop so I had to have one to play with. It was fairly cheap for what it is but was advertised as faultless (and with XP but instead it had NT,luckily I hate both and never intended to run either) so I guess someone else might see it as a rip-off, buying S/H is always a gamble but in the end it could have been much worse. Buying from eBay is MOST ALWAYS hit and miss so if you are not into taking things apart the best bet is to pay 3 times the money and buy new from a shop with a guarantee, then you have a place to go back to. \n\n I have found that even when buying new it often works out that the people in shops are mostly incompetent time wasters so is always best to learn a bit of DIY, computers are modular and if you are blessed with a little common sense they are very easy to fix with the individual bits being very cheap to buy.
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Well, on the over all market are my pics.\n\nDell - Great value all around. Wonderfull desktops. The Optiplex series has been a consistantly good system. Their laptops are pretty good too.\n\nApple - Well there's just no competition for these guys, just one small problem. $$$$$$$ Way to much! AND NO, I DON'T WANT A FREE IPOD WITH MY PURCHASE!\n\nToshiba - I've got old ones, and I have a brand new Satilite M55. There like my Toyota, I'll never get rid of em'. Toshiba, from my personal experience makes some of the best performing, if not, the longest lasting lap tops I've ever worked with. If you buy a new Satalite, you may find your self no longer using your desktop. \n\nHP - Decent desent desktops. (Personal experience). Good Laptops, from what I hear. The older HP's that were on socket 370 were fantastic. Mine is 6 years old and still runs great. Their new line of PDA's though, those are realy nice. I own one, and it's replaced almost all the tasks I use to use my laptop for. All the minor ones at lease.\n\nThe best home PC however would have to be the ones you build your self. They can be painfull to work with at times, but once you get one put together that works, it's a realy neat feeling to have it and use and to be able to stick it to everyone else who gets ripped of by Dell! (just kidding)
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The best thing to do is get a list of potential models you might buy and go to Amazon.com and see what other users have had to say about them. This should really help you.
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Everyone else here is right, the hard drive should be fine.  However, the screen is a loss, it is not worth replacing as a laptop display will run you $700 to $900 and for that, you can just buy a new laptop.  Also, someone suggested getting the extended warranty, the problem is extended warranties don't cover screen damage, no matter how it was caused, I know, Best Buy wouldn't fix mine and I ended up buying a new laptop.\n\nYes, you can transfer it to another computer, there are a number of utilities to do this but since it is a laptop drive you will need a USB 2.0 enclosure for it like this one, http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16817106093, this will allow you to connect the drive to any computer and take any information you need off of it.
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Dell or PC World... if you do go to PC World, the advent ones are cheap and cheerful... don't let them talk you into buying anything else for it though (unless its a bag and you want one)!!
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Be sure to  check the classifides. I bought one this way. You will have to do a lot of looking. There are some blue books on these things, but you want one in good condition. Hook it up and be sure everything works. Good Luck.
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Just get a Dell. You can save money by building it yourself or buying from TigerDirect, but if you ever run into problem. You are the techsupport, and good luck collecting any waranty from newegg or TigerDirect.
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Gotta agree w/ The Expert for the most part, except...\n\nAs a system builder and semi-high end user, I always recommend that a buyer go w/ "custom" built system assembeled by a local trustworthy shop...The reason for this is you will get pretty much exactly what you want for your specific needs, will easily be upgradable in the future, service will get done quicker, and you're putting $$ in the pocket of a local merchant instead of a corporate entity...\n\nThat being said, think about this...Spend most of your money on the things you're going to keep over the long haul...Like a monitor, speakers, etc...A monitor is like a TV when you buy it...You're going to be keeping it for a LONG time... Same thing goes w/ speakers...\n\nJust remember, a Brand Name system has built-in obsolensece, which is fine if you're just gonna surf the Web and read e-mail like yer Grandma does, whereas a "built" system can be upgraded many times for a LOT less than what you'll spend for a new system down the road...I have a system case that  I've had for over 7 years, and have upgraded 4 times....  \n\nWhile you might pay a little more for a "built" unit, just remember that things like your video card, sound card, network card, CD/DVD, and Hard Drives won't need to be replaced, so that all you have to do is just get a new mobo/CPU, and RAM, and yer good to go....
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best buy is your best bet! They usually have good deals and you can get a three year warranty in case anything goes wrong. If not there, craigslist.com always works!
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I'd go with any 19" Viewsonic with a response time of 12ms or less. These are withing your price range and the response time will make looking at the monitor easier on your eyes because it refreshes quicker.
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20 inch flatscreen wide is best.\n\n-J
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Your best deals will be through major manufactures for pricing, they have the infrastructure and service techs to handle nationwide issues ... i would suggest contacting Gateway, Dell, Toshiba and Compact/HP .. you will want to have a consistent and reliable line ... smaller companies tend to have offbrands of questionable reliability and limited servicability .. the major companies will do onsite service and can ship major parts overnight if necessary.   Smaller comapnies tend to require shipping the unit to their plant for service which most customers find annoying.
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Hopefully, mine is waiting for me when I get home, I ordered it last wed. Mine has the 60GB hard drive so i hope it is speedy. We will see after I load it up with software.\n\nUPDATE  I have had this machine for a few days now and so far so good. It is fast, but not as fast as I hoped. I really like the fact that I can play CD's and DVD's with out having to turn it on and load windows and such. I hope you got the media center edition because it rocks. It has the newest version of IE which is a lot like mozilla. For only having two speakers, the sound quality is awesome. \n\nRight now, dell is offering 60 GB for no additional charge and they change this weekly I guess because right after I ordered mine, they were offering 100 GB for free, now its back to 60.\n\nIf you are looking to get the bluetooth, I would wait. \nYou can get the internal OEM card on ebay for $30 including shipping and it is easy peasy to install. Its a lot better than paying dell $50 and possibly delaying your shipping. \n\nThe ebay link is below as well as a link to how to install it.
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You gotta go for the 17". You'll really appreciate the extra real estate on the monitor when you get into an in depth software program.
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Best Buy is really good and they can help you with any info you need. I got a PCI wireless card for uner 45.00 =)