In Nutshell I am fan of IBM machines, May be becoz I am working on IBM machine since begining of My IT career and find them best among all competitors brands. That why when I planned a budget laptop for myself, I had no big choices other than IBM or Lenovo.
After doing little brain stroming finalised on Lenovo 3000 N200 series in year 2008. the bundle includes at that time was :
Platform Technology Intel Centrino Duo
Windows Vista Certification Windows Vista Premium Ready Built-in Devices Wireless LAN antenna,
Stereo speakers
Embedded Security Fingerprint reader
Width 14.2 in
Depth 10.5 in
Height 1.5 in
Weight 6.2 lbs
Color Silver
Localization English
Notebook type Mid-size laptops (6-7.5 lbs.)
Screen type Widescreen
Wireless capabilities Bluetooth,
IEEE 802.11g,
IEEE 802.11b,
IEEE 802.11 n (draft)
Processor Processor Intel Core 2 Duo T7300 / 2.0 GHz
Multi-Core Technology Dual-Core
64-bit Computing Yes
Data Bus Speed 800.0 MHz
Features Enhanced SpeedStep technology,
Execute Disable Bit capability,
Intel Virtualization Technology,
Intel Dynamic Acceleration,
Intel 64 Technology
Chipset Type Mobile Intel PM965 Express
512 RAM was less so I upgraded it 2Gb, later upgraded my HDD to 320 GB as well, these are only 2 expenditure I had on my laptop since I bought. I can say I own one of the best Laptop for personal use till date. still working better than most of quad core systems.
Now I am eyeing a new laptop with i5 processor but my choice will be again IBM or Lenovo.
Value for money and reliable bundle package.
Warm Regards !!