[H-GEN] dpreview like site for laptops?

[Tony Bilbrough]

Brilliant, well worth trying the Dell configure feature system if only 
to dream!
Might be holding breath for ESata and USB 3 features, but noticed that 
Gary had ESata!


>
> On Wed, 2010-05-19 at 14:04 +1000, Clinton Roy wrote:
>> I'm in the market for a laptop, but I'd really prefer to search by
>> feature and criterion rather than
>> arbitrary codenames and things. Does anyone know for a dpreview like
>> site for laptops?
> 

Russell Stuart wrote:
> You are asking too much.  There will be bugger all web sites out there
> that know more than you already do about laptops.
> 
> I can tell you the way I do it though.  Go to the Dell site, configure a
> few laptops with the right set of options.  (Actually any big online
> store will do, but Dell is big and convenient.)  This will give you a
> feel for price/features.  Then go on a laptop crawl.  Compare the
> laptops you find to the Dell baseline.
> 
> It is a real eye-opener.  Some will be better for the price.  Most will
> be worse.
> 
> This won't find you the best laptop.  But it will prevent you from being
> screwed.
> 
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