MSI 1029 or Compaq V400T???

[VisionlessSight]

OK so after reading here some and asking some questions Think I have narrowed it down a bit, unless you all start throwing more at me, and please do if you have it

Configured to Machines

number 1 V4000T

Operating System Microsoft(R) Windows(R) XP Home Edition with SP2


Processor Intel(R) Pentium(R) M Processor 725A (1.6 GHz)


Display 15.4" WXGA BrightView Widescreen (1280x800)


Graphics Card 128MB ATI MOBILITY(TM) RADEON(R) X700


Memory 256MB DDR2 SDRAM (1x256MB)


Hard Drive 80 GB 5400 RPM Hard Drive


Primary CD/DVD Drive DVD/CD-RW Combo Drive


Networking 54g(TM) 802.11b/g WLAN w/ 125HSM/SpeedBooster(TM)


Primary Battery 12 Cell Lithium Ion Battery


Productivity Software Microsoft(R) Works/Money

$1138


Or


number 2 MSI 1029

Case ( Battalion-101 CL-Turbo [AMD] Series 15.4" Wide Screen WXGA 1280x800 LCD TFT Notebook w/Li-Ion Battery, Universal AC Power Adapter Original Metallic Silver Color )
Processor ( Mobile AMD® Turion™64 MT-30 CPU [1.6GHz, 1MB Cache] w/Hyper Transport Technology )
Memory ( 1024MB [512MB X2] DDR-400 PC-3200 [Notebook Memory] Major Brand )
Video Card ( [New !!!] Mobility 128MB ATI Radeon X700 PCI-Express 3D Video )
Hard Drive ( 60 GB 5400rpm ATA-100 Super Slim Notebook Hard Drive )
CD-RW/DVD-RW Drive ( 8X Dual Format DVD±R/±RW + CD-R/RW Drive [CL-Turbo] )
Sound Card ( 3D Premium Surround Sound Onboard )
Fax Modem ( Build-in 56K V.92 Fax Modem [Notebook] )
Network Card ( Build-in 10/100 Network LAN [Notebook] )
USB 2.0 Accessories ( Build-in 4x USB 2.0 Ports [Notebook] )
Flash Media Reader/Writer ( Build-in 3-in-1 Media Card Reader/Writer [Notebook] )
Operation System ( MS Windows XP Home Edition w/Service Pack-2 )
IEEE-1394 Fire Wire Card ( Build-in 1x IEEE-1394 Firewire Port [Notebook] )
Wireless Network Adapter ( [FREE] Wireless LAN Wi-Fi 802.11g 54Mbps Mini-PCI Module ) Dumb question "mini-pci" means internal?
Warranty ( Warranty Service iBUYPOWER Premium Warranty Package-I: Standard 1-Year Limited Warranty + First Year 24/7 Phone Support )


$1265

I dont really know anything about MSI, but you all seem to like them, are they a good company? Was looking to buy from ipowerbuy.com from a like on msi's website, anyone have experience with them.


Thanks everyone

[Charles P. Jefferies]

You mean ibuypower.com...

The MSI-1029 is almost better in every aspect, with the exception of the hard drive being 20GB smaller. It is a much better deal - especially considering that it has 4x the RAM, a DVD burner, and a more powerful CPU.

You'll get better battery life with the Compaq due to it's oversized 12-cell battery (5 hours), but other than that, everything points toward the MSI.

I'd go on MSI's website and check out who else sells them; I haven't heard the greatest things about ibuypower.

[VisionlessSight]

You mean ibuypower.com...



I'd go on MSI's website and check out who else sells them; I haven't heard the greatest things about ibuypower.

Yea battery life is not that big a deal, usually near a wall anyways, Havent heard good things from ibuypower or i powerbuy? dang. Any reseller you would recommend for the MSI?

[BargainSeeker]

Any reseller you would recommend for the MSI?

RawpowerPC or Xmeld.

[NYBOY]

I am wating for my MSI-1029 from AVADirect... I'll post a review as soon as I get a hold of it...hopefully a day after tomorrow and play with it a little bit.

[vtapoker]

Looking forward to that review NYBOY.