Me and Onyx are running USB connections, I have never had a problem with mine. IMO you can never go wrong with a toshiba, they use high quality parts. From what I have heard Toshiba uses the same technology on the screens that sony does. this is the order in which I would get a notebook:

Toshiba
Apple G4
Sony/Dell

You cant use the apple, cause of the operating system, but that would be my number one pick.

 

Funny you say that, my final two choices were between a Toshiba and Sony . The Toshiba was $100 less than the Sony and was better equipped, however, the display was not as bright as the Sony(with the X-brite). I had them side by side looking from every angle and the the Sony had a distinct advantage. I actually preffered the Toshiba's feel and layout over the Sony, but the brighter screen sealed it for me.

 

wheres the best place to buy a toshiba or a sony?

 

I bought mine at Best Buy all that I recomend that if you get one always buy the three year warranty. its around 400 dollars but it is worth it. I replaced my sorry compaq with the no lemon policy. They completly gave me the entire value for it. Plus I think Best buy has good computer repair center.

 

I like tigerdirect.com...

take a look at some of these.. idk what specs your looking for
http://www.tigerdirect.com/applicati...&Sku=S168-4114
http://www.tigerdirect.com/applicati...Sku=S168-FS630
http://www.tigerdirect.com/applicati...4&Sku=C67-1500

thats some generic stuff.. and of course you can create whatever you want im sure... but its probably a bit more expensive.

 

im looking for the baddest **** on the planet haha. nah im looking for something with good memory and that will stay fast for a pretty good while. less than 1500 for sure.

 

PM sent.. i built one for ya.

 

I got mine at the Navy Exchange so unfortunetly that won't help to many people here.
this is what I ended up getting, if you tune in the daylight the X-brite display helps out.
Sony Vaio FS760
1.86 ghz Pentium M 750
2mb L2 cache, 533mhz FSB
512mb DDR2 SDRAM max 2g
100gb hard drive
15.4" screen
DVD+R double layer/DVD RW

 

you couldnt buy one and send it to someone grippy? haha
i know you had to of got a pretty good deal on it

joe you must have sent it to somebody else. i didnt get it

 

I have a HP ze4560us that I bought 2 years ago from ecost.com. Cost me around $800. It was a factory refurb with a AMD 2500 processor, 512 RAM, 15" screen and a 40 gig hard drive. It also has a serial port. It only cam with a 90 day warranty. I didn't have any problems with it until recently, the power jack plug would only charge it if you held it in the right position. I took it to radio shack and they soldered a new jack in for a $100 bucks. It has been a great laptop for me. Works great for tuning