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Post subject: Recommeneded laptops?  Posted: Mon Aug 13, 2007 3:57 am |
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I'm going to get a new one.
Any recommendations? I don't plan to do much gaming on it (besides Stepmania), but decent graphics would be nice...
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dom
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Post subject: Posted: Mon Aug 13, 2007 4:09 am |
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Get a:
*intel or amd dual core
*1gb-2gb ram
*onboard/integrated ATI or Nvidia graphics card
*do not buy a dell/gateway/compaq/emachine
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Post subject: Posted: Mon Aug 13, 2007 4:17 am |
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go to ibuypower, they have some nice ones. Some are rather cheap too.
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Post subject: Posted: Mon Aug 13, 2007 4:35 am |
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dom wrote: Get a:
*intel or amd dual core
*1gb-2gb ram
*onboard/integrated ATI or Nvidia graphics card
*do not buy a dell/gateway/compaq/emachine
qft, and ibuypower is just really cheesy and cheap. Take it from a previous customer.
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Post subject: Posted: Mon Aug 13, 2007 4:49 am |
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If you don't mind waiting a few days, I'd recommend singing up at slickdeals and getting email updates for notebooks. When you see a greally good deal that's within your pricerange, grab it.
The last deal I saw was a Core 2 Duo 2Ghz, 1GB RAM, 15.1", 160GB HD for $599. It's dead now, but there'll be another set of deals before the school season starts.
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dom
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Post subject: Posted: Mon Aug 13, 2007 5:04 am |
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Also another great deal, if you're a university student apple gives out rebates on all their products and give you a free ipod nano.
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Post subject: Posted: Mon Aug 13, 2007 5:39 am |
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what price range are you looking at
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Sharp324
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Post subject: Posted: Mon Aug 13, 2007 10:17 am |
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Nuklear wrote: dom wrote: Get a:
*intel or amd dual core
*1gb-2gb ram
*onboard/integrated ATI or Nvidia graphics card
*do not buy a dell/gateway/compaq/emachine qft, and ibuypower is just really cheesy and cheap. Take it from a previous customer. Sucks for you then cause i know a few people who loves theirs. They arent cheap they are good quality, less you want a powerhouse and get a falcon northwest
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Midori
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Post subject: Posted: Mon Aug 13, 2007 10:29 am |
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dom wrote: Also another great deal, if you're a university student apple gives out rebates on all their products and give you a free ipod nano.
goodluck with getting any games...
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Post subject: Posted: Mon Aug 13, 2007 11:01 am |
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X-Lax wrote: dom wrote: Also another great deal, if you're a university student apple gives out rebates on all their products and give you a free ipod nano. goodluck with getting any games... why play games when uve got a kickass computer suitable for the every day college student 
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Post subject: Posted: Mon Aug 13, 2007 12:26 pm |
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Sharp324 wrote: Sucks for you then cause i know a few people who loves theirs. They are cheap they aren't good quality, less you want a powerhouse and get a falcon northwest Fixed. Your friends must not be knowledgeable then. Though I wouldn't say the company is bad, I wouldn't recommend them either. X-Lax wrote: goodluck with getting any games...
Bootcamp much?
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Post subject: Posted: Mon Aug 13, 2007 1:14 pm |
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dom wrote: Get a:
*intel or amd dual core
*1gb-2gb ram
*onboard/integrated ATI or Nvidia graphics card
*do not buy a dell/gateway/compaq/emachine
Don't get AMD, intel is much better atm.
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Post subject: Posted: Mon Aug 13, 2007 3:07 pm |
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X-Lax wrote: goodluck with getting any games... Got ignorance? woutR wrote: Don't get AMD, intel is much better atm.
That was a retarded statement. The quality of products is not dynamic, the newest processors may be better from intel, but on laptops they don't use cutting edge technology. What's important is to compare your options; if you have a newer more performant AMD over an old Intel, then it doesn't matter which one is on top right now.
example: you have this AMD laptop
http://www.futureshop.ca/catalog/prodde ... 037&catid=
or this intel laptop
http://www.futureshop.ca/catalog/prodde ... 061&catid=
You would pick the intel one, which is inferior, because intel makes a better processor at the moment?
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Post subject: Posted: Mon Aug 13, 2007 3:14 pm |
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just buy a laptop for 2k, dont matter how good it is, just buy one for 2k, even if it doesnt work...buy one for 2k
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Kitty
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Post subject: Posted: Mon Aug 13, 2007 3:53 pm |
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My price range is anything not in excess of 3-4k
Thinking about one of those tablet laptops...
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dom
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Post subject: Posted: Mon Aug 13, 2007 5:04 pm |
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Do not invest heavily into a laptop. Unless you buy an extremely overpriced gaming one (note, that the 'gaming' ones you see from dell aren't what I mean) they will only be running integrated graphics cards with motherboard limitations, and non upgradability.
Buy a nice decent laptop, and invest in upgrading a desktop pc. You wouldn't be hardcore gaming sitting in a coffee shop with your laptop anyways.
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