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Posted by Vivid Boy on Feb-10-2012 16:58:

Need to buy a new Laptop and Pc

I know nothing about pricing these days.
Anyone have any good sites to check out?

I checked out canada computers but nothing is ever in stock on there.

Posted by PivotTechno on Feb-10-2012 17:36:

http://www.laptopcloseout.ca/canada/store.html

My nextdoor neighbour swears by 'em - usually year-old models, but great pricing for what you get. Looking at their Lenovo selection for my next purchase.

Posted by feelgood on Feb-10-2012 17:38:

What do you need it to do? Games? Office productivity? Media? Porn?

Also.. worthwhile reading
http://www.tomshardware.com/news/most-least-reliable-notebooks-laptops,9102.html

Posted by Vivid Boy on Feb-10-2012 18:07:

quote:
Originally posted by feelgood
What do you need it to do? Games? Office productivity? Media? Porn?

Also.. worthwhile reading
http://www.tomshardware.com/news/mo...ptops,9102.html

a little bit of everything :P

but seriously, just for word documents, surfing the net and a bit of photoshop

Posted by feelgood on Feb-10-2012 18:16:

Budget?

Will you be carrying it around with you everywhere? or just on occasion?

Posted by Vivid Boy on Feb-10-2012 18:21:

just on occasion. Budget not much as cheap as possible without sacrificing quality.

im a fuckin mooch what do you want from me lol

Posted by Dior Homme on Feb-10-2012 18:25:

lenovos are good and they aren't huge. They are actually quite slim.

Usually PC laptops are quite bulky and have no portability considerations. The Lenovos will fit nicely in a messenger bag (15" models).

You'll be fine with those without having to lug around large machine. Also they will perform more than enough for the stuff you've requested.

Posted by Mach X on Feb-10-2012 18:33:

I picked this up online for Boxing Day for $479... it's $499 now. But before that it was $899 regular price. The same model brand new was $1100 on the HP site.

http://www.futureshop.ca/en-CA/prod...r/10186530.aspx

It's a refurb, but the specs are pretty impressive for the price.

The fuckin thing has a tiny subwoofer! And the beats audio by dre or whatever that is.

Posted by feelgood on Feb-10-2012 19:09:

Good high end option

This will future proof you for the next few years. 1080p + 6gb ram = good for photoshop. The next step up would be an IPS display which is $$$

Cheaper mid option

Less ram (cheap to upgrade though), lower resolution (standard laptop resolution), still a wicked fast processor, bigger hard drive.

Both are asus, which is the hands down the best pc laptop manufacturer.

Posted by Shaya007 on Feb-10-2012 19:35:

I've had issues with : Hp, Del, Lenovo

no problems whatsoever with Asus, Toshiba

Posted by Vivid Boy on Feb-10-2012 19:45:

Where can I get cheap Macbooks with out robbing hipsters outside of starbucks

Posted by feelgood on Feb-10-2012 20:11:

quote:
Originally posted by Vivid Boy
Where can I get cheap Macbooks with out robbing hipsters outside of starbucks

You dont.. even refurbished macbooks with core2duos (old processor) are still going for 700-800.

Posted by Orko on Feb-10-2012 22:57:

GUy, just get a Mac. They ownz

Posted by Ferg on Feb-10-2012 23:30:

Re: Need to buy a new Laptop and Pc

quote:
Originally posted by Vivid Boy
I know nothing about pricing these days.
Anyone have any good sites to check out?

I checked out canada computers but nothing is ever in stock on there.

Check the alien ware pc dell has going for $800.

Posted by Shaya007 on Feb-11-2012 00:05:

http://www.factorydirect.ca/catalog...hp?pcode=AP0061

Posted by PurpleHaze on Feb-11-2012 05:54:

I bought an Acer laptop 2 years ago for $379 and it's still the best laptop I've ever owned. For daily surfing and activities you can't get a better laptop for the price. It's very very reliable, I've never once had a problem with it. I highly suggest Acer for a cheap reliable laptop!