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| specialK |
| I have a desktop computer right now, Dell Dimension 1.0Ghz, and want to get a laptop ... what do you guys have and what do you recommend? |
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| DJ RozzeR |
| pc anyday, laptops are for men in suits |
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| _Nut_ |
depends on what you use it for.
I just bought myself:
* Intel Pentium 4 3.2 GHz (800 FSB) 512k
* EuMax Socket 478 Intel P4 fan
* ASUS P4S800 (800FSB) DDR400, 8XAGP, USB2.0, Sound, Lan
* 2gig PC 3200 DDR400 (4x512)RAM
* GeForce FX 5950 Ultra 128 MB DDR 8X AGP
* 500 gig Western Digital 7200RPM UDMA133 (2x250)
* Sound Blaster Audigy 2 ZS Platinum Pro
* Raidmax Scorpio 868 Silver Case ATX 550W, side window & front USB
all for 550 bucks..... shop around and know the pluses and minuses of each |
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| Hg-203 |
| Well I'm using a Dell laptop one of the old 8000's they have. The big question is what are you going to use the laptop for? If its for games and lan-partys don't get a laptop, I would go and get a small computer, like a shuttle or the frag box. If you are using it for school, work, or note taking get a laptop. If you do get a laptop dont buy a HP/Compaq, Gateway, or Sony from my experience they have horrible support. I use to do tech support at my school where students had laptops and all of those companies either had shotty parts or when ever you needed to send in your laptop it would take weeks or even months for them to get the box they needed to ship there laptop. I would recommend Dell, Toshiba, and Fujitsu in that order. Oh and if you do buy a laptop always spring for the extra warranty laptops have a good habit of breaking down, especially the screens. |
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| Moongoose |
Do you really need a laptop? Do you have to haul your pc from school to home every week, do you have a job that requires you to have a computer with you 24/7? If no then dont buy a laptop. Most people i know bought it just so they can play games anywhere and thats a bad investment especialy since you cant upgrade laptops.
For work you dont need the most powerful one out there. I have a Compaq Evo N1005v. Its not the fastest but it works for me, i was looking for a cheaper one actualy becouse i only needed to run office but i got a good offer on this one and bought it. |
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| ThaDevil |
| quote: | Originally posted by _Nut_
* Intel Pentium 4 3.2 GHz (800 FSB) 512k
* EuMax Socket 478 Intel P4 fan
* ASUS P4S800 (800FSB) DDR400, 8XAGP, USB2.0, Sound, Lan
* 2gig PC 3200 DDR400 (4x512)RAM
* GeForce FX 5950 Ultra 128 MB DDR 8X AGP
* 500 gig Western Digital 7200RPM UDMA133 (2x250)
* Sound Blaster Audigy 2 ZS Platinum Pro
* Raidmax Scorpio 868 Silver Case ATX 550W, side window & front USB
all for 550 bucks..... shop around and know the pluses and minuses of each |
Riiiiight :rolleyes: |
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| jonSun |
more like $1550...
IBM Thinkpads are also nice. |
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| ThaDevil |
| quote: | Originally posted by jonSun
more like $1550...
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Yea $1550 sounds alot more like it, $550 my ass. |
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| DarkAngel |
| quote: | Originally posted by ThaDevil
Riiiiight :rolleyes: |
Agreed. A P4 3.2GHz alone is like $400. Unless all that stuff you got was 'hot', I don't believe it. |
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| xKaoSx |
| quote: | Originally posted by _Nut_
depends on what you use it for.
I just bought myself:
* Intel Pentium 4 3.2 GHz (800 FSB) 512k
* EuMax Socket 478 Intel P4 fan
* ASUS P4S800 (800FSB) DDR400, 8XAGP, USB2.0, Sound, Lan
* 2gig PC 3200 DDR400 (4x512)RAM
* GeForce FX 5950 Ultra 128 MB DDR 8X AGP
* 500 gig Western Digital 7200RPM UDMA133 (2x250)
* Sound Blaster Audigy 2 ZS Platinum Pro
* Raidmax Scorpio 868 Silver Case ATX 550W, side window & front USB
all for 550 bucks..... shop around and know the pluses and minuses of each |
Ummm- I call Bull- sorry- You did not get that for $550 US Dollars.
CPU Alone is about $500
edit: heh- didnt even read the whole thread- but the point was made. |
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| DarkAngel |
| quote: | Originally posted by xKaoSx
Ummm- I call Bull- sorry- You did not get that for $550 US Dollars.
CPU Alone is about $500
edit: heh- didnt even read the whole thread- but the point was made. |
Yep. I'm the one that made the point. *bleh* Well, on this website is where that P4 3.2 ranges about $400 ($413 today, the prices change very often.)
http://www.tcwo.com/cgi-bin/webc.cg...44oBmP0moA8pAsX
By the way, I bought virtually all my parts there, they have good prices. And I will say this: even after getting everything there, it did NOT come cheap. I'd say around $1400, $1500. |
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| Orbax |
| laptops are great carry around music and video servers. If you have setups where you need to transport that stuff and then youll be hooking it into a stereo system or TV they are handy, but other than that (i have 3 latops havent used them in literally years) desktops are da bomb for upgrading, maintaining, and ease of use. |
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