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Help CFH choose a laptop.
Hey kids,
I made a similar thread a while back. I need help trying to figure out which laptop the wife and I should buy. I've been doing a ton of research on them and I seem to be getting bogged down in the minucia here.
So far, I've managed to decide that I need a laptop and not a netbook (I think) and I know what criteria I want the machine to have, but I have no idea how to find out which laptop to buy.
So here are the criteria:
Price: Under $1,000; preferably under $700-$800, but if I really like the computer I'll be willing to spend a bit more. But I'm cheap, so the less it costs the better
Battery life: This is important to me, ideally I'd like the computer to have well over 3 or 4 hours because of my horrendous addiction to Saddo's. Oh, and because of homework... yeah homework...
Graphics: I'm not much of a gamer, so that's not a huge deal (though I wouldn't mind if it did allow me to play some games or at least allowed me to upgrade it to a gaming capable machine), but it absolutely must allow me to stream boxing and hockey (and other sports) and to watch tv shows/movies etc. Which brings me to my next point...
Internet capabilities: It needs to be fast enough for me to watch boxing streams, sports etc. and to browse/download etc. at a fast speed.
Size: I'd like it to be as portable as possible, so ideally it would be around the 13" - 14" range (just like it's prospective owner if you know what I'm saying... :p)
I'd also like it to be a reliable machine.
Ok, I think that's it. I'm going to pretend that people actually took the time to read this bullshit and I appreciate any suggestions you have.
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Boring-est thread ever? Damn CFH I don't think I can help you out here as that would likely eliminate my entire high.
Hope this helps.
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amat
Boring-est thread ever? Damn CFH I don't think I can help you out here as that would likely eliminate my entire high.
Hope this helps.
;D
Go fuck yourself.
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I will, while high thankfully.
Actually a quick scan (it's all I could manage) of your needs and they were almost identical to mine and I paid $400 for my laptop. I like it, it's an Acer I bought at Wal-Mart. Acers are good little computers, I like my Acer (formerly Gateway) desktop MUCH more then the ever slow and underperforming Dell desktop I have. HPs are my absolute favorite I think they make the best laptops but Acer for the money is right up there with them. I love my laptop, 15 inch screen and runs great. Check out Walmart man, it's BY FAR your best bet especially if you want the screen size that small. Check it out man pretty much every computer is listed in your price range and lower...
Walmart.com: Electronics: Computers: Laptop Computers: 15"
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amat
I will, while high thankfully.
Actually a quick scan (it's all I could manage) of your needs and they were almost identical to mine and I paid $400 for my laptop. I like it, it's an Acer I bought at Wal-Mart. Acers are good little computers, I like my Acer (formerly Gateway) desktop MUCH more then the ever slow and underperforming Dell desktop I have. HPs are my absolute favorite I think they make the best laptops but Acer for the money is right up there with them. I love my laptop, 15 inch screen and runs great. Check out Walmart man, it's BY FAR your best bet especially if you want the screen size that small. Check it out man pretty much every computer is listed in your price range and lower...
Walmart.com: Electronics: Computers: Laptop Computers: 15"
Thank you sir. You know, I haven't gotten high in well over a year, probably a year in a half at least.
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What's the battery life like on yours amat?
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Yeah I couldn't smoke on Tuesday because I was out and rent was due the next day, couldn't spend it.
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CFH
What's the battery life like on yours amat?
Um IDK most of the time at school, bookstore, friends house ect. I have it plugged in. I would guess probably 3.5/4 or 5 hours if I'm only browsing the net I think it lasts like 5 hours or so. Of course if I'm watching a movie fullscreen then that cuts the battery life in half, that is the one frustrating thing.
One thing though, my laptop charger broke and let me give you advice, NEVER BREAK YOUR CHARGER, it's a pain in the ass to replace. I ended up having to buy a new battery/charger for like $130 but it's cool because I have an extra battery now.
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Dell Laptops, Desktop Computers, Monitors, Printers, & PC Accessories, that's all I have to say about it.
Price wise for the quality you have for, this is extremely good, plus you can pick up any pieces you want to have inside therefore you pay for what you need. They are cheaper in general than Asus, Alienware (Obviously and though now Alienware belongs to Dell) and you have a very correct guarantee coming with it. Other companies like Sony are making excellent computers too and maybe a bit nicer but you,ll pay more for what you will have.
Here just for fun, I did build you a 15' screen VERY correct for your needs (I took a 15' as it's even cheaper than a 14' screen for 679 cdn bucks:
500 sata HD
15' inch HD screen
enhanced battery for lifetime (you should be good for over 4 hours with it on a 15' as I do almost 4 on my 17
4 GIG ddr ram
2.4 processor dualcore
A very correct wireless card.
Go give it a look and play with the options if you want to upgrade it a bit more and be willing to shell some more bucks on it.
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Make sure you get one with HDMI out so that you can watch streamed fights on a big tv with HDMI when/if you have one...
I didn't even realize i'd bought a combo capable of that until one day I just realized my tv and laptop both had HDMI.. Bought a cable, plugged it in, and bang, tv turned into the computer screen...
I don't use it very much, but for downloaded movies/tv and fight streams I love it..
Would probably be cool for games as well except I only use PS3 for games..
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Nameless
Dell Laptops, Desktop Computers, Monitors, Printers, & PC Accessories, that's all I have to say about it.
Price wise for the quality you have for, this is extremely good, plus you can pick up any pieces you want to have inside therefore you pay for what you need. They are cheaper in general than Asus, Alienware (Obviously and though now Alienware belongs to Dell) and you have a very correct guarantee coming with it. Other companies like Sony are making excellent computers too and maybe a bit nicer but you,ll pay more for what you will have.
Here just for fun, I did build you a 15' screen VERY correct for your needs (I took a 15' as it's even cheaper than a 14' screen for 679 cdn bucks:
500 sata HD
15' inch HD screen
enhanced battery for lifetime (you should be good for over 4 hours with it on a 15' as I do almost 4 on my 17
4 GIG ddr ram
2.4 processor dualcore
A very correct wireless card.
Go give it a look and play with the options if you want to upgrade it a bit more and be willing to shell some more bucks on it.
:)
Thanks Nameless.
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Originally Posted by
Nameless
Dell Laptops, Desktop Computers, Monitors, Printers, & PC Accessories, that's all I have to say about it.
Price wise for the quality you have for, this is extremely good, plus you can pick up any pieces you want to have inside therefore you pay for what you need. They are cheaper in general than Asus, Alienware (Obviously and though now Alienware belongs to Dell) and you have a very correct guarantee coming with it. Other companies like Sony are making excellent computers too and maybe a bit nicer but you,ll pay more for what you will have.
Here just for fun, I did build you a 15' screen VERY correct for your needs (I took a 15' as it's even cheaper than a 14' screen for 679 cdn bucks:
500 sata HD
15' inch HD screen
enhanced battery for lifetime (you should be good for over 4 hours with it on a 15' as I do almost 4 on my 17
4 GIG ddr ram
2.4 processor dualcore
A very correct wireless card.
Go give it a look and play with the options if you want to upgrade it a bit more and be willing to shell some more bucks on it.
So you feel that the basic computer, with the battery upgrade, meets all the criteria I specified?
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How do you look at porn :confused:
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Don't know much about laptops.
I have a Dell Inspiron 6400 and its fucking shit.
The battery is faulty and dies the second its unplugged. One of the keys fell out and it's really slow and shit.
It's horrible to type on and I got ripped off on the price too, paying £450 for it about 18 months ago and then seeing better specced laptops for cheaper in Staples.
Generally I really like Dell, I have a 24 in widescreen Dell Monitor that is lush but I really resent buying this piece of shit laptop.
I would recommend buying anything other than a Dell....
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CFH
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Originally Posted by
Nameless
Dell Laptops, Desktop Computers, Monitors, Printers, & PC Accessories, that's all I have to say about it.
Price wise for the quality you have for, this is extremely good, plus you can pick up any pieces you want to have inside therefore you pay for what you need. They are cheaper in general than Asus, Alienware (Obviously and though now Alienware belongs to Dell) and you have a very correct guarantee coming with it. Other companies like Sony are making excellent computers too and maybe a bit nicer but you,ll pay more for what you will have.
Here just for fun, I did build you a 15' screen VERY correct for your needs (I took a 15' as it's even cheaper than a 14' screen for 679 cdn bucks:
500 sata HD
15' inch HD screen
enhanced battery for lifetime (you should be good for over 4 hours with it on a 15' as I do almost 4 on my 17
4 GIG ddr ram
2.4 processor dualcore
A very correct wireless card.
Go give it a look and play with the options if you want to upgrade it a bit more and be willing to shell some more bucks on it.
So you feel that the basic computer, with the battery upgrade, meets all the criteria I specified?
I am more than positive; I did buy mine 2 years ago and it is not as powerful as that one (obviously) and it is more than decent to watch movies and streams as long as you have a good internet connection (of greater importance for streams).
Bilbo seems to have had a very bad experience with is Dell but Me, my brother, mother and a very close and geek friend of mine have all Dell and we haven't have had no major problems whatsoever with it, I did look at more or less every brands before i bought mine and seeked advices to two close and übergeeky friends and they told me that Dell have definitely improved their quality in the 4 last years due to rough rivalry and that now, for the price and quality balance you have for, this is a top choice. I would never lie about such things especially as I am not a Dell sucker, I prefer the Sony Vaio for a couple of reasons but to have a very good computer and a cheap price, Dell are hard to beat at the moment and that's why I went with it.
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I recommend this baby...
» Bentley Laptop
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Nameless
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CFH
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Originally Posted by
Nameless
Dell Laptops, Desktop Computers, Monitors, Printers, & PC Accessories, that's all I have to say about it.
Price wise for the quality you have for, this is extremely good, plus you can pick up any pieces you want to have inside therefore you pay for what you need. They are cheaper in general than Asus, Alienware (Obviously and though now Alienware belongs to Dell) and you have a very correct guarantee coming with it. Other companies like Sony are making excellent computers too and maybe a bit nicer but you,ll pay more for what you will have.
Here just for fun, I did build you a 15' screen VERY correct for your needs (I took a 15' as it's even cheaper than a 14' screen for 679 cdn bucks:
500 sata HD
15' inch HD screen
enhanced battery for lifetime (you should be good for over 4 hours with it on a 15' as I do almost 4 on my 17
4 GIG ddr ram
2.4 processor dualcore
A very correct wireless card.
Go give it a look and play with the options if you want to upgrade it a bit more and be willing to shell some more bucks on it.
So you feel that the basic computer, with the battery upgrade, meets all the criteria I specified?
I am more than positive; I did buy mine 2 years ago and it is not as powerful as that one (obviously) and it is more than decent to watch movies and streams as long as you have a good internet connection (of greater importance for streams).
Bilbo seems to have had a very bad experience with is Dell but Me, my brother, mother and a very close and geek friend of mine have all Dell and we haven't have had no major problems whatsoever with it, I did look at more or less every brands before i bought mine and seeked advices to two close and übergeeky friends and they told me that Dell have definitely improved their quality in the 4 last years due to rough rivalry and that now, for the price and quality balance you have for, this is a top choice. I would never lie about such things especially as I am not a Dell sucker, I prefer the Sony Vaio for a couple of reasons but to have a very good computer and a cheap price, Dell are hard to beat at the moment and that's why I went with it.
Great, thanks for your help.
What do you think about this one, it's the Dell 14" Inspiron that I half-assed customized for myself. It's on sale (I think) for $120 off. I'm concerned about portability, so I think the 14" model might work better for me.
The Dell Online Store: Build Your System
Edit: The link doesn't seem to connect to the one I add augmented, but whatever. Thanks again Nameless.
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CutMeMick
That thing makes me want to gouge out my eyes. What kind of raving douchebag would pay $10,000 for that??
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CFH
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CutMeMick
That thing makes me want to gouge out my eyes. What kind of raving douchebag would pay $10,000 for that??
Actually 10k was the standard price but I hear once everything is set the cost is near the 20k mark... ;D
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I should note that I bought the XPS 2010 thru work so I didn't pay the full price. I got a discount on it...
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One thing I should mention as well is that I want to be able to take my laptop to class and take notes etc., so size is a concern there as well.
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CFH
One thing I should mention as well is that I want to be able to take my laptop to class and take notes etc., so size is a concern there as well.
CFH: Can you manually write me how much cost your final produce once customized and what's inside? I will tell you if to me it makes sense (though I am pretty sure it does).
*Hint*: you must have a damn killer UsB stick or external HD to have backup of everything.... I promise, I lost my things once and it has been the mother of all concerns, never will it happen twice. Look for some iomega External hard drive with shock technology, you can have 500 gig VERY portable for a damn cheap price now with the shockproof technology (which means against daily life shock and small accident, not against an infuriated anger of pointblank slamming with might on the wall)
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Nameless
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CFH
One thing I should mention as well is that I want to be able to take my laptop to class and take notes etc., so size is a concern there as well.
CFH: Can you manually write me how much cost your final produce once customized and what's inside? I will tell you if to me it makes sense (though I am pretty sure it does).
*Hint*: you must have a damn killer UsB stick or external HD to have backup of everything.... I promise, I lost my things once and it has been the mother of all concerns, never will it happen twice. Look for some iomega External hard drive with shock technology, you can have 500 gig VERY portable for a damn cheap price now with the shockproof technology (which means against daily life shock and small accident, not against an infuriated anger of pointblank slamming with might on the wall)
Hope this works:
Cost: $639
I upgraded the wireless card (I assume that makes the internet connection faster), and the battery. Would it be worth it to upgrade the processor or the LCD screen?
The Dell Online Store: Build Your System
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CFH
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Nameless
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CFH
One thing I should mention as well is that I want to be able to take my laptop to class and take notes etc., so size is a concern there as well.
CFH: Can you manually write me how much cost your final produce once customized and what's inside? I will tell you if to me it makes sense (though I am pretty sure it does).
*Hint*: you must have a damn killer UsB stick or external HD to have backup of everything.... I promise, I lost my things once and it has been the mother of all concerns, never will it happen twice. Look for some iomega External hard drive with shock technology, you can have 500 gig VERY portable for a damn cheap price now with the shockproof technology (which means against daily life shock and small accident, not against an infuriated anger of pointblank slamming with might on the wall)
Hope this works:
Cost: $639
I upgraded the wireless card (I assume that makes the internet connection faster), and the battery. Would it be worth it to upgrade the processor or the LCD screen?
The Dell Online Store: Build Your System
Normally, it takes a few seconds to connect to the network, the better your card is, the stronger it is to capt signals.
As for the processor: for your needs, definitely not... at some point, you will pay a good share more for a small difference.
Battery:Can you upgrade your battery? Perhaps that could be good for you if you do so, not absolutely necessary but as you stated, if for you battery life is a must, then it can be interesting.
Ram: 3 gig is enough for what you do but if you can upgrade it to 4 with the model you've chosen, I would do so.
Screen: LED screen are definitely excellent, I wouldn't pay more for the little upgrade it provides, there is a small difference, perhaps, but not sure you can truly see it with the use you're making out of it.
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Nameless
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CFH
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Nameless
CFH: Can you manually write me how much cost your final produce once customized and what's inside? I will tell you if to me it makes sense (though I am pretty sure it does).
*Hint*: you must have a damn killer UsB stick or external HD to have backup of everything.... I promise, I lost my things once and it has been the mother of all concerns, never will it happen twice. Look for some iomega External hard drive with shock technology, you can have 500 gig VERY portable for a damn cheap price now with the shockproof technology (which means against daily life shock and small accident, not against an infuriated anger of pointblank slamming with might on the wall)
Hope this works:
Cost: $639
I upgraded the wireless card (I assume that makes the internet connection faster), and the battery. Would it be worth it to upgrade the processor or the LCD screen?
The Dell Online Store: Build Your System
Normally, it takes a few seconds to connect to the network, the better your card is, the stronger it is to capt signals.
As for the processor: for your needs, definitely not... at some point, you will pay a good share more for a small difference.
Battery:Can you upgrade your battery? Perhaps that could be good for you if you do so, not absolutely necessary but as you stated, if for you battery life is a must, then it can be interesting.
Ram: 3 gig is enough for what you do but if you can upgrade it to 4 with the model you've chosen, I would do so.
Screen: LED screen are definitely excellent, I wouldn't pay more for the little upgrade it provides, there is a small difference, perhaps, but not sure you can truly see it with the use you're making out of it.
The price I gave earlier was with it upgraded to a 6-cell battery. The 9-cell is an extra $50 on top of the 6-cell price.
With the 4 gig of ram, the upgraded WiFi card, and the 6-cell battery the price is $689 until Nov. 13, when the sale ends the price jumps to $809.
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CFH
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Nameless
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CFH
Hope this works:
Cost: $639
I upgraded the wireless card (I assume that makes the internet connection faster), and the battery. Would it be worth it to upgrade the processor or the LCD screen?
The Dell Online Store: Build Your System
Normally, it takes a few seconds to connect to the network, the better your card is, the stronger it is to capt signals.
As for the processor: for your needs, definitely not... at some point, you will pay a good share more for a small difference.
Battery:Can you upgrade your battery? Perhaps that could be good for you if you do so, not absolutely necessary but as you stated, if for you battery life is a must, then it can be interesting.
Ram: 3 gig is enough for what you do but if you can upgrade it to 4 with the model you've chosen, I would do so.
Screen: LED screen are definitely excellent, I wouldn't pay more for the little upgrade it provides, there is a small difference, perhaps, but not sure you can truly see it with the use you're making out of it.
The price I gave earlier was with it upgraded to a 6-cell battery. The 9-cell is an extra $50 on top of the 6-cell price.
With the 4 gig of ram, the upgraded WiFi card, and the 6-cell battery the price is $689 until Nov. 13, when the sale ends the price jumps to $809.
It is a very fair deal if you ask me, you should not disappointed at all by such little monster, even very satisfait I think. 6 cells battery for a 14' screen Is enough though if you can afford 50$ more, if you're a long life battery sucker, that might worth it but already, you have something way above decency for your needs.
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Do they still make Toughbooks? If I paid for computer stuff that's what I'd buy. Forget about spec etc., with a laptop it's how well they stand up to getting dropped etc. I go through them at a rate of knots, I broke one jst last week.
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Do they still make Toughbooks? If I paid for computer stuff that's what I'd buy. Forget about spec etc., with a laptop it's how well they stand up to getting dropped etc. I go through them at a rate of knots, I broke one jst last week.
I can picture you hurling them across the room every time you read one of Lyle's posts.
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Kirkland Laing
Do they still make Toughbooks? If I paid for computer stuff that's what I'd buy. Forget about spec etc., with a laptop it's how well they stand up to getting dropped etc. I go through them at a rate of knots, I broke one jst last week.
I can picture you hurling them across the room every time you read one of Lyle's posts.
My girlfriend spilt a glass of wine into one in Amsterdam last week, although I did almost throw it a few times due to rubbish speeds. Last week was a nightmare internet-wise. I generally manage to drop them. I must have been through 20 in the last few years although I get them from work and just give them to people I know, family etc. I must have bust at least ten though. They really are delicate things, the Toughbook was great but the hard drive went, or something technical.
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Kirkland Laing
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CFH
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Kirkland Laing
Do they still make Toughbooks? If I paid for computer stuff that's what I'd buy. Forget about spec etc., with a laptop it's how well they stand up to getting dropped etc. I go through them at a rate of knots, I broke one jst last week.
I can picture you hurling them across the room every time you read one of Lyle's posts.
My girlfriend spilt a glass of wine into one in Amsterdam last week, although I did almost throw it a few times due to rubbish speeds. Last week was a nightmare internet-wise. I generally manage to drop them. I must have been through 20 in the last few years although I get them from work and just give them to people I know, family etc. I must have bust at least ten though. They really are delicate things, the Toughbook was great but the hard drive went, or something technical.
Beside the wine of glass, how can you bust so many? I have my second one life time at the moment, the other went down after 6-7 years, well, the battery gave up which means my laptop had to be always connected to an electricity source and 256 megs of ram were now absolutely not enough to carry the load of today's programs. I changed it afterward for the one I have at the moment but I never busted one whatsoever. Do you have some secret anger management problem that you just expose on your laptop instead of keeping it inside or expelling it over other peoples or? ;)
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Bilbo
Don't know much about laptops.
I have a Dell Inspiron 6400 and its fucking shit.
The battery is faulty and dies the second its unplugged. One of the keys fell out and it's really slow and shit.
It's horrible to type on and I got ripped off on the price too, paying £450 for it about 18 months ago and then seeing better specced laptops for cheaper in Staples.
Generally I really like Dell, I have a 24 in widescreen Dell Monitor that is lush but I really resent buying this piece of shit laptop.
I would recommend buying anything other than a Dell....
I guess they saw a 4 1/2 foot guy with gray hair and a cape to be an easy target....
I bought a compaq about a year and half ago and it's been running really great.. One of the keys got jammed on this, but they pull of easy and click back in like a charm (was just dirt under the key). The only problem I have with is that it came with Vista, and the hardware probably isn't quite good enough to run vista well. So it can be a bit slowly and clunky when i'm doing a bunch of stuff, but that is rare...
No complaints with Compaq at all.. Quite happy with it actually and this was a relatively low end model.. About $1000 Australian which I don't know, is probably about 450 pounds... I could probably have found it for $700 if I looked hard but I wanted to buy it on interest free terms and pay later, so had to get it from a specific store..
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Kirkland Laing
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CFH
I can picture you hurling them across the room every time you read one of Lyle's posts.
My girlfriend spilt a glass of wine into one in Amsterdam last week, although I did almost throw it a few times due to rubbish speeds. Last week was a nightmare internet-wise. I generally manage to drop them. I must have been through 20 in the last few years although I get them from work and just give them to people I know, family etc. I must have bust at least ten though. They really are delicate things, the Toughbook was great but the hard drive went, or something technical.
Beside the wine of glass, how can you bust so many? I have my second one life time at the moment, the other went down after 6-7 years, well, the battery gave up which means my laptop had to be always connected to an electricity source and 256 megs of ram were now absolutely not enough to carry the load of today's programs. I changed it afterward for the one I have at the moment but I never busted one whatsoever. Do you have some secret anger management problem that you just expose on your laptop instead of keeping it inside or expelling it over other peoples or? ;)
I sat on one, managed to snap the screen bit off a couple, the dogs got to others, at least one ended up in little bits on the lawn. Every six months or so a security guy from work turns up to upgrade my work computers' security system and they leave me new laptops with new security on and tell me not to use the old ones so I give them to familyetc. But I have managed to bust quite a few. One went into a canal in Amsterdam one weekend!
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CFH
Hey kids,
I made a similar thread a while back. I need help trying to figure out which laptop the wife and I should buy. I've been doing a ton of research on them and I seem to be getting bogged down in the minucia here.
So far, I've managed to decide that I need a laptop and not a netbook (I think) and I know what criteria I want the machine to have, but I have no idea how to find out which laptop to buy.
So here are the criteria:
Price: Under $1,000; preferably under $700-$800, but if I really like the computer I'll be willing to spend a bit more. But I'm cheap, so the less it costs the better
Battery life: This is important to me, ideally I'd like the computer to have well over 3 or 4 hours because of my horrendous addiction to Saddo's. Oh, and because of homework... yeah homework...
Graphics: I'm not much of a gamer, so that's not a huge deal (though I wouldn't mind if it did allow me to play some games or at least allowed me to upgrade it to a gaming capable machine), but it absolutely must allow me to stream boxing and hockey (and other sports) and to watch tv shows/movies etc. Which brings me to my next point...
Internet capabilities: It needs to be fast enough for me to watch boxing streams, sports etc. and to browse/download etc. at a fast speed.
Size: I'd like it to be as portable as possible, so ideally it would be around the 13" - 14" range (just like it's prospective owner if you know what I'm saying... :p)
I'd also like it to be a reliable machine.
Ok, I think that's it. I'm going to pretend that people actually took the time to read this bullshit and I appreciate any suggestions you have.
4GB of Memory
160GB of DiskSpace
At least 2GHz Core Duo
If you have this. Its all good
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Theres some great clubs that do well ripe nude lap tops.
The pole is outdated, dont waste your money there.
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Tell me what you think of this laptop
So after a long search I think I've found the budget laptop I am after, so I am asking for some knowledgeable opinions on this machine:
STAPLES | BUREAU EN GROS
Thanks.
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Re: Help CFH choose a laptop.
It asks for a Canadian Zip Code. Just copy the model into google and link it there. How much?
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Re: Help CFH choose a laptop.
It's an Acer AS5792-6745 15.6"
The cost is $600
Here are the features/specs:- Intel® Core™2 Duo processor T6600 (2 MB L2 cache, 2.2 GHz)
- 4GB DDR2 SDRAM
- 500GB SATA hard drive, 5400RPM
- 15.6" 16:9 HD 1366 x 768 pixel resolution, high-brightness (200-nit) Acer CineCrystal™ LED-backlit TFT LCD
- Optical Drive 8x Super-Multi drive (DVD+R, DVD-R, DVD-RAM)
- Intel® Graphics Media Accelerator 4500MHD
- Dolby®9-optimized surround sound system with two built-in stereo speakers
- Microsoft® Windows 7 Home Premium
- Ports: Multi-in-1 card reader (SD™, MMC, MS, MS PRO, xD), 4 x USB 2.0 ports, HDMI port with HDCP support, VGA port, Headphone/speaker/line-out jack with S/PDIF support, Microphone-in jack, Line-in jack, Ethernet (RJ-45) port, Modem (RJ-11) port
- Integrated Acer Crystal Eye webcam, supporting Acer PrimaLite™ technology
- Multi-gesture touchpad, supporting two-finger scroll, pinch, rotate, flip
- Easy-launch keys: Acer Backup, WLAN, volume up/down, touchpad lock
- Intel® Wireless WiFi Link 1000 802.11 b/g/Draft-N Wi-Fi CERTIFIED™ network connection
- Gigabit LAN
- Software Included: Acer Arcade Deluxe featuring Acer CinemaVision and Acer ClearVision technologies, Acer Backup Manager, Acer Crystal Eye, Acer eRecovery Management, Acer GridVista, Acer Launch Manager, Adobe® Flash® Player, Adobe® Reader®, EarthLink®1, eSobi™, Google Toolbar™, Microsoft® Works with Office Home and Student 2007 Trial, McAfee® Internet Security Suite 2009 Trial, Norton™ Online Backup, NTI Media Maker™
- 4400 mAh 6-cell Li-ion battery pack, 4.5 hour battery life
- ENERGY STAR® 5.0
- 15.1”(W) x 9.9”(D) x 1.03/1.5”(H)
- 6.16 lbs. with 6-Cell battery pack
- 1-Year limited warranty.
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Re: Help CFH choose a laptop.
Good choice I'm typing from an Acer too, I really like them. Windows 7 is cool too.