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Looking to buy a laptop.. Any advice..?
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26. June 2009 @ 00:04 |
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I'm not knowledgeable in the are of laptops at all.. I'm looking to buy a laptop at at a $400 dollar range. I know you can't get any goodies at all but what's the best $400 offers me?
Current System: Antec 900 case, Gigabyte GA-EP45-UD3R, Corsair Dominator 2x2GB 1066MHz, Sapphire Radeon 4870, WD 640GB, Samsung 22x DVD Burner, Acer 22" LCD, Corsair 450VX, Logitech MX518, Saitek Eclipse, Tuniq Tower 120 on top of a Q9550, Vista Home Premium, Logitech Z-2300,
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26. June 2009 @ 05:59 |
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Well, your standard fare laptop, for office work, web browsing and dvd burning, what else would you want to do with it?
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26. June 2009 @ 21:36 |
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Actually my budget is from $800-$1000 =] What's the best laptop that fits in that range?
Current System: Antec 900 case, Gigabyte GA-EP45-UD3R, Corsair Dominator 2x2GB 1066MHz, Sapphire Radeon 4870, WD 640GB, Samsung 22x DVD Burner, Acer 22" LCD, Corsair 450VX, Logitech MX518, Saitek Eclipse, Tuniq Tower 120 on top of a Q9550, Vista Home Premium, Logitech Z-2300,
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27. June 2009 @ 12:02 |
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For what intended use?
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27. June 2009 @ 12:56 |
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Light gaming, like the sims 3, internet, e-mail, music downloads, watching movies, you know, the basics. No encoding, video editing, maybe just audio, like WavePad. Can you modify anything on a laptop? I think it's just RAM and HDD right?
I was looking at this bad boy right here, seems to have everything you need.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834115555
There is also this one that had blu ray,which caught my eye
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834147918
I'm not sure if these are good graphics cards. Any other recommendations?
Current System: Antec 900 case, Gigabyte GA-EP45-UD3R, Corsair Dominator 2x2GB 1066MHz, Sapphire Radeon 4870, WD 640GB, Samsung 22x DVD Burner, Acer 22" LCD, Corsair 450VX, Logitech MX518, Saitek Eclipse, Tuniq Tower 120 on top of a Q9550, Vista Home Premium, Logitech Z-2300,
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27. June 2009 @ 13:03 |
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27. June 2009 @ 14:51 |
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My first pick has a bigger screen, DDR3, bigger hard drive, more vRAM, but a slightly slower cpu for around $50 more.. Also, the keyboard is fuller than the MSI laptop.
Current System: Antec 900 case, Gigabyte GA-EP45-UD3R, Corsair Dominator 2x2GB 1066MHz, Sapphire Radeon 4870, WD 640GB, Samsung 22x DVD Burner, Acer 22" LCD, Corsair 450VX, Logitech MX518, Saitek Eclipse, Tuniq Tower 120 on top of a Q9550, Vista Home Premium, Logitech Z-2300,
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27. June 2009 @ 15:08 |
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but it's also from a suspect brand and DDR3 memory has basically no effect on performance. You're basically just paying $50 for the privilege of a bigger HDD, which you can always replace yourself, or buy a comparatively massive external USB HDD for barely any more than $50.
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27. June 2009 @ 15:13 |
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It would be nice if there was a laptop with a great graphics card, good processor, but mediocre ram and hdd.. then upgrade yourself... that would be a big money saver..
By the way.. what's the battery life on the MSI laptop? Also, is it possible to upgrade to a better battery for that model?
Current System: Antec 900 case, Gigabyte GA-EP45-UD3R, Corsair Dominator 2x2GB 1066MHz, Sapphire Radeon 4870, WD 640GB, Samsung 22x DVD Burner, Acer 22" LCD, Corsair 450VX, Logitech MX518, Saitek Eclipse, Tuniq Tower 120 on top of a Q9550, Vista Home Premium, Logitech Z-2300,
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27. June 2009 @ 15:27 |
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Yeah well, unusual. The graphics card is almost always the weak link in a laptop.
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27. June 2009 @ 15:32 |
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So if you were to buy a laptop under $1,000, you would pick the MSI laptop that you recommended?
Current System: Antec 900 case, Gigabyte GA-EP45-UD3R, Corsair Dominator 2x2GB 1066MHz, Sapphire Radeon 4870, WD 640GB, Samsung 22x DVD Burner, Acer 22" LCD, Corsair 450VX, Logitech MX518, Saitek Eclipse, Tuniq Tower 120 on top of a Q9550, Vista Home Premium, Logitech Z-2300,
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27. June 2009 @ 15:35 |
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Yes I would.
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27. June 2009 @ 15:45 |
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Alright thanks sam =]
Current System: Antec 900 case, Gigabyte GA-EP45-UD3R, Corsair Dominator 2x2GB 1066MHz, Sapphire Radeon 4870, WD 640GB, Samsung 22x DVD Burner, Acer 22" LCD, Corsair 450VX, Logitech MX518, Saitek Eclipse, Tuniq Tower 120 on top of a Q9550, Vista Home Premium, Logitech Z-2300,
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