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[SOLVED] Finally able to get a laptop
ok i now can finally get a laptop. $00-$700 ive been looking at vostros, toshibas, and compaqs.i like 2gb RAM and a nice processor (turion or core 2 duo).im not too good with picking out laptops, so i came to you guys to help me. i will most definatly be keeping all of my music and videos and pictures on it, and i do game, but just stuff like WoW. so not too harsh ty
 heres one i found: http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage....=12-46750788-2 any comments
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04-15-2008, 04:18 PM
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newegg.com is a good source
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04-15-2008, 05:36 PM
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I do not recommend toshiba, the space for the tracpad is nowhere near enough around the edges.
What settings would you like to play WoW on? What is your price range?
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04-15-2008, 06:25 PM
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theres a compaq laptop on clearance in bestbuy model name is Compaq V6719NR and the price range is $304-$449 at this moment.. its a 1gb ram, AMD turion TL-57, 7050m graphics, lightscribe dvd burner, 15.4" screen or theres a Dell 1525 Intel Pentium Duo core for $550 features are 15.4" screen, etc... just click here. Theres a lot of clearance computers in store at best buy, you should go check it out and see which one is cheapest.
that's all the advice i can give you... theres lots of bestbuy clearance laptops at this moment.. but sometime they don't post price.. so you have to ask.
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04-15-2008, 08:03 PM
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I would recommend avoiding Compaq notebooks(Though not necessarily HP). Mine was reaching 160F, so the motherboard was replaced by HP/Compaq. The new motherboard caused it to reach 200F. In the end they replaced it and made it well worth my time and effort. But Vista is buggy enough as it is, and with HP/Compaq screwing with the OS, its horrible.. Though Vista pre-installed on HP notebooks tends to be fine.
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04-15-2008, 08:36 PM
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I would suggest Hewlett Packard http://www.shopping.hp.com/webapp/sh...psg/notebooks/
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i would not recommend getting a Sony either though
 slow.. preloaded with softwares that takes you days to delete.... try Dell or Acer...
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04-15-2008, 08:39 PM
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04-15-2008, 08:41 PM
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not really... for Sony... its hard to not choose preinstalled junk softwares.. lol... and i brought mine on black friday at bestbuy..... now i figure out Sony isn't so good.. i'll stick with some other brand
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04-15-2008, 08:49 PM
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04-15-2008, 10:28 PM
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Get a vostro 1500
CHoose the Great value package $499 Upgrade the processor to 1.4ghz core2duo Upgrarde the hdd to 160GB Total $574 Buy 1 GB of aftermarket ram for $20 including shippping. Grand Total $600 You get Processor: Core2duo T5270 (roughly equal to 2.0ghz amd turion x2) Ram: 2GB HDD: 160GB Screen: WXGA antiglare 1200x800 screen Windows: xp home edition, you can get windows vista if you want, it's your choice Wifi: Wireless G Optical Drive: DVD-RW 8x Battery: 6 cell 56WHr Li-ion battery - approximately 2.5-3 hours of use, 4-5Hrs if you optimize your battery ussage. Online storage: 1 year 10GB free online storage Bloatware: Nothing, no preinstalled productivity software, no preinstalled antivirus
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04-16-2008, 02:46 AM
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Don't go Compaq, every compaq I have tried(and returned) has had a dead pixel. HP puts the wrong processor sticker on the case. Acer makes you pay to mail in the computer for repair while under warranty.
I would go with Dell for notebooks. http://configure.us.dell.com/dellsto...=bqdwjbg&s=bsd Runt, might as well spend a little more and get a core 2 duo. Quote:
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04-16-2008, 06:03 AM
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there are sony's on sale at bestbuy also though.. but i do recommend dell mostly for laptops..... dell last long... well to me.. since i have a Dell inspiron 5150 which is about 3 years ago with a pentium 4 3.06ghz... and still runs faster than my new laptops...
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04-16-2008, 12:13 PM
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I would go with the Turion if it is dual core. 1.4 is a little slow.
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