suggest a new laptop

[runtohell121]

Originally Posted by mr.handsomeman

I would say to get a mac book pro, but i don't think that's what you're looking for, if he's landing a recording deal though, a mac book pro is the standard for recording. All the major recording softwares like Logic and such were made for macs but edited and changed for PC's, he might as well get the original. plus macs are way easier to use than PC's.

he wants xp... and mac don't have enough dedicated video for graphic stuff.

[mr.handsomeman]

that's why I said "i don't think that's what you're looking for",
but macs are amazing for music, video, graphics, everything media related, a mac is the best at, that's the bottom line.

[EndUnknown]

this is for me, not my friend tho, im liking the alienware.

[runtohell121]

yea.. just go with alienware.. seems pretty nice.. besides the battery life maybe lol and for more faster access and stuff.. 64gb solid state drive or whatever it is called is the best..

[EndUnknown]

the battery shouldn't be a concern w/ the extra built in 6 cell. I should get at least 3 hours w/ 2 6- cell batts, stealth mode(underclock and turn down fan's) and Binary GFX(switch from the NVIDIA to integrated w/ a button push)

[runtohell121]

but running settings on low it shouldn't be so good for use for graphics.. maybe for surfing web or typing.. lol

[Gregory]

Thats a bit thick!

Originally Posted by Dark Whole

I saw this and figured that would do the job

DISPLAY LCD: 17.1 inch TFT LCD Display (Widescreen WUXGA 1920 x 1200 Pixels)
CPU: (Quad-Core)Intel® Core™ 2 Quad Q6700 @ 2.66GHz 1066FSB 8MB L2 Cache 64-bit
MOTHERBOARD: Intel P965 + ICH-8R Chipset Mainboard
MEMORY: 4GB (2x2GB) PC5300 DDR2-667 SODIMM Memory (Corsair or Major Brand)
VIDEO CARD: Built-in NVIDIA Video (Dual NVIDIA GeForce Go 8800 GTX MXM GDDR3 512MB PCI-E Video - SLI Mode)
HARD DRIVE: 200GB 7200RPM SATA150 HARD DRIVE
OPTICAL DRIVE: DVD Optical Drive (8X DVD Rewritable Drive)
SOUND: BUILT-IN AC 97 SOUND

Totally!

Originally Posted by Atrocious

I would get a Dell, HP is awful.
I would recommend what Gregory said.

The Second one I posted with the 8600GT and 9 cell batter should do the trick.

Originally Posted by Dark Whole

what is there with:
3+ hrs batt life (gonna use it at college)
enough power to photoshop/dreamweaver/firefox/audacity simultaneously w/ minimal lag

[EndUnknown]

how about the alienware I posted?

[runtohell121]

Originally Posted by Dark Whole

how about the alienware I posted?

lol i think everyone thinks that it would be too expensive... mainly 8600m should be enough for those applications.. and those computers that have 8600m are about $1000 or below

[EndUnknown]

not really related to the laptop, but...
My friend Jeff was supposed to talk w/ the reps from Def Jam today, but their flight was delayed and they wont get here till 10:00pm and they are rescheduling for Wednesday because we have school til Thursday. by wednesday i should know if it will happen.

[Gregory]

I'd still go with a maxed out version of this,http://configure.us.dell.com/dellsto...YDWHR1&x=0&y=0

Includes 3 year warranty and 3 year accidental damage.

[EndUnknown]

1. dont want vista
2. probably has not as good batt life as the alienware
3. less powerful

[jackluo923]

How about Latitude XT Tablet? Maxed out Config is over 4k . 9+ hours of battery life with windows xp

Or fully loaded ATG D630 fromd dell. Windows Xp, INtel core2duo t9500, 4GB ram, 64GB SSD, fingerprint reader, 500nit outdoor screen, mobile broadband, 8+ hours of battery life docking station, and host of other features. Maxed out config is over 6K

[runtohell121]

Originally Posted by Dark Whole

1. dont want vista
2. probably has not as good batt life as the alienware
3. less powerful

the less powerful part isn't that bad.. only a bit lower for a lot cheaper

[Gregory]

The alienware would have less battery power because of the graphics.

There is nothing wrong with Vista when the machine can actually handle it. Have you ever had a machine that can really run vista?

Originally Posted by Dark Whole

1. dont want vista
2. probably has not as good batt life as the alienware
3. less powerful

[runtohell121]

Originally Posted by Gregory

The alienware would have less battery power because of the graphics.

There is nothing wrong with Vista when the machine can actually handle it. Have you ever had a machine that can really run vista?

I Have i can sure admit that vista runs super fine, boots up faster than xp, can use all the programs i had for xp

[EndUnknown]

Originally Posted by Gregory

The alienware would have less battery power because of the graphics.

There is nothing wrong with Vista when the machine can actually handle it. Have you ever had a machine that can really run vista?

well the alienware was quoted at 5-6 hrs in power save mode, and I just prefer xp because im used to it. if alienware offered I'd dualboot.