Laptops

[AxlsMainMan]

I need a laptop for university this fall.

Something reliable and efficient for school work, but also fast for games on the side

Any suggestions?

[w.axl.rose]

this site has some good fast gaming laptops

http://www.sagernotebook.com/default.php

[Chief]

whats your price range?

dell makes some pretty nice high end laptops for gaming.

[AxlsMainMan]

Oh, probably $1,500.

I was looking at Dells and HPs.

Would the Dells be superior?

[Gunner80]

Dell support is horrible!

[Chief]

Actually i think they would be pretty similar in quality.  personally i prefer dell because i've had a lot of good experiences with their machines, but as you probably know, a lot of people have had bad experiences with their tech support, which has improved in the last couple of years.

Oh, probably $1,500.

I was looking at Dells and HPs.

Would the Dells be superior?

[D]

If u got 1,500

why not save up 500 more and get a Mac?


I love Dell to be honest.

I ordered a laptop from Dell and a computer strictly for music.

They have always been reliable as long as u watch what u download and dont go to sites with lots of spyware and shit.

get the extra memory

Dell has a sale right now where u can get 4 gigs of memory for cheaper than anyone else would dare to price it.

get a good Dell quadcore with 4 gigs of ram and u are set.

u can get that probably under 1500

[Atillla]

Dell support is horrible!

HP support is worse, I am not even going to start 

And the one who said get a Mac.... most games are not playable, for 500 dollars more you still have a slower one, you will have problems with many other things concerning software and hardware.. on top of that, you will look like a corksniffing quasi arty farty wannabe. Macs are ok if you do a lot (and I mean it's part of your job or studies) of photo/video/audio editing...if you don't, forget it 

[AxlsMainMan]

Thanks for all the help guys!

I'll probably have a serious look at the Dells tomorrow morning.

A nice Dell quadcore like D suggested sounds pretty nice.

The only thing that makes me nervous is what you guys have said about their technical support.

Is it a trade off in that you get a great laptop with less than great support, while other brands have excellent technical support, but not so great laptops?

Thanks again everybody

[mdttkk]

I was given a macbook as a gift and I love it!  I highly recommend.  Never had any problems, no shutdowns or freezes and it is much more organized than my windows computer. 

[western_chaos]

I was given a macbook as a gift and I love it!  I highly recommend.  Never had any problems, no shutdowns or freezes and it is much more organized than my windows computer. 

I like both mac and p.c's.

I had an acer laptop once and I loved that computer but it was robbed from me, so now that I have my taxes back, I'm going to buy a new laptop. I'm gonna go for another acer cause I had a good experience with my last one.

[Chief]

how much was the acer and where did you get it?

i haven't used one of those in ages

I was given a macbook as a gift and I love it!  I highly recommend.  Never had any problems, no shutdowns or freezes and it is much more organized than my windows computer. 

I like both mac and p.c's.

I had an acer laptop once and I loved that computer but it was robbed from me, so now that I have my taxes back, I'm going to buy a new laptop. I'm gonna go for another acer cause I had a good experience with my last one.

[chineseblues]

Get a lenovo thinkpad. I have one and it is the greatest computer I have ever owned. I've had it for a year and a half and had no problems with it so far.

[cotis]

Question about my laptop for everyone...

Got a Toshiba P205-S6347 laptop with a HD-DVD burner in it. Since HD-DVD is taking a shit and going down the drains, would I be able to buy a blu-ray burner/drive for my PC and have it put in?

Thanks

[w.axl.rose]

i dont see why you couldnt do that.  blu-ray burners are pretty expensive at the moment though

[cotis]

yeah I've seen them on various sites (TigerDirect, CircuitCity, etc.) and the prices are pretty high. I'm waiting awhile anyway, was just seeing if it was possible or not? I've done add-ons and stuff with my desktop PC although I'd have to get a professional to do the laptop, don't want to mess with it. shes my baby haha

[Chief]

yes. i don't see why not? but it may be a little tricky being a laptop and all, like you said you may want to get someone to help you out.

Question about my laptop for everyone...

Got a Toshiba P205-S6347 laptop with a HD-DVD burner in it. Since HD-DVD is taking a shit and going down the drains, would I be able to buy a blu-ray burner/drive for my PC and have it put in?

Thanks

[western_chaos]

how much was the acer and where did you get it?

i haven't used one of those in ages

I was given a macbook as a gift and I love it!  I highly recommend.  Never had any problems, no shutdowns or freezes and it is much more organized than my windows computer. 

I like both mac and p.c's.

I had an acer laptop once and I loved that computer but it was robbed from me, so now that I have my taxes back, I'm going to buy a new laptop. I'm gonna go for another acer cause I had a good experience with my last one.

It was on sale awhile back for $660, it's regularly priced at 800.

I'll have to take a look at what's available now cause I'll have more money this time around.

[Ines_rocks!]

I bought this one for university as well last september. Till now it has proven to be an excellent computer... let it be to work or to play. 

Sony Vaio VGN-FZ11Z

    * CPU: Intel® Core™ 2 Duo T7300
    * RAM: 2GB DDR2 SDRAM
    * HDD: 200GB
    * Graphics: NVIDIA® GeForce® 8400M GT GPU with 256MB dedicated VRAM
    * Optical: Blu-ray Disc
    * Screen: 15.4-inch widescreen X-black LCD with wide colour gamut by ‘BRAVIA’ backlight technologies
    * Special controls: AV buttons
    * Wireless: Intel® wireless LAN 802.11 a b g, Bluetooth
    * Weight: 2.7kg
    * Software: Adobe® Photoshop® Elements, Adobe® Premiere® Elements, Click to DVD BD® 3.0, WinDVD BD 8.0 for VAIO
    * Case construction: Magnesium alloy lid and base
    * Dimensions: 355.8 x 24.9 – 34.5 x 254.4mm (W x H min – max x D)
    * Operating system: Windows Vista™ Home Premium


http://www.unbeatable.co.uk/news/Sony-Vaio-FZ-Big-Launch/281940.html

[D]

bet u paid bout 1500 for that right?


I got  my Delllaptop today. I didnt order anything super fancy. just an intel core 2 duo so it would be fast. I dont use it for games or anything, just straight internet and school work so i didnt need a lot of the extra stuff and it cost 800 bucks. So it was a great deal. 1 gig of Ram, 120 gig harddrive. 2.0ghz  and I got the best fastest wireless card they sold and I am getting amazing wifi connections.