Looking for Laptop

simpson · 05-08-2008, 02:22 AM

1) What is your budget?
1000-1300

2) What size notebook would you prefer?

15-17 inches
Something that is portable

3) Please select your country's flag as a post icon and tell us what country are you buying this in.
Canada

4) Are there any brands that you prefer or any you really don't like?
No

5) What tasks will you be performing with the notebook?
Want to be able to game. School work. Music, web camera (internet capabilities obviously).

6) Will you be taking the notebook with you to different places or leaving it on your desk?
Cegep-house

7) Will you be playing games on it; if so, which games?
Gears of war. If possible Crysis.

8) How many hours of battery life do you need? At least 4.

9) Do you mind buying online without seeing the notebook in person?
Online is fine.

10) What OS do you prefer? Windows (XP or Vista), Mac OS, Linux, etc.
already have OS....
Windows XP/Vista

Screen Specifics

11) Would you prefer standard or widescreen?
Widescreen

12) From the choices below, what screen resolutions would you prefer?
Whatever

13) Do you want a glossy/reflective screen or a matte/non-glossy screen?
Gloss it up

Build Quality and Design

14) Are the notebook's looks and stylishness important to you?
It has to look at least somewhat nice.

15) When are you buying this laptop and how long do you want this laptop to last?
Buying in a couple of weeks. Want laptop to last very long time.

Notebook Components

16) How much hard drive space do you want; 40GB to 500GB?
At least 160 gigs

17) Do you need an optical drive? If yes, a CDRW/DVD-ROM, DVD Burner or Blu-Ray drive?

CD and DVD rom.

18) RAM?
At least 2 gigs.

I borrowed questions from another thread. I'm not to savvy with computers, so I greatly appreciate any help.

tlarkin · 05-08-2008, 02:24 AM

Look at a Lenovo, or an Acer you get more for your buck. You can get a crazy deal with Dell and their coupons but their parts are a bit sub par.

Or look at HP business class. I have had a lot of HP business class laptops in my control (thousands) and I found them to be all around pretty decent machines. Don't confuse this with HP consumer products which are not as good IMO.

daisymtc · 05-08-2008, 11:14 AM

If you use it for game, you would need a delicated GPU. However, in that case, your battery will hardly last longer 4 hours

For your budget, you could get
intel C2D CPU (preferbly T7XXX or T8XXX)
min. 2 GB RAM (as you said)
min. 8600m GT/ 9500m GS

cohen · 05-08-2008, 11:18 AM

go for a mac

5 hours

but the more you use the laptop on the battery the longer it will last... i used a dell and on the battery it use to last 2 hours now it last 3.5 hours!

claytonr1973 · 05-08-2008, 12:28 PM

I got a Dell XPS 1710 from thier refurb dept for under $1300 from the dell outlet.

cohen · 05-08-2008, 12:39 PM

DON'T FOR DELL THEY ARE CRAP Go for HP or Acer.... HP i recommend

`PaWz · 05-08-2008, 03:39 PM

DON'T GO FOR HP THEY ARE CRAp LOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOL

Suggestions like those aren't helpful. Your personal experiences with Dell don't mean much by itself so keep them to yourself

tlarkin · 05-08-2008, 03:48 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by `PaWz

DON'T GO FOR HP THEY ARE CRAp LOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOL

Suggestions like those aren't helpful. Your personal experiences with Dell don't mean much by itself so keep them to yourself

likewise you don't represent all HP users.

`PaWz · 05-08-2008, 03:50 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by tlarkin

likewise you don't represent all HP users.

I'm not even an HP user. I was mocking cohen

tlarkin · 05-08-2008, 03:59 PM

Dell have had the most recalls of their laptops than any other manufacturer in the last 4 years. They have also been widely criticized for using sub par, generic, proprietary parts. How do you think Dell can slash the price of a 2,000 dollar laptop down to 1300 and still make enough money to stay in business? The margin of profit of hardware sales is very minimum, typically never over 10% of actual cost.

If you scour through digg.com you will find an article that is from this year stating that Dell is finally raising their standards in the parts they use. I know for a fact that HP uses Asus motherboards in their desktop. This is because I used to support thousands of HP desktops and when I had to replace a motherboard I would see the Asus silk screened on the motherboard. They also use MSI and abit. Of course they don't always use the highest end motherboards but at least they are name brand. Unlike some manufacturers that just use the cheapest parts assembled by 12 year old factory workers in Malaysia some where.

05-08-2008, 02:22 AM	#1 (permalink)
simpson New Member Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 1	Looking for Laptop 1) What is your budget? 1000-1300 2) What size notebook would you prefer? 15-17 inches Something that is portable 3) Please select your country's flag as a post icon and tell us what country are you buying this in. Canada 4) Are there any brands that you prefer or any you really don't like? No 5) What tasks will you be performing with the notebook? Want to be able to game. School work. Music, web camera (internet capabilities obviously). 6) Will you be taking the notebook with you to different places or leaving it on your desk? Cegep-house 7) Will you be playing games on it; if so, which games? Gears of war. If possible Crysis. 8) How many hours of battery life do you need? At least 4. 9) Do you mind buying online without seeing the notebook in person? Online is fine. 10) What OS do you prefer? Windows (XP or Vista), Mac OS, Linux, etc. already have OS.... Windows XP/Vista Screen Specifics 11) Would you prefer standard or widescreen? Widescreen 12) From the choices below, what screen resolutions would you prefer? Whatever 13) Do you want a glossy/reflective screen or a matte/non-glossy screen? Gloss it up Build Quality and Design 14) Are the notebook's looks and stylishness important to you? It has to look at least somewhat nice. 15) When are you buying this laptop and how long do you want this laptop to last? Buying in a couple of weeks. Want laptop to last very long time. Notebook Components 16) How much hard drive space do you want; 40GB to 500GB? At least 160 gigs 17) Do you need an optical drive? If yes, a CDRW/DVD-ROM, DVD Burner or Blu-Ray drive? CD and DVD rom. 18) RAM? At least 2 gigs. I borrowed questions from another thread. I'm not to savvy with computers, so I greatly appreciate any help.

05-08-2008, 03:39 PM	#7 (permalink)
`PaWz Gold Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Age: 17 Posts: 267	DON'T GO FOR HP THEY ARE CRAp LOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOL Suggestions like those aren't helpful. Your personal experiences with Dell don't mean much by itself so keep them to yourself __________________ Laptop/Desktop Dell Inspiron 1525 Notebook/Custom built 80GB HDD 5400RPM/Seagate 320GB 7200RPM HDD X3100 graphics/Visiontek HD 4850 Core 2 Duo T8300 (2.4GHz; 3MB L2)/Core 2 Duo E4300 @ 2.7GHz 3GB DDR2 memory/2GB DDR2 800 memory Vista Home Premium Last edited by `PaWz; 05-08-2008 at 03:43 PM.

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05-08-2008, 02:24 AM	#2 (permalink)
tlarkin VIP Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Kansas City, MO Posts: 5,944	Look at a Lenovo, or an Acer you get more for your buck. You can get a crazy deal with Dell and their coupons but their parts are a bit sub par. Or look at HP business class. I have had a lot of HP business class laptops in my control (thousands) and I found them to be all around pretty decent machines. Don't confuse this with HP consumer products which are not as good IMO.

05-08-2008, 11:14 AM	#3 (permalink)
daisymtc Diamond Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: UK Posts: 2,344	If you use it for game, you would need a delicated GPU. However, in that case, your battery will hardly last longer 4 hours For your budget, you could get intel C2D CPU (preferbly T7XXX or T8XXX) min. 2 GB RAM (as you said) min. 8600m GT/ 9500m GS

05-08-2008, 12:28 PM	#5 (permalink)
claytonr1973 Bronze Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Miami,OK Posts: 72	I got a Dell XPS 1710 from thier refurb dept for under $1300 from the dell outlet.

05-08-2008, 03:59 PM	#10 (permalink)
tlarkin VIP Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Kansas City, MO Posts: 5,944	Dell have had the most recalls of their laptops than any other manufacturer in the last 4 years. They have also been widely criticized for using sub par, generic, proprietary parts. How do you think Dell can slash the price of a 2,000 dollar laptop down to 1300 and still make enough money to stay in business? The margin of profit of hardware sales is very minimum, typically never over 10% of actual cost. If you scour through digg.com you will find an article that is from this year stating that Dell is finally raising their standards in the parts they use. I know for a fact that HP uses Asus motherboards in their desktop. This is because I used to support thousands of HP desktops and when I had to replace a motherboard I would see the Asus silk screened on the motherboard. They also use MSI and abit. Of course they don't always use the highest end motherboards but at least they are name brand. Unlike some manufacturers that just use the cheapest parts assembled by 12 year old factory workers in Malaysia some where.