Buying A New Laptop

Froboy7391_99 · 10-12-2007, 04:21 AM

I've got a $2000 budget only from US if warranty will still work in Canada. I'll be using it for gaming, watching movies on 32" LCD TV, music and general use. Any ideas? I know everyone hates dell but I'm still partial to them if it's an option. I was thinking 17" screen, HDD doesnt have to be crazy big just 120Gb or 160Gb.

[-0MEGA-] · 10-12-2007, 12:57 PM

Do you want to buy from the US because of the nearly 1:1 exchange rate?

Dell wouldn't be an option if you wanted to buy it from the US, because you can only order them online I believe. You would have to know someone in the states in order to get the laptop shipped to them.

Froboy7391_99 · 10-14-2007, 07:05 AM

Ya it would be cheaper if I bought from the US and I can ship to a relative in the US. One question I have is whether my warranty would still work. Also that should be factored into the price that I want a 3 year warranty preferably with accidental damage covered.

M0LD0V4N · 10-15-2007, 07:23 AM

Search Up AlienWare Laptops or Toshiba Both Great Laptops AlienWare laptops are made for high performance (Gaming) its a fast sleek Laptop.

luckyedboy66 · 10-15-2007, 04:39 PM

you can do alot with $2000. personally, i would go with an HP dv9500, but alienwares are pretty sweet.

HumanMage · 10-15-2007, 04:45 PM

Might want to check out Asus while your at it. I own a laptop by them and I can honestly say that they are very solid laptops...Sleek and stylish as well.

10-12-2007, 04:21 AM	#1 (permalink)
Froboy7391_99 Platinum Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: NB, Canada Age: 19 Posts: 966	Buying A New Laptop I've got a $2000 budget only from US if warranty will still work in Canada. I'll be using it for gaming, watching movies on 32" LCD TV, music and general use. Any ideas? I know everyone hates dell but I'm still partial to them if it's an option. I was thinking 17" screen, HDD doesnt have to be crazy big just 120Gb or 160Gb. __________________ Dell Inspiron 1520 Core 2 Duo T5450 1.66Ghz 4 Gb DDR2-667 Nvidia 8600m GT 250Gb HDD 15.4" 1280x800//DVD Burner//Vista Home Premium//Expresso Brown Last edited by Froboy7391_99; 10-12-2007 at 04:45 AM.

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[-0MEGA-] VIP Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Goffstown, NH Age: 21 Posts: 28,973	Do you want to buy from the US because of the nearly 1:1 exchange rate? Dell wouldn't be an option if you wanted to buy it from the US, because you can only order them online I believe. You would have to know someone in the states in order to get the laptop shipped to them. __________________ Core 2 Quad Q9550 @ 4.1GHz Asus Rampage Formula X48 ATI 4870 X2 2GB GDDR5 4GB (2x2GB) DDR2 960 300GB Raptor // 2x 750GB Creative SB X-Fi Titanium Fatal1ty SilverStone 750W +12V@60A 3DMark06: 22605 www.photosbygeoff.com

10-14-2007, 07:05 AM	#3 (permalink)
Froboy7391_99 Platinum Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: NB, Canada Age: 19 Posts: 966	Ya it would be cheaper if I bought from the US and I can ship to a relative in the US. One question I have is whether my warranty would still work. Also that should be factored into the price that I want a 3 year warranty preferably with accidental damage covered. __________________ Dell Inspiron 1520 Core 2 Duo T5450 1.66Ghz 4 Gb DDR2-667 Nvidia 8600m GT 250Gb HDD 15.4" 1280x800//DVD Burner//Vista Home Premium//Expresso Brown Last edited by Froboy7391_99; 10-14-2007 at 07:10 AM.

10-15-2007, 07:23 AM	#4 (permalink)
M0LD0V4N Gold Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: I'm sure a Pedo, would read this. Hey there? Posts: 310	Search Up AlienWare Laptops or Toshiba Both Great Laptops AlienWare laptops are made for high performance (Gaming) its a fast sleek Laptop. __________________ *Don't take life so Seriously, It isn't permanent.*

10-15-2007, 04:39 PM	#5 (permalink)
luckyedboy66 Diamond Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: AlAbAmA Age: 20 Posts: 1,143	you can do alot with $2000. personally, i would go with an HP dv9500, but alienwares are pretty sweet. __________________ Laptop: HP DV9000z CPU: AMD Turion64x2 2.0 Ghz GPU: nVidia GeForce go7600 RAM: 2048Mb, HDD: 2.5" 120Gb, OS: Windows Vista ____________________''''!____. \|------- [hp] -------- \| ![=\|[ ]\___ \|_...__...____________\| ![ \|_\| ///.]\| "(@)'(@)'''''''''''''''''''''''''''(@)(@)***(@ )

10-15-2007, 04:45 PM	#6 (permalink)
HumanMage Diamond Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Cincinnati, OH Posts: 1,153	Might want to check out Asus while your at it. I own a laptop by them and I can honestly say that they are very solid laptops...Sleek and stylish as well. __________________ -----Laptop: Asus G1----- http://www.notebookreview.com/default.asp?newsID=3403

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