Need to by a new laptop

2007-05-03 13:41:04

#1

topal63: . . .; +533|7188

OK any advice is good advice... my daughter has been accepted to Cornell University. And her birthday is in a week - I need to buy her a laptop for future school work. Not really for gaming - just for academics.

On second thought - maybe a gaming laptop?

So far:
5 - Dells
1 - I hate Dells
1 - Toshiba Sattelite
1 - Aleinware
1 - Sony (ulta-portable)
1 (and a sort-of half for) - a MAC.

Last edited by topal63 (2007-05-03 14:23:16)

2007-05-03 13:41:52

#2

Kashmir: The J-10 is my J-10; +39|7163

then a cheapish dell probally.

what is your price range

2007-05-03 13:41:53

#3

Parker: isteal; +1,452|6864|The Gem Saloon

price range?

2007-05-03 13:42:57

#4

topal63: . . .; +533|7188

Parker wrote:
price range?

Any

2007-05-03 13:43:39

#5

Kashmir: The J-10 is my J-10; +39|7163

topal63 wrote:
Parker wrote:
price range?
Any

not much help there. would £500-£750 be ok.

2007-05-03 13:44:29

#6

Miller: IT'S MILLER TIME!; +271|7226|United States of America

try 250-500 $ laptops.

2007-05-03 13:45:38

#7

topal63: . . .; +533|7188

Kashmir wrote:
topal63 wrote:
Parker wrote:
price range?
Any
not much help there. would £500-£750 be ok.

Price is not relevant. Any price - I can afford whatever. But realistically anything between $500-3000 US.

Could be a Windows PC.
Could be a MAC.

I will have it over-nighted. So no "needs assembly" types.

Last edited by topal63 (2007-05-03 13:55:03)

2007-05-03 13:46:07

#8

Kashmir: The J-10 is my J-10; +39|7163

ok thanks for that. and also u want deliver next week????

2007-05-03 13:47:02

#9

Swissy201: That guy; +12|6748

Personally, I hate Dells, so I would not recommend getting one. A very good laptop that I've seen is the Toshiba Sattelite and it goes for around $1100-$1200 (I can't confirm price because I don't own one). I have used them, I think they're great and people I know who have them think they're great. So, that's my recommendation.

Last edited by Swissy201 (2007-05-03 13:47:48)

2007-05-03 13:48:50

#10

SEREMAKER: BABYMAKIN EXPERT √; +2,187|7038|Mountains of NC

Dell XPS

https://static.bf2s.com/files/user/17445/carhartt.jpg

2007-05-03 13:51:14

#11

Kashmir: The J-10 is my J-10; +39|7163

Inspiron E1705. $1000.

i would not usually reccomend a dell for gaming but since its only for work and such that should do.

2007-05-03 13:53:14

#12

SEREMAKER: BABYMAKIN EXPERT √; +2,187|7038|Mountains of NC

if you want to get nuts Alienware

mostly its the name bc Dell owns them now and you could probably go cheaper for the same if not better with Dell

Last edited by SEREMAKER (2007-05-03 13:53:29)

2007-05-03 13:53:39

#13

Kashmir: The J-10 is my J-10; +39|7163

mac could be good but it depends on if your daughter would know how to use it. or if she is failure with xp you should maby stick with it

2007-05-03 13:54:39

#14

Kashmir: The J-10 is my J-10; +39|7163

SEREMAKER wrote:
if you want to get nuts Alienware

mostly its the name bc Dell owns them now and you could probably go cheaper for the same if not better with Dell

he isnt looking for a gaming laptop

2007-05-03 13:54:59

#15

gCASEy200: Banned; +40|6749|L-town MA

get a highend HP, personally i bought one back in 2001 for about 2000$ with a 5 year warranty and every time i have a problem with it, they replace it with there next best model. I went from some decent 15" to a 19" over the course of 5 years. Personally they are great computers, but there costumer support is shit. But, its a great buy

2007-05-03 13:56:24

#16

topal63: . . .; +533|7188

SEREMAKER wrote:
if you want to get nuts Alienware

mostly its the name bc Dell owns them now and you could probably go cheaper for the same if not better with Dell

What do I know? Maybe she might want something that can game too? Maybe I should just ask her?

gCASEy200 wrote:
get a highend HP, personally i bought one back in 2001 for about 2000$ with a 5 year warranty and every time i have a problem with it, they replace it with there next best model. I went from some decent 15" to a 19" over the course of 5 years. Personally they are great computers, but there costumer support is shit. But, its a great buy

Huh?

Last edited by topal63 (2007-05-03 13:57:48)

2007-05-03 13:58:47

#17

SEREMAKER: BABYMAKIN EXPERT √; +2,187|7038|Mountains of NC

well she might want to play some type of games ( college life gets boring time to time) but I would think she would want something ultra portable

2007-05-03 13:58:58

#18

HeimdalX: Member; +37|7121

Dell's warranty rocks. I've used mine so many times. Dell does suck but the laptops are worth it just cuz of the warranty, get the "complete care" warranty if shes going to be living in a dorm.

If she likes little cutesy things buy her a mac

2007-05-03 13:59:55

#19

Yaocelotl: :D; +221|7120|Keyboard

A dell will fit her right. But C2D is a must and at least 1 GB of RAM .

2007-05-03 14:01:43

#20

Ninja_Monkey: I TK For Blackhawks; +60|7035|UK

get her a mac they look sweet

2007-05-03 14:07:48

#21

SEREMAKER: BABYMAKIN EXPERT √; +2,187|7038|Mountains of NC

well playing around I kinda figured you up with this :

Dell XPS M1210
$2,527
specs:
My Components
PROCESSOR Intel® Core™ 2 Duo T7200 (2.00GHz, 4MB L2 Cache, 667 MHz FSB) edit
OPERATING SYSTEM Genuine Windows Vista™ Home Premium edit
A/V COMMUNICATION PACKAGE Integrated Webcam and Mobile Broadband Antenna edit
MEMORY 2GB Dual Shared Channel DDR2 SDRAM at 667MHz (2 Dimms) edit
HARD DRIVE 100GB 7200RPM SATA Hard Drive edit
OPTICAL DRIVE 8x CD/DVD burner (DVD+/-RW) with double-layer DVD+R write capability edit
VIDEO CARD 256MB NVIDIA® GeForce™ Go 7400 TurboCache™ edit
SOUND OPTIONS Integrated Audio edit
My Accessories
BATTERY OPTIONS 6-cell Primary Battery and 9-cell additional Lithium Ion Battery edit
WIRELESS CARDS Hi-Speed: Dell Wireless 1500 Wireless-N edit
My Software
PRODUCTIVITY Microsoft® Office Home and Student 2007 - Word, Excel + PowerPoint edit
ANTI-VIRUS & SECURITY I chose Security with Value, Plus,or Premium Warranty Bundle edit
PHOTOS, MUSIC & MORE! Trial pack- Basic and trial products from Corel and Yahoo edit
My Service
WARRANTY AND SERVICE PC-Care Plus Bundle edit
DIAL-UP INTERNET ACCESS 6 Months of America Online Membership Included edit
ALSO INCLUDED WITH YOUR SYSTEM
Network Card Integrated 10/100 Network Card and Modem
Adobe Software Adobe® Acrobat® Reader 7.0
Labels Windows Vista™ Premium
Processor Branding Intel Core 2 Duo Processor

Last edited by SEREMAKER (2007-05-03 14:09:37)

2007-05-03 14:11:25

#22

topal63: . . .; +533|7188

SEREMAKER wrote:
well playing around I kinda figured you up with this :

Dell XPS M1210
$2,527
specs:
My Components
PROCESSOR Intel® Core™ 2 Duo T7200 (2.00GHz, 4MB L2 Cache, 667 MHz FSB) edit
OPERATING SYSTEM Genuine Windows Vista™ Home Premium edit
A/V COMMUNICATION PACKAGE Integrated Webcam and Mobile Broadband Antenna edit
MEMORY 2GB Dual Shared Channel DDR2 SDRAM at 667MHz (2 Dimms) edit
HARD DRIVE 100GB 7200RPM SATA Hard Drive edit
OPTICAL DRIVE 8x CD/DVD burner (DVD+/-RW) with double-layer DVD+R write capability edit
VIDEO CARD 256MB NVIDIA® GeForce™ Go 7400 TurboCache™ edit
SOUND OPTIONS Integrated Audio edit
My Accessories
BATTERY OPTIONS 6-cell Primary Battery and 9-cell additional Lithium Ion Battery edit
WIRELESS CARDS Hi-Speed: Dell Wireless 1500 Wireless-N edit
My Software
PRODUCTIVITY Microsoft® Office Home and Student 2007 - Word, Excel + PowerPoint edit
ANTI-VIRUS & SECURITY I chose Security with Value, Plus,or Premium Warranty Bundle edit
PHOTOS, MUSIC & MORE! Trial pack- Basic and trial products from Corel and Yahoo edit
My Service
WARRANTY AND SERVICE PC-Care Plus Bundle edit
DIAL-UP INTERNET ACCESS 6 Months of America Online Membership Included edit
ALSO INCLUDED WITH YOUR SYSTEM
Network Card Integrated 10/100 Network Card and Modem
Adobe Software Adobe® Acrobat® Reader 7.0
Labels Windows Vista™ Premium
Processor Branding Intel Core 2 Duo Processor

I am sort of thinking why not? I mean fuck the MAC, she is savy with a PC, and might as well get all the necessaries: WORD, EXCEL, POWERPOINT, pre-installed and hey - why not make it gamer too - why not?

2007-05-03 14:12:30

#23

loonitic: ...is a potty mouth; +286|7005|Valhalla

Rock Gaming
AMD Turion X2 TL-60 2.0GHz
2x NVIDIA GeForce Go 7950 GTX 512MB
1GB DDR2 667MHz
2x 100GB 7200rpm SATA HDDs

2007-05-03 14:12:31

#24

Kashmir: The J-10 is my J-10; +39|7163

topal63 wrote:
SEREMAKER wrote:
well playing around I kinda figured you up with this :

Dell XPS M1210
$2,527
specs:
My Components
PROCESSOR Intel® Core™ 2 Duo T7200 (2.00GHz, 4MB L2 Cache, 667 MHz FSB) edit
OPERATING SYSTEM Genuine Windows Vista™ Home Premium edit
A/V COMMUNICATION PACKAGE Integrated Webcam and Mobile Broadband Antenna edit
MEMORY 2GB Dual Shared Channel DDR2 SDRAM at 667MHz (2 Dimms) edit
HARD DRIVE 100GB 7200RPM SATA Hard Drive edit
OPTICAL DRIVE 8x CD/DVD burner (DVD+/-RW) with double-layer DVD+R write capability edit
VIDEO CARD 256MB NVIDIA® GeForce™ Go 7400 TurboCache™ edit
SOUND OPTIONS Integrated Audio edit
My Accessories
BATTERY OPTIONS 6-cell Primary Battery and 9-cell additional Lithium Ion Battery edit
WIRELESS CARDS Hi-Speed: Dell Wireless 1500 Wireless-N edit
My Software
PRODUCTIVITY Microsoft® Office Home and Student 2007 - Word, Excel + PowerPoint edit
ANTI-VIRUS & SECURITY I chose Security with Value, Plus,or Premium Warranty Bundle edit
PHOTOS, MUSIC & MORE! Trial pack- Basic and trial products from Corel and Yahoo edit
My Service
WARRANTY AND SERVICE PC-Care Plus Bundle edit
DIAL-UP INTERNET ACCESS 6 Months of America Online Membership Included edit
ALSO INCLUDED WITH YOUR SYSTEM
Network Card Integrated 10/100 Network Card and Modem
Adobe Software Adobe® Acrobat® Reader 7.0
Labels Windows Vista™ Premium
Processor Branding Intel Core 2 Duo Processor
I am sort of thinking why not? I mean fuck the MAC, she is savy with a PC, and might as well get all the necessaries: WORD, EXCEL, POWERPOINT, pre-installed and hey - why not make it gamer too - why not?

If she doesnt play games its kinda pointless

2007-05-03 14:14:08

#25

SEREMAKER: BABYMAKIN EXPERT √; +2,187|7038|Mountains of NC

Kashmir wrote:
topal63 wrote:
SEREMAKER wrote:
well playing around I kinda figured you up with this :

Dell XPS M1210
$2,527
specs:
My Components
PROCESSOR Intel® Core™ 2 Duo T7200 (2.00GHz, 4MB L2 Cache, 667 MHz FSB) edit
OPERATING SYSTEM Genuine Windows Vista™ Home Premium edit
A/V COMMUNICATION PACKAGE Integrated Webcam and Mobile Broadband Antenna edit
MEMORY 2GB Dual Shared Channel DDR2 SDRAM at 667MHz (2 Dimms) edit
HARD DRIVE 100GB 7200RPM SATA Hard Drive edit
OPTICAL DRIVE 8x CD/DVD burner (DVD+/-RW) with double-layer DVD+R write capability edit
VIDEO CARD 256MB NVIDIA® GeForce™ Go 7400 TurboCache™ edit
SOUND OPTIONS Integrated Audio edit
My Accessories
BATTERY OPTIONS 6-cell Primary Battery and 9-cell additional Lithium Ion Battery edit
WIRELESS CARDS Hi-Speed: Dell Wireless 1500 Wireless-N edit
My Software
PRODUCTIVITY Microsoft® Office Home and Student 2007 - Word, Excel + PowerPoint edit
ANTI-VIRUS & SECURITY I chose Security with Value, Plus,or Premium Warranty Bundle edit
PHOTOS, MUSIC & MORE! Trial pack- Basic and trial products from Corel and Yahoo edit
My Service
WARRANTY AND SERVICE PC-Care Plus Bundle edit
DIAL-UP INTERNET ACCESS 6 Months of America Online Membership Included edit
ALSO INCLUDED WITH YOUR SYSTEM
Network Card Integrated 10/100 Network Card and Modem
Adobe Software Adobe® Acrobat® Reader 7.0
Labels Windows Vista™ Premium
Processor Branding Intel Core 2 Duo Processor
I am sort of thinking why not? I mean fuck the MAC, she is savy with a PC, and might as well get all the necessaries: WORD, EXCEL, POWERPOINT, pre-installed and hey - why not make it gamer too - why not?
If she doesnt play games its kinda pointless

he could get his daughter hooked on to BF2

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