Looking at laptops

2008-10-22 19:43:59

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Mutantbear: Semi Constructive Criticism; +1,431|6231|London, England

I'm looking at laptops and im not sure where to start.

I don't want a dinky piece of shit EEEEEEEEEEEEEEE pc, I want something normal sized. It doesn't need to be a gaming god but I don't want it to fail miserably at simple things and basic games. I don't want to pay a huge amount but I guess I will go up kinda high if its worth it.

Suggestions would be very helpful.

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2008-10-22 19:51:16

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phishman420: Banned; +821|5948

Dude, get a Dell.

I have an Inspiron 1525 and love it.

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2008-10-22 19:58:29

#3

SgtHeihn: Should have ducked; +394|6753|Ham Lake, MN (Fucking Cold)

Take a look at HP. I have one and I like it. Just don't go over 15" otherwise it has no battery life and it weighs like 10lbs so it turns into a hassle lugging it around.

2008-10-22 20:08:06

#4

N00bkilla55404: Voices are calling...; +136|6198|Somewhere out in Space

For once, something dell actually doesnt fail at...

But stay the fuck away from Acer!

2008-10-22 20:09:18

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Mutantbear: Semi Constructive Criticism; +1,431|6231|London, England

Links?

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2008-10-22 20:12:17

#6

phishman420: Banned; +821|5948

Have fun.

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2008-10-22 20:16:21

#7

Smithereener: Member; +138|6582|California

Any kind of maximum budget?

But yeah, Dell and HP are good brands to look at.

I believe the Dell Studios are the "lower-end" with dedicated graphics now, the Inspiron lineup seems to have only integrated graphics. For a bit more, you can look at the XPS 1530. The HP dv5t (I believe) has gotten quite decent reviews.

2008-10-22 20:17:40

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Flaming_Maniac: prince of insufficient light; +2,490|6973|67.222.138.85

How do you guys feel about Asus laptops?

2008-10-22 20:19:32

#9

Smithereener: Member; +138|6582|California

Flaming_Maniac wrote:
How do you guys feel about Asus laptops?

They aren't as well-known as other brands, but among people who do use them and people who know about them; they generally get good reviews. Cheap but above average hardware configurations, decent build quality. The biggest complaint I've noticed was subpar battery life, but I don't know if that's been resolved already.

2008-10-22 20:19:39

#10

Mutantbear: Semi Constructive Criticism; +1,431|6231|London, England

Smithereener wrote:
Any kind of maximum budget?

But yeah, Dell and HP are good brands to look at.

I believe the Dell Studios are the "lower-end" with dedicated graphics now, the Inspiron lineup seems to have only integrated graphics. For a bit more, you can look at the XPS 1530. The HP dv5t (I believe) has gotten quite decent reviews.

I don't know, like I said I don't need a mean machine, just something to work on, maybe low end games

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2008-10-22 20:20:08

#11

phishman420: Banned; +821|5948

Flaming_Maniac wrote:
How do you guys feel about Asus laptops?

They're better than Acer.

2008-10-22 20:23:43

#12

Flaming_Maniac: prince of insufficient light; +2,490|6973|67.222.138.85

Smithereener wrote:
Flaming_Maniac wrote:
How do you guys feel about Asus laptops?
They aren't as well-known as other brands, but among people who do use them and people who know about them; they generally get good reviews. Cheap but above average hardware configurations, decent build quality. The biggest complaint I've noticed was subpar battery life, but I don't know if that's been resolved already.

Yeah I was looking at some and the performance seemed good, but it only had a 6 cell battery and <3 hour batter life...pretty fail, even if battery life isn't a big deal to you.

2008-10-22 20:25:31

#13

Yellowman03: Once Again, We Meet at Last; +108|6501|Texas

Flaming_Maniac wrote:
Smithereener wrote:
Flaming_Maniac wrote:
How do you guys feel about Asus laptops?
They aren't as well-known as other brands, but among people who do use them and people who know about them; they generally get good reviews. Cheap but above average hardware configurations, decent build quality. The biggest complaint I've noticed was subpar battery life, but I don't know if that's been resolved already.
Yeah I was looking at some and the performance seemed good, but it only had a 6 cell battery and <3 hour batter life...pretty fail, even if battery life isn't a big deal to you.

hah...<3

2008-10-22 20:25:55

#14

Smithereener: Member; +138|6582|California

Mutantsteak wrote:
Smithereener wrote:
Any kind of maximum budget?

But yeah, Dell and HP are good brands to look at.

I believe the Dell Studios are the "lower-end" with dedicated graphics now, the Inspiron lineup seems to have only integrated graphics. For a bit more, you can look at the XPS 1530. The HP dv5t (I believe) has gotten quite decent reviews.
I don't know, like I said I don't need a mean machine, just something to work on, maybe low end games

Try the Studio 15, it's got a 3450, which is pretty much the same as the 3470 in my machine. At 1280x800, it runs most of the games I play fine (TF2, BF2 [though my CD key is apparently invalid], CSS, DoD:S, etc.)

or the HP dv5t. Of the two, the HP can be configured with a much better graphics card and higher resolution screen (I think), but it might come out slightly pricier.

or Asus.

2008-10-22 20:26:44

#15

Mutantbear: Semi Constructive Criticism; +1,431|6231|London, England

Flaming_Maniac wrote:
Smithereener wrote:
Flaming_Maniac wrote:
How do you guys feel about Asus laptops?
They aren't as well-known as other brands, but among people who do use them and people who know about them; they generally get good reviews. Cheap but above average hardware configurations, decent build quality. The biggest complaint I've noticed was subpar battery life, but I don't know if that's been resolved already.
Yeah I was looking at some and the performance seemed good, but it only had a 6 cell battery and <3 hour batter life...pretty fail, even if battery life isn't a big deal to you.

I stared at that reply for a while, i thought it had a "heart" battery life, very confusing.

Battery life is semi important to me, it does need to be transported, I have a desktop pc already

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2008-10-22 20:29:35

#16

Yellowman03: Once Again, We Meet at Last; +108|6501|Texas

Mutantsteak wrote:
Flaming_Maniac wrote:
Smithereener wrote:

They aren't as well-known as other brands, but among people who do use them and people who know about them; they generally get good reviews. Cheap but above average hardware configurations, decent build quality. The biggest complaint I've noticed was subpar battery life, but I don't know if that's been resolved already.
Yeah I was looking at some and the performance seemed good, but it only had a 6 cell battery and <3 hour batter life...pretty fail, even if battery life isn't a big deal to you.
I stared at that reply for a while, i thought it had a "heart" battery life, very confusing.

Battery life is semi important to me, it does need to be transported, I have a desktop pc already

Lawl... http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a … 6834220379

2008-10-23 05:53:02

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Uzique: dasein.; +2,865|6737

Sony Vaio.

Pewpew.

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