I'm sorry, but I find it very annoying when people put the $ sign on the right of dollar amounts. It goes on the left, like so: $1000. It most certainly does not go 1000$ because that looks retarded.
And umm, what yoshi said. He's good with computers.
Thx queen of grammar.... Why not get a desktop? They're cheaper for what you want and if you already have a laptop then you've got the board covered. Just a thought
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I know you said 1000$ but for 1200$, this is quite the beast.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834220308Laptops arent really my thing, but this one looks like a steal. Core 2 Duo T8300 (2.40GHz), 4GB RAM and an amazing GeForce 9500M GS.
Have a look. I didnt check out the earlier reccomended Dell (because i hate and refuse to buy them.).
Edit: Was looking and they did this:
2GB x 2
Note: 4GB physical memory installed. Due to 32bit OS limitation, system will only detect and show 3GB only
If you 'acquire' *Wink wink nudge nudge* a 64bit copy of Vista, you can just wipe the HDD and install that, which i reccomend doing anyway since according to the reviews it comes with a lot of trial/bundle software.
I've been looking for a laptop the past couple months.. and that one is pretty much the one I am looking for.
I just ordered it 5 minutes ago. Thanks.
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I know you said 1000$ but for 1200$, this is quite the beast.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834220308Laptops arent really my thing, but this one looks like a steal. Core 2 Duo T8300 (2.40GHz), 4GB RAM and an amazing GeForce 9500M GS.
Have a look. I didnt check out the earlier reccomended Dell (because i hate and refuse to buy them.).
Edit: Was looking and they did this:
2GB x 2
Note: 4GB physical memory installed. Due to 32bit OS limitation, system will only detect and show 3GB only
If you 'acquire' *Wink wink nudge nudge* a 64bit copy of Vista, you can just wipe the HDD and install that, which i reccomend doing anyway since according to the reviews it comes with a lot of trial/bundle software.
Asus, I never heard of them. Can I get something saying they are good oO. I also agree with you about Dell. I've seen so many of dell computers stop working or have things go wrong with them after a year or so.
Also, anyway I can customize that computer in the link?
Thank You for looking!
Post has been edited 1 time(s), last time on May 24 2008, 4:47 am by NexY.
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The best customizable laptops come from dell, alienware, or a brand that nobody has ever heard of.
I do not understand how anybody does not like dell...i <3 1680x1050 resolution on my laptop
Asus laptops come in prebuilt
I am a Mathematician
o.o I might get the Asus. Hope it doesn't fail on me!
Any last minute thoughts D:?!
Post has been edited 1 time(s), last time on May 24 2008, 6:12 pm by NexY.
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ASUS makes good motherboards as far as i know, but i dont know about their laptops. If anything, talk to Deathawk, he'd know.
Since my name was mentioned.. -.-
You shouldn't have any problems with buying an ASUS laptop over any other laptop, really.
As far as people recommending brands to go for and avoid... Stop being fanboys. =\ You'll find that there isn't much difference between most mainstream laptop lines between companies. :\
Infact, the only laptop manufacturers that stand out are Lenovo(their thinkpad line) and Apple. :\
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Thank You For the response! I feel a little better buying it.
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Asus has by far the best mother boards IMO and in many others opinions as well. A noble purchase if you can call a purchase noble
Hope it works out for you!
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Thank You! Still waiting for it to arrive ;o!
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What did you end up buying?
tits
I hope it lives up to your expectations
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I received the laptop that Excalibur[MM] posted and I must say, I love it! So a big Thank You to you and everyone else who helped.
Just one more question: Excalibur[MM] had mentioned to upgrade to 64-Bit because I have 4g ddr ram on a 32bit. I was reading about 64bit Vista and they say it has a lot of compatibility issues especially with drivers. Question is, should I get Vista64bit or not?
Thank You Once Again!
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in my opinion i would not get 64bit because it is a laptop and .5 gb upgrade does not seem worth the driver issues
I am a Mathematician
I would not get 64 bit right now. A lot of applications seem to have problems with it (even though it shouldn't). And don't worry about seeing less than 4 gigs, you'll never use that many right now and when you do, you'll be able to switch to 64 bit easily.
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I think 64-bit has a worse reputation than it actually deserves. With a lot of people now moving to 64-bit because the RAM is so much more cheap and abundant, efforts have been taken to get 64-bit working correctly, and I'd say a lot of times you'll be able to install a 64-bit OS and not look back.
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Thank You all! I think I'll just wait until I see it has less issues with it.
Cheers,
NexY
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If you do want to try it, you may not need to buy another copy of Vista if you already have a 32-bit version. You may be able to use your existing key with a 64-bit version (though I'm not 100% sure). I think you can get media for the 64-bit version for about $10 from Microsoft, if you want to go through legal distribution routes.
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Nevermind, it doesn't appear you can get the 64-bit media through that method with an OEM key. But still, I'm pretty sure I've read somewhere that Vista keys are not 32-bit or 64-bit specific.
For those who do have a retail version (upgrade or full) and want a 64-bit disc, the page is here:
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsvista/ordermedia/default.mspx
Post has been edited 3 time(s), last time on Jun 1 2008, 1:55 am by ShadowFlare.
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