What kind of laptop should I get?

leenarutogaara · Post by **leenarutogaara** » Sat Jul 09, 2005 3:20 am

WHY THE HELL IS EVERYBODY SO RICH?. Sorry about that, I just don't see how you all have so much money. In 2 months, I am going to buy a $400 desktop because thats all I can afford.

trythil · Post by **trythil** » Sat Jul 09, 2005 6:47 am

leenarutogaara wrote:WHY THE HELL IS EVERYBODY SO RICH?. Sorry about that, I just don't see how you all have so much money.

Jobs?

leenarutogaara · Post by **leenarutogaara** » Sat Jul 09, 2005 8:31 am

Dude, I have a job but I don't get paid enough to afford a $1000 computer.

Mikkamous · Post by **Mikkamous** » Sat Jul 09, 2005 2:31 pm

That's ok Dokool I don't need a serious video editing machine at the moment. Just something to play with. When I want a serious editing machine I'll get a G5 Mac desktop with final cut pro. Right now I'm just looking for something fun and mobile

thanks for the advice though I know you're right about that.

I think I'm starting to lean towards getting an HP ZD8000 on ebay for around $1700 (gonna have to use credit card hehe) which includes...

80GB HD at 5400 RPMs
1 GB ram
256 Radeon X600 card
Media center 2005 (Helps with editing for sure, and I can also record any animes on Tv for AMV's)
17" brightview (HDTV) screen
Full keyboard with Num pad (good for the MMORPG I play)
free integrated wireless w/ bluetooth (don't have anything with bluetooth but it's a nice status symbol *laughs*)
it's a refurb and comes with a 3 month warranty. (don't mind if it has a few scratches... gonna happen sooner or later anyway hehe)

Anyone have something better I can get for around the same price? I'm open to anything anyone has to suggest... even an ASUS

Also I'm looking to get an extra car/power cell battery for my car so I can charge/use my laptop in my car without killing my own car battery. Anyone use something like that?

Mikkamous · Post by **Mikkamous** » Sat Jul 09, 2005 2:35 pm

Oh yeah and are those centrinos powerful enough to run half life 2 with only 1.7 Ghz?

dokool · Post by **dokool** » Sat Jul 09, 2005 2:39 pm

Mikkamous wrote:Oh yeah and are those centrinos powerful enough to run half life 2 with only 1.7 Ghz?

They should be - VoodooPC markets gaming laptops built on the Centrino platform.

Also, why bother getting a G5 if Apple is starting the Intel switchover next year?

oldwrench · Post by **oldwrench** » Sun Jul 10, 2005 8:33 am

Check this out this week at Best Buy, $1299 for a pretty good sounding laptop.

Intel® Centrino™ mobile technology with interrelated Intel® Pentium® M processor 740, Intel® 915PM chipset, Intel® PRO/Wireless 2200BG network connection (802.11b/g) and extended battery life capability

512MB PC3200 DDR2 memory for multitasking power, expandable to 2GB; 533MHz frontside bus, 2MB L2 cache and 1.73GHz processor speed

Multiformat DVD±RW/CD-RW drive with double-layer support records up to 8.5GB of data or 4 hours of video using compatible DVD+R DL media

http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage.jsp ... 7177722001

jbone · Post by **jbone** » Sun Jul 10, 2005 9:54 am

oldwrench wrote:Check this out this week at Best Buy, $1299 for a pretty good sounding laptop.

Gateway laptops aren't known for reliability.

TaranT · Post by **TaranT** » Sun Jul 10, 2005 12:59 pm

I was in a Best Buy yesterday that had about a dozen demo and returned laptops on sale. Prices - even discounted - were so-so, but they were offering another 10% cut just to move them.

This will vary from store to store, but if one BB is clearing out old models, probably the rest of them are doing the same.

Buying demos can work well (I've done it on more than one occasion), but you need to push the sales people. There is almost always some part or parts missing, and I wouldn't buy an XP machine without the backup discs. Sometimes you can extract more of a price cut in exchange for the missing stuff.

Mikkamous · Post by **Mikkamous** » Mon Jul 11, 2005 8:34 am

Wow thanks for the good info on Best Buy. I'm sure I can push them around

and I had no idea mac was switching to intels. *shrug* Guess I'll be waiting to get my mac desk top when they get intels

Thanks, and continue to keep me updated