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04-03-2008, 07:33 PM
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Find me a laptop
I recently dropped my laptop and shattered the screen... the battery was going bad anyways and it's never been terribly good so I'm just going to buy a new one.
If anyone posts a link to a laptop that I eventually buy I will pay a reward ($15 minimum depending on how much I like it), I can pay via pay pal or check. Or you can help me out out of the goodness of your heart. Qualities I am interested in: Windows XP, but I have my own copy of Windows XP pro, so the laptop should just be able to run it. I also have 64bit edition but I doubt I'll need it. Lots of Ram. Fast Processor. A screen that is clear, and readable in many different types of light. A GREAT battery. Lightweight and good case design. A good soundcard. Things I am not interested in: Video games. A ridiculous harddrive: I have an external one geeky things like fingerprint scanning Apple Please help me? Also: I need this laptop by the beginning of May at the very latest. Ideal price range: $1000-1500 |
 The basis of our governments being the opinion of the people, the very first object should be to keep that right; and were it left to me to decide whether we should have a government without newspapers, or newspapers without a government, I should not hesitate a moment to prefer the latter. But I should mean that every man should receive those papers and be capable of reading them. Last edited by DJ FC; 04-03-2008 at 07:35 PM. |
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04-03-2008, 07:59 PM
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Should be able to help with this..
Don't take RAM into account, its stupidly cheap at the moment. You really do want to be looking at 64 bit XP, 32 only supports 3 to 3.5gb or RAM. Are we looking at a 17 inch monitor here? you say lightweight, but there's a clash between lightweight and battery, and also screen size, you don't sound like you're after the latest laptop? Was about to spec this * Processor: Intel Core 2 Duo Santa Rosa T5720 2.0GHz * Memory: 4GB (2x2GB)GB * HD Capacity: 320GB * Display: 18.4" WUXGA CrystalBrite Display * Graphics Card: NVIDIA GeForce 9500M GS 512MB * Operating System: Windows Vista Home Premium * Optical Drive: Blu Ray * Networking: Ethernet Gigabit LAN, Wireless N WLAN, Bluetooth 2.0 * Sound: Dolby-certified 5.1 surround sound system (2 speakers + subwoofer) * Features: HDMI, CrystalEye Camera, 6-in-1 Card Reader You might want to look at the dell vostro's, either the 1500 or the 1700, they are well built and have a nice battery life, and maybe drop the graphics card down a notch? that said the 8600 that comes with it is pretty nice for general fucking around |
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there is little I wouldn't do for a dolphin.
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04-04-2008, 09:32 AM
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^ very good laptop, only downside is that the card may be a bit over the top, and 2gb of ram is no longer 'lots'
For what you look to be after, you should probably get one that suits all you need for a less. |
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there is little I wouldn't do for a dolphin.
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04-04-2008, 09:38 AM
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Emperor Meow
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that laptop has 3 gigs of ram. and who cares if the card is a good gaming card and he doesn't want to play games, thats still the best laptop you can buy for 1500 bucks imo. also most laptops with shitty graphics chips share their share the system memory as their video memory, giving you less actual system ram. he said lots of ram is important to him.
gimme my 15 dollars motherfucker, better make it 50 |
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#YOLO
Last edited by THEINCREDIBLEdork; 04-04-2008 at 09:51 AM. |
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04-04-2008, 10:16 AM
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Emperor Meow
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if you order it on dells website you get the 4GB version w/ a higher resolution screen for 1499.
if you want to be even sexier you can get the 13 inch XPS instead of the 15 if you don't mind sacrificing a little cpu power, which you won't notice a difference |
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04-04-2008, 12:08 PM
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I couldn't find weight specs for either of these machines...
I also think a 17inch screen is too large probably, ID's suggestion is very close... id prefer to spend less if possible of course... |
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The basis of our governments being the opinion of the people, the very first object should be to keep that right; and were it left to me to decide whether we should have a government without newspapers, or newspapers without a government, I should not hesitate a moment to prefer the latter. But I should mean that every man should receive those papers and be capable of reading them. |
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04-04-2008, 12:24 PM
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Emperor Meow
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the one HCW recommended is 8 fucking pounds - thats like carrying 8 dicks around with you while in public
i'm telling you gdubs, buy this laptop and you'll shit your pants after using the one you had the 15 inch model goes starts at 999, get the "better" one at 1299 - 5.7 pounds http://www.dell.com/content/products...=19&l=en&s=dhs the 13 inch ones are under 4 pounds http://www.dell.com/content/products...=19&l=en&s=dhs my paypal is  |
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#YOLO
Last edited by THEINCREDIBLEdork; 12-07-2008 at 09:31 PM. |
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04-04-2008, 06:25 PM
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He's right in saying that that is one of the 'best' laptops around at the moment(I posted you're spec on an overclocking forum,and it was the first one suggested) but truth is that so long as you're not fucking around in some stupid graphics program a basic dual core is all you'll need, why not just go down to a store and see what you like the feel of?
The vostro 1500 is quite nice, the 1530 is selling at premium so its probable that you could get one for a reasonable price, get 4gb ram, 64 bit xp and a 9 cell battery and it really should be all you need. |
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there is little I wouldn't do for a dolphin.
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04-05-2008, 01:07 PM
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I'm close to getting the dell, but the pricing inconsistencies are killing me... I build the same laptop 3 times and get 3 different prices, and my roommate swears that you can find dell coupons that will save you lots of $$$, does anybody know how to get the best deal out of dell?
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The basis of our governments being the opinion of the people, the very first object should be to keep that right; and were it left to me to decide whether we should have a government without newspapers, or newspapers without a government, I should not hesitate a moment to prefer the latter. But I should mean that every man should receive those papers and be capable of reading them. |
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04-05-2008, 01:54 PM
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Emperor Meow
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maybe that 2nd code will work for you? it expires 4/8, around the same time I will lose my patience for your insolence
http://www.notebookreview.com/dellCoupon.asp |
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#YOLO
Last edited by THEINCREDIBLEdork; 04-05-2008 at 01:56 PM. |
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04-06-2008, 11:14 AM
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MURICAN
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there are no current codes that i can find for the xpsm1530...
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The basis of our governments being the opinion of the people, the very first object should be to keep that right; and were it left to me to decide whether we should have a government without newspapers, or newspapers without a government, I should not hesitate a moment to prefer the latter. But I should mean that every man should receive those papers and be capable of reading them. |
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04-07-2008, 11:53 AM
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MURICAN
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ID wins:
I got 2.0GHZ XPS 1530 3gb ram 1600X1000ish resolution 160gb 7200rpm sata drive 9 cell battery some other goodies as well $1600 |
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The basis of our governments being the opinion of the people, the very first object should be to keep that right; and were it left to me to decide whether we should have a government without newspapers, or newspapers without a government, I should not hesitate a moment to prefer the latter. But I should mean that every man should receive those papers and be capable of reading them. |
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04-07-2008, 11:57 AM
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for that price i would want more than a 160 drive
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Psychedelics are illegal not because a loving government is concerned that you may jump out of a third story window. Psychedelics are illegal because they dissolve opinion structures and culturally laid down models of behavior and information processing.
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04-07-2008, 02:08 PM
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HD space was about the bottom of my needs i plan on having external harddrive.
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The basis of our governments being the opinion of the people, the very first object should be to keep that right; and were it left to me to decide whether we should have a government without newspapers, or newspapers without a government, I should not hesitate a moment to prefer the latter. But I should mean that every man should receive those papers and be capable of reading them. |
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04-07-2008, 02:13 PM
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How does you're external connect?
I got a MyBook, which are meant to be the best going at the moment, but im connecting via usb 2.0 which is stupidly slow, and only good for backing up |
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there is little I wouldn't do for a dolphin.
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04-07-2008, 06:44 PM
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http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/sho...php?t=17823510
500 pages on the 1530, haven't read it but i guess there's some usefull stuff there. |
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04-07-2008, 08:09 PM
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seems like everyone is interested in the same things: 9 cell battery, high screen resolution... makes me feel better about this purchase
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The basis of our governments being the opinion of the people, the very first object should be to keep that right; and were it left to me to decide whether we should have a government without newspapers, or newspapers without a government, I should not hesitate a moment to prefer the latter. But I should mean that every man should receive those papers and be capable of reading them. |
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