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Buying New Laptop
May 20 2008, 3:00 pm
By: NexY  

May 24 2008, 1:47 am Jello-Jigglers Post #21



Quote from Praetor
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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May 24 2008, 1:56 am MrrLL Post #22



Quote from Excalibur
I know you said 1000$ but for 1200$, this is quite the beast.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834220308

Laptops 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. :D



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May 24 2008, 3:53 am NexY Post #23



Quote from Excalibur
I know you said 1000$ but for 1200$, this is quite the beast.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834220308

Laptops 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. :crazy: 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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May 24 2008, 6:39 am MasterJohnny Post #24



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



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May 24 2008, 5:49 pm NexY Post #25



o.o I might get the Asus. Hope it doesn't fail on me! :crazy: :crazy:

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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May 24 2008, 6:59 pm Excalibur Post #26

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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.




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May 24 2008, 10:25 pm ~:Deathawk:~ Post #27



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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May 24 2008, 10:55 pm NexY Post #28



Thank You For the response! I feel a little better buying it. ^^



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May 26 2008, 3:40 am Jello-Jigglers Post #29



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 :lol: Hope it works out for you!



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May 26 2008, 4:27 pm NexY Post #30



Thank You! Still waiting for it to arrive ;o! :)



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May 26 2008, 4:38 pm dumbducky Post #31



What did you end up buying?



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May 26 2008, 4:43 pm NexY Post #32



This:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834220308



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May 27 2008, 1:47 am Jello-Jigglers Post #33



I hope it lives up to your expectations :)



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May 27 2008, 2:05 am NexY Post #34



So Nice :)



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May 30 2008, 3:17 am NexY Post #35



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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May 30 2008, 4:44 am MasterJohnny Post #36



in my opinion i would not get 64bit because it is a laptop and .5 gb upgrade does not seem worth the driver issues



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May 30 2008, 7:56 am cheeze Post #37



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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May 30 2008, 11:03 am ~:Deathawk:~ Post #38



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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May 30 2008, 2:37 pm NexY Post #39



Thank You all! I think I'll just wait until I see it has less issues with it.

Cheers,
NexY :)



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Jun 1 2008, 1:42 am ShadowFlare Post #40



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.

Edit:

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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