I recommend waiting until Asus EEE's are out. They are really cheap, like $150. Ultra mobile, and powerful enough to do what you would typically need a laptop for. Also if you bring it to classes, its not powerful enough to play alot of modern games, so you can actually listen to the lectures and really take notes.
I bought a $250 Acer... upgraded the RAM and put Vista64 on instead of Basic and it works great. I just use it for Project Management, PowerPoint, surfing, chat, and some basic indy gaming.
I do, however, do some development on it. Takes awhile to compile, but it does the job nicely.
- CaesarsGhost
Lead Gameplay and Gameworld Designer for a yet unnamed MMO Title. "When people tell me designing a game is easy, I try to get them to design a board game. Most people don't last 5 minutes, the rest rarely last more then a day. The final few realize it's neither fun nor easy."
I bought a $250 Acer... upgraded the RAM and put Vista64 on instead of Basic and it works great. I just use it for Project Management, PowerPoint, surfing, chat, and some basic indy gaming. I do, however, do some development on it. Takes awhile to compile, but it does the job nicely.
i feel bad for you vista in any form is bad should have put xp on it
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or even a cheap online store would help thanx
Generaly if you go cheap on laptops your going to get boned i recomend hp
Ancient Everquest Player
I recommend waiting until Asus EEE's are out. They are really cheap, like $150. Ultra mobile, and powerful enough to do what you would typically need a laptop for. Also if you bring it to classes, its not powerful enough to play alot of modern games, so you can actually listen to the lectures and really take notes.
I bought a $250 Acer... upgraded the RAM and put Vista64 on instead of Basic and it works great. I just use it for Project Management, PowerPoint, surfing, chat, and some basic indy gaming.
I do, however, do some development on it. Takes awhile to compile, but it does the job nicely.
- CaesarsGhost
Lead Gameplay and Gameworld Designer for a yet unnamed MMO Title.
"When people tell me designing a game is easy, I try to get them to design a board game. Most people don't last 5 minutes, the rest rarely last more then a day. The final few realize it's neither fun nor easy."
i feel bad for you vista in any form is bad should have put xp on it
Ancient Everquest Player