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Laptop Shopping, any help?

OSYYRUSOSYYRUS Member Posts: 285
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Evening Folks,

So I'm shopping around for a new laptop and I need a little advice from you guys. Some basic facts for ya:
I've got a nice desktop, so I'm not lookin to replace it. I need a laptop for many reasons: school, work, ect.... However, I WOULD like to be able to play games on it, so when I'm away from my desktop I can still play around on my laptop.
I'm very computer literate, I built the desktop i'm using, I know what I need and what i want. I know what all the stats are. I know what the best video cards are and all of that kinda stuff.
What I don't know is much about laptop pricing. I guess what i need help with is that I need some advice on places to get the best deals on laptops via the internet. So far I've priced a bunch and my top picks are Alienware or Dell, and I was suprised to find that Dell can actually get me a better deal on a nicer machine. I've got about 2 grand to spend on this thing, I just want to make sure I'm getting the absolute biggest bang for my buck. Anyone know of any decent companies besides Alienware or Dell that I should check with before making the decision?


The Millenium Lee
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  • SonOfAGhostSonOfAGhost Member Posts: 383
    Spend as little as possible. Laptops are not made to outlive their warranties so you'll be replacing it again next year.
  • mystitiggermystitigger Member Posts: 167

    try cyberpowersystems.com

    edit: err.. cyberpowerinc.com :P

  • ElapsedElapsed Member UncommonPosts: 2,329

    A laptop for work and school? In that case I would want something small and light, which isn't going to be good for gaming. Gaming laptops are generally big, heavy, and have poor battery life. If you have $2k then you can get a good laptop for gaming but I sure wouldn't want to lug that thing around.

  • OSYYRUSOSYYRUS Member Posts: 285
    I hear ya about the weight thing, but I would prefer power to weight. School involves heavy 3d animating, so a gaming machine would be preferable.

    The Millenium Lee
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  • ElapsedElapsed Member UncommonPosts: 2,329

    I'd stick with Dell then. They are extremely ugly but cheap. I'm looking at their site and the $1,700 XPS M170 is a good deal.

  • NeptusNeptus Member UncommonPosts: 988

    Toshiba is a good place to look for a laptop.
    No E-machines, but you probably already knew that.

    I got a Toshiba and I have been pretty proud of it so far.

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  • JoebertJoebert Member Posts: 78

    Been very satisfied with my Toshiba Satellite. Bought it October 2003 and no problems at all in two and a half years.

    Intel P4 2.66 GHz 512 RAM. Only drawback is Graphics card is integrated and 32 MB so have to play high end games on desk model.

    I would definetly buy another Toshiba.

  • grimweepergrimweeper Member Posts: 2,047

    Asus has some pretty good labtops from what ive seen, pretty good prices, and their W5Ae series looks nice too 

    http://usa.asus.com/products2.aspx?l1=5&l2=61 
    http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductList.asp?Submit=ENE&N=2000260032+50001315&Subcategory=32&description=&srchInDesc=&minPrice=&maxPrice=

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  • SpathotanSpathotan Member Posts: 3,928
    Get the new Apple MacBook Pro. 1inch thin. 100gig HD, 256mb ATI intergrated. 802ghz wireless, Intel Core Duo, DVDRW drive and weighs 5.5 pounds. the Pro version comes with Photoshop and a bunch other video, image and sound programs. Now with the new Intel cores you can install Windows on these, incase you want to run games, which it can with ease. Its $3000 though....not cheap lol.

    "There's no star system Slave I can't reach, and there's no planet I can't find. There's nowhere in the Galaxy for you to run. Might as well give up now."
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  • ScorpesScorpes Member Posts: 830
    They are now making SLI for laptops too, 2k is alot of cash to be investing, I would try to squeeze sli if your looking at spending that much.
  • ViolentYViolentY Member Posts: 1,458

    I'll have to agree with the Apple MacBook Pro. With the new Boot Camp, you can now dual-OS with OSX and Windows. I have actually seen someone playing CS:Source on a MacBook. Couple that with the fact that Mac's are the most powerful systems for digital editing of any form, have virtually no spyware, and are very widely used in most professional settings (even Microsoft uses Mac's), and there's no way you wouldn't want a Mac laptop.

    Here is more info on it.

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  • ElapsedElapsed Member UncommonPosts: 2,329

    Why would you want to dual boot OS X if there's nothing you use on OS X? When I first heard about Boot Camp I was excited and thought maybe I'd buy a Mac next. Then I realized everything I want is on Windows and I have no problems with Windows.

  • SpathotanSpathotan Member Posts: 3,928

    Originally posted by -Jaguar-

    Why would you want to dual boot OS X if there's nothing you use on OS X? When I first heard about Boot Camp I was excited and thought maybe I'd buy a Mac next. Then I realized everything I want is on Windows and I have no problems with Windows.
    Read next time. The dual boot is for running Mac OS and Windows.

    "There's no star system Slave I can't reach, and there's no planet I can't find. There's nowhere in the Galaxy for you to run. Might as well give up now."
    — Boba Fett

  • ElapsedElapsed Member UncommonPosts: 2,329

    Hi, I'm aware Boot Camp means you can run both OS X and Windows. kthx

    My point was who cares about booting OS X when the average person never needs to. So I boot up Windows to play games. Then I should boot up OS X when I want to browse the web? That's just stupid. I might as well just stay in Windows, not boot into OS X, and not buy a Mac.

    People are buying into the Apple fanboys. They make people think they just have to try OS X out for some reason. The fact is Windows isn't bad and like I said, the average person has everything they want in Windows.

  • SpathotanSpathotan Member Posts: 3,928
    Lol....clue train, last stop is you. The OP asked for a laptop susgestion, so me and another person susgested the MacBook. He wants it for school and work and also wants to be able to run a few games. He could use OS X for schooling and work, and run games with Windows. The thread is about helping him out, not about what you do or dont like or care about. kthx

    "There's no star system Slave I can't reach, and there's no planet I can't find. There's nowhere in the Galaxy for you to run. Might as well give up now."
    — Boba Fett

  • ElapsedElapsed Member UncommonPosts: 2,329

    Hello again, your recommendation is a poor one. Do you fall into the category of Mac fanboy who says everyone should just buy a Mac just because? Yet they have no need for it. Not only is a Mac more expensive and inferior, it would also be more of a hassle.

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