Sinewy_Sam Posted May 18, 2005 Share Posted May 18, 2005 price range:$600-751.50 im looking at purchasing a laptop. it should be nice but it dosnt need to be able to play like doom 3 or anything. dvd rom, wireless interent. 3d accelator card good enough to play games like morrowind and halo, but if that makes the cost of the laptop to high i dont need it. this isnt going to be a gaming laptop. i have checked some sites (gateway, tishoba, alienware.) im checking dell out right now, even though i really dont want a dell. so could u help me find what im looking for? have any advice on laptop purchasing? and ive also checked out ebay. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sinewy_Sam Posted May 18, 2005 Author Share Posted May 18, 2005 didnt find anything at dell, im checking out hp now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sinewy_Sam Posted May 18, 2005 Author Share Posted May 18, 2005 i have noticed that some upgrades while building computers are free. mainly in the memory section i see upgrades from 256MB DDR SDRAM (1x256MB) to 512MB DDR SDRAM (2x256MB). one thing about hardware ive never messed wtih is RAM, all my computers have been at or around 256mb and thats always been fast enough for me. so could someone explain a to me the difference between having 1 512 and have 2 256s? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sinewy_Sam Posted May 18, 2005 Author Share Posted May 18, 2005 and whats the main difference between home and pro? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dark_counda Posted May 19, 2005 Share Posted May 19, 2005 The differenece between home and pro is mostly the features Since your on such a tight budget, just get home. You will likely have no need for pro. The added RAM will make your computer run faster in general, especially if it runs in dual channel. A search on google for something like "what does RAM do?" should give you a pretty concise answer. $600 for a laptop? I wouldn't bother if I were you. Laptops in that price range are VERY slow, and probly couldn't play Halo or Morrowind. If you really want to get one though, check http://www.newegg.com they have pretty good prices on everything related to computers :). Like I said though, I would stay away from laptops in that price range. The manufacturers are usually small companies, and you may experience warrenty trouble if something goes wrong. I'm not trying to be rude, but many small computer companies don't do a very good job honoring their warrenties. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
runesmithie Posted May 19, 2005 Share Posted May 19, 2005 A search on good for something like "what does RAM do?" should give you a pretty concise answer.. What's good? I just posted something! ^_^ to the terrorist...er... kirbybeam. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Futurama Posted May 19, 2005 Share Posted May 19, 2005 512mb ram (on pcs anyway, not sure if its the same for laptops?) is more or less the standard nowdays with the higher end being 2 to 4gb+ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dark_counda Posted May 20, 2005 Share Posted May 20, 2005 A search on good for something like "what does RAM do?" should give you a pretty concise answer.. What's good? :oops: That was supposed to be google, fixed it. Thanks Smithie :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mercifull Posted May 20, 2005 Share Posted May 20, 2005 Answers.com has the key to all knowledge ^_^ Mercifull <3 Suzi "We don't want players to be able to buy their way to success in RuneScape. If we let players start doing this, it devalues RuneScape for others. We feel your status in real-life shouldn't affect your ability to be successful in RuneScape" Jagex 01/04/01 - 02/03/12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
runesmithie Posted May 20, 2005 Share Posted May 20, 2005 Answers.com has the key to all knowledge ^_^ 42? I coulda told you that... :lol: I just posted something! ^_^ to the terrorist...er... kirbybeam. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Apocalisp Posted May 20, 2005 Share Posted May 20, 2005 Answers.com has the key to all knowledge ^_^ 42? I coulda told you that... :lol: Where does that come from anyway ? that "42" being the key to all knowledge... or something like that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sinewy_Sam Posted May 20, 2005 Author Share Posted May 20, 2005 thanks for the tips. i guess i wasnt very clear, if the graphics card makes a laptop out of my price range i dont need one. and about cheap laptops being slow, i dont need a fast computer if im not playing games. im going to use this computer for the following: interent- laptop must be wireless watching movies- must have a dvd rom BUT it would be nice to have the following (but if it makes it out of my price range i dont need it) games- ok graphics card (i really dont play 3d games, mainly RTS) 512mb+- for whatever i need that for, all my computers have been 256 and i have had zero problem playing games like morrwind. NOTE: I have a desktop computer, it is nice, very nice infact. I am getting this laptop becuase im going to be traveling alot this summer and i want to keep intact with friends and maybe write a few programs if i get bored. PURPOSE OF THIS TOPIC: sry i wasnt very clear in my first post, but i am looking for help finding a laptop with the specs i posted give or take some. price range: $600-750 I know this isnt much for a laptop, but for my desktop i payed $500-600, that includes nice LCD moniter samsung, geforce video card, wireless microsoft keyboard/mouse combo, dvd rom, suround sound w/suboofer, and some stuff here and there. so im not about to pull 2k out of my butt for a laptop ill only be writing programs and surfing the net on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sinewy_Sam Posted May 20, 2005 Author Share Posted May 20, 2005 best deal i could find (plz help me find a better deal) is my display/wirelesscard/battery/processor crap, poop, or what ever, and is it powerful enough to surf net/ run photoshop at same time? and how does this processor compare to pentium 3? price=$800 Operating System Microsoft® Windows® XP Home Edition with SP2 Processor AMD Sempron 3000+ (1.8GHz/128KB L2 Cache) Display 15.0" TFT XGA (1024x768) Graphics Card 32MB ATI RADEON® XPRESS 200M Memory 512MB DDR SDRAM (2x256MB) Hard Drive 40 GB 4200 RPM Hard Drive Primary CD/DVD Drive 8X DVD Drive Networking 54g 802.11b/g WLAN w/ 125HSM/SpeedBooster Primary Battery 8 Cell Lithium Ion Battery Productivity Software Microsoft® Works/Money Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pyro Posted May 20, 2005 Share Posted May 20, 2005 Specs aren't the most important thing. Battery time and weight are. Believe me, you don't want a heavy laptop that only lasts an hour or two without charging. But yes, as long as you don't do any high-end gaming that sounds like a good system to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sinewy_Sam Posted May 20, 2005 Author Share Posted May 20, 2005 does anyone know anything about the computer brand acer? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
runesmithie Posted May 20, 2005 Share Posted May 20, 2005 Answers.com has the key to all knowledge ^_^ 42? I coulda told you that... :lol: Where does that come from anyway ? that "42" being the key to all knowledge... or something like that. It's the answer to Life, The Universe, and Everything Goto your local library and checkout The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams I just posted something! ^_^ to the terrorist...er... kirbybeam. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhrstBrn Posted May 21, 2005 Share Posted May 21, 2005 does anyone know anything about the computer brand acer? Although this is not from experience, I hear they are pretty good machines. They are the biggest vendor of laptops in the UK right now. I am actually looking into getting an Acer laptop when I leave for college this year. Does anybody have experience with Acer? This would help me, as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
battletrax Posted May 21, 2005 Share Posted May 21, 2005 Dell Small Business has a $700 off $1699 coupon code LCQDK9W5JTKMWL for Inspiron Laptops. Expires 5/23 11:59pm CDT or 1000 redemptions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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