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  • JD
    Too lazy to set a custom title
    • Sep 2003
    • 22651
    #1

    Buying a Laptop...

    I'm buying a laptop for wifey and haven't got the slightest idea of what direction to head in with it. I'm not a hardware guru so I'm lost here...

    She doesn't need a MONSTER laptop so the XPS and what not are a bit of overkill. It also has to be a Windows based since she loves her video games (sims, shockwave games, etc). She'll be using it for class work (research papers n shit), light gaming, surfing, watching dvds, etc.

    Anyone have an suggestions? Trying to keep it under $1k btw
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    • Sly
      Let's do some business!
      • Sep 2004
      • 31378
      #2
      I would just go to Wal-Mart or Best Buy and pick something out.
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        • RevTKS69
          Confirmed User
          • Dec 2008
          • 231
          #3
          Here's a good one for your wife (btw, it comes in other colors, but the pink was the first link I found for it).

          http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage....=1218041998232

          It's 729 with a good amount of RAM and such and has the big 17" screen. If you need a smaller screen or something, let me know.
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            • JD
              Too lazy to set a custom title
              • Sep 2003
              • 22651
              #4
              Originally posted by Sly
              I would just go to Wal-Mart or Best Buy and pick something out.
              yeah? I briefly checked out the best-buy laptops a few weeks back and most had shitty video abilities.

              Originally posted by RevTKS69
              Here's a good one for your wife (btw, it comes in other colors, but the pink was the first link I found for it).

              http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage....=1218041998232

              It's 729 with a good amount of RAM and such and has the big 17" screen. If you need a smaller screen or something, let me know.
              thanks I'll check it out

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                • RevTKS69
                  Confirmed User
                  • Dec 2008
                  • 231
                  #5
                  The video on that one is integrated (crappy), but with the games you listed should be fine. If you want something with a bit more oomph in the video card department I'll find ya one.
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                    • d-null
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                      • Apr 2007
                      • 13724
                      #6
                      Windows 7 is coming soon so I would be careful in that I heard that Vista Home Basic wouldn't be a free upgrade to Windows 7

                      not sure on the details but it would be worth checking into at this point, not sure if I would wait or install XP on a new laptop if I were doing it right now

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                        • JD
                          Too lazy to set a custom title
                          • Sep 2003
                          • 22651
                          #7
                          yeah good point... not a big fan of Vista... might just buy an empty laptop and install XP on it from new egg then

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                            • gimo33
                              Confirmed User
                              • Mar 2006
                              • 5599
                              #8
                              get a mac..
                              pre-owned units should fit your budget..
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                                • JD
                                  Too lazy to set a custom title
                                  • Sep 2003
                                  • 22651
                                  #9
                                  Originally posted by gimo33
                                  get a mac..
                                  pre-owned units should fit your budget..
                                  apparently you didn't see my original post ;)

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                                    • charlie3273
                                      Confirmed User
                                      • Nov 2008
                                      • 376
                                      #10
                                      I like gateway and I buy them at best buy . If you don't like screen res just get a monitor That is what I do.
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                                        • split_joel
                                          Confirmed User
                                          • Jan 2005
                                          • 2270
                                          #11
                                          Originally posted by JD
                                          I'm buying a laptop for wifey and haven't got the slightest idea of what direction to head in with it. I'm not a hardware guru so I'm lost here...

                                          She doesn't need a MONSTER laptop so the XPS and what not are a bit of overkill. It also has to be a Windows based since she loves her video games (sims, shockwave games, etc). She'll be using it for class work (research papers n shit), light gaming, surfing, watching dvds, etc.

                                          Anyone have an suggestions? Trying to keep it under $1k btw
                                          Take a look at the Vostro 1510 by Dell, I just bought it a little over a month ago and it is amazing. It is currently only 479.00 I can do lots of gaming, and research and work papers on this and its cheap and runs great with no problems what so ever. i have never been a fan of dell and I am really happy with this product.

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                                            • JD
                                              Too lazy to set a custom title
                                              • Sep 2003
                                              • 22651
                                              #12
                                              Originally posted by split_joel
                                              Take a look at the Vostro 1510 by Dell, I just bought it a little over a month ago and it is amazing. It is currently only 479.00 I can do lots of gaming, and research and work papers on this and its cheap and runs great with no problems what so ever. i have never been a fan of dell and I am really happy with this product.

                                              http://configure.us.dell.com/dellsto...~vostronb_1510
                                              oh hell yeah... ty

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                                                • RevTKS69
                                                  Confirmed User
                                                  • Dec 2008
                                                  • 231
                                                  #13
                                                  That other dell is a 15.4 inch screen 2 Gigs of RAM and a much smaller hard drive...but you can add a good graphics card to it as well, and more RAM so it's a good choice as well.

                                                  I currently have 15.4 inch laptops, and for my next laptop I want to move up to 17" screen. RAM and Hard drive space are the next key issues, followed by your graphics choice.
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