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| Rosetta |
 Sep 14 2010, 06:07 AM
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 Admiral  Group: Flunkies Posts: 299 Joined: 23-December 05 From: Space Dreadnought "Nonna" Member No.: 3  |
Getting a laptop fairly soon, price isn't an issue.
What i'm looking for is something that's high end, has great battery life, able to play recent games decently (though I'm not talking about ultra quality setting stuff here), reliability, a good cooling system, and all that jazz. Not very familiar with laptops unfortunately, so I don't even know where to look as far as brands and the like goes. ~~~ Au.
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| Frisk |
Sep 14 2010, 10:47 AM
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 Determined Group: Knights Posts: 512 Joined: 8-June 07 From: Determined Member No.: 1463 |
I don't know that much about them myself, but I'll ask some friends today and get an answer.
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| lilcases |
Sep 14 2010, 04:17 PM
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 nice bs Group: Flunkies Posts: 402 Joined: 6-April 06 Member No.: 102 |
Get a mac :v
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| Walrus |
Sep 14 2010, 04:26 PM
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 ã¡ã‚‡ã†ã¡ã‚‡ã†ã•ã‚“ Group: Angels Posts: 431 Joined: 17-March 07 From: SPACE Member No.: 830 |
Fuck Macs.
Whatever you do, research the specific components for any flagrant flaws, like spontaneous combustion, or incompatibility between parts that causes your motherboard to melt. ~~~ COME ON BOYS LET'S GO KILL SOME BOOOOOOAR
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| chrishawke |
Sep 14 2010, 04:32 PM
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 Man with Manly Biceps Group: Knights Posts: 637 Joined: 25-December 05 Member No.: 15 |
I know a guy who has a high-end ASUS laptop, but I haven't had to chance to talk to him about laptops yet. If you want his input, you could wait until this Thursday. That is, if he shows up.
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| aerozero |
Sep 14 2010, 05:34 PM
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Life Waster Group: Knights Posts: 750 Joined: 15-December 06 From: Somewhere Member No.: 363 |
Just stay away from HP laptops.
FAR FAR AWAY ~~~  |
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| Rhiannon |
Sep 14 2010, 07:44 PM
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 I'm really moved by the chicken bone Group: Gods Posts: 2033 Joined: 23-December 05 From: Minnesotablarg Member No.: 4 |
Macs don't go with the "play games" part anyway.
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| Frisk |
Sep 14 2010, 08:50 PM
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Determined Group: Knights Posts: 512 Joined: 8-June 07 From: Determined Member No.: 1463 |
One friend says Apple or Toshiba. Another says absolutely no Dell or Toshiba. Another says HP with duel core processor. 320gb space, 4gb RAM, Ati HD 4350 video card. I don't presume to know what most of that stuff means, so I can't really tell you if its sound advice. Based on my knowledge of my friends, I'd have to say Apple since he's probably the smartest.
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| Rhiannon |
Sep 14 2010, 08:58 PM
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I'm really moved by the chicken bone Group: Gods Posts: 2033 Joined: 23-December 05 From: Minnesotablarg Member No.: 4 |
GO WITH TOSHIBA I LIKE THEIR FLASH DRIVES
AND HAVEN'T HAD THE CHANCE TO HATE ON THEIR COMPUTERS LIKE I HAVE WITH DELL ~~~ |
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| DustyHaru |
Sep 14 2010, 09:07 PM
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 Check Length Group: Knights Posts: 916 Joined: 7-August 07 From: Check Length Member No.: 1632 |
Avoid Dell and HP.
Asus is pretty good gaming-wise, and I'm sure that if you were motivated enough to tinker, you could dual boot Linux with Windows, for more work-oriented programs. A friend of mine has a really nice Toshiba so that's okay I guess. If you're using it almost exclusively for work, go for a mac; but really, games. |
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| Yuka |
Sep 14 2010, 11:10 PM
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 We'll soak this parched earth with our own blood. Group: Magi Posts: 2140 Joined: 27-July 06 From: Gensokyo Member No.: 177 |
Get a desktop. It's infinitely cheaper.
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| Rosetta |
Sep 15 2010, 12:18 AM
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Admiral Group: Flunkies Posts: 299 Joined: 23-December 05 From: Space Dreadnought "Nonna" Member No.: 3 |
I have a desktop already. This laptop would be for taking with me to school, plane trips, and traveling.
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| aerozero |
Sep 15 2010, 06:24 AM
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Life Waster Group: Knights Posts: 750 Joined: 15-December 06 From: Somewhere Member No.: 363 |
I'm in love with my Lenovo X201 Tablet PC and I highly recommend it if price isn't an issue.
Really light, portable, doesn't get hot at all compared to my old HP laptop, has a Power Manager program so the battery can easily last over 6 hours, and the touchscreen makes it great for taking notes for class. My only complaint is the onboard video card, it can't run anything the newer games like Left 4 Dead ;_; But it can run Starcraft 2 so I dunno, haven't really installed any games on it cause I haven't had the time to play anything. Runs 1080p movies just fine though. http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/23/lenovo-...-tablet-review/ This post has been edited by aerozero: Sep 15 2010, 06:25 AM ~~~ |
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| lilcases |
Sep 15 2010, 02:12 PM
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nice bs Group: Flunkies Posts: 402 Joined: 6-April 06 Member No.: 102 |
QUOTE(Rhiannon @ Sep 14 2010, 02:44 PM)  Macs don't go with the "play games" part anyway. Steam says different. ~~~ |
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| CardBoardBox |
Sep 15 2010, 04:56 PM
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Casual Chatter Group: Arcs Posts: 51 Joined: 16-February 10 Member No.: 2040 |
If price isn't an issue, I think alienware laptops may be good; I think they're built specifically for gaming. I don't know too much else about them in terms of cooling and battery life though, I just know a friend of mine is enjoying it so it may be worth looking into.
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