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 Jul 14 2009, 11:51 AM
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 The Resident Drunk  Group: Head Staff Posts: 8,623 Joined: Nov 2007 Member No: 593,266  |
Ok guys here is the situation. I am going to be making my very first laptop purchase in the next few days. It won't be the mac that I wanted (That one comes later probably as a birthday/christmas gift to myself) but for right now I am in dire need of a laptop. As some of you may have noticed by my recent tweets, the time to get one is NOW!
I have been looking on the J&R website (JC you'll know who they are) and I came across this one. Tell me what you think about it: http://www.jr.com/hp/pe/HP_G60230US_hy_RB/ I want something that will be able to take a minidisk? from my digital camera. I am also going to play the sims 3 on this lol. This computer would mostly be for just downloading music and everyday use. Browsing the web and things of that nature. |
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Jul 14 2009, 11:51 AM
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 Tick tock, Bill Group: Administrator Posts: 8,764 Joined: Dec 2005 Member No: 333,948 |
 Next time a community member complains about staff taking advantage, I'm pointing in your direction! |
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Jul 14 2009, 12:11 PM
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The Resident Drunk Group: Head Staff Posts: 8,623 Joined: Nov 2007 Member No: 593,266 |
hmm
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Jul 14 2009, 12:20 PM
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 Group: Staff Alumni Posts: 7,020 Joined: May 2008 Member No: 653,768 |
check out refurbished dell laptops
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Jul 14 2009, 12:25 PM
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 kthxbai Group: Official Designer Posts: 2,832 Joined: Feb 2008 Member No: 621,203 |
wouldn't it be slow with only 3gigs of ram on a vista?
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Jul 14 2009, 12:26 PM
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The Resident Drunk Group: Head Staff Posts: 8,623 Joined: Nov 2007 Member No: 593,266 |
only reason I am buying refurbished or low price right now is because I need something for like now now now obviously I have my sights on that mac sh.
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Jul 14 2009, 12:41 PM
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 Live long and prosper. Group: Staff Alumni Posts: 10,142 Joined: Apr 2007 Member No: 514,926 |
is your budget max $500?
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Jul 14 2009, 12:48 PM
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The Resident Drunk Group: Head Staff Posts: 8,623 Joined: Nov 2007 Member No: 593,266 |
No of course not but I am trying to do a lot with my money right now so I am trying to get the most I can. Like I said I am not going to spend so much money on this laptop when I am getting a mac in december anyway ya know. This is more of just something to "beat up" I am also looking on newegg.com right now too. Any other sites I should check out?
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Jul 14 2009, 01:00 PM
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Live long and prosper. Group: Staff Alumni Posts: 10,142 Joined: Apr 2007 Member No: 514,926 |
If it's just something to tie you over for the next few months:
Inspiron 15 - $574 2.0Ghz processor, 15.6" screen, 3GB mem, 500GB HD, wireless, no webcam Inspiron 14 - $499 2.0Ghz processor, 14.0" screen, 3GB mem, 500GB HD, wireless, no webcam HP G60t series - $499 |
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Jul 14 2009, 01:09 PM
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Tick tock, Bill Group: Administrator Posts: 8,764 Joined: Dec 2005 Member No: 333,948 |
Javonn did I scare you? hahah
Did you want a webcam built in? |
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Jul 14 2009, 01:17 PM
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The Resident Drunk Group: Head Staff Posts: 8,623 Joined: Nov 2007 Member No: 593,266 |
although we have had our runins in the past, I thank you for helping me thomas.
Yes and yes rebs lol |
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Jul 14 2009, 01:35 PM
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The Resident Drunk Group: Head Staff Posts: 8,623 Joined: Nov 2007 Member No: 593,266 |
I am still looking around but that g60t looks good and I got some free upgrades with it too
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Jul 14 2009, 01:35 PM
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 Senior Member Group: Official Member Posts: 1,574 Joined: Aug 2007 Member No: 555,438 |
None of those machines are going to run sims 3. You need a dedicated video card.
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Jul 14 2009, 01:38 PM
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Live long and prosper. Group: Staff Alumni Posts: 10,142 Joined: Apr 2007 Member No: 514,926 |
QUOTE(Uronacid @ Jul 14 2009, 02:35 PM)  None of those machines are going to run sims 3. You need a dedicated video card. Not necessarily. I ran sims 3 on my machine, before the dedicated graphics, and it worked fine, with everything on low, it wasn't that much of an issue, unless you like to play in a 1st person point-of-view. I prefer 3rd person pov, so it didn't affect visuals that much. Granted, with dedicated graphics, the visuals were much nicer. |
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Jul 14 2009, 02:26 PM
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The Resident Drunk Group: Head Staff Posts: 8,623 Joined: Nov 2007 Member No: 593,266 |
I like third person as well when it comes to the sims. Only thing I play first person are shooters.
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Jul 14 2009, 02:29 PM
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The Resident Drunk Group: Head Staff Posts: 8,623 Joined: Nov 2007 Member No: 593,266 |
what does this mean?
3072 MB DDR2 RAM Max: 4 GB is that 3 gigs? |
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Jul 14 2009, 02:47 PM
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QUOTE(DoubleJ @ Jul 14 2009, 03:29 PM) what does this mean? 3072 MB DDR2 RAM Max: 4 GB is that 3 gigs? Yes. 1 GB = 1024 MB = 1024 KB = 1024 bytes |
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Jul 14 2009, 03:43 PM
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The Resident Drunk Group: Head Staff Posts: 8,623 Joined: Nov 2007 Member No: 593,266 |
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Jul 14 2009, 06:37 PM
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The Resident Drunk Group: Head Staff Posts: 8,623 Joined: Nov 2007 Member No: 593,266 |
Wow so nobody is going to help me eh?!
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Jul 14 2009, 06:39 PM
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QUOTE(Uronacid @ Jul 15 2009, 02:35 AM) None of those machines are going to run sims 3. You need a dedicated video card. Not to mention a better CPU |
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Jul 14 2009, 06:44 PM
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The Resident Drunk Group: Head Staff Posts: 8,623 Joined: Nov 2007 Member No: 593,266 |
I mean idk I am kind of computer dumb I don't really need one to play sims 3 it would be nice though.
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Jul 14 2009, 06:53 PM
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Senior Member Group: Member Posts: 820 Joined: Jun 2009 Member No: 733,315 |
I was gonna suggest an alienware, but its a bit on the expensive side. If the sims isn't something to worry about, that HP is fine.
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Jul 14 2009, 07:43 PM
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The Resident Drunk Group: Head Staff Posts: 8,623 Joined: Nov 2007 Member No: 593,266 |
Did you happen to go over the other stuff that I had there?
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Jul 14 2009, 08:26 PM
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Senior Member Group: Member Posts: 820 Joined: Jun 2009 Member No: 733,315 |
I dont trust anything from toshiba, but the two HPs from newegg seem good. One has a bigger screen, the other is slightly faster
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Jul 14 2009, 08:36 PM
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Group: Staff Alumni Posts: 7,020 Joined: May 2008 Member No: 653,768 |
dang chink i love toshiba
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