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DarkBASIC Discussion / Good laptop to use Dark Basic in?

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Invincibob 8
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Posted: 1st Jul 2008 05:23
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I don't know if this is the right place or this, but does anyone know a good laptop I an get for under $500 that Dark Basic Classic will perform well on? Please note that I DID say Classic.



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Sinani201
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Posted: 1st Jul 2008 06:19
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I'm not sure... I would just search for laptops that were built for gaming purposes.


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Posted: 1st Jul 2008 06:22
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for darkbasic classic any modern laptop will do.


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Uncle Sam
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Posted: 1st Jul 2008 09:19 Edited at: 1st Jul 2008 09:19
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...or old one for that matter.

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Posted: 2nd Jul 2008 20:10
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Gaming laptops mostly have small amounts of hard drive space. Will I be able to find one under $500 with 2gb of RAM and a hard-drive of at least 80gb?



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Posted: 2nd Jul 2008 22:41
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finding an effective laptop is pretty hard to find with a limit of $500. Try ebay, though those usually jump to a couple thousand in the last 10 sec.

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Posted: 2nd Jul 2008 22:46 Edited at: 2nd Jul 2008 22:48
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I bought my Dell laptop(Inspiron 1501) as a refurb. Basic model (1 gig ram)and it runs DBPro well.$530.00 With a 1 year warranty.Its going into it's 3rd year now..

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Posted: 3rd Jul 2008 02:56 Edited at: 3rd Jul 2008 02:56
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I now have $560, anything with that? I found an okay one new on eBay, but I want to wait and watch it.



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Go to PCWorld.com. There's a sidebar that says, "Find a Review." Choose "notebooks" from the dropdown list, and then put in what features you want the laptop to have. There is also an option that let's you choose a maximum price.


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Posted: 3rd Jul 2008 05:55 Edited at: 3rd Jul 2008 07:25
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Wow, that sound like a good idea. I think I'll try that if I lose the eBay auction.

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I could only afford an old Dell Inspiron, from back when they were really heavy. I'm just gonna go with eBay. Thanks anyway. PC World will still help me look at user reviews for good laptops.



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