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TDP Enterprises
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Posted: 27th Sep 2005 04:13
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Before i say anything, i am a penny pincher...

I am looking at getting a new laptop for around $1200. I would like this laptop to have good enough specs to play the newest games, even if i have to play them on the low setting. I am pretty open to the specs of it 'cept for that.

Does anyone know of a good gaming/school laptop i can get, oh, and i dont care whether it ways 3 pounds or 30, all i want is wireless...

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indi
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Posted: 27th Sep 2005 04:20
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In the states you have a wide variety of stores online to choose from

http://www.newegg.com/
http://www.tigerdirect.com/
http://www.pricewatch.com/


as an example take a look at the pricewatch laptop area below, your price range wont get much but shop around you might find something reasonable.

this frame link has been pulled from the frameset
http://www.pricewatch.com/m-25.htm

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TDP Enterprises
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Posted: 27th Sep 2005 04:25
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idk if i dare admit this on here....but i am not much of a computer know-how outside of DB. I was wondering if anyone had any recomendations for brands of comps, and specs that would be a good deal for my price range.

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Raven
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Posted: 27th Sep 2005 05:33
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http://www.alienware.com

Little Grey Men want your Little Green Cash.
Seriously, most of the time they've got like $500-800 rebates on. It's by far worth getting your hardware from them... because

a) the systems are built for performance, either gaming or working.
b) they have an excellent reputation
c) their technical support staff !SPEAK ENGLISH! and are extremely good at helping
d) 3year full-inclusive warrently
e) Special Ghost Disk (orderable) returns you system to exactly how it was from when it left the factory without needing you to touch anything to reinstall.
f) did I mention they're awesome for games?
g) everyone's got one.. you don't want to be the only loser without one, do you?

^_^ seriously they're great at making good machines for people who don't know much and enthusiasts alike.

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JoelJ
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Posted: 27th Sep 2005 05:51
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h) they're over priced like a monkey

but, if I were to ever buy a laptop, I would go alienware, just don't touch their desktops


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Jimmy
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Posted: 27th Sep 2005 06:48
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Quote: "I would go alienware, just don't touch their desktops"


Why... will they shock you??


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UnderLord
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Posted: 27th Sep 2005 07:09
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Agreed alienware is by far the most expensive i'v seen. Go to tiger direct they have some okie labtops there that are around 800-1300 for a nice one with 128mb video cards. useually PCI express.

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Killswitch
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Posted: 27th Sep 2005 21:28
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Really laptops aren't maent for gaming - they over heat like hell.

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TDP Enterprises
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Posted: 27th Sep 2005 23:20
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i really dont mind a toasty lap or crushed legs, i just want to know what a good brand and specs are for my money.

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Dazzag
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Posted: 28th Sep 2005 00:33 Edited at: 28th Sep 2005 00:34
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http://www.whatlaptop.co.uk/forums/default.aspx This was brilliant when I got mine. And it's not so fanboytasic or too anti eg. Dell. Arg, no never hate them hate them hate them. Ever dealt with them? Erm, no. I'm actually 12. Aha.

Personally I almost got an Alienware at the time, but then saw the same chassis was used by a ton of companies. And the Alienware wasn't even the fastest with the same setup at the time. AJP and RockDirect were faster (in the UK). And they were a fair bit cheaper. But you didn't get Alien eye settings in the BIOS Theb again the Alienware didn't have the X-Black-like screen (like Sony) that came with the Rockdirect.

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DBAlex
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Posted: 28th Sep 2005 01:16 Edited at: 28th Sep 2005 01:16
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Just found this laptop on ebay (there is about 4 of them he is selling)..

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Acer-Aspire-1522WLMi-Laptop-AMD-Athlon-64_W0QQitemZ6806272369QQcategoryZ26266QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

Specs:
AMD Mobile Athlon 64 3000+
512mb RAM
60GB Hard Drive
DVD-RW
NVidia GeForce FX Go5700 - AGP 8x

Looks like a decent spec for that price!

If I had the money I would get one... (shipping may be a problem tho?)




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Posted: 28th Sep 2005 01:23
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Quote: "Special Ghost Disk (orderable) returns you system to exactly how it was from when it left the factory without needing you to touch anything to reinstall."
how exactly does that work? lets say i get a mean virus, and have just a cluddered pc, all i have to do is slip that in and "wha la!", my comp is back to like the day i got it?

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Posted: 28th Sep 2005 01:28 Edited at: 28th Sep 2005 01:29
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Falcon Northwest is another top-notch brand http://www.falcon-nw.com

I dont know if they sell laptops though

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UnderLord
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Posted: 28th Sep 2005 05:23
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Quote: "Specs:
AMD Mobile Athlon 64 3000+
512mb RAM
60GB Hard Drive
DVD-RW
NVidia GeForce FX Go5700 - AGP 8x

Looks like a decent spec for that price!

If I had the money I would get one... (shipping may be a problem tho?)
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Yeah my friend who is also searching for a labtop looked at that we both agree'd it was to good to be true just be careful read all the text on the page and make sure you think its legit. Lots of people out there buying free stuff on ebay....so beware.

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Dazzag
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Posted: 28th Sep 2005 10:05
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Quote: "my comp is back to like the day i got it"
Basically, yes.

Cheers

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Posted: 28th Sep 2005 14:04
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Quote: " "my comp is back to like the day i got it"
Basically, yes. "
damn, id buy alienware just for that disk, could save me a ton of time and money...

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Posted: 28th Sep 2005 14:33
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uh? my Acer came with just that, you insert the DVD at boot and it restores windows and all the default apps after reformatting the drive, I thought most machines where like that.



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Posted: 28th Sep 2005 18:54
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Quote: "uh? my Acer came with just that, you insert the DVD at boot and it restores windows and all the default apps after reformatting the drive, I thought most machines where like that.
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I never knew a CD like that existed but yet i build most of my PC's i don't like to buy manufactured PC's its too uhh...easy.

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Posted: 28th Sep 2005 19:15
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Quote: "my Acer came with just that"
And my Dell. And my friend's Acer. And my Evesham. And my Savastore. Pretty much most companies I've dealt with in the last 5 years or so. In fact most of the time you don't get the operating system on a seperate disk, you just get the recovery disk that contains everything. I had to pay an extra £20 to get the stand alone XP Pro disk with one machine (which was lucky as the standard setup was really bad, and was easier to reformat and install).

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Oh, and it's not that great, esp. if you massively change your hardware over the years. Never actually used a recovery disk, but would be a git on a desktop. Laptop not so bad, as hardware upgrades are normally minimal.

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Posted: 28th Sep 2005 22:05
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There was a bit of a hoo hah over here when most companies stopped supplying a windows xp disc with their comps. Instead they just whack a system restore in the box and away you go.

Quote: "Never actually used a recovery disk, but would be a git on a desktop. Laptop not so bad, as hardware upgrades are normally minimal."


Used one once on my brothers laptop (with permission ofcourse) just showed a progress bar, loads of stuff I didn't understand and a cartoon goast in the corner. It didn't take that long but that was only 2 discs (told you to swap 'em half way through) I got a 4 disc set with ym desktop and that was a few years ago. I suppose the more software comes pre-installed the longer it'd take/more discs you'd have.

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Posted: 28th Sep 2005 23:22
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damit...my piss-poor emachines didnt come with anything besides the sh** stains on the box...ok, that disk is gonna be a must for my new laptop

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