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as the title says, i'm thinking about getting a deaktop replacement laptop rather than getting some upgrades for my current PC this year. why a laptop? well it would be nice to beable to play my high-end games even when i'm on vacation or where ever. basicly, i'm starting to find mobility more appealing.
obviously, i can't afford a $3,000 laptop right off the bat so i think i will try the financing option. about $100 a month would be ok but no more than that.
i checked out alienware and i found the Aurora™ m9700.
customized it with this:
AMD Turion™ 64 Mobile ML40 2.2GHz 800MHz FSB 1MB L2 Cache
Windows® XP Media Center Edition 2005
17" WideXGA+ 1440 x 900 LCD
2GB Dual Channel DDR SO-DIMM at 400MHz - 2 x 1024MB
160GB Serial ATA 1.5Gb/s 5,400 RPM w/ 8MB Cache
24x DVD-ROM/CD-RW Burner w/ Nero Software
Dual 512MB NVidia® GeForce™ Go 7900 GS - SLI Enabled
Internal 802.11b/g WiFi Card
all of this totaled out to $2,999 or $90/month. i tried the DELL XPS laptop but it totaled well over $3,600 and no SLI >.<.
if you guys got any suggestions, tip or opinions. please share cuz i want to make sure these "desktop replacement" PC's is actually worth it. is SLI on a laptop any different than it is on a desktop performance wise?
*note that harddrive performance is not much of a big deal to me.
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| 06/07/07 18:33 |
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Doesn't look bad, although I'd never pay that much for a PC/laptop, especially not if it's just for gaming^^
But if you have it, I hope you'll have lotsa fun with it :)
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| QUOTE | | Doesn't look bad, although I'd never pay that much for a PC/laptop, especially not if it's just for gaming^^ |
Well mobility comes at a heavy price, plus Laptops are thin ofcourse, so most of the stuff in it is specialized and made smaller, usually with a minimum sacrifice in performance, thus making it very expensive.
17'' is very nice for laptop, but easily adds 100-200 more to the price tag.
And SLI? Wow, never heard of a laptop yet with SLI, sounds cool
All in all, its better then my computer and laptop, just dont forget to take the plug along on vacation, high end gaming on a battery really doesn't work....
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| 06/07/07 18:53 |
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| QUOTE | | QUOTE | | Doesn't look bad, although I'd never pay that much for a PC/laptop, especially not if it's just for gaming^^ |
Well mobility comes at a heavy price, plus Laptops are thin ofcourse, so most of the stuff in it is specialized and made smaller, usually with a minimum sacrifice in performance, thus making it very expensive. |
Yeah, I know...worked in IT companies and done my training there, had to put together some notebooks^^
I just wanted to say that (from what I read out of his post), I wouldn't pay $3000 just to be able to play games at other places than at home. Games aren't that important (for me)...and I wouldn't pay that much to pay games on vacation, when I go some place, than I usually go there to do stuff, not play as I always do at home^^
This isn't meant in any offensive way though :)
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| 06/07/07 18:59 |
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| QUOTE | I just wanted to say that (from what I read out of his post), I wouldn't pay $3000 just to be able to play games at other places than at home. Games aren't that important (for me)...and I wouldn't pay that much to pay games on vacation, when I go some place, than I usually go there to do stuff, not play as I always do at home^^
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I know it isn't, i fully agree, lol, why go on vacation somewhere when you dont notice the difference cause your staring at the screen ;)
Anyways, the each his own i suppose, i prefer Desktops myself, cheaper to build and still good performance, and more stable IMO, i mean, a laptop is just not comfortable, even on a desk.
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| QUOTE | | QUOTE | I just wanted to say that (from what I read out of his post), I wouldn't pay $3000 just to be able to play games at other places than at home. Games aren't that important (for me)...and I wouldn't pay that much to pay games on vacation, when I go some place, than I usually go there to do stuff, not play as I always do at home^^
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I know it isn't, i fully agree, lol, why go on vacation somewhere when you dont notice the difference cause your staring at the screen ;)
Anyways, the each his own i suppose, i prefer Desktops myself, cheaper to build and still good performance, and more stable IMO, i mean, a laptop is just not comfortable, even on a desk. |
Same here :)
I prefer desktops for the fact that it's easier to add/change components, cause you can do it yourself pretty easily.
In my case, I like notebooks cause they make it easier at university (for example) to organize and write down stuff, etc...
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| 06/07/07 19:06 |
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| QUOTE | | I like notebooks cause they make it easier at university (for example) to organize and write down stuff, etc... |
yeah, and you dont need high-end gaming performance for that, if you do have... then im sure you'll be closely watched by the teachers during the lessons ;)
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| 06/07/07 19:12 |
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Well Alienware is a gaming company so I would get it since I am playing on my bro's laptop atm and I like it since my it's more portable, I can play it anywhere in my house. Alienware computer's are really nice though, they've gotten worse since Dell bought them though(pretty sure it was Dell who bought them)
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| 06/07/07 19:14 |
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oh sorry guys, should have been more specific about what i'm going to be using it for. it will replace both my curent laptop and gameing PC. so yea, i will be using for everything basicly. not just gameing. internet, bitorrent, work (maybe), movies, cd burning, music ect, ect.
another question, i just noticed the CPU is not dual core. is there a performance difference between single or dual core?
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| 06/07/07 19:26 |
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Just superglue a handle on top of your current PC and carry it around with you.
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| 06/07/07 19:27 |
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| QUOTE | | i just noticed the CPU is not dual core. is there a performance difference between single or dual core? |
Dont think so, not alot of applications are actually using the Dual Core features, but its a handy thing to have i guess.
| QUOTE | | Just superglue a handle on top of your current PC and carry it around with you. |
Nope, his gaming rig probably weighs around 40-50 kilo's or more? Mine weighs around that, plus its not flat its big and high, doubt you can carry that around... nice try though ;)
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I thought being on vaction is getting away from the If u normal If ur gonna bring a lab top on vaction then u might as well stay home
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| QUOTE | AMD Turion™ 64 Mobile ML40 2.2GHz 800MHz FSB 1MB L2 Cache
Windows® XP Media Center Edition 2005
17" WideXGA+ 1440 x 900 LCD
2GB Dual Channel DDR SO-DIMM at 400MHz - 2 x 1024MB
160GB Serial ATA 1.5Gb/s 5,400 RPM w/ 8MB Cache
24x DVD-ROM/CD-RW Burner w/ Nero Software
Dual 512MB NVidia® GeForce™ Go 7900 GS - SLI Enabled
Internal 802.11b/g WiFi Card
all of this totaled out to $2,999 or $90/month. i tried the DELL XPS laptop but it totaled well over $3,600 and no SLI
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BARF! BLEW! COUGH! HACK! PHEW!
Okay Im better now, anyway those specifications are not the best in fact they just gave me gas.
All alienware laptops have all kinds of crazy fans that make all kinds of sounds. When you buy one this the first thing youll hear BUZZ BUZZ BUZZ. Which is a good thing you dont want your investment to burn out.
Also Media Center is derived from XP Professional with some key changes. These changes affect how Media behaves from XP Pro, personally I prefer XP Pro over Media because XP Pro is a more stable system. You dont have all these crazy background services running all the time. Even if you disable them all theyre still some that are embedded into startup services. I especially stay away from Media 2005, just google all the problems some ppl were having.
Second 5400 RPM is good but 7200 RPM is what you need, (if this is desktop replacement your looking at) then go with the faster drive. It decreases loading time and makes accessing files (among other things) faster well its suppose to anyway. But then again it costs more!
In regards to your 64bit processor, I'm not sure all current games support this or will run at this speed. I think theyre are only a few games that are for 64bit computers. Therefore 64bit maybe overkill.
Widescreens are nice but consume more power, expect less in battery life and expect even less if youre running a Graphics Board at full power.
I purchased a Toshiba Qosmio 2 years ago and it has meet all my needs for apps and games. Im sure you can find one at the store for about 2 grand and does just about the same as the alienware. Best thing about buying a Toshiba is their warranties. Theyll replace the whole thing if it goes broke no questions asked! Get one from CompUSA and get a 2 year warranty, which is even better. Then you bug them about stupid questions on this and that.
I would recommend the Toshiba over the Alienware because it does the same for less. And you dont have to put up with shipping or wondering what condition it will arrive in. Plus Toshibas have the best WiFi signal tracking software available on laptops for free!
If you want to buy a name, then buy the alienware, but ill guarantee 1 or 2 years from now you'll hear about another computer or laptop and want that one instead. Look past the name and focus on your needs theres always something better comming in the near future...
Happy Buying
M.M.
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| 06/07/07 19:56 |
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Just out of blatant curiousity, I looked to see how much my ideal laptop would cost and it said this:
$4,759.00 as low as $143/mo.
Yeah, I don't think I'll ever be buying my ideal computer... ever. Especially considering it'll be worthless by the time I'm done paying it off.
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| 06/07/07 21:07 |
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| QUOTE | | QUOTE | AMD Turion™ 64 Mobile ML40 2.2GHz 800MHz FSB 1MB L2 Cache
Windows® XP Media Center Edition 2005
17" WideXGA+ 1440 x 900 LCD
2GB Dual Channel DDR SO-DIMM at 400MHz - 2 x 1024MB
160GB Serial ATA 1.5Gb/s 5,400 RPM w/ 8MB Cache
24x DVD-ROM/CD-RW Burner w/ Nero Software
Dual 512MB NVidia® GeForce™ Go 7900 GS - SLI Enabled
Internal 802.11b/g WiFi Card
all of this totaled out to $2,999 or $90/month. i tried the DELL XPS laptop but it totaled well over $3,600 and no SLI
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Okay Im better now, anyway those specifications are not the best in fact they just gave me gas.
All alienware laptops have all kinds of crazy fans that make all kinds of sounds. When you buy one this the first thing youll hear BUZZ BUZZ BUZZ. Which is a good thing you dont want your investment to burn out.
Also Media Center is derived from XP Professional with some key changes. These changes affect how Media behaves from XP Pro, personally I prefer XP Pro over Media because XP Pro is a more stable system. You dont have all these crazy background services running all the time. Even if you disable them all theyre still some that are embedded into startup services. I especially stay away from Media 2005, just google all the problems some ppl were having.
Second 5400 RPM is good but 7200 RPM is what you need, (if this is desktop replacement your looking at) then go with the faster drive. It decreases loading time and makes accessing files (among other things) faster well its suppose to anyway. But then again it costs more!
In regards to your 64bit processor, I'm not sure all current games support this or will run at this speed. I think theyre are only a few games that are for 64bit computers. Therefore 64bit maybe overkill.
Widescreens are nice but consume more power, expect less in battery life and expect even less if youre running a Graphics Board at full power.
I purchased a Toshiba Qosmio 2 years ago and it has meet all my needs for apps and games. Im sure you can find one at the store for about 2 grand and does just about the same as the alienware. Best thing about buying a Toshiba is their warranties. Theyll replace the whole thing if it goes broke no questions asked! Get one from CompUSA and get a 2 year warranty, which is even better. Then you bug them about stupid questions on this and that.
I would recommend the Toshiba over the Alienware because it does the same for less. And you dont have to put up with shipping or wondering what condition it will arrive in. Plus Toshibas have the best WiFi signal tracking software available on laptops for free!
If you want to buy a name, then buy the alienware, but ill guarantee 1 or 2 years from now you'll hear about another computer or laptop and want that one instead. Look past the name and focus on your needs theres always something better comming in the near future...
Happy Buying
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Thanks alot dude. I was about to buy an alienware considerably weaker than that one for 2213$. Now I think i'm gunna look an compare a bit.
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| 06/07/07 21:18 |
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| QUOTE | | QUOTE | AMD Turion™ 64 Mobile ML40 2.2GHz 800MHz FSB 1MB L2 Cache
Windows® XP Media Center Edition 2005
17" WideXGA+ 1440 x 900 LCD
2GB Dual Channel DDR SO-DIMM at 400MHz - 2 x 1024MB
160GB Serial ATA 1.5Gb/s 5,400 RPM w/ 8MB Cache
24x DVD-ROM/CD-RW Burner w/ Nero Software
Dual 512MB NVidia® GeForce™ Go 7900 GS - SLI Enabled
Internal 802.11b/g WiFi Card
all of this totaled out to $2,999 or $90/month. i tried the DELL XPS laptop but it totaled well over $3,600 and no SLI
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BARF! BLEW! COUGH! HACK! PHEW!
Okay Im better now, anyway those specifications are not the best in fact they just gave me gas.
All alienware laptops have all kinds of crazy fans that make all kinds of sounds. When you buy one this the first thing youll hear BUZZ BUZZ BUZZ. Which is a good thing you dont want your investment to burn out.
Also Media Center is derived from XP Professional with some key changes. These changes affect how Media behaves from XP Pro, personally I prefer XP Pro over Media because XP Pro is a more stable system. You dont have all these crazy background services running all the time. Even if you disable them all theyre still some that are embedded into startup services. I especially stay away from Media 2005, just google all the problems some ppl were having.
Second 5400 RPM is good but 7200 RPM is what you need, (if this is desktop replacement your looking at) then go with the faster drive. It decreases loading time and makes accessing files (among other things) faster well its suppose to anyway. But then again it costs more!
In regards to your 64bit processor, I'm not sure all current games support this or will run at this speed. I think theyre are only a few games that are for 64bit computers. Therefore 64bit maybe overkill.
Widescreens are nice but consume more power, expect less in battery life and expect even less if youre running a Graphics Board at full power.
I purchased a Toshiba Qosmio 2 years ago and it has meet all my needs for apps and games. Im sure you can find one at the store for about 2 grand and does just about the same as the alienware. Best thing about buying a Toshiba is their warranties. Theyll replace the whole thing if it goes broke no questions asked! Get one from CompUSA and get a 2 year warranty, which is even better. Then you bug them about stupid questions on this and that.
I would recommend the Toshiba over the Alienware because it does the same for less. And you dont have to put up with shipping or wondering what condition it will arrive in. Plus Toshibas have the best WiFi signal tracking software available on laptops for free!
If you want to buy a name, then buy the alienware, but ill guarantee 1 or 2 years from now you'll hear about another computer or laptop and want that one instead. Look past the name and focus on your needs theres always something better comming in the near future...
Happy Buying
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interresting, it's a good thing you pointed out about the fan noise cuz that stuff annoys me. it's ok to hear the fan every now and then but all the time with the loud hessing even when idle is unbearable.
this is my first time shopping for a high-end laptop, so the first thing that came to mind was alienware and dell XPS. Toshiba huh, i found this guy in the gameing notebook line up. just took a quick look but will look in more detail later.
i chose media center cuz i want to hold off on vesta, at least until it becomes more stable and also to avoid paying extra for xp pro. but if media center going to cuz so much trouble then i guess i'll pay a little more for xp pro.
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| 06/07/07 21:26 |
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http://store.apple.com/1-800-MY-APPLE/WebO...ook/macbook_pro
Slap Boot Camp on that and You would be complete :P
Btw Boot camp is Here >> Bootcamp
They just got New GFX Cards...im jealous my mac is gonna be outdated soon probably
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Not to hijack your thread or anything but out of curiosity do you think this would be good enough for gw and regular surfing?
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Intel Celeron M Processor 430 (1.73GHz)
1 GB DDR-SDRAM (DDR2-667, 512 MBx2)
60 GB Hard Disk Drive
CD-RW_DVD Drive
15.4" WXGA TFT with XBRITE-HiColor Technology and MOTION EYE White Camera
NVIDIA GeForce Go 7600
Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium
Wireless LAN (802.11abg)
Microsoft Works 8.5
Music Plus
Photo Standard
Video Standard
Standard Capacity Lithium-ion Battery (BPS2B) |
It's a sony.
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sure ibooks look great and can run windows OS natively. i'm just not too sure about that. i've been using PCs forever and go switching to mac? i wouldn't know where to begin.
BTW...thanks Belshazaarswrath...i am an idiot :D
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| 06/07/07 22:45 |
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| QUOTE | | I thought being on vaction is getting away from the If u normal If ur gonna bring a lab top on vaction then u might as well stay home |
i have three PCs. a sever, gameing PC and Laptop. if i can reduce that to just the server and laptop, that would be wonderful. so yea, this is not just for vacations.
i'm sure there's a lot of ppl that carry their laptops on vacation, you never know when things get boring.
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Ai, I always have a laptop when I'm on vacation, or long car drive. Head Phones, I'll have DvD's.. music, games, etc.. Fell asleep one time listenting to music.. =p But I wouldnt get rid of any of your computer just yet.. Laptops cause much worse lag than a computer, but since it is alienware, i see no problem. I personally have 3 laptops, which I baught all 3. One is for Entertainment, Movies, Music, Games, etc.. One is for porjects, email( I have 5 email adresses, all get like 1k email a week ), shopping, etc.. and one misc. laptop, for whenever one of my laptops is charging, and I need to do something. I also have my Computer. A piecce of crap, lol.
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My Ideal computer that would be top of the line alienware I could build for less than half.
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| QUOTE | $4,759.00 as low as $143/mo.
Yeah, I don't think I'll ever be buying my ideal computer... ever. Especially considering it'll be worthless by the time I'm done paying it off. |
Hehe...how true, how true...
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I say this with experience when i say: DONT DO IT....its the worst investment you can ever make if your going to do a gaming laptop. I did it, and at first it was awesome, but then you come to realize there is no way to possibly upgrade much of the system at all when it comes to graphics and that is one of the most important things. Basically, unless you want to spend 1000 dollars down the road to upgrade your vid card don't bother with gaming laptops unless they have the ability to remove the GPU. And I'm pretty sure most don't yet, is at all have that feature. Go desktop, they are easily upgradable and cheaper, especially if you build your own. Mine should have cost around $2000-2500 depending on the vendor, but since i built it myself it was only $1500.
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i checked up on some upgrades for my desktop on newegg to compair and omg what a differents. >.<
i can upgrade my desktop to an insane machine for just over $1,500 (re-using some old parts). what was a thinking when i thought a laptop could replace that kind value. >.<
i know what, to hell with the laptop. thanks to the previous poster at whom the name i don't remember :D for talking some sense into me.
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sure ibooks look great and can run windows OS natively. i'm just not too sure about that. i've been using PCs forever and go switching to mac? i wouldn't know where to begin.
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runnin xp on a mac is like runnin xp on a fancy pc, its al lthe same it all works like a pc, it is a pc.
Edit: Where you said you ouldnt know where to begin?
all the hard ware isnt mac, you got intel, ati, difgf brands inside the mac and i have been using pc's since 1996, still learnin about windows xp but it took me about 1 hour to figure mac osx out. lol.
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well i have to agree, if you think of getting a laptop replacement just for games it's not worth the cash and effort. I know it myself, month ago i got myself a Toshiba Satellite, this laptop really works wonders (even it's not the sky-high top-uber-1337 with 15GB or RAM, 152GHz 6-core CPU etc.), works really nice with GW and most graphics applications, also great for working (just the narrower keyboard was annoying at first but got used to it)
remember that even the best laptop u buy won't get same efficiency as worth-same desktop. What is more, laptops are expensive when something goes wrong, it's REALLY hard to upgrade them with new graph card or so, and it costs alot...
when you buy a laptop, remember u won't be probably buying another one in next few years (unless u sit on cash ;/), so that's long term investment. that's why u need 7200 RPM (also someone stated that before me) and other really good quality stuff (i'd say 7600+ but u want 7900 what's a great choice)
about fan's in laptops - i usually use the low-energy usage profile and i can't hear my laptop work, only at high-energy use i can hear the fan slightly move faster/louder but it's temporary. these modern laptops work really silent (unless u put there gf 7900 go at SLI and lots of other stuff, remember they are tightly packed and emit lots of heat there)
note: the highest series of GF for laptops is still 7- you should watch a bit the market, cause there were notes about new main boards/cpu's going to go out somewhat soon (or i'm wrong eek)
summing up:
laptop for's:
- able to move
- doesnt take much place
- quite silent
- good work tool (laptops aren't for gaming ;/)
- cool stuff ;] oh my i love my laptop
laptop against's:
- price
- doesn't equal desktop
- not the best gaming tool
- expensive in maintenance
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Kielus [MU] and all is clear
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| 06/09/07 01:15 |
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Aeknold Setha
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im getting a free laptop fom my grandma =]]
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| 06/09/07 03:03 |
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Mesmer Master
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This thread is still going eh?
Okay so you want to know about Multiple Proecessors like Dual Core and Quad Core, you could wiki it but i like pictures better...
Go here
http://icrontic.com/articles/dual_core
Bottom Line, faster clock speeds, increased effiency on the bus speed, able to handle more stuff at once, etc. I do not have a Dual Core processor but they do have one at my work and it is frickin sweet! but do you really need one? only if your building the greatest machine in your neighborhood.
About your choices: desktops are always going to better as far investments go. Desktops give you the ability to upgrade and interchange internal parts for better ones. If you buy one with expansion bays and slots, the computer will grow as your needs grow. This is especially useful if you dont need everything now. If your old desktop is still able to be upgraded then go for it. 64bit processors and Multicore Processors are all new stuff on the market, in time they will go down in price.
About that guy whos even thinking about buying a Intel Celeron needs to take a cold shower and wake up. Do not use celerons unless your 60years old and only use a computer for typing. Celerons are not very good multitaskers and lag alot.
Whatever you buy or decide to do, get a warranty on parts or on the new machine you decide on getting. A warrant does pay for itself because everything these days are made to poor standards. Even my nachos at Taco Bell are getting worse.
Finally,
1-its better to save and buy than finance and buy.
2-there are deals to be had in Real World just as in the virtual one. i wouldnt spend more 2 grand on a computer because technology is always changing, your new computer will be obsolete in few weeks.
3-A notebook will never replace a desktop.
Still want a notebook, okay fine go here
http://www.sagernotebook.com/pages/web_specials.html
M.M.
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| 06/09/07 15:26 |
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theres also this place too
www.cyberpowerpc.com
Their intel systems are basically Asus Notebooks stripped bare and rebuilt with other components.
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| 06/09/07 15:30 |
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