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| Thread ID: 81644 | 2007-08-02 11:09:00 | Student looking for laptop | JSF_enthusiast (8536) | Press F1 |
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| 575608 | 2007-08-02 11:09:00 | Budget? Between NZ$2000-2500 Screen: Thin and Light; 13" - 14" screen Brand: Have developed a fondness for Sony goods over the years, but also hear good things about dell, Toshiba, Asus and HP. Tasks: General study work (law degree) but with entertainment abilities. Mobility: Yes, like it will have to be able to be take to lecture theaters, libraries etc. Games: Yes, battlefield series (BF2 mainly), RTS Battery life: 3 to 4 hours of decent use Buying online: Yes I am fine with that, but I expect to see good pictures though. Operating system: Windows vista home premium Screen Specifics Standard or widescreen: Whatever is best for games. Resolution: Preferable something lower perhaps 1024 by 786 on a 14.1 inch. On a widescreen 1440x900 or lower Gloosy or non gloosy: Don't care either way Build Quality and Design Style/design: I value function over looks. laptop life time: 4 years would be nice Notebook Components Hard drive: 120gb, but I will probably buy external drive for back ups Optical drive: dvd rewriter dual layer So any ideas on what I should get (I stole the template from another forum, but it should give you some idea what I want) |
JSF_enthusiast (8536) | ||
| 575609 | 2007-08-02 13:12:00 | I bought a HP dv6000 Pavilion series about a month ago and it has all the specs you mentioned other than a slightly inadequate GFX card and only a 80GB HDD I think. Otherwise it has everything and I take it to Uni everyday. It even looks very good and comes with a remote and only cost me about $1700 so if you go for one higher up in the range, you'll be sorted:thumbs: |
beeswax34 (63) | ||
| 575610 | 2007-08-02 13:43:00 | I bought my ASUS Z92T laptop from DSE quite some time ago. It nearly matches your requirement, except that it is running XP Pro and has only a total capacity of 100GB HDD. The beauty of the laptop is that it comes with nVidia 7600 256MB dedicated graphics card. :thumbs: Any particular needs for wireless connection? Cost: $2098 (back then anyway) Cheers :) |
Renmoo (66) | ||
| 575611 | 2007-08-03 08:21:00 | Any of you guys know how to get dell coupons? | JSF_enthusiast (8536) | ||
| 575612 | 2007-08-03 09:06:00 | General study work (law degree) but with entertainment abilities.It doesn't meet your gaming requirements, but MacBooks are very popular in law school and meet pretty much all your other requirements - make sure you click on the education store on Apple's website to find out what the student prices are. :) | maccrazy (6741) | ||
| 575613 | 2007-08-03 09:19:00 | What specifically doesn't meet my gaming requires? | JSF_enthusiast (8536) | ||
| 575614 | 2007-08-03 09:27:00 | MacBooks have integrated graphics which are fine for general use, but unusable for games. You would need a MacBook Pro for gaming, but that would be out of your budget range and wouldn't be as portable. | maccrazy (6741) | ||
| 575615 | 2007-08-03 09:28:00 | The Wifi and security aspects are pretty good though. :) You will probably be too busy studying law to have any time gaming. |
winmacguy (3367) | ||
| 575616 | 2007-08-03 10:12:00 | Just don't get macs, too expensive and you get nothing but a white case for it. I mean the cheapest one for Uni students is $1999!!:eek::eek: | beeswax34 (63) | ||
| 575617 | 2007-08-03 10:24:00 | Considering the poster has $2000 - $2500 to spend I would say that $1999 falls within the budget and that includes the white or black case and the OS with iLife. :) | winmacguy (3367) | ||
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