Dell introduced their new line of laptops recently.
The Dell Studios
http://www1.ca.dell.com/content/products/category.aspx/laptop_studio?c=ca&cs=cadhs1&l=en&s=dhs (http://www1.ca.dell.com/content/products/category.aspx/laptop_studio?c=ca&cs=cadhs1&l=en&s=dhs)
Apparently, they are designed to be extremely customizable. It seems they (Dell) are taking the dock from apple. A complete rip really, but it's nice to see such a thing on a windows.
What do you think of these new babys?
They're still Dell, which is notorious for having bad laptops.
I can get the same dock with Rocketdock anyways.
People still buy Dells?
Dell kind of reminds me of Compaq....
Quote from: Tuppyluver1 on June 28, 2008, 04:36:41 PM
People still buy Dells?
Dell kind of reminds me of Compaq....
My thoughts exactly.
Hey, I have a Compaq...And I don't really like it. But we have to use what we've got.
Dell I heard does have a bad reputation of laptops. I actually haven't heard from Dell from a long time ago, I didn't know that they were still developing stuff.
I heard Dell create good laptops for non-gamers, and they are well priced.
But hey...maybe I know nothing :P
Quote from: Metalbott on June 28, 2008, 04:48:29 PM
I heard Dell create good laptops for non-gamers, and they are well priced.
But hey...maybe I know nothing :P
Gamer or non-gamer, don't buy a Dell laptop.
Quote from: RedSox on June 28, 2008, 04:49:20 PM
Quote from: Metalbott on June 28, 2008, 04:48:29 PM
I heard Dell create good laptops for non-gamers, and they are well priced.
But hey...maybe I know nothing :P
Gamer or non-gamer, don't buy a Dell laptop.
And if you must buy a Dell desktop, take it apart and replace some of the parts if you plan on gaming on it.
What is the absolute best non-gaming laptop brand :P
Was going to get a studio...but...aparently they suck :)
Quote from: Metalbott on June 28, 2008, 04:59:17 PM
What is the absolute best non-gaming laptop brand :P
That's all opinion, it depends what your looking for, although most people will probably tell you Macbook/Macbook Pro. >.>
Quote from: RedSox on June 28, 2008, 05:01:55 PM
Quote from: Metalbott on June 28, 2008, 04:59:17 PM
What is the absolute best non-gaming laptop brand :P
That's all opinion, it depends what your looking for, although most people will probably tell you Macbook/Macbook Pro. >.>
As little as I know about computers, I can tell those are really overpriced...
Quote from: Metalbott on June 28, 2008, 05:02:49 PM
Quote from: RedSox on June 28, 2008, 05:01:55 PM
Quote from: Metalbott on June 28, 2008, 04:59:17 PM
What is the absolute best non-gaming laptop brand :P
That's all opinion, it depends what your looking for, although most people will probably tell you Macbook/Macbook Pro. >.>
As little as I know about computers, I can tell those are really overpriced...
HPs are decent.
Quote from: Metalbott on June 28, 2008, 05:02:49 PM
Quote from: RedSox on June 28, 2008, 05:01:55 PM
Quote from: Metalbott on June 28, 2008, 04:59:17 PM
What is the absolute best non-gaming laptop brand :P
That's all opinion, it depends what your looking for, although most people will probably tell you Macbook/Macbook Pro. >.>
As little as I know about computers, I can tell those are really overpriced...
They are, but some people think it's worth it. You're basically paying for the "better" OS and Ilife. I'm not much of a Mac person, so I don't know everything about 'em. (Standard Ram, graphics card etc.)
Quote from: Tuppyluver1 on June 28, 2008, 05:03:27 PM
Quote from: Metalbott on June 28, 2008, 05:02:49 PM
Quote from: RedSox on June 28, 2008, 05:01:55 PM
Quote from: Metalbott on June 28, 2008, 04:59:17 PM
What is the absolute best non-gaming laptop brand :P
That's all opinion, it depends what your looking for, although most people will probably tell you Macbook/Macbook Pro. >.>
As little as I know about computers, I can tell those are really overpriced...
HPs are decent.
I'm looking at some now, actually.
Well I have a macbook, and dells SOME dells are good, all desktops suck, and a few Inspiron are okay (for people who aren't gamers), and XPS is pretty nice IMO, although I am enjoying my mac, I'm not a fanboy like others <_<
Quote from: Aniki1111 on June 28, 2008, 05:08:15 PM
Well I have a macbook, and dells SOME dells are good, all desktops suck, and a few Inspiron are okay (for people who aren't gamers), and XPS is pretty nice IMO, although I am enjoying my mac, I'm not a fanboy like others <_<
My cousin has a Pro for school. He attends some arts design University where everyone gets one free. He says they're great, but I'm not buying it, although I might check them out thanks to this thread.
I personally like my HP dv6853cl lappy.
4GB RAM, 320GB HDD, Vista Ultimate 64-bit
Quote from: Silverhawk79 on June 28, 2008, 05:58:41 PM
I personally like my HP dv6853cl lappy.
4GB RAM, 320GB HDD, Vista Ultimate 64-bit
Sounds pretty powerful. Ugh, I've been stuck with a computer that's been with us for about 5 years or so. Even though we've got as much memory as we can put into this bad boy, it's still not as speedy as the modern ones.
Hey, my family is too cheap to buy any new computers at all... my dad just takes ones from work that no one uses anymore. Our newest one is from 2000 >_>
The only problem you guys have with Dell laptops is the fact that a few of them exploded because of the factory problem.
I can tell you right now, if you're going to buy pre-built, Dell is pretty much the best choice. Toshiba and IBM are up there too, but the rest are best avoided.
Recommendations have me super confused... :P
Quote from: Darklink on June 28, 2008, 07:16:39 PM
The only problem you guys have with Dell laptops is the fact that a few of them exploded because of the factory problem.
I can tell you right now, if you're going to buy pre-built, Dell is pretty much the best choice. Toshiba and IBM are up there too, but the rest are best avoided.
No, actually, not for me. I choose to avoid them because their laptops are overall poorly made, you need to upgrade several things just to get it to fuction at a decent speed, at least, that's how it was last time I got a Dell. Now, I prefer Toshiba for my laptops, even though I go by specific models, Toshiba is my first choice.
Quote from: RedSox on June 28, 2008, 05:12:43 PM
Quote from: Aniki1111 on June 28, 2008, 05:08:15 PM
Well I have a macbook, and dells SOME dells are good, all desktops suck, and a few Inspiron are okay (for people who aren't gamers), and XPS is pretty nice IMO, although I am enjoying my mac, I'm not a fanboy like others <_<
My cousin has a Pro for school. He attends some arts design University where everyone gets one free. He says they're great, but I'm not buying it, although I might check them out thanks to this thread.
He enjoys his Mac precisely because he goes to an art design school. One of the few redeeming qualities about OS-X and Apple in general is that they're excellent for artsy things.
People seem to be whining about Dell's laptops; I haven't had any major problems with mine aside from a broken keyboard, which is my fault, and a random stop error here and there every couple of months.
Quote from: Tuppyluver1 on June 28, 2008, 04:51:01 PM
And if you must buy a Dell desktop, take it apart and replace some of the parts if you plan on gaming on it.
Bullpoop, I have a Dell desktop that I've been gaming on Medium/High in-game gfx settings for 2+ years. I replaced nothing.
Comparing prices and specs, dell provide the best deal for what I want.
Since problems seem to be lemons, I think I'm going for one :P