I want a new computer.. and I want to hear some input from you guys!

THEEVILSPERKY · January 12, 2008, 11:01:08 PM

Can you guys help me out? I have a few things in mind as far as what I'd like.

I'm somewhat partial to HP's. I just am, whether that's good or bad. Doesn't mean I wouldn't consider another brand, pending the stats were decent enough.. and the machine better look sexy, at least to me, haha.

I'm really looking into a laptop as opposed to a desktop.

3 gigs of RAM or more.

160 GB hard-drive or more.

DVD-RW-able optical drive.

A decent processor/processing speed; I LOVE multi-tasking.

15.4" at the least.. 17" screens are nice. ^_^

I'm not a huge gamer when it comes to computers, but if I could run some old-school Sims and same Halo games without any problems, that'd be great.

What can you guys suggest?

Hiei · January 12, 2008, 11:13:50 PM

What price are you willing to go up to? And why 3GB of RAM if the most you'll do is Halo and Sims?

Anyways, this Dell should work.

Here are the options I used:

SYSTEM COLOR   Midnight Blue   (or whichever you want)
PROCESSOR   Intel® Core™ 2 Duo T7250 (2MB cache/2.0GHz/800Mhz FSB)
OPERATING SYSTEM   Genuine Windows Vista® Home Premium Edition
LCD AND CAMERA   Glossy, widescreen 15.4 inch LCD (1280x800) & 2.0 MP Camera
MEMORY   2GB Shared Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM at 667MHz (2 Dimms)
HARD DRIVE   Size: 160GB 5400rpm SATA Hard Drive
INTERNAL OPTICAL DRIVE   Slot Load DVD+/-RW (DVD/CD read/write)
VIDEO CARD   256MB NVIDIA® GeForce® 8600M GT
WIRELESS CARDS   Intel Next-Gen Wireless-N Mini-card
BATTERY OPTIONS   56 WHr 6-cell Lithium Ion Primary Battery
SOUND OPTIONS   High Definition Audio 2.0 (optional, but nice to have)

Comes out to $1,623.

THEEVILSPERKY · January 12, 2008, 11:51:28 PM

Well, I don't know how into gaming I might get if I have a computer that's capable.. plus I'm having a terrible experience with this computer that has very little RAM, etc., and I don't want to be stingy.. unless 2 is enough to handle whatever I'd come across. I'd rather be prepared, but I can always upgrade. I can easily navigate Dell's site to make that system myself then huh?

Hiei · January 13, 2008, 12:30:16 AM

2GB is enough for most people. Unless you're running some other high-powered apps like Aperture, Lightroom, Premiere Pro, ect. And it should be enough to run most any games.

BOSSNIG · January 13, 2008, 11:12:19 AM

Im kinda like that to Dells :/, they are better than most put them out to be.

THEEVILSPERKY · January 13, 2008, 11:23:59 AM

My friend's SEVERAL-years old Dell is functioning 10x+ better than my 2 year old PC.. and I had a Dell myself at one point and had zero problems and it worked very well, so yeah, getting a Dell is not outta the question. I think I'm going out to Circuit City in a little bit (since it's the only place local enough to get to with work within 2 1/2 hours) and browse and try some computers out, but probably won't buy anything today.

BOSSNIG · January 13, 2008, 11:54:52 AM

Quote from: THEEVILSPERKY on January 13, 2008, 11:23:59 AM
My friend's SEVERAL-years old Dell is functioning 10x+ better than my 2 year old PC.. and I had a Dell myself at one point and had zero problems and it worked very well, so yeah, getting a Dell is not outta the question. I think I'm going out to Circuit City in a little bit (since it's the only place local enough to get to with work within 2 1/2 hours) and browse and try some computers out, but probably won't buy anything today.

Yeah, another good thing about Dell is some sort of a partnership with UPS, since my dad works for UPS we get special discounts on Dells.

Pokesamrus · January 13, 2008, 12:00:54 PM

Quote from: Darklink on January 13, 2008, 11:54:52 AM
Quote from: THEEVILSPERKY on January 13, 2008, 11:23:59 AM
My friend's SEVERAL-years old Dell is functioning 10x+ better than my 2 year old PC.. and I had a Dell myself at one point and had zero problems and it worked very well, so yeah, getting a Dell is not outta the question. I think I'm going out to Circuit City in a little bit (since it's the only place local enough to get to with work within 2 1/2 hours) and browse and try some computers out, but probably won't buy anything today.

Yeah, another good thing about Dell is some sort of a partnership with UPS, since my dad works for UPS we get special discounts on Dells.

buy the computer for him lol.

though that's an odd partnership

BOSSNIG · January 13, 2008, 12:01:34 PM

Quote from: Pokesamrus on January 13, 2008, 12:00:54 PM
Quote from: Darklink on January 13, 2008, 11:54:52 AM
Quote from: THEEVILSPERKY on January 13, 2008, 11:23:59 AM
My friend's SEVERAL-years old Dell is functioning 10x+ better than my 2 year old PC.. and I had a Dell myself at one point and had zero problems and it worked very well, so yeah, getting a Dell is not outta the question. I think I'm going out to Circuit City in a little bit (since it's the only place local enough to get to with work within 2 1/2 hours) and browse and try some computers out, but probably won't buy anything today.

Yeah, another good thing about Dell is some sort of a partnership with UPS, since my dad works for UPS we get special discounts on Dells.
buy the computer for him lol.

though that's an odd partnership

Weve bought computers for almost everyone in our family now :x.