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Posted: Wed Sep 01, 2010 10:56 am
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I'm starting University this fall! Woohoo! I took a year off to work and travel, and I enjoyed both. I met some of my favourite ATGers and went to America for the first time, and had a lot of fun. But now I'm eager to get back to school and learn things and be with my friends. I've really missed my friends.
But anyways, I need to buy a laptop for school! And I was hoping the ATG could help me out a bit because, well, I know about as much about computers as I do about llamas. That is, not much.
One of my friends recommended I get an HP G62 laptop. It's got 320 GB Hard drive and a 3 GB RAM. Actually, she found a link, so click . I still don't know what a Dual-Core Processor is, but people tell me it's a good thing?
My mom recommended a Macbook as an option for its longevity.
So, ATG, what should I get? I'm definitely open to more than just what I said here, those are just what's been said to me so far.
Spoonfeeding time:
-what kind of laptop should I get? -is it necessary to have a laptop in university? -will Timmy ever get out of the well? -what kind of experiences have you had with buying computers? -anything else relevant
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Posted: Wed Sep 01, 2010 11:02 am
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Posted: Wed Sep 01, 2010 1:22 pm
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Posted: Wed Sep 01, 2010 2:54 pm
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Posted: Wed Sep 01, 2010 3:11 pm
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I swear by my pretty floral bonnet...
What I want from the laptop is just to surf the internet, type up documents for university, listen to music, watch movies and videos, edit images, and occasionally play a game, but not graphics intensive ones, and not very often. (Think Tiberian Sun and Zoo Tycoon, that's pretty much all I play on the computer). So yeah, a workhorse laptop is what I need.
Also, I'm not that fond of Macs, in all honesty. I really like Macs from the 80s, but they aren't useful for school. >_>;;
Kals: I'll check out Memory Express tomorrow, I guess. smile Thank you.
...I will end you.
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Posted: Wed Sep 01, 2010 7:06 pm
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Jafthasleftthebuilding Vice Captain
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Posted: Thu Sep 02, 2010 10:23 pm
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I was just about to suggest a mini, instead, but I don't know how big or small a screen you find acceptable.
Macs just come off as really expensive. >_> They aren't suited for gaming, for a long time they just didn't have the two button mouse, really, really, really annoying.
For basic things, with a bigger screen, I might go with this, but maybe you want to purchase the computer in the store and one that isn't as basic?
The one you have linked, I feel as though it should have at least 1 more gig of RAM.
I usually buy through DELL, cuz they letz me kusstomize. biggrin I'd go Alienware if I had the money [I game.]
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Posted: Sun Sep 05, 2010 12:27 pm
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Posted: Sun Sep 05, 2010 12:48 pm
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Posted: Sun Sep 05, 2010 12:50 pm
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Posted: Fri Sep 10, 2010 12:12 pm
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Posted: Fri Sep 10, 2010 12:14 pm
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