Where the hell should I start!?

10/5/2007 10:42:33 PM

give me $2000 and I'll get you a awesome laptop. No questions asked.

10/5/2007 10:45:08 PM

so you have 1250 to buy a laptop and 1250 to buy a desktop?

10/5/2007 10:48:15 PM

http://www.lenovo.com

10/5/2007 11:00:41 PM

lolz...



http://apple.com

10/5/2007 11:57:14 PM

Look at your need needs.

Major: Biochemistry

Get a real machine.

http://www.lenovo.com

10/5/2007 11:58:33 PM

what are you going to do with the extra 1500?

10/6/2007 1:16:08 AM

hit me up, i can get you discounts on dell and ibm

10/6/2007 1:25:54 AM

http://www.sonystyle.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProductDisplay?catalogId=10551&storeId=10151&langId=-1&productId=8198552921665181586

10/6/2007 2:07:51 AM

you should start by thinking about what you're going to use it for and what you want out of it, i.e. a small and light machine that you will carry with you everywhere you go? a desktop replacement with a widescreen display and a nice graphics card? Would you use tablet functionality? Do you want a rugged, high-end machine that will be solid for 3-4 years, or would you rather put half the money in a savings account and get a $1250 machine now and another $1250 machine in 1.5 - 2 years?

10/6/2007 11:24:23 AM

For 2500$ you can buy a laptop and a fighter aircraft.....

10/6/2007 12:05:12 PM

Depends on the type of laptop he wants. If he wants something mobile and light-weight to carry around everywhere, get a Lenovo Thinkpad.

10/6/2007 12:16:49 PM

macbook pro

10/6/2007 12:20:10 PM

i think spend 1500 now and 1000 later

10/6/2007 1:09:33 PM

Wyloch doesn't know what a real machine is...

10/6/2007 6:15:05 PM

real men spend 3 grand on a laptop...

10/6/2007 6:49:32 PM

i'm pretty sure this is another one of those "hey look how much money I to blow - it makes my dick bigger" threads.

I doubt he gives a shit about everybody's advice.

10/6/2007 9:41:54 PM

macbook pro

10/6/2007 10:44:42 PM

anyone that says macbook is a tool

10/6/2007 10:51:25 PM

MacBook

10/7/2007 12:22:32 AM

I've said it many times but if you spend 2500$ on a laptop you will regret it (thats fucking more than my car costs).

1200$ish should be all that it takes to get something nice

10/7/2007 9:22:44 AM

If it was up to me, I'd spend about 1500 on a good decent laptop that I could do about anything with. Graphic design, web surf, email, etc. Then spend $1000 on a decent desktop computer.

10/7/2007 8:40:30 PM

^

10/7/2007 9:54:38 PM

btw, I did the following of buying a gaming laptop for 1400 with a 3 yr warranty and I built my e6600 budget gaming system last year for 800.

10/7/2007 11:30:11 PM

i think it would be aforementioned hahah

yeah i have a 1500 gaming asus and a decent tower too.

10/8/2007 7:31:37 AM

My employer is buying the laptop for me. I would like to get cash and buy a new desktop and laptop like you guys have mentioned but I only have the option of getting one machine and it has to be for work use. If I get a desktop I have to leave it there.

I was thinking about getting an Alienware m9750. Any thoughts?

Btw I hate Macs, I motherfucking hate them. I use Macs at work on a daily basis and they suck. I hate OSX, I hate the way they look, I hate people who use Macs and swear they are better simply because they themselves are to stupid to use and troubleshoot Windows or Linux. I have been with MS since DOS and I am comfortable with WinXP pro.

And no I won't get a machine with Vista.

10/8/2007 7:31:49 AM

it's going to be difficult to buy a new computer without vista

10/8/2007 8:16:24 AM

Not really, Alienware offers XP pro. Dell offers XP also if you look under Small Business.

[Edited on October 8, 2007 at 8:35 AM. Reason : ]

10/8/2007 8:34:32 AM

Point is, your choices become much more limited if you want xp pre-installed at this point. If XP is important though, don't worry about it. Buy the machine you want then get an OEM copy of xp pro and throw it on.

Just... make sure there's XP drivers for whatever system you get first though.

10/8/2007 10:22:26 AM

Area-51® m9750 System
Estimated Ship Date: 10/22/2007
$8,654.00


i found one out of your price range.







but really, $2500 is too much on a laptop. Get something nice for half that.

10/8/2007 10:43:18 AM

Since money up to 2500 isn't a problem, it might seem like you should try to spend as much of that money as possible. The problem is that in addition to seeing horribly diminishing returns on price/performance above 1500 bucks in laptops, sometimes you corner yourself into buying things that aren't really good at being laptops. The question is: do you want to spend as much of this as possible on what is effectively a luggable desktop, or do you want to get the best possible lightweight laptop within that budget?

10/8/2007 10:51:18 AM

Do you realize that if you buy a bomb ass laptop AND come in $1000 under budget, your employer is bound to notice that and make note?

10/8/2007 10:53:38 AM

note: reduce computer budget

10/8/2007 11:09:50 AM

he's a moron for setting aside $2500 for every employee laptop anyway.



I'd look at this as an opportunity to score points with the boss.




unless you don't give a shit about the job.

10/8/2007 11:28:14 AM

Also, you never told us what this would be for? If this was for work purposes, then either your employer is a small company or they really don't like your IT admin. Get what you really need for work and keep it as that. While it's great to be able to use a company asset for personal gain, I wouldn't want the temptation of using a company's computer for personal reasons. And a lot of the time, companies will restrict access to your laptop so you may not even be able to install stuff.

Btw, Microsoft has announced recently that it will allow users with new computer with Vista to downgrade to XP
http://www.dailytech.com/article.aspx?newsid=9027

Also, MS has continued to sell new XP licenses for another 5 months
http://www.dailytech.com/article.aspx?newsid=9092

10/8/2007 11:47:46 AM

Quote :

"but really, $2500 is too much on a laptop. Get something nice for half that."

hell, a little looking around online and you can something better than nice for just over half of that. Gaming capable laptops can go as low as 1300 if you don't mind a small screen.

10/8/2007 5:23:24 PM

Quote :

"so you have 1250 to buy a laptop and 1250 to buy a desktop?"

10/8/2007 7:51:52 PM

i just got a new T61p and i can't recommend it enough!

10/10/2007 6:48:35 AM