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by JL Man » Sat Apr 15, 2006 4:33 am

i don't like dells because dells use cheaply made parts. i've worked on dells for about 3 years now and they just don't keep up with other name brands. especially sony, hp, and toshiba. ibms are great for business use, especially if you get a centrino with windows xp pro, really cracks down on spyware and what not. as for spyware, keep the porn down to a minimum and you'll be alright. use webroot spysweeper. best prog. imo.

by Darthness » Fri Apr 14, 2006 9:15 pm

dell doesn't have as big as a variety of laptops anymore... thats why i've exlcuded them. i'm liking toshiba and hp right now. i'd love an ibm but their a tidbit expensive for decent ones right now.

by veggie-man » Fri Apr 14, 2006 8:45 pm

humm i know this isnt my thread or anything but i was wondering why you dont recommend buying a dell? (besides Darthness opposition of downloading porn speeds) because when i take out my gigantic loan out for college i'm going to need to buy a new computer too and i was looking at dells first off.

by Darthness » Fri Apr 14, 2006 8:00 pm

its goign to be an all around laptop.. i agree with lotas. if i get a laptop with windows MCE or any home edition of windows, im giong to wipe that shit off and put RedHat FC5 on it and call it a day. The laptop will have all-around use... light gaming (im liking this one i see on bestbuy.com, amd 64 with 128mb Dedicated video ram and a gig of ram!), internet surfing (porn watching really :P), light IM, word processing, maybe a little web developement, basically everything.im not a graphics nut.. my dads laptop and this computer's graphics are fine enough for me. i'm really liking this $1400-$1500 HP.. its sold out online though :( will have to check instore.

by lotas » Fri Apr 14, 2006 4:19 pm

When I get my laptop after graduation I'm getting an Apple. I'm getting so fed up with Microsoft and Spyware and Viruses and such it will be nice not to worry about it with Apple. Only downside is they are hella expensive (those new Intel ones). And of course a lot of people hate Apple, as I did a couple years ago.

by joeyc » Fri Apr 14, 2006 2:59 pm

thats just imo of course, i like the idea of being able to hook it to a charger and kick some ass when necessary. with a power converter you could do that in your car as well

by JL Man » Fri Apr 14, 2006 2:44 pm

thats why i asked him what are his plans for it. if he is gonna use it as a desktop replacement, get a 64 or a p4. if he plans on having for the designed purpose be a mobile computer, i would personally suggest a pentium mobile w/ centrino technology. a toshiba satellite, they are started to make dual laptop processors. great for a business/video purpose.

by joeyc » Fri Apr 14, 2006 2:41 pm

true, but you have the option of a blazing fast comp when it is plugged up to a charger.

by JL Man » Fri Apr 14, 2006 2:34 pm

yeah, amds are great gaming processors. they run extremely smooth, if you buy one from a store already built sometimes its hard to find athlon 64, and pentium 4's, both intel and amd have started putting "mobile" processors in laptops. they will have longer battery life than p4s and amd 64s. even if you did get on of those processors, off the charger they will down clock and only run at the speed of a mobile processor.

by joeyc » Fri Apr 14, 2006 2:26 pm

personally, i would get one of the the athlon 64's! they f'in rock!!!!! no joke, they blow away everything else imo

edit: jlman mentioned some brands above, look at the toshiba's screen compared to the others..i think you will find that it is way better. although there are some other companies with some new "technologies" available as far as the screen goes.

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