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01-27-2009, 05:13 PM
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#1 | | OMGWTFBBQ is a common word I say everyday
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Looking for a new laptop after my old one died.
I have a budget under $700.
Dont play any intense games, only dota once in awhile and mostly use it for Pr0n + websurfing.
I've asked people for suggestions they told me not to get HP/compaq and acer.
I have no take on this, so i need some suggestions. =P
Suggest me something. Looking for a 15inch or so, not interested in those net books.
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01-27-2009, 05:18 PM
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#2 | | Cool beans bro
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Maybe an older/used IBM Thinkpad. They're built top notch.
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01-27-2009, 05:29 PM
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#3 | | I have named my kids VIC and VLS
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im all about Sony, my Vaio is the best computer i've ever owned
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01-27-2009, 06:16 PM
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#4 | | OMGWTFBBQ is a common word I say everyday
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Pron x 5hrs a day x 2yrs and still no break down?
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01-27-2009, 07:36 PM
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#5 | | HELP ME PLS!!!
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Originally Posted by LC21  ^
Pron x 5hrs a day x 2yrs and still no break down? | Get a Thinkpad for that stuff. Thinkpads are tanks... the Toyota of computers.
Both in that it's reliable and quite boring.
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01-27-2009, 07:43 PM
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#6 | | reads most threads with his pants around his ankles, especially in the Forced Induction forum.
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acer seems fine for me. Used me pretty much 6+hours a day for 6 months and so far everyting still looks good.
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01-27-2009, 07:52 PM
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#7 | | Resident Bullshitter
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Originally Posted by LC21 ^
Pron x 5hrs a day x 2yrs and still no break down? |
mine is used almost 10 hrs a day, the only thing died is the battery
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01-27-2009, 08:14 PM
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#8 | | I have named my kids VIC and VLS
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^ me too, mine is on all day long, getting use, on wireless connection, and nothing has changed since day one, it's about 1.5 years old at this point
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01-27-2009, 08:27 PM
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#9 | | Resident Bullshitter
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my SZ is actually close to 3 yrs old now...
but its getting quite ugly due to wear and tear, keyboard wearing out, scratches everywhere...
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01-27-2009, 08:28 PM
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#10 | | RS has made me the bitter person i am today!
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i suggest a thinkpad too. they are built with better quality, and feels better to the touch too.
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01-27-2009, 09:57 PM
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#11 | | HELP ME PLS!!!
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Originally Posted by Mr.HappySilp acer seems fine for me. Used me pretty much 6+hours a day for 6 months and so far everyting still looks good. | Just wait... Acers suck. Even their high-end "Ferrari" models - I've had many friends with Acer laptops with issues. Dead fans, dead mobos, bad drivers... *shudder*
Usually slightly after 1 year, then it fails.
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01-27-2009, 10:07 PM
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#12 | | HELP ME PLS!!!
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go for a thinkpad or a dell
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01-28-2009, 04:09 AM
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#13 | | I keep RS good
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dell+complete care warranty.
end story.
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01-28-2009, 08:01 AM
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#14 | | HELP ME PLS!!!
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Originally Posted by Ulic Qel-Droma dell business line laptop+complete care warranty.
end story. | Fixed. The Inspirons are iffy. Go with a Latitude/Vostro/XPS.
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01-28-2009, 01:24 PM
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#15 | | SFICC-03*
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are you guys serious about the thinkpads? IBM is terrible...
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01-28-2009, 02:50 PM
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#16 | | Why'd you do that for?
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thinkpads are actually really good...but with your budget of 700$ you don't have much choice xcept for the laptops available at bestbuy/futureshop. They usually carry acer, HP...etc.....they're O kAY for your usage...just reformat to win XP and it'll b good to go. Another option is if you are willing to buy used then you have a wider availability. I believe my gf is selling a white hp laptop thats 15" for about 500$...dual core..3gb ram...and is for sure capable of dota and such.
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01-28-2009, 03:41 PM
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#17 | | OMGWTFBBQ is a common word I say everyday
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Originally Posted by rk604 thinkpads are actually really good...but with your budget of 700$ you don't have much choice xcept for the laptops available at bestbuy/futureshop. They usually carry acer, HP...etc.....they're O kAY for your usage...just reformat to win XP and it'll b good to go. Another option is if you are willing to buy used then you have a wider availability. I believe my gf is selling a white hp laptop thats 15" for about 500$...dual core..3gb ram...and is for sure capable of dota and such. | 500hmm whats the model?
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