You never disappoint!


....Now... Who works at Staples or have some gift cards they would like to sell me?

gd suggestions. sounds like a good balance between power and battery-life

Wait....

haha no CD/DVD-Drive!!!

Any comments on this Sony Laptop?

Sony VAIO 15.5" Laptop featuring Intel Core i3 - 350M Processor (VPCEB24FDL) - Blue
$799.99 from bestbuy

http://www.bestbuy.ca/en-CA/product/...f6dbd8a84fen02

Yea just have to buy an external DVD Drive. Just picked up a samsung on sale from ncix couple of days ago for my U20. The laptop has been great so far.

Clarification:

- Discount on electronics is 10%, not 15%.
- Discount only applies to employee and his/her immediate family unless approved by general manager or sales manager.

http://www.staples.ca/ENG/Catalog/ca...dCode=WW&=&=&=

AS3820TG-3022 Laptop is on sale for 649.99

I just bought it online..

:lol

Holy crap. Talk about an impulsive buy.... Razor, this laptop better be kick ass!

Did you end up getting the 3820TG?

I got mine a few weeks ago, upgraded from Alienware M11x.

Went for the 3820TG from MemoryExpress though, i3-370m but with the ATI5650 instead of the 5470 (big difference between the graphics cards even though less CPU power)

Was $739.99 + taxes and discounts to $788.xx total.

This for 649.99 is a STEAL, anyone looking for a great laptop, portability, but with gaming edge as well should consider this.

Just added this to my post.

I just bought it online..

:lol

Holy crap. Talk about an impulsive buy.... Razor, this laptop better be kick ass!

And yes, I just bought it. Like... 5 secs ago... Oh man, that is done for my CC. No more CC use for the next month.

Hey, you have my word too, it's a great laptop.

Check out notebookreview.com 3820TG thread while you're waiting for it to be shipped , plenty of great information.

I've gone through quite a few laptops/subnotebooks and this is the best compromise and a great price too.

http://forum.notebookreview.com/acer...rades-757.html

:lol

Thanks!

I've read all the reviews beforehand. It isn't in the truest form an impulse buy... It's an impulse by as in it took me from not planning to buying a laptop to getting one in less than 5 mins.

I did tonnes of reviews and research before ultimately committing to this laptop. The deciding process from not wanting one to getting one was the impulse.

Either way, if you can find a coupon online for staples, it makes this an even more kick ass deal.

Can anyone suggest a fairly decent laptop/netbook that could replace a desktop, run basic games (ie CS1.6), and could be used in school? I know the options are slim at my budget, but I'm looking to spend no more than $450. There's a member on RS selling one that I like, but I'm a bit wary of used laptops.

Thanks!

Just went through NCIX/ME website, sorted notebooks by price, only had 2 "options" for notebooks under $450.

That price range will only get you a <13.3" NETbook, won't be capable of much more than basic websurfing/documents/ 720p movies if you're lucky


Either you:
1) up your budget, make the laptop that'll do the job properly

or 2) get a cheaper 10.1" netbook for school, use the rest of the money to upgrade your desktop to play CS1.6 or whatever.

Thing is, my current desktop would be a complete joke to upgrade as it's outdated by a longshot. I'm leaning towards netbook, but I've had past experiences with my cousin's netbook freezing up with only a few tabs open. Then again, he did get it for free with his internet package.

What would be a good netbook that can hold it's own as a desktop-style surfer? ie. can have MSN, word, and Chrome open with maybe 3 tabs open max, doesn't lock up when flash applications open. Being able to run HD movies isn't a big sell for me, as long as YouTube doesn't freeze every 3 seconds.

http://www.laptopmag.com/review/lapt...#axzz15x1chzPp

Got the one with the 500GB HD for I think $500 something from Staples a month ago @@ Is not bad going to give it to my dad soon though. Looking to get a better laptop that can play CoD

Any suggestions? Wants a laptop in the $800 to $900 range around 12inch to 15inch.

If that's the case, almost any netbook will do, if that's the case, just buy it pre owned off RS from a trusted member etc.

If you're into gaming, like even the slightest hint of it, i'd suggest just getting a laptop that can actually game, I'm speaking from personal experience here haha.

Currently a student, needed something light for school was the mindset.
Bought a gateway ec1803h off a RS member, was great, lightweight portable at 11.6", hdmi out, did all the basics.

Then had the itching for gaming since this ec1803h/netbook was too basic. Sold it, upgraded to m11x which was a solid gaming netbook with 11" portability.

Did all the basics of course, did the gaming fine (sc2 on medium etc), strained on the eyes though because of the small screen.

Upgraded to the acer 3820tg 13.3". Best compromise, lightweight 3.9lbs, beautiful screen, HDMI output, 500gb HD for media, 4GB ram, ATI 1GB dedicated 5650 GFX card. Not much more than your budget of $450, definitely worth the "investment". Don't go through all the hassle and learning-from-mistakes like I did haha.

Long read? Sorry, this laptop is just that good haha.


edit: forgot about the aesthetics, looks very professional, slim, minimal, and the lid is just absolutely amazing in terms of the "texture" they put on it. It's not just simple black gloss or boring silver.

"brushed metal" is what they call it.

http://www.notebookcheck.net/typo3te...884e1a4a14.jpg

Thanks for all that, I'll probably pick up some kind of Samsung netbook from FS/BB or something along those lines (250GB HD, integrated webcam, processor close to 2GHz, possible expandable RAM).

Reason I say my desktop is a POS is that even though I stole 256MB of RAM from my old computer to put into this one, it's still too outdated to justify getting a new GFX card for it (especially considering I'd only use it to play CS 1.6). I know it's a longshot in this thread, but if anyone's got a spare GFX card that can support CS, let me know if you're gonna let it go for cheap haha.

My UL20A won't be able to run CS1.6, but can run WC3, WoW and HoN fine. It's weird, I know, LOL.

Hey illicitstylz, is the keyboard the US version or do you have the Canadian bilingual version? I know you bought it in Canada so just curious what they gave you.

Cheers

I don't believe there are any Canadian HD5650 models.

I'm going to get a US keyboard off of eBay when the prices drop a little more for my 3820TG. I got used to the French keyboard after a month of use >_>

Mine is the Bilingual version, I WISH it was the US version, damn the retarded left shift and enter key. Otherwise the keyboard is fine haha.


Yeah cheapest I've seen is $27 -30 shipped to your door, install is easy though.

If you're good with soldering, you can even get the 3810T one for about the same price and do the backlit mod, I'd love to do it but I don't have the confidence to tinker with my new laptop haha.

http://forum.notebookreview.com/acer...board-mod.html

When prices drop... we should have a party to change all our keyboards together.

:lol

P.S. Anyone where I can just pick up a reasonably priced DVD drive for this laptop?

Haha, those are the prices for the 3810T keyboards. Those don't have the same hot keys as the 3820TG.

http://cgi.ebay.com/New-Acer-Aspire-...item2eb1130bab

That's the one I'm looking at, but it's going to be like around $60 after shipping. Might as well wait until they drop down in price >_>

http://www.memoryexpress.com/Product...8%28ME%29.aspx

I grabbed this one when it was 21.99 :) pretty good, doesn't shake like crazy and it's not too loud. One negative about it is that it runs better when plugged into both your left hand usb slots, when it is just one of them plugged in, the shaking is a bit more noticeable.

also picked up the razer orochi for 39.99

Mother eff...

If it was for 21.99 I would've picked it up. I searched all night last night and didn't find anything.

Maybe I'll wait more and just hope it drops to that price.