Any computer people out there??? Help Please!! (44)
go to dell.com and build your own,for the money you want to pay.i have one for 8 years now and never had a problem with it.------ This thread is Archived ------
friends4now: Ok I have a Gateway notebook and well it sucks not even a year old had to send it back once-reload windows 3 times since than...I am looking to buy another one anyone got any suggestions.
Needs: school stuff, a lot of internet work, fast processor, large memory, good graphics, good sound-OS doesn't matter as I will change it anyway to XP or maybe even 7- lightweight
I was looking at HP's (Tx2z)but was advised against HP-which makes me want it more of course..
Price I'm willing to pay $1,200 or less....
I have no idea about buying laptops obviously or I wouldn't have bought this one If you know anything about this stuff please let me know...thank you
Needs: school stuff, a lot of internet work, fast processor, large memory, good graphics, good sound-OS doesn't matter as I will change it anyway to XP or maybe even 7- lightweight
I was looking at HP's (Tx2z)but was advised against HP-which makes me want it more of course..
Price I'm willing to pay $1,200 or less....
I have no idea about buying laptops obviously or I wouldn't have bought this one If you know anything about this stuff please let me know...thank you
Hey abit of a computer head so I'll try ;). I was forced into buying a new pc myself due to virus trouble so I went out and bought a HP Desktop with Specs such as Intel Core 2 Quad Pro, 4GB Memory, 500GB HHD, "19 LCD Monitor all for just €500 very nice machine.
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I have a Dell XPS desktop that I use for gaming. I play Half Life 2 - Sims - Bioshock World of Warcraft - and any Tom Clancy game .
It's great for gaming, except it has a 2D shader so Initially I couldn't play some newer games. But I just upgraded it online and now I can play anything. IT's great
Dell has a bad reputation for outsourcing their tech support calls to India, but because of the backlash, they have new call centers in Indiana and Ohio now (I know because I called for my laptop recently). I love it
It's great for gaming, except it has a 2D shader so Initially I couldn't play some newer games. But I just upgraded it online and now I can play anything. IT's great
Dell has a bad reputation for outsourcing their tech support calls to India, but because of the backlash, they have new call centers in Indiana and Ohio now (I know because I called for my laptop recently). I love it
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BTW you say its a laptop you want I would recommend the Sony Vaio in that case, hope this helps.
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I was thinking of a Dell and by the time I load it-of course-it's around the same price as the HP.. I have heard good things about both and bad things about both...I have to have a laptop for school purposes and the fact that I hate sitting at a desk and working on stuff... thanks for you thoughts so far
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I see Dell are gone mad on this new dual core design very tidy compact lookign but theirs still nothing like the tower casing.
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francie81: BTW you say its a laptop you want I would recommend the Sony Vaio in that case, hope this helps.
HP Tx2z
* Genuine Windows Vista Home Premium with Service Pack 1 (64-bit)
* AMD Turion(TM) X2 Ultra Dual-Core Mobile Processor ZM-86 (2.4GHz, 2MB L2 Cache)
* FREE Upgrade to 4GB DDR2 System Memory (2 Dimm) from 2GB DDR2 System Memory (2 Dimm)
* FREE Upgrade to 320GB 5400RPM SATA Hard Drive from 160GB 5400RPM SATA Hard Drive
* ATI Radeon(TM) HD 3200 Graphics with 64MB Display Cache Memory
* 12.1" diagonal WXGA High-Definition HP LED BrightView Widescreen (1280x800)w/Integrated Touch-screen
* LightScribe SuperMulti 8X DVD+/-RW with Double Layer Support
* Webcam + Fingerprint Reader with HP Imprint Finish (Reaction)
* Wireless-N Card with Bluetooth
* HP Color Matching Keyboard
* 6 Cell Lithium Ion Battery
* System Recovery DVD with Genuine Windows Vista Home Premium (64-bit)
* Microsoft(R) Office Home and Student 2007
* FREE Upgrade to Computrace LoJack for Laptops, Four Years from Computrace LoJack, One Year
* HP Home & Home Office Store in-box envelope
I also would get their accidental damage for a year cux 2 year olds and laptops are a little bad combination
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Hp's laptopsare ok.. if you remember when you have a problem to bypass their tech support completely..they also outsource to India, and their solution is always to reinstall windows.. when their are usually much less drastic alternatives.. I usually ask to be escalated straight to a case manager..
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Dell Inspirion 15
PROCESSOR Intel® Core™ 2 Duo P8600 (2.40GHz/1066Mhz FSB/3MB cache) edit
OPERATING SYSTEM Genuine Windows Vista® Home Premium Service Pack 1 64 Bit edit
OFFICE SOFTWARE Microsoft® Office Home and Student 2007 - Word, Excel + PowerPoint edit
WARRANTY AND SERVICE Classic Protection: 1yr Ltd Warranty, InHome Service after Remote Diagnosis edit
HD DISPLAY 15.6” High Definition+ (1600x900) LED Display with TrueLife™ edit
MEMORY 4GB Shared Dual Channel DDR2 at 800MHz edit
HARD DRIVE 320GB SATA Hard Drive (5400RPM) edit
VIDEO CARD 256MB ATI Mobility Radeon HD4330 edit
INTERNAL OPTICAL DRIVE 8X CD / DVD Burner (Dual Layer DVD+/-R Drive) edit
BATTERY OPTIONS 6-cell battery edit
Dell Recommends
Be Mobile Longer with a Stronger Battery!
Upgrade to 9-cell battery [add $45 or $1/month1]
WIRELESS CARDS Dell Wireless 1397 802.11g Half Mini-Card edit
INTEGRATED WEBCAM Integrated 1.3 MP Webcam edit
SOUND OPTIONS Soundblaster X-Fi Hi Def Audio - Software Enabled edit
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PROCESSOR Intel® Core™ 2 Duo P8600 (2.40GHz/1066Mhz FSB/3MB cache) edit
OPERATING SYSTEM Genuine Windows Vista® Home Premium Service Pack 1 64 Bit edit
OFFICE SOFTWARE Microsoft® Office Home and Student 2007 - Word, Excel + PowerPoint edit
WARRANTY AND SERVICE Classic Protection: 1yr Ltd Warranty, InHome Service after Remote Diagnosis edit
HD DISPLAY 15.6” High Definition+ (1600x900) LED Display with TrueLife™ edit
MEMORY 4GB Shared Dual Channel DDR2 at 800MHz edit
HARD DRIVE 320GB SATA Hard Drive (5400RPM) edit
VIDEO CARD 256MB ATI Mobility Radeon HD4330 edit
INTERNAL OPTICAL DRIVE 8X CD / DVD Burner (Dual Layer DVD+/-R Drive) edit
BATTERY OPTIONS 6-cell battery edit
Dell Recommends
Be Mobile Longer with a Stronger Battery!
Upgrade to 9-cell battery [add $45 or $1/month1]
WIRELESS CARDS Dell Wireless 1397 802.11g Half Mini-Card edit
INTEGRATED WEBCAM Integrated 1.3 MP Webcam edit
SOUND OPTIONS Soundblaster X-Fi Hi Def Audio - Software Enabled edit
My Accessories
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gaming-pc-review.toptenreviews.com . I go here .
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whats more than i can handle? please enlighten me...
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friends4now: I have firefox and tried linus-loved it but had to reload my computer with vista again and I agree on how much windows sucks-my problem is a MAC is completely different and I'm not sure I'll have time to learn it because of my class load
then you're stuck in WindowsLand... I feel for ya
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ok so what would i change and keep it running fast and smooth...
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Well if you do alot of school work you definately need atleast 4GB memory with a nice processor to match it. I think the bottom line here is security,security,security good anti-spyware plus anti-virus software working along side eachother can't go wrong.
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yeah i just have to find one-avg isnt bad but the best buy guy told me that the geek squad one they have is good-whatever he's biased i refuse norton anything and my downloading i have to have good protection. I would prefer to run firefox and linux i hate IE and well look above i agree windows is a pain
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At your level of use, I don't think the Mac experience would be that different for you. But what you would find on the Mac is that the little things - the attention to detail - everything just works to make life easier for you. Maybe give it a try. Pop down to the Apple shop for a test drive.
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friends4now: yeah i just have to find one-avg isnt bad but the best buy guy told me that the geek squad one they have is good-whatever he's biased i refuse norton anything and my downloading i have to have good protection. I would prefer to run firefox and linux i hate IE and well look above i agree windows is a pain
I be sceptical of many free anti-virus porgrams, am using spybot & norton together although my technician disagrees with Norton as he claims it leaks viruses still but am only using it because of the free trial & I bought the full 12mths which I shall install when my trial is up. You might like to check out Avast Anti-Virus probably de best out there.
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Needs: school stuff, a lot of internet work, fast processor, large memory, good graphics, good sound-OS doesn't matter as I will change it anyway to XP or maybe even 7- lightweight
I was looking at HP's (Tx2z)but was advised against HP-which makes me want it more of course..
Price I'm willing to pay $1,200 or less....
I have no idea about buying laptops obviously or I wouldn't have bought this one