suggest me a laptop and i'll <3 you.

[Dirtrider4eva 10+ year member]

i shall pass. i appreciate the offer however.

and once again, Sony vaio is weak man. and windows 8 is terrible. 7 ultimate, or XP is best. before running a linux base.

 

[AxT4430 10+ year member]

Ignorance is bliss.

I have no fact of the matter in this argument on the topic, but you do seem to be a dickfor the sake of being able to.. way to go mod power!

 

[cfox10 10+ year member]

In my opinion, you don't need a large SSD. I use my SSD just for the operating system and use my spin up drive for my files. You can always sell the HDD on craigslist or something and buy a SSD, they are coming down in cost a lot. If you need more storage, look into an external drive. You'll have the speed you need with the SSD and the only time it'll slow down is when you plug the USB drive in on occasion for other files.

The GPU is something people overlook a LOT. You can't just look into the amount of ram, you have to take into consideration the frequency it runs at, the GPU frequency, etc. Lenovo has a good reputation for computer, Sony does too... it's really a matter of opinion on the brand, at least to me. I'd pick lenovo because they have amazing support.

 

[Dirtrider4eva 10+ year member]

Bump for computer love

 

[bostonkid92 10+ year member]

toshiba t1200

best laptop, brand new, huge hard drive, tons of ram, extremely fast processor!! if you don't believe me, check it out on google!

LOL

 

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seriously though, i like asus. they seem to get good reviews and people seem to trust them. i got mine brand new a couple weeks ago at best buy for $300

 

[jdawg90 10+ year member]

i've got a barely used asus x44h I'll sell for 275 shipped.

4gb ram

i3 2.2ghz dual core

14.4"

light..

 

[Dtrom 10+ year member]

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[Dirtrider4eva 10+ year member]

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huh?

toshiba t1200
best laptop, brand new, huge hard drive, tons of ram, extremely fast processor!! if you don't believe me, check it out on google!

LOL

 

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seriously though, i like asus. they seem to get good reviews and people seem to trust them. i got mine brand new a couple weeks ago at best buy for $300

lol that toshiba is a helluva machine, and yeah im stuck between asus and lenovo. i might call them and see what they can do for me.

i've got a barely used asus x44h I'll sell for 275 shipped.
4gb ram

i3 2.2ghz dual core

14.4"

light..

not a bad cpu. but the i3 isnt for me. thanks though //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif

 

[denim 5,000+ posts]

From personal experience, Toshiba's have been very trusty for me, and I know of countless MacBook Pro's that have lasted a very long time.

 

[bostonkid92 10+ year member]

i always loved macs but i hear that they've had a very bad year or two with viruses. i guess they're not as bullet proof as i thought/wished they were. but yeah, lots of people say asus and lenovo are great. just make sure to get a decent warranty. hope you find a nice one.

 

[whitedragon551 5,000+ posts]

I have no fact of the matter in this argument on the topic, but you do seem to be a dickfor the sake of being able to.. way to go mod power!

Nope. I have a BS CIS degree. I know and use computers in a corporate environment on a daily basis. If I wanted to be a dick for the sake of it Id ban everyone in here who recommended shitty products and companies.

 

[AxT4430 10+ year member]

Nope. I have a BS CIS degree. I know and use computers in a corporate environment on a daily basis. If I wanted to be a dick for the sake of it Id ban everyone in here who recommended shitty products and companies.

how does my acer aspire 5536 rank?

proc: AMD Athlon x2-dual core ql-65 - 2.10ghz

Installed mem: 4.00 gb

system type: window 7-64 bit

Graphics Processor: ATI Radeon HD 3200 - 256 MB

 

[whitedragon551 5,000+ posts]

how does my acer aspire 5536 rank?
proc: AMD Athlon x2-dual core ql-65 - 2.10ghz

Installed mem: 4.00 gb

system type: window 7-64 bit

As with any PC it depends on what you do with it.

Based on those specs low end by todays standards. Back in the day Im sure it was awesome. My laptop used to be top of the line 4 years ago. Now I would consider it mid range at best.

I base my judgments not only on specs, but also quality. In 2010 or 2011 the leading laptop manufacturer in terms of quality was Asus with a score of 900 and some odd points. The next best quality was Apple with a score of 300 some odd points. Asus shattered every PC manufacturer in terms of quality. There is a reason they are more expensive. Some times taking a small hit on the CPU speed is worth the hassle instead of paying for shipping and having a laptop being repaired under warranty.

Even the components used can make a big difference. AMD CPU's are known to run extremely hot. Couple that with a restrictive laptop chassis and a dedicated GPU you may have heat issues and cause premature failure on a bunch of components. Ive seen it first hand. HP did it with their DV6000 series of laptops. Almost every one of them had failure with premature hard drive failure and GPU issues due to heat.

 

[THATpurpleKUSH 5,000+ posts]

OP idk if you have seen any black friday ads, best buy has some great deals on laptops:

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[wone 10+ year member]

brand new HP elitebook 8540p? pm me if interested