| redbaron303 |
When is the best time to buy a new compuiter, desk top or lap top? I would like to get something for school next year and keep my eyes open for sales but they never seem to go down in price...? If it's for school then probably in August, just before classes start or are prices jacked up then for us poor students to pay more? I haven't purchased any computer stuff for a very long time.... except my digicam, which is amazing (best investment, next to car)! :D
Oh, if I go desktop is it better to get one of those hp/compaq/...? premade computers or is it better to get a place like LD or Dell to make you one? I just think I like the convenience of the laptop more though! |
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| REFLUX |
get one that is used
about 6months to 1year old |
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| redbaron303 |
| do you have one...? |
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| REFLUX |
yes
yes i do
but i'm using it :P
BARGAIN FINDER |
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| dogstar |
chris, if you go premade, get a dell, theyve got some faithful customers, and theyre good machines, unlike some of the others.
if people are interested, i should be able to get parts at wholesale prices, ill try and find my pricelist.
so, people who want a computer put together, let me know what your looking for, and ill see if i can put something together for a nice price. |
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| PunkA$$ |
quote:
Originally posted by REFLUX@Feb 21 2003, 07:03 PM
yes
yes i do
but i'm using it :P
BARGAIN FINDER
he's using it, but for nothing important besides useless posts on various forums and such |
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| REFLUX |
quote:
Originally posted by PunkA$$@Feb 23 2003, 09:32 PM
quote:
Originally posted by REFLUX@Feb 21 2003, 07:03 PM
yes
yes i do
but i'm using it :P
BARGAIN FINDER
he's using it, but for nothing important besides useless posts on various forums and such
hahaha on the contraire
my laptop is PURE work, i dont even connect it to the internet
& i wouldn't talk if i were you Mr.clubrsx-post-whore who photochops every single rsx owner's head onto nasty porn!! |
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| redbaron303 |
quote:
Originally posted by REFLUX@Feb 23 2003, 09:45 PM
quote:
Originally posted by PunkA$$@Feb 23 2003, 09:32 PM
quote:
Originally posted by REFLUX@Feb 21 2003, 07:03 PM
yes
yes i do
but i'm using it :P
BARGAIN FINDER
he's using it, but for nothing important besides useless posts on various forums and such
hahaha on the contraire
my laptop is PURE work, i dont even connect it to the internet
& i wouldn't talk if i were you Mr.clubrsx-post-whore who photochops every single rsx owner's head onto nasty porn!!
hahahahaha, that's really funny!@ :blink: :D |
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| FingerPuppet |
If your interested in buying or putting together a custom PC, talk to me.
I do that kind of thing on the side and I'm also a compaq technical support agent.
If anyone here has computer questions; I'll likely be able to help you. |
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| redbaron303 |
| Cool cool! Are you out of Edmonton/Calgary by chance? |
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| sheepdin |
Yo guys,
I am looking for a laptop which can play 3D games well.
My chioce was Toshiba Satellite 5200. It was out in Novermber, however it has been discontinuted on January in Canada. Other countries, like Asia, have just start selling them. So do u guys know what they heck is going on with toshiba?? Also what kind of laptop is good for 3D gaming??
Here's the spec of 5200:
P4-M 2.0 GHz
512 DDR RAM
Geforce 4 to go 460 250MHz 64 RAM
DVD-RW and CD-RW combo drive
40GB harddisk
USB 2.0
15 UXGA LCD
Thx |
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| ChromeDragon |
Don't buy a laptop for gaming, if you want to play games get a desktop.
Check out Bcom computers they tend to have great sales all the time, and you can pick up a pretty decent machine for a good price. One thing though, do not go really high end, it may be tempting, but spend most of the money on a good monitor, I recommend the NEC Multisync Superbrights.
They do have laptops on sale fairly often too, at the moment they have a TOSHIBA SATELLITE 2410-CTX P4 1.8GHZ 40GB/256MB/DVD-CDRW/15"TFT/MOD/NIC/XPHOME PS241C-2DCTXP as far as I know Toshiba makes a decent machine, this one is $2150 right now. Pretty good deal if you ask me. (it's like 8 times the speed of my comp)
Chromey |
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| sheepdin |
I thin the 2410 only have Geforce 4 420 to go with 32 Mb
it;s not enough for gaming~ |
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| ChromeDragon |
That's why I said don't buy a laptop for gaming.
And believe me any Geforce is enough for gaming, unless you're trying to run full res at 2048x1536 you shouldn't be too bad.
I have a K7-600 that I've owned for over 3 years, and I've never had a problem running games. There are a few now that are a little slower, but at 1024x768 I have no problem pushing 50+fps. That is with 128mb ram and a TNT2. You can buy a 2ghz comp with a strong vid card and 256mb of 333mhz ram for under 1k. Buying a laptop for games makes no sense, you'll have to buy another monitor to actually play the game, I don't care how nice the LCD is, there will always be some ghosting.
Chromey |
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| sheepdin |
ic ic
thx for advice |
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| FingerPuppet |
quote:
Originally posted by redbaron303@Mar 9 2003, 12:59 PM
Cool cool! Are you out of Edmonton/Calgary by chance?
Edmonton, I pride myself as a technician.
Feel free to ask me anything. |
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| FingerPuppet |
quote:
Originally posted by ChromeDragon@Mar 10 2003, 09:55 PM
Don't buy a laptop for gaming, if you want to play games get a desktop.
Check out Bcom computers they tend to have great sales all the time, and you can pick up a pretty decent machine for a good price. One thing though, do not go really high end, it may be tempting, but spend most of the money on a good monitor, I recommend the NEC Multisync Superbrights.
They do have laptops on sale fairly often too, at the moment they have a TOSHIBA SATELLITE 2410-CTX P4 1.8GHZ 40GB/256MB/DVD-CDRW/15"TFT/MOD/NIC/XPHOME PS241C-2DCTXP as far as I know Toshiba makes a decent machine, this one is $2150 right now. Pretty good deal if you ask me. (it's like 8 times the speed of my comp)
Chromey
Bcom isn't actually the greatest place to go.
There is a store in callingwood with cheaper prices, I'm going to look up the name and post it when I find it. |
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