Best laptop under a grand
Posted: Mon Dec 22, 2008 12:32 am
I'm doing to buy a laptop I think. I have a cheap acer travelmate. The screen.... well sucks. The speed, horrible. The gaming abilities don't seem to exist.
I don't buy anything skimpy, but I'm an avid budgeter. I like good deals, but can't stand cheap things.
What I'm looking for
Screen quality I want something that looks nice
between 15-19 inch screen. I'll get used to anything
A decent video capability. I mean for playing something like Sims 2. Nothing like Crysis. That is why I have my desktop. Maybe a sport game on low quality.
Ram doesn't matter since it's only 20 bucks to upgrade ddr2 now.
I'd never use a webcam so if its included neat if not I don't care
Now the thing I need most help on. I don't know how much of a difference I'll see in their processors. I know it won't be powerful, but I don't want it to seem like it can't even compress a file.
Obviously needs wifi.
As for a hard drive I'm not too concerned either. They will all be about the same speed. As for storage I have a portable hard drive if I need space. I just need enough for some basic pics and mostly my work files that consume no more than 50mb. So anything over 100GB would be more than enough.
Help a brotha out!!!
Colors make it girly. It will mainly be my gfs. As for me I don't care. I'm not the guy you make fun of for a girly butterfly infested laptop. (that is why Sims and sport games are on there)
I don't buy anything skimpy, but I'm an avid budgeter. I like good deals, but can't stand cheap things.
What I'm looking for
Screen quality I want something that looks nice
between 15-19 inch screen. I'll get used to anything
A decent video capability. I mean for playing something like Sims 2. Nothing like Crysis. That is why I have my desktop. Maybe a sport game on low quality.
Ram doesn't matter since it's only 20 bucks to upgrade ddr2 now.
I'd never use a webcam so if its included neat if not I don't care
Now the thing I need most help on. I don't know how much of a difference I'll see in their processors. I know it won't be powerful, but I don't want it to seem like it can't even compress a file.
Obviously needs wifi.
As for a hard drive I'm not too concerned either. They will all be about the same speed. As for storage I have a portable hard drive if I need space. I just need enough for some basic pics and mostly my work files that consume no more than 50mb. So anything over 100GB would be more than enough.
Help a brotha out!!!
Colors make it girly. It will mainly be my gfs. As for me I don't care. I'm not the guy you make fun of for a girly butterfly infested laptop. (that is why Sims and sport games are on there)
