Laptop suggestions?

Tim Burton · Post by **Tim Burton** » Wed Jun 13, 2007 12:22 am

I'm looking either for a chassis or a full laptop.

I have $2300-$2500 in total to spend.

I do not like HP, I have had 3 of their laptops die and everyone of them has taken, with the full extra cost warranty, more than a month and one took 6 and a half months to get fixed.

I love building computers.

I need at least a 7800 GPU and want a Dual CPU. It also needs to have Vista.

Can anyone help?

KnightRid · Post by **KnightRid** » Wed Jun 13, 2007 6:32 am

http://www.dell.com/content/products/pr ... =dhs&cs=19

I dont think any of the major companies have great warranty service anymore, or at least FAST service i should say.

If you didnt want it for gaming I would suggest buying the cheapest thing you could find

Like I did. It goes bad, I throw it away.

Mike

I do NOT recommend Gateway though, since i have dealt with their service department in the past and they are the worst people to actually get someone who knows computers on the line!

Tim Burton · Post by **Tim Burton** » Wed Jun 13, 2007 9:54 am

Yea, I need some sort of quality GPU...

That one does look good. Does Dell let you pick your version of Vista?

pastorjay · Post by **pastorjay** » Wed Jun 13, 2007 10:16 am

You have a PM

Post by **dicecca112** » Wed Jun 13, 2007 10:31 am

Tim Burton wrote:Yea, I need some sort of quality GPU...

That one does look good. Does Dell let you pick your version of Vista?

Did you ever consider building your own?

KnightRid · Post by **KnightRid** » Thu Jun 14, 2007 5:59 am

building your own laptop? I thought that was a lot more expensive than buying one, or am I wrong?

Choose your own Vista version - yes on this model.

Mike

Post by **Apoptosis** » Thu Jun 14, 2007 8:53 am

if you're spending $1500+ it would be better to build it yourself, but if you are spending under $1500 it would be cheaper and eaiser to buy one with a rebate and to get a 'warranty' on it.

Post by **dicecca112** » Thu Jun 14, 2007 10:20 am

Apoptosis wrote:if you're spending $1500+ it would be better to build it yourself, but if you are spending under $1500 it would be cheaper and eaiser to buy one with a rebate and to get a 'warranty' on it.

from crunching the numbers a month ago, it was like a 200$ difference. I'm looking again before I Decided at the end of the month to go with a dell/hp or not

Tim Burton · Post by **Tim Burton** » Thu Jun 14, 2007 3:43 pm

dicecca112 wrote:
Tim Burton wrote:Yea, I need some sort of quality GPU...

That one does look good. Does Dell let you pick your version of Vista?
Did you ever consider building your own?

I am open to it.

odie2190 · Post by **odie2190** » Thu Jun 14, 2007 9:18 pm

build it yourself. imo. its weird how like how girls used be like zomg hes a geek. but i put pics of my pc on myspace. and i usually have like a random girl like once every 2 weeks come up to me and go you build pc's and im like yeah. they get all excited and are like can you build me 1. i go sure. sorry off subject. build urself to impress the ladies LOL. is what im trying to say. unless your married then gg.

dgood · Post by **dgood** » Thu Jun 14, 2007 10:12 pm

you could try something like the abs mayhem z5 or something and downgrade a thing or two I think it has 7950 in it. and is like 2.5k. I'd say build it too but I don't know how to get the different parts I tried looking up whitebooks or somethinb tu I can't find any that come with those cards I guess you could order the card seperatly to fit but I have no idea where you go to get those things especially in the right shape.

Post by **DMB2000uk** » Fri Jun 15, 2007 9:59 am

@odie2190: Maybe girls have seen this tshirt: Potential NSFW

Dan

Tim Burton · Post by **Tim Burton** » Mon Jun 18, 2007 8:17 pm

Well, I'm actually going to buy it from:

http://www.gen-x-pc.com