Question on Notebooks.

[TheSlyMoogle]

I'm looking to purchase a notebook pretty soon (Like right after tax returns)

My whole deal is I want something that's going to be around $1500 max, but I don't want a super slow piece of junk?

I don't really know a lot about notebooks except everyone who I know who has ever gotten one hates it, and it sucks.

I know to get a better piece of equipment I need to blow the bucks but... Ya know?

I'm not looking for an Apple or anything, even though I know iMacs are nice.

What I'm looking for will be something that I can take to class with me because taking notes on a pc would be so much easier than writing them out, I think. I would like to be able to stop after class and work on my class work or something in between class. I would also like to have a nice little laptop that can handle some MMORPG games even. Probably something that's WOW capable? I dunno.

So any help would be appreciated. I guess if I get enough negative feedback about notebooks I wont get one.

hehe

[Jonbo298]

Try this:

http://configure.us.dell.com/dellsto...=E1705S2&s=dhs

and maybe up the processor speed 1 notch and video card from integrated to the Geforce Go 7800 and it should run WoW fine and other apps fine. Right around $1500 (not sure on shipping)

[TheSlyMoogle]

Originally Posted by Jonbo298

Try this:

http://configure.us.dell.com/dellsto...=E1705S2&s=dhs

and maybe up the processor speed 1 notch and video card from integrated to the Geforce Go 7800 and it should run WoW fine and other apps fine. Right around $1500 (not sure on shipping)

Grr... Another problem with notebooks and me is that I couldn't personally upgrade it. I know my way around a desktop fine. I know it inside and out and pretty much everything about upgrading if I wanted to.

Notebooks though? Nada. I mean I assume it's about the same thing, but... I dunno.

[Dyne]

Laptops are sex. I've been using the same IBM ThinkPad for 5-6 years now and it's been my life. I can bring it anywhere and I've used it for school countless times.

My dad's recently been talking about a Mac computer for me because this one is getting ass-old at 689 MHz. At first I was skeptical but I asked around at the other forums and I heard nothing but good things about them. It's pretty much perfect for my major and stream, and the evidence of that lies in the fact everybody around my campus has a powerbook or an iBook.

Looking at pricing, you could probably get a Powerbook for $1499. They're fast, and definitely WoW capable. Or an iBook - the cheapest iBook starts at $999.

[Teuthida]

Originally Posted by Dyne

Laptops are sex.

You should go into retail or something; completely sold me on wanting a laptop...magical verbal copulation. Not only that...but a Mac...which I despise...

[Dyne]

Originally Posted by Teuthida

You should go into retail or something; completely sold me on wanting a laptop...magical verbal copulation. Not only that...but a Mac...which I despise...

No thanks, I worked Best Buy for 3 months and then came to hate it.

[Jonbo298]

Originally Posted by TheSlyMoogle

Grr... Another problem with notebooks and me is that I couldn't personally upgrade it. I know my way around a desktop fine. I know it inside and out and pretty much everything about upgrading if I wanted to.

Notebooks though? Nada. I mean I assume it's about the same thing, but... I dunno.

erm....whahuh? I was saying select GeForce Go7800 and maybe an upgraded processor. Dell would do that for you, you dont have to do it on your own.

[TheSlyMoogle]

Originally Posted by Jonbo298

erm....whahuh? I was saying select GeForce Go7800 and maybe an upgraded processor. Dell would do that for you, you dont have to do it on your own.

No I understood that.

I'm just saying like for the distant future. Like right now if I wanted to add some RAM to my PC, no prob, I can do that.

I'm just saying if a part broke in my desktop I could fix it. If it broke in my notebook... Probably not.

[Krypton]

Don't go dell.

my sister has a HP dz1000, great looking, not too pricey and she tells me it runs quite well too.