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Decent Laptop
Hey guys, I'm looking for a decent laptop for school. It doesn't have to be fancy or insanely powerful, just something that will ease the transition from a desktop to a laptop. I don't really have an idea of what I want so just shoot me a PM with what you have, or even a link to a good deal on a laptop. My current budget is unknown but it is above $500, probably around the $700 range.
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What size screen?
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Maybe something like this? http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16834152150
You can get one hell of a laptop for under $700. |
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Still looking?
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I've got an HP dv3t (specs are to the left on the right side of every specification) that I might want to swap out for something new. Been great to me for school with no problems whatsoever except for the original HDD dying (which I replaced myself). Still under warranty from HP as well. LMK if you're interested.
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I have an Asus G50V-X5 with 1.3 years remaining warranty.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16834220490 It currently has been upgraded with an 64gb SSD app drive and 300 gigabyte storage drive for movies and music. I am asking 750.00 USD shipped and insured. I ship the original packaging including the restoration CDs, and Window's Vista installed.
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emachine deal @ walmart for $298
http://slickdeals.net/forums/showthread.php?t=1886714 eMachines eME725-4520 Laptop $298 @ Walmart 2/28/2010 * Intel Pentium Dual Core T4400 2.20GHz * 15.6" LCD Display (1366x768) * Intel GMA 4500M * 3GB DDR2 DDR3 * 250GB 5400 RPM SATA Hard Drive * SuperMulti 8X DVD+ with Double Layer Support * Built-in 802.11b/g WLAN * 6-cell Lithium-ion Battery * Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit Last edited by IKIKUINTHENUTZ; Feb 28, 2010 at 05:41 AM. |
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I have an x205. c2d 2ghz 4mb cache, 4gb ddr2, 1gb turbocache module, nvidia 8700gt 512mb, 17" 1680*1050, hddvd/dvdr-dl/cdrw, wifi, 1.3mp webcam, 250gb wd black 7200 and 250gb seagate 5400 hdds, 5 speakers including subwoofer, bluetooth, wifi, fingerprint reader, hdmi svideo and vga outs, 6 usb ports, 1 firewire port, 2 batteries that work great, MINT condition, Vista recovers CDs included, kitchen sink.
Asking $850 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hqYW7E2ILLw LOVE those speakers! EDIT - and my sig is not the laptop speakers I smell. ^_^
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Oh, if you're looking to buy new, I'd consider the Asus UL series. It's not a gaming machine by any means, but it's absolutely beautiful for school use. Thin, light, 10 hour battery life actual (as reported by me), Core 2 Duo, and 4GB DDR3.
I have the 13" UL30A myself, but Asus makes the 14" UL80 and 15" UL50 versions too. EDIT: I also want to add that new, you might be a bit over budget, but you can find great deals used. I bought my UL30A used for $525 off of ebay ($650 on newegg)
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Wrong spec info on my part
the ram on the walmart laptop is actually DDR3 |
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5 speakers -including- the sub.
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No it's 4 speakers and a sub. I believe it's 2.1 with a tweeter and a midbass on top and the sub on the bottom. However they did it, it vibrates the coffee table.
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![]() The first number, the integer, denotes how many satellite speakers there are in the system. The number after the decimal denotes how many subwooferes there are in the system.
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Negitive. 4.1 is how many channels of audio it has. 4 channels plus another for the sub. 4 speakers, in this case, is 2 channels with a tweeter and midrange each plus the sub = 2.1
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These website might help you out abit for whats available.
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Have a dell xps m1710 great shape if interested send you specs.
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