Another redundant 'What laptop should I get with my money' thread

[DaveSavesTheDay]

so, to difer from such threads I'll ask a different question.

Instead of price, what should I look for? It's fine and good to get suggestions for a specific price range, but it's rather hard to begin comparing laptops when you don't really know what to look for.

I need it for school, and maybe some light gaming. Nothing incredibly serious. If anything, I'd like it to be relitivley fast. I may be studying the 1800's, but I'd perfer if it were slightly faster then things of that era.

Memory isn't a huge problem, so don't worry about that.

Pretty much: As far as laptop/notebook computers, what is considered top of the line, or mediocre? And for my needs, what should I get?

[Mr. Ron]

/mandatory lol mac



lol mac

[DaveSavesTheDay]

I didn't even mention Mac :confused:

[FakePlasticTrees]

My laptop is expensive. :I

[mightygod]

2 gigs ram dual core 1.8 GHz, Dell or toshiba. reasonable price.

[vacaria2]

Run away from Windows. Buy a Macintosh... maybe a Macbook (white or black) or a Macbook Pro, if you are feeling naughty.

[big80smullet]

Run away from both of those. Buy a second hand laptop wipe the hard drive and install linux. Ubuntu preferably.

Im running ubuntu on a three year old celeron and it runs everything faster than my brothers brand new vista machine and my 1 year old powerbook (which i won)

[Pluperfect_Arson]

Run away from both of those. Buy a second hand laptop wipe the hard drive and install linux. Ubuntu preferably.

Im running ubuntu on a three year old celeron and it runs everything faster than my brothers brand new vista machine and my 1 year old powerbook (which i won)

I really would like to try a Linux/Ubuntu/Whatever OS. Are they hard to adjust to? Can you run other programmes and software on them (from Mac/PC)?

I am mostly a PC-user, but Linux and whatnot have always interested me.

[DJ Ducksauce]

I'd get something with an Intel Core 2 Duo. Doesn't have to be much since you won't be doing heavy gaming. About a gig of RAM, and an 80 gig HD should hold you over unless you have a vast music/video library.

[vacaria2]

Run away from both of those. Buy a second hand laptop wipe the hard drive and install linux. Ubuntu preferably.

Im running ubuntu on a three year old celeron and it runs everything faster than my brothers brand new vista machine and my 1 year old powerbook (which i won)

Well thats true, Linux is really nice. But i like Mac OS better. It's a matter of taste i guess. But changing from Windows to Mac OS will be a huuuge improvement. He won't need anti-virus or anti-spyware because that simply doesn't exist for Mac OS. Also, the fastest notebooks in the market are made by Apple. But i'm a suspect, i'm a big fan of Apple stuff ehehehe.

EDIT: Plus, you can run Windows or Ubuntu in a Mac, if you ever need or wanna have fun...

[Pluperfect_Arson]

Well thats true, Linux is really nice. But i like Mac OS better. It's a matter of taste i guess. But changing from Windows to Mac OS will be a huuuge improvement. He won't need anti-virus or anti-spyware because that simply doesn't exist for Mac OS. Also, the fastest notebooks in the market are made by Apple. But i'm a suspect, i'm a big fan of Apple stuff ehehehe.

EDIT: Plus, you can run Windows or Ubuntu in a Mac, if you ever need or wanna have fun...

My only problem with Mac OS is the way that everything is set up (accessing files, closing windows, etc). My friend has one, and, everytime I use it, I want to die, haha.

[big80smullet]

I really would like to try a Linux/Ubuntu/Whatever OS. Are they hard to adjust to? Can you run other programmes and software on them (from Mac/PC)?

I am mostly a PC-user, but Linux and whatnot have always interested me.

Well mostly no. You can run games and what not through an emulator, but linux isnt really for gamers. Most populart programs either have been ported, cloned or there are equally as good or better versions available for linux. If you wanna try it out for a while you can get a live CD. i think you can order one online for free or just go to a computer shop and they'll be able to hook you up. Just slap the cd in your drive when you start up and it'll run ubuntu of the Cd, which is surprisingly fast. Ubuntu is incredibly simple to use. It can be a steep learning curve for an hour or two but its definetly worth it o never have to pay for software again.

What ive got is a partitioned hard drive. I use windows for a couple of games and linux for everything else. It works well for me.

[vacaria2]

Oh, but in a week you'll never remember you used to like Windows :)

[big80smullet]

yes exactly. Linux is so fast and pretty and user friendly. And you'll never see a blue screen of shame again.

[DaveSavesTheDay]

I know with PC, it is fairly easy to find cracked programs (ie, Windows, Office, ext..) but can the same be said about Linux or Mac?