Pretty bummed, almost sure my ram slots in my mobo sizzled.... Ive been wanting a new laptop for a while.....looking for something with at least 2gigs ram, dedicated vid card, and 17 inch display, in the $1000 range.

Any suggestions??

if you still do gaming, you wont be happy with a lappy. unless you shell out 3K+. anyhow, dell has some good deals right now so you could get what you want from them. ill look when i get to a read compu for deals on dell.
the only company with a cheaper 17 is toshiba, but i worry about their quality

I got an XPS from dell for 1500 and its not half bad.

xps's are seeing HUGE discounts now too. those are the older work horse machines that were competing with alienware so they are realigning the xps brand to something and discounting the curfrentline.
i would love a maxed out 12 or 13.3 model, but it would be way too pricey

I'm gonna jump in here and ask a question: I see deals on tigerdirect all the time for 500 or 600 laptops, whose only shortcoming is that they don't have a video card. How can I tell which of these machines I can throw a video card in?

you can throw a video card into no laptops.

those laptops have a video cause it just is probably and integrated intel and uses a chunk of RAM. Laptops video cards are attached to the motherboard. the most you can do to some of them is upgrade the amount of video RAM.

I figured.

thanks for the info.

Ya Ive been looking at the xps 1530.
It has the 15 inch screen, but also has a 4 gig cache, unlike the 1 gig max on most everything else in its price range.

Ya...I am weary of the Toshiba as well, and the hp, and the acer, and the everex, and the.......................

I would purchase a Supersnake 2000. I heard that they're fuckin' sick.

carina had the 1705.
above 3GB is unsuable in windows.
you aren't running linux like a faggot are you?

http://www.slickdeals.net/sdsearch.php?mode=&showposts=0&search=dell

$1044

Inspiron 1720

Jet Black
Intel® Core™ 2 Duo T8300 (2.4GHz/800Mhz FSB/3MB cache)
Operating System: Genuine Windows Vista® Home Premium Edition
LCD Panel: High Resolution, glossy widescreen 17.0 inch display (1920 x 1200)
Video Card: 256MB NVIDIA® GeForce® 8600M GT
MEMORY: 2GB Shared Dual Channel DDR2 at 667MHz
Hard Drive: Size: 160GB SATA Hard Drive (5400RPM)
Optical Drive: CD / DVD writer (DVD+/-RW Drive)
Wireless Networking Cards: Dell Wireless 1395 802.11g Mini Card
Bluetooth and Wireless USB: Built-in Bluetooth capability (2.0 EDR)
Camera: No Webcam
Battery Options: 56Whr Lithium Ion Battery (6 cell)
Sound Card: High Definition Audio 2.0
Network Card: Integrated 10/100 Network Card and Modem
Belkin Jet/Cabernet 17" Neoprene Sleeve
Warranty & Service: 1Yr Ltd Warranty and Mail-In Service

What if I'm running linux like a heterosexual?

Is it still true that Dell's customer support is handled in India by non-english speakers?

Yep, had to call Dell once to RMA my video card... 2 hours troubleshooting to make sure it was broken with a high-pitched indian motherfucker

Alienware or Lenovo, or you can build your own with an Asus or Intel mobo

Linux is metrosexual, BSD is hetero, Dave, but good try. At least you're not inhaling buckets of semen by using a Macintosh, which makes your anus dilate at the mere passing of an emo haircut.

No Im not running Linux, although I would havta say that Windows would be the homosexualist OS.

That spec list is from the link above it Rev?ur super
Much thank yous.

Hoser....Im leaning toward the TURBOSNAKE 5150!!:Codename:AWESOME.
Its new, and uses holographs for the innuhnetZz.

I have plenty of xp points building computers....Ive never bought one new.
I want a fucking warranty is basically where I am at.
Im all done playing Geek Squad (at a loss for a better comparison, cuz geek squad are morons).

Building a laptop would only further frustrate my dilemna.

and is basically not possible.
lenovos and alien wear are the best quality, but you spend 2x for the lenovo (ibms sold to china) and 3x-4x for an alienware

ya I was looking at the Lenovos online yesterday, and specwise, they are overpriced. Must be an asian sensation or sunt.

Alienware...pfff...no thx, Im not 'RAD' enough.
I just wanna run counterstrike, gamewise.....not much else. Need video to play perfectly, and audio to be, not real garbagey.

Let me tell you about a special protip tweak involving your system32 folder...

I got a special protip for ya....well, a tip anyhooo.......

I'd buy dell.

Just spend 300 on a new dell with vista.

best 300 bucks I ever spent.

I would say get a PC and not a laptop, as you'd get way more bang for your buck, but it looks like you're pretty set on a laptop. In the thousand dollar mark, you could have a pc with quadcore processor, 4 gigs of ram, and a bitchin video card.

And where is this magical computer land you speak of?

http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/Se...etails.asp?EdpNo=3528119&CatId=3423

http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/Se...etails.asp?EdpNo=3514701&CatId=3423

Those are decent, but I already have better than that, if I find a new mobo/proc.
The thing is tho, you only get a 30 day warranty thru tigerdirect or newegg.
I need more than that.

Thanks for the effort....Im suprised at those systems prices for sure. ntb at all.

yeah dude, idk...if you find anything, post it and let us all know, cause I could sure as hell use a new pc.

dell.com

go to home & office computers, select dell inspiron 530, select the 529$ one with the monitor, then unselect the monitor.

selecrt the Q660, 4 gigs of ram, and nvidia video card and you're at like 700 bucks.

and that's with a 250 gig HD and dvd burner included.

and will only cost 20$ a month with their financing.

wow, sweet corn.
Thx Ill check it out.

My Components
PROCESSOR Intel Core 2 Quad Processor Q6600 (8MB L2 cache,2.4GHz,1066FSB) edit
OPERATING SYSTEM Genuine Windows Vista® Home Basic edit
MONITOR No Monitor edit
MEMORY 4GB Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM at 667MHz- 4DIMMs edit
HARD DRIVE 250GB Serial ATA Hard Drive (7200RPM) w/DataBurst Cache™ edit
OPTICAL DRIVE 16X DVD+/-RW Drive edit
VIDEO CARD nVidia GeForce 8300GS 128MB edit
SOUND Integrated 7.1 Channel Audio edit
KEYBOARD & MOUSE Dell USB Keyboard and Dell Premium Optical USB Mouse edit
FLOPPY & MEDIA READER Dell 19 in 1 Media Card Reader edit





719$
or 22$ per month.


or you could get a laptop with less ram, slower processor, and smaller harddrive for about 300$ more money.

My Components
Intel Core 2 Quad Processor Q6600 (8MB L2 cache,2.4GHz,1066FSB)
Genuine Windows Vista® Home Premium
No Monitor
4GB Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM at 667MHz- 4DIMMs
250GB Serial ATA Hard Drive (7200RPM) w/DataBurst Cache™
16X DVD+/-RW Drive
nVidia GeForce 8600GT-DDR3 256MB
Integrated 7.1 Channel Audio
Dell USB Keyboard and Dell Premium Optical USB Mouse
Dell 19 in 1 Media Card Reader
No Modem Option

pc comes out to $849.


My Components
Tuxedo Black
Intel® Core™ 2 Duo Processor T7500 (2.2GHz/800Mhz FSB, 4MB Cache)
Genuine Windows Vista® Home Premium Edition
Glossy, widescreen 15.4 inch LCD (1280x800) & 2.0 MP Camera
4GB Shared Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM at 667MHz (2 Dimms)
Size: 160GB 5400rpm SATA Hard Drive
Slot Load DVD+/-RW (DVD/CD read/write)
256MB NVIDIA® GeForce® 8600M GT
Dell Wireless 1395 802.11g Mini Card
56 WHr 6-cell Lithium Ion Primary Battery
High Definition Audio 2.0
Finger Print Reader XPS M1530

laptop comes out to $1374.

do yourself a favor and don't even bother getting vista premium or ultimate. just get basic.

Aero doesn't bog down resources on basic, and you don't really need aero for anything anyways.

Ok cool, was gonna ask bout that.

premium and ultimate have like 3 or 4 features that basic doesn't have which you'll never use.

aero-for transparent looking windows and scheduald backups both features are pretty annoying if you ask me.

or just get xp like a normal person.

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