Lolo08 said:
Orpheus, how heavy did that laptop weigh?
Weight would be a big issue for me because a good gaming laptop is 7-9 pounds with 15-17" screen, and low battery life. Not exactly suitable for mobility...in that case, I'd rarely lug it around, which defeats the purpose of a laptop.
I'm not sure how expensive it would be to maintain a small, mobile 12" laptop as well as a nice desktop for gaming, although that would be preferred.
The school that I'm considering says that laptops are not required but computers are a must. Then it lists the recommended laptop capabilities:
2.0Ghz processor
512 MB ram
6+ hours of battery life
6 hours of battery life!! Wow, where are we going? Such an odd requirement...if laptops aren't even required why do we need such long battery life?
When you guys say you rarely study at home, where do you usually study at? the library or cafe? Did your study habits change from college? 🙂
Happy holidays! 😍
Yeah, batter life is nice, as I found out. But that lap top is really well balanced in my opinion, 2 hr battery will get you though most lectures, and most lecture halls should have outlets for laptops anyway. It will fit a a Northface recon backpack...its really snug for a while, but after a few swear words it will start to work fine and doesn't look as corney as traditional lap top back packs. Mine is about 7lbs ...compound that with your average bio book and it gets really heavy. Thus, if you can, go for a more mobile/battery minded lappy and sacrifice performance. You'll be able to get better performance cheaper in a desktop anyway.
Here is what I wish I would have gotten once I realized I still <3 my desktop:
http://www.alienware.com/product_de...SysCode=PC-LT-SENTIA-3200&SubCode=SKU-DEFAULT
I study A LOT at the library, its a better atmosphere.
My desktop isn't anything special (amd athlon XP 2500+, 1gb GEIL DDR400, 120gb HDD and a Nvidia GeForce 6800, then I essentially overclocked my 6800 to a 6800GT (unlocking pipelines and overclocking...) Abit NF7-S 2.0) and it plays doom and source game engines easy, FEAR is tough, but it still looks nice. so you dont have to have $$$$ invested to play your games nicely, I'll admit I spend more then I should, but, oh well...
All you really need is a reasonable graphics card, mine was about $150, the 6800GT is about $215.
I'll probably replace my motherboard and CPU next summer, and will probably buy a hard drive soon...if I have the money
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macs are overly expensive for the horrible performance you derive from them... + compatibility issuses with the something like 95% Microsoft market...no thanks. I hate macs.