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Title: Laptops Post by: Spanky on February 17, 2007, 06:28:14 PM Starting to look at laptops. Of those that have them, what features are a necessity, what are ok to have and what are a waste of time? Let me know your experiences.
Title: Re: Laptops Post by: Clive on February 17, 2007, 06:39:28 PM What is/are your intended use(s)?
Title: Re: Laptops Post by: Aske on February 17, 2007, 06:55:12 PM lots of RAM. minimize HD swapping
Title: Re: Laptops Post by: Spanky on February 17, 2007, 07:10:38 PM Use for wife online school, so word, excel, PPoint, surfing. Movies and such when away from home on trips.
Title: Re: Laptops Post by: stegerman on February 18, 2007, 06:00:59 AM Save some dough on your office suite and get http://www.openoffice.org/
Title: Re: Laptops Post by: Clive on February 18, 2007, 06:41:13 AM I'm tempted to recommend really, really long cables, but it's not my speed.
Title: Re: Laptops Post by: tdcoly on February 18, 2007, 06:52:51 AM I'm tempted to recommend really, really long cables, but it's not my speed. I would. [sm_devil] Title: Re: Laptops Post by: Torpedo on February 18, 2007, 10:40:25 AM I'm tempted to recommend really, really long cables, but it's not my speed. The answer to all computer questions now. ;) Title: Re: Laptops Post by: tdcoly on February 18, 2007, 10:47:09 AM I'm tempted to recommend really, really long cables, but it's not my speed. The answer to all computer questions now. ;) If that doesn't work, nothing will. Title: Re: Laptops Post by: Torpedo on February 18, 2007, 10:48:16 AM I'm tempted to recommend really, really long cables, but it's not my speed. The answer to all computer questions now. ;) If that doesn't work, nothing will. lol :D Title: Re: Laptops Post by: dystopia on February 18, 2007, 10:51:25 AM When I was shopping for laptops, the internals all seemed pretty comparable and more than adequate for my needs (surfing, email, movies, no games).
It ultimately came down to overall size, screen size/shape, keyboard layout and mushiness, and price. Title: Re: Laptops Post by: Aske on February 18, 2007, 11:12:39 AM i'm not 100% pro dell , but for the budget, and the ability to buy the 'total care' addon coverage (spill a drink on it and they have to fix it etc) i tend to favor them for laptops
Title: Re: Laptops Post by: Spanky on February 18, 2007, 11:57:42 AM i'm not 100% pro dell , but for the budget, and the ability to buy the 'total care' addon coverage (spill a drink on it and they have to fix it etc) i tend to favor them for laptops I am leaning towards Dell partially because of that but also because I have a discount through them.Title: Re: Laptops Post by: dystopia on February 18, 2007, 12:16:14 PM i'm not 100% pro dell , but for the budget, and the ability to buy the 'total care' addon coverage (spill a drink on it and they have to fix it etc) i tend to favor them for laptops I am leaning towards Dell partially because of that but also because I have a discount through them.I love the crazy dell discount codes. I'm typing on a dell 600m laptop right now bought after monitoring the following links for a good deal: http://www.notebookforums.com/reviews/laptop-coupons.php http://www.notebookreview.com/dellCoupon.asp http://www.notebookforums.com/forum72.html Title: Re: Laptops Post by: E-A-G-L-E! on February 18, 2007, 07:15:57 PM I'm tempted to recommend really, really long cables, but it's not my speed. The answer to all computer questions now. ;) If that doesn't work, nothing will. I thought if cables didn't work, formatting was the next best option? Title: Re: Laptops Post by: Spanky on February 19, 2007, 09:57:22 AM I'm tempted to recommend really, really long cables, but it's not my speed. The answer to all computer questions now. ;) If that doesn't work, nothing will. I thought if cables didn't work, formatting was the next best option? Title: Re: Laptops Post by: E-A-G-L-E! on February 19, 2007, 10:31:34 AM I'm tempted to recommend really, really long cables, but it's not my speed. The answer to all computer questions now. ;) If that doesn't work, nothing will. I thought if cables didn't work, formatting was the next best option? rofl! [sm_rolling] I don't think any of us ever claimed to be heart specialists, though. Just computer specialists - and between all of us here, I think we can get the job done right (the computer running better than ever). ;D Title: Re: Laptops Post by: Charlie_Foxtrot on February 19, 2007, 10:42:02 AM Note to self: Don't get advice from Golfhos if you need a recomendation for heart surgery. (http://www.golfdiscussions.com/yabbse/Smileys//default/cheesyf.gif) (http://www.golfdiscussions.com/yabbse/Smileys//default/goody.gif) karma! Title: Re: Laptops Post by: Aske on February 19, 2007, 10:43:15 AM I'm tempted to recommend really, really long cables, but it's not my speed. The answer to all computer questions now. ;) If that doesn't work, nothing will. I thought if cables didn't work, formatting was the next best option? Are you sure it's not vasculitis? Title: Re: Laptops Post by: E-A-G-L-E! on February 19, 2007, 10:45:38 AM I'm tempted to recommend really, really long cables, but it's not my speed. The answer to all computer questions now. ;) If that doesn't work, nothing will. I thought if cables didn't work, formatting was the next best option? Are you sure it's not vasculitis? Yeah, then maybe someone here could have a helpful with a recommendation for that. :D Title: Re: Laptops Post by: Torpedo on February 19, 2007, 11:57:05 AM Note to self: Don't get advice from Golfhos if you need a recomendation for heart surgery. lol! :D Title: Re: Laptops Post by: tdcoly on February 19, 2007, 04:45:20 PM I'm tempted to recommend really, really long cables, but it's not my speed. The answer to all computer questions now. ;) If that doesn't work, nothing will. I thought if cables didn't work, formatting was the next best option? Hey! I did stay at a Holiday Express last night! ;D Title: Re: Laptops Post by: Fuzzy on February 20, 2007, 01:05:05 AM 8)
Title: Re: Laptops Post by: paullees on February 20, 2007, 08:53:59 AM If you plan to do anything graphically intensive, be sure to get one with a real graphics card not an on board intel one.
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