My new laptop (soon enough) in Off Topic

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Aug 14 2008, 7:31 pm
Keywords: laptop
PROCESSOR Intel® Core™ 2 Duo T5750 (2.0GHz/667Mhz FSB/2MB cache)
OPERATING SYSTEM Genuine Windows® Vista Home Premium Edition SP1
SYSTEM COLOUR Midnight Blue Color with Microsatin Finish
LCD DISPLAY High Resolution, glossy widescreen 17.0 inch display (1920 x 1200)
INTEGRATED WEBCAM Integrated 2.0M Pixel Webcam
MEMORY 4GB Shared Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM at 667MHz, 2 Dimm
HARD DRIVE 320G 5400RPM SATA HDD
GRAPHICS CARD 128MB NVIDIA® GeForce® 8400M GS
OPTICAL DRIVE 8X CD/DVD Burner (DVD+/-RW) with double-layer DVD+R write capability
WIRELESS CARD Dell Wireless 1505 Wireless-N Mini-card
BATTERY OPTIONS 9 Cell Battery
SOUND OPTIONS Integrated Stereo High Definition Audio
Thats the laptop I'm saving for. it should take me around a year to get it but it is surely worth it don't you think? $1,773
#1 Aug 14 2008, 7:42 pm
By the time you finish saving, you'll be paying only $1500.
#2 Aug 14 2008, 7:43 pm
Why are you saving for a laptop?
You could get a top-of-the-line desktop for $1300.
#3 Aug 14 2008, 7:45 pm
Laptops are portable. You don't see anyone dragging a desktop through the airport, do you?
#4 Aug 14 2008, 8:36 pm
You could do better on graphics.
#5 Aug 15 2008, 1:48 am
Yes, I realize that Jeff but laptops are generally for checking your e-mail, checking the web, etc when you're not near a desktop.

Laptops aren't really made for anything more than that unless you're content with an hours worth of battery life.
#6 Aug 15 2008, 9:29 am
Thief Jack wrote:
Yes, I realize that Jeff but laptops are generally for checking your e-mail, checking the web, etc when you're not near a desktop.

Laptops aren't really made for anything more than that unless you're content with an hours worth of battery life.

I get roughly 4-5 if I'm not doing anything CPU intensive (which I only do on occasions, unless I have an accidental infinite loop in a game). Plus, I could upgrade my battery to get twice the battery life.

EDIT: Plus, top of the line desktops (usually if they're vista) are stuck on a blue screen most of the time anyway! I don't know why, but my family's desktop blue screens a lot, which my laptop never has. And my laptop is about 6 months older.
#7 Aug 15 2008, 12:29 pm