Kuci is getting a laptop - recommendations

[Imran Siddiqui]

Originally posted by Kuciwalker
It's funny that YOU'RE the one being a jackass...

Weren't you the one saying mrmitchell is backwards for not having a 4 full bathrooms in a 5 bedroom house?

[Spiffor]

Why do you need a laptop for?

Will you need to often transfer large data, that cannot be stored on a USB memory stick?

Will you need to often work with your computer outside of home? (I mean "need" as in "there's no other way around it")

Will you often move from home to home in the different year, and can spare very little room in the car for your stuff?

If the reply to these three questions is no, then you should buy a desktop instead of a laptop. Much better for games, evolutive, cheaper, and often more comfortable

[Kuciwalker]

No, I was saying he was backwards for living in some godforsaken place like Camden, Arkansas.

[Fake Boris]

I take it that you're going to college next year? what's great about the iBook is its battery life. Most sub-1500$ PC laptops won't last 3 hours on a battery, i.e. the duration of most lectures.

Of course, if you'll be doing numbers, you won't take notes with your laptop. Then get a Toshiba.

[Agathon]

I'm probably getting a new laptop next week. It's about time I got a new computer.

I can't believe that Kuci is considering one of those cheap Chinese laptops (IBM).

[Q Classic]

*cries*

I have found an absolutely perfect HP laptop... but it costs $1500 ($1400 if I bring it down to 512 megs RAM)

I don't want to spend that much, but it beckons...

HP/Compaq laptops

[Fake Boris]

edit: re aggie- Powerbook or iBook?

[Q Classic]

PowerBook >>>>>> iBook.


Seriously, since the PowerBook should last longer, at least performance-wise.

[Agathon]

Probably a Powerbook. I want the ultra small one, and I'll buy a 17" flat panel monitor for home use at some point.

**** knows why Q3 hates the imac but likes the ibook. The new G5 imacs are great computers and were just updated today.

[Agathon]

Kuci - do not get a laptop with 32MB of video memory. 64MB will probably been needed to run Longhorn if it ever comes out.

Do you want this for work, or for play?

[Fake Boris]

Macs are far too pricey as desktops, but as laptops they're not as bad.

[Japher]

Do you want this for work, or for play?

Everyone says work, but the really mean play.

I am assuming he needs it for college, but I know all did through college was play video games.

[Q Classic]

**** knows why Q3 hates the imac but likes the ibook. The new G5 imacs are great computers and were just updated today.

It's the same reason I've always given, Agathon. I hate all-in-ones, especially because they're not truly expandable.

I don't give a frack if it's x86/Windows, {x86,ppc}/Linux, or ppc/Mac, an all-in-one is a bad idea for computing. It takes modularity and ease of replacement, and throws it out the window.

The iMac is not truly portable, it's not truly expandable, and for ****s sake, am I the only one who finds the ginormous whitespace at the bottom ugly? Guess so, since I was probably also the only one who was put off by the looks of the G4 and the G3 iMacs.

The iBook, on the other hand, is a laptop. It's designed to be portable, so its inability to be truly expanded is an acceptable tradeoff.

[Agathon]

Macs are far too pricey as desktops, but as laptops they're not as bad.

That's an illusion. You can get an emac for $799 US with 512MB of RAM and 64MB of VRAM, and 80 gig HD. With the included software bundle that's an excellent computer for someone on a budget, and they run pretty sweet too. Plus Tiger runs rings around Windows XP.

A Powermac will set you back a lot, but that's a pro's computer.

[Q Classic]

Frankly, we shouldn't be arguing about Mac vs. Windows.

Kuci's quite clearly said he wants Windows, and a Laptop.