Kuci is getting a laptop - recommendations

[Verto]

12'' PowerBook

• 512MB DDR333 (256MB built-in + 256MB SO-DIMM)
• 80GB Ultra ATA drive @ 5400rpm
• 8x SuperDrive (DVD±RW/CD-RW)
• AirPort Extreme Card
• Keyboard/Mac OS - U.S. English
• 1.5GHz PowerPC G4
• NVIDIA GeForce FX GO 5200 with 64MB DDR Video Memory
• 12.1-inch TFT Display

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Subtotal $1,499.00

[Agathon]

@ Aggie, since he owns a powerbook.

Eh? I said I'm probably buying one this week or next week. I need a portable and I getting a nice contract this summer, so I'm waiting for the official notice before I waltz down to the store..

[Verto]

Oh, I thought you said you were buying a new one.

Commoner

[Q Classic]

hate hate hate touchpads. touchpoints all the way.

[Verto]

Are touchpoints the annoying little buttons in the middle of the keyboard?

[Imran Siddiqui]

Touchpoints .

I'm not fond of the touchpad either.

[Verto]

I'd rather get a Bluetooth mouse than anything.

[Q Classic]

optical mouse > regular mouse > touchpoint > touchpad > trackball.

[Agathon]

Oh, I thought you said you were buying a new one.

Yeah I am. That doesn't mean I own an old one. I could be buying an old one if I wanted to.

[Spiffor]

Wired mouse works well. Much better than the rest IMO (you can forget about games without a mouse, and should you use wireless mouse, you can forget about not having an insane battery budget )

[Kuciwalker]

Originally posted by 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?

School. But I want to be able to play games on it.

[Kuciwalker]

Originally posted by Agathon

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

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

Well he's dumb. We should at least try to convince him to use Gentoo.

It's because I'm going to be using it for my computer courses, so I need a Windows/Linux environment, not a Mac one. I'm going to install a dual boot linux OS.

[Verto]

Amazon.com is offering the 17'' iMac for 1,099 bucks

[Spiffor]

Originally posted by Kuciwalker
School. But I want to be able to play games on it.

Prepare your cash then. 2,000 will buy you an acceptable game rig, that will be useless in two to three years, at most.

It it's all the money you saved since you're 12, prepare to save the same amount posthaste, and be prepared to regularily lose all your monies on computers until you really work.

[Verto]

Just buy a budget PC/notebook and Xbox360.

You'll come out several hundred dollars ahead, and have a real gaming platform