A 'Help Me Buy a Computer' Thread

[LordShiva]

Bear in mind that Core2 Duo and Core Duo are equivalently priced, and that Core Duo is a step up from Pentium M. If you can afford it, you should go with the Core2, even if it is rated at a lower clock speed than the 2GHz Pentium M.

[Lorizael]

The article seemed to say that the Core 2 Duo was better with ze 3d graphics. Zat good for Civ 4?

[Jon Miller]

Originally posted by Lorizael
cronos_qc, JM: How well does it play? Did you have to jury rig it to make it work? Do you turn off unit animations? Does it miraculously function flawlessly and you don't know what everyone else is complaining about?

I dont' know what everyone else is complaining about. I do run it on smaller worlds.

JM

[Zero]

ibm thinkpad is still the best laptop. its one of the lightest, good battery life, suprisingly can handle apps well for its specification, runs very cool. everything u REALLY need to look for in a laptop, for laptop uses and purposes.

when i had dell laptop, i was pleased with performance, but felt like i bought a mobile desktop. and carrying it to the library 3rd floor everyday was pain.

when i got averatec, i had nothing but weight in my mind. well avertec was very small ergonomic design, light but ran very hot.

if u want a mobile desktop though, go with other ppl's recommendation. then u'll be able to play civ4 on max res, huge map 18civ etc.

[Jon Miller]

From what I heard with Lenova the QA went down hill. So while you can still get a very good laptop from them, you can also get a stinker. Which is why I moved them to third place.

JM

[CrONoS]

Toshiba Tablet PC seems to be real good.My friends have one, and it's pretty light and small!!!( and it's also powerful)

[Jon Miller]

Yeah, I have the M405 and enjoy it a lot. A bit on the heavy side for my weakass self. (4.5 lbs roughly)

JM

[Lorizael]

*sigh* I've avoided Dell's site until now. A comparable laptop from Dell is roughly two hundred dollars less than those of its competitors. I don't want another Dell. Although my laptop did everything I wanted it to do (except play Civ 4) when it was functioning, the times when it was not functioning were bad experiences that left a bad taste in my mouth. I don't want another Dell.

[Provost Harrison]

It certainly sounds like something that would deter me if something like a laptop died that young and they didn't offer to repair it as a 'gesture of good will'...that would be a way to secure your custom. Look what they did for Asher's dad!

[LordShiva]

Originally posted by Lorizael
*sigh* I've avoided Dell's site until now. A comparable laptop from Dell is roughly two hundred dollars less than those of its competitors. I don't want another Dell. Although my laptop did everything I wanted it to do (except play Civ 4) when it was functioning, the times when it was not functioning were bad experiences that left a bad taste in my mouth. I don't want another Dell.

With coupons, DPA discount, etc., it will be even cheaper.

[Jon Miller]

The problem with Dell is QA. So whjile you can get a good one, and they are cheap, you can also get a stinker. Probably liklier than Toshiba, for example.

JM

[Lorizael]

I'm confused. Where am I supposed to buy Asus laptops from?

[Maquiladora]

http://apolyton.net/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=141405

This thread might have some info youll need.

Best laptops i ever repaired were Toshiba, IBM for reliability, or Acer for the cheaper but still decent end.

[Jon Miller]

Asus mostly sells in europe, but there are resellers. I don't know where my list was.

JM

[Lorizael]

Originally posted by Maquiladora

http://apolyton.net/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=141405

This thread might have some info youll need.

Best laptops i ever repaired were Toshiba, IBM for reliability, or Acer for the cheaper but still decent end.

(Psst. I'm the last poster in that thread.)