Getting a new laptop

[miplank]

I am a Fag

we know bro....we know.

 

[Strongbow]

I'm geigh

I already knew that.

 

[ortiz34]

I skipped over where you said it was a ASUS

I'd honestly pass

while like you said ASUS makes great MOBO's, their laptops are super meh

 

[Captain FT]

Thanks guy, I might keep looking since some user experience with the ASUS laptops haven't been so good. Tomshardware had a decent review of the one I looked at and so did newegg, granted its probably too new for shit to spontaneously break on it like what happened with BRR's.

Yes plank I would love to get a Macbook, but the 13in doesn't have an option for a 7200 rpm HD and only 4GB max memory. To get a comparably equipped one I would need a 15in Macbook Pro and those are starting at close to 2200.

BRR, how long did you have yours before all that stuff happened?

Yes Smurf I'm a tech guy, I work in IT but building PC's and such started as a hobby.

 

[75th]

No, down here we chunk shit, chucked is what I do when I have had to many Coronas.

*too

 

[Strongbow]

*too

Damn

 

[hanselthecaretaker]

Going with the ASUS N61JQ-X1 What I like about it: * USB 3.0 certified - capable of up to 5GB/s transfer speed * ATI 5730 graphics card capable of DX11 which will be used in the coming years on the i7 chipset * Intel i7 core * 8-in-1 card reader for all the pics and video i take of the little man Mostly going to use it for picture and video editing so I'm happy with everything on this model and its fairly future proof, guessing about 5 years without feeling its completely inferior. The parts that I can upgrade later would be the hard drive to solid state once prices drop. With USB 3.0 and 5GB/s transfer rates an external blu ray burner for all the HD Video once prices drop will work fine. I can jump from 4GB to 8GB in ram later too. All that for right around $1k is a good deal I think, newegg has it priced at $1049.00 If I equipped a 15in Macbook Pro to be identical it would cost me more than double, plus I can't really upgrade components as easily. I'd like to switch to Mac but I'm more a do-it-yourselfer when it comes to upgrading down the road. I get more for my money.

That's cool, especially the USB 3.0 thing. There aren't even any decent desktop cases with that yet.

 

[Captain FT]

That's cool, especially the USB 3.0 thing. There aren't even any decent desktop cases with that yet.

No but ASUS has some sick motherboards out now that I could redo my whole desktop setup. With my current mobo i got in 2007 I can still fit an AM2+ Phenom II quad core in it, but the memory is slow at DDR2 800. the USB 3.0 on the laptop would keep me set for a long time as far as external devices to hook up and nothing really takes advantage of the i7 core and DX11 ready GPU card. So that laptop looks good.

 

[Captain FT]

Mmmmmm, spring Macbook Pro is switching to Core i7's, if they don't have USB 3.0 then wife said I can get one in the fall...she rocks.

 

[jackangel]

i need a new one, my dell is falling apart. it's been 4 years. by default, we've gone with dell for years.

the only hard and fast requirements are the biggest/highest-res screen possible. dell has a 17.3" Full HD option. i wish screens had advanced more, as my current one is a 17" with higher resolution 1920x1200.

aside from that, at least 4GB RAM (obviously), more if there's a tangible benefit.