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mastercraft

looking to buy a new comp, need some help with pretty much everything including:
amd vs intel
sony, toshiba, compaq, dell, etc.
screen size, and screen type (tru-brite, ultrabrite, eco-screen w/e, etc.)
memory 80gb - 160 gb laptop hard drive... what uses that much space?
not to mention those 500+ gig desktop harddrives... are high quality pics THAT memory demanding??
wireless internet (a/b/g/n wtf!@)
satellite? (internet?) laptop??????
ill be searching for the answers on search engines, but im sure a lot of people are comp savvy so im open for suggestions

why would anyone need so much storage memory?

id like to get the most bang for my buck
i have about 1k to shop with atm

ubermoose · Posted: Tue May 29, 2007 5:11 am Post subject:

What do you want to use it for?
Do you want a laptop or a desktop?
Are you going to be storing a lot of stuff on it?
Do you want to build it yourself?

Vietthehand · Posted: Tue May 29, 2007 5:15 am Post subject:

did you want a desktop or a laptop? desktop is defininetly better bang for your buck but its not very portable. 1k could get you a very, very nice decked out desktop or a pretty good laptop. mainly it depends what you want to use the computer for though.

mastercraft · Posted: Tue May 29, 2007 5:49 am Post subject:

im torn between laptop portability and desktop affordability ><
laptop
something to stay ahead or meet reqs for games
i like to multitask progs
i want decent battery life
quiet drive
dont really want to splurge on screen size, but i want it to be able to display good graphics ie from movies
thats all i can think of atm

ubermoose: no i dont think ill be storing much on it
i have however found some guy on youtube... 3.something TERAbites of memory because of high def pics/movies -.- sry just had to say

ubermoose · Posted: Tue May 29, 2007 6:00 am Post subject:

I think you just ruled out laptops. You won't be able to get one with good battery life that meets the reqs of modern games for under 1k.

Of course, if you need the portability of a laptop, then a desktop won't suffice.

Vietthehand · Posted: Tue May 29, 2007 6:40 am Post subject:

There are basically 2 kinds of laptops; one that is meant to be carried around and one that is a desktop replacement. gaming and portability lie on opposite sides of the spectrum. but if you are happy with just gaming on lower resolutions and lower settings its possible to have what you want.

Knifer

mastercraft · Posted: Tue May 29, 2007 2:32 pm Post subject:

alright based on viets response, ill shift towards the laptop which is designed to replace a desktop

i just want to be able to play sc2 if(/when) i get bored of d2

how are laptop screens measured? diagonal length? height? width?

more ram= faster start up time?

id like to be able to use my laptop as a tv if possible

ubermoose · Posted: Tue May 29, 2007 3:44 pm Post subject:

At least wait until sc2 is released. But even then, a laptop capable of playing it will be a lot more than your budget.

All screens are measured diagonally.
Start up time is mostly dependant on hard drive speed.
Either it will have a built-in tv tuner [unlikely] or you can get a usb tuner for fairly cheap.

Unless you really want/need the portability of a laptop, a desktop will be better.

Vietthehand · Posted: Tue May 29, 2007 8:02 pm Post subject:

IMO if you are thinking about getting a desktop replacement, you might as well get a desktop.

rick07 · Joined: 15 May 2007 Posts: 48 0.00 Silvarrr

i bought a macbook with 2 g ram and 120 harddrive with a couple other ugrades and a 3 yr warrenty for about 1700 i love it, the only thing i dont like it the batt life but theres usually a jack around where i go.
if u come up with a few hundred more bucks id advise a macbook

mastercraft · Posted: Tue May 29, 2007 9:12 pm Post subject:

i demand the portability!

PaulRishell · Posted: Tue May 29, 2007 10:57 pm Post subject:

mastercraft · Posted: Wed May 30, 2007 12:05 am Post subject:

can anyone link me to good hardware sites? i wana see how much of a desktop i could build with a 1k budget ~~~~~~~

i AM very portability demanding, but im just gonna keep options open based on opportunities and deals

does anyone here sell comps or make comps for a living on this website?

yeah, i should keep searching for comps on my own from here on out, thanx for the advice ppl

ubermoose · Posted: Wed May 30, 2007 12:53 am Post subject:

I dont see a problem with asking for help here.

For a nice desktop comparison i would go for something like this [prices from newegg]:

Motherboard: GIGABYTE GA-965P-DS3 $129.99
CPU: Intel Core 2 Duo E6420 $187.00
Graphics card: EVGA 8800GTS 640MB $319.99
PSU: antec truepower 550W $54.99
Hard drive: seagate 7200.10 80GB $42.99
Memory: geil 2GB ddr2-800 $99.99
dvd: any, samsung $32.99
case: up to you.

$868 excluding case and OS.

You can't get a laptop that good.