« previous next »
Pages: [1] 2 3   Go Down

Author Topic: Captains planning on a laptop for college!!!!  (Read 977 times)

Offline CaptainWTF

  • Highly Active
  • ****
  • Posts: 1993
  • Serious Business
    Points:     -1188
    • View Profile
Captains planning on a laptop for college!!!!
« on: July 29, 2011, 03:57:08 PM »
I need opinions.. Right now I'm looking at

http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=631887&CatId=4938 - Has dual HDD bays and is sub 700.00. Right now I don't know how much I have to work with for graduation yet. But so far its looking like this might be the one.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834215120 - is my 2nd choice. Might be my first choice if I can figure out if it has a 2nd HDD bay.

2x HDD bays is important. I want future upgradability to SSD as an OS drive :P

Any other reccomendations people have please post.
Logged
"Tell the firewall to fuck off"
"Don't be an asshat. No one likes asshats. A cap is alright. A hat is nice. having an ass is compulsory. Combining an ass and a hat? Not a good idea, take it off."






___
Corsair 800D
EVGA Z68 SLI motherboard
Intel i5 2500k
8gb G.Skill Ripjaw memory @ 667mhz
EVGA GTX 560 Ti video card @ 900mhz W/ Arctic Cooling Accelero Xtreme Plus II
Samsung 830 series 128gb SSD
Corsair HX850 850w Modular PSU
APC BR1500G 865w UPS

Offline [IAM] theNineteen

  • [IAM] Leader
  • Highly Active
  • ******
  • Posts: 2635
  • Serious Business
    Points:     4
  • The 19.
    • View Profile
    • [IAM] Clan
Re: Captains planning on a laptop for college!!!!
« Reply #1 on: July 29, 2011, 04:17:44 PM »
I'm just happy to see that you're going to college.

Haha, I'll check out your links later.
Logged

Offline [IAM] Running

  • [IAM] Member
  • Forum Legend
  • *****
  • Posts: 2334
  • Serious Business
    Points:     30
    • View Profile
Re: Captains planning on a laptop for college!!!!
« Reply #2 on: July 29, 2011, 05:33:39 PM »
What program are you going into? You might be fine with your desktop while you're at school. If you don't need to bring a computer to class, don't bother. When I was in science, nobody did. When I was in business, a few people did, but it was never needed unless they wanted to read up on articles right in class. Which was silly because they should know their shit ahead of time anyway.
Logged

Offline CaptainWTF

  • Highly Active
  • ****
  • Posts: 1993
  • Serious Business
    Points:     -1188
    • View Profile
Re: Captains planning on a laptop for college!!!!
« Reply #3 on: July 29, 2011, 07:07:58 PM »
I still want one just in case, i might find a use. And i want a laptop anyways for personal use too, i plan on going into a field of some sort where they can educate me on windows and linux server administration and also get a networking class going. The good stuff not sure what the other stuff i want to get into yet is.

Sent from my PG06100 using Tapatalk
Logged
"Tell the firewall to fuck off"
"Don't be an asshat. No one likes asshats. A cap is alright. A hat is nice. having an ass is compulsory. Combining an ass and a hat? Not a good idea, take it off."






___
Corsair 800D
EVGA Z68 SLI motherboard
Intel i5 2500k
8gb G.Skill Ripjaw memory @ 667mhz
EVGA GTX 560 Ti video card @ 900mhz W/ Arctic Cooling Accelero Xtreme Plus II
Samsung 830 series 128gb SSD
Corsair HX850 850w Modular PSU
APC BR1500G 865w UPS

Offline [IAM] theNineteen

  • [IAM] Leader
  • Highly Active
  • ******
  • Posts: 2635
  • Serious Business
    Points:     4
  • The 19.
    • View Profile
    • [IAM] Clan
Re: Captains planning on a laptop for college!!!!
« Reply #4 on: July 29, 2011, 08:42:28 PM »
As a brand, I've heard better things about Acer, but I don't know how much that matters.
Logged

Offline CaptainWTF

  • Highly Active
  • ****
  • Posts: 1993
  • Serious Business
    Points:     -1188
    • View Profile
Re: Re: Captains planning on a laptop for college!!!!
« Reply #5 on: July 29, 2011, 09:52:32 PM »
Quote from: [IAM] kMac on July 29, 2011, 08:42:28 PM
As a brand, I've heard better things about Acer, but I don't know how much that matters.

Gateway is their parent company i believe.

Sent from my PG06100 using Tapatalk
Logged
"Tell the firewall to fuck off"
"Don't be an asshat. No one likes asshats. A cap is alright. A hat is nice. having an ass is compulsory. Combining an ass and a hat? Not a good idea, take it off."






___
Corsair 800D
EVGA Z68 SLI motherboard
Intel i5 2500k
8gb G.Skill Ripjaw memory @ 667mhz
EVGA GTX 560 Ti video card @ 900mhz W/ Arctic Cooling Accelero Xtreme Plus II
Samsung 830 series 128gb SSD
Corsair HX850 850w Modular PSU
APC BR1500G 865w UPS

Offline [IAM] theNineteen

  • [IAM] Leader
  • Highly Active
  • ******
  • Posts: 2635
  • Serious Business
    Points:     4
  • The 19.
    • View Profile
    • [IAM] Clan
Re: Captains planning on a laptop for college!!!!
« Reply #6 on: July 29, 2011, 10:05:33 PM »
Maybe I'm thinking Asus? Hrmmm.
Logged

Offline [IAM] Kc2000

  • [IAM] Member
  • Highly Active
  • *****
  • Posts: 494
  • Serious Business
    Points:     2
    • View Profile
Re: Captains planning on a laptop for college!!!!
« Reply #7 on: July 30, 2011, 06:25:36 AM »
Get a netbook. Playing games while studying in college is a major no-no. It can distract very easily from completing assignments or even going to class.
Netbooks are light, have great battery life and are not that expensive, all things considered.
Logged

Offline [IAM] RedMooN

  • [IAM] Member
  • Barely Active
  • *****
  • Posts: 46
  • Serious Business
    Points:     1
    • View Profile
Re: Captains planning on a laptop for college!!!!
« Reply #8 on: July 30, 2011, 08:41:20 AM »
I bought a near $2000 laptop when I came into college... And then I realized how crappy it was compared to an average $800-900 desktop.
So I bought another desktop at the end of my sophomore year. <_<

The moral of the story is, either know what you want damned well, or just get a desktop imo. Honestly I never, ever "needed" a laptop for college classes. In fact, most professors hate it cause everyone's on FB during the lectures... lol
Logged

Offline CaptainWTF

  • Highly Active
  • ****
  • Posts: 1993
  • Serious Business
    Points:     -1188
    • View Profile
Re: Captains planning on a laptop for college!!!!
« Reply #9 on: July 30, 2011, 01:31:29 PM »
Quote from: [IAM] Kc2000 on July 30, 2011, 06:25:36 AM
Get a netbook. Playing games while studying in college is a major no-no. It can distract very easily from completing assignments or even going to class.
Netbooks are light, have great battery life and are not that expensive, all things considered.
Its not just for college use, its going to be for personal use too. I don't want a netbook.

and yep red, laptops can be shitty at times.
Logged
"Tell the firewall to fuck off"
"Don't be an asshat. No one likes asshats. A cap is alright. A hat is nice. having an ass is compulsory. Combining an ass and a hat? Not a good idea, take it off."






___
Corsair 800D
EVGA Z68 SLI motherboard
Intel i5 2500k
8gb G.Skill Ripjaw memory @ 667mhz
EVGA GTX 560 Ti video card @ 900mhz W/ Arctic Cooling Accelero Xtreme Plus II
Samsung 830 series 128gb SSD
Corsair HX850 850w Modular PSU
APC BR1500G 865w UPS

Offline [IAM] theNineteen

  • [IAM] Leader
  • Highly Active
  • ******
  • Posts: 2635
  • Serious Business
    Points:     4
  • The 19.
    • View Profile
    • [IAM] Clan
Re: Captains planning on a laptop for college!!!!
« Reply #10 on: July 30, 2011, 08:54:08 PM »
Netbook and a desktop would do you well.
Logged

Offline CaptainWTF

  • Highly Active
  • ****
  • Posts: 1993
  • Serious Business
    Points:     -1188
    • View Profile
Re: Captains planning on a laptop for college!!!!
« Reply #11 on: July 30, 2011, 09:58:55 PM »
Already have a desktop.

I just want a laptop you guys aren't being helpful at all -.-
Logged
"Tell the firewall to fuck off"
"Don't be an asshat. No one likes asshats. A cap is alright. A hat is nice. having an ass is compulsory. Combining an ass and a hat? Not a good idea, take it off."






___
Corsair 800D
EVGA Z68 SLI motherboard
Intel i5 2500k
8gb G.Skill Ripjaw memory @ 667mhz
EVGA GTX 560 Ti video card @ 900mhz W/ Arctic Cooling Accelero Xtreme Plus II
Samsung 830 series 128gb SSD
Corsair HX850 850w Modular PSU
APC BR1500G 865w UPS

Offline [IAM] Kc2000

  • [IAM] Member
  • Highly Active
  • *****
  • Posts: 494
  • Serious Business
    Points:     2
    • View Profile
Re: Captains planning on a laptop for college!!!!
« Reply #12 on: July 30, 2011, 11:26:01 PM »
If you have a desktop, you dont need a laptop. Get a netbook and load up your favorite version of Linux on it. If you're carrying your laptop around to class just to play games and watch movies and porn, then you're doing it wrong. Netbook.
Logged

Offline CaptainWTF

  • Highly Active
  • ****
  • Posts: 1993
  • Serious Business
    Points:     -1188
    • View Profile
Re: Re: Captains planning on a laptop for college!!!!
« Reply #13 on: July 31, 2011, 03:32:13 AM »
Quote from: [IAM] Kc2000 on July 30, 2011, 11:26:01 PM
If you have a desktop, you dont need a laptop. Get a netbook and load up your favorite version of Linux on it. If you're carrying your laptop around to class just to play games and watch movies and porn, then you're doing it wrong. Netbook.

No.

Sent from my PG06100 using Tapatalk
Logged
"Tell the firewall to fuck off"
"Don't be an asshat. No one likes asshats. A cap is alright. A hat is nice. having an ass is compulsory. Combining an ass and a hat? Not a good idea, take it off."






___
Corsair 800D
EVGA Z68 SLI motherboard
Intel i5 2500k
8gb G.Skill Ripjaw memory @ 667mhz
EVGA GTX 560 Ti video card @ 900mhz W/ Arctic Cooling Accelero Xtreme Plus II
Samsung 830 series 128gb SSD
Corsair HX850 850w Modular PSU
APC BR1500G 865w UPS

Offline [IAM] KariXXX

  • [IAM] Member
  • MIA
  • *****
  • Posts: 294
  • Serious Business
    Points:     -164
  • Poop.
    • View Profile
Re: Captains planning on a laptop for college!!!!
« Reply #14 on: July 31, 2011, 10:15:02 AM »
YAY COLLEGE!
Logged
Pages: [1] 2 3   Go Up
« previous next »