Thinkign about buying a laptop....but which one?

keita112 · 10-25-2008, 02:13 PM

lately since my desktops been going kinda bad and im at that age of moving out of the house cuz well my house sucks......and i found a nice apartment unfortunately the place is pretty small so i decided to buy a laptop & a 1 terabyte HD or for all the crap thats been stored in my desktop.

Well back to the point i wanna buy a good high quality laptop but i suck at choosing stuff like that....so i wanna ask for u guy/gal's opinions maybe itll help my out.
so far ive been thing about a sony vaio or a toshiba sattelite..... but ive heard complaints about them from my frends. So please help me out.... oh btw im looking around to spend about 800-1200 max ......cuz well im poor and i want atleast something nice in my first apartment....

Deffers · 10-25-2008, 02:48 PM

Knowing what country you live in would be helpful (I will assume for a moment you live in the US)

It depends on what you plan on doing on the thing.

I personally am not fond of gaming laptops (poor battery life while playing games makes them basically a mobile desktop) but if you want one of those I recommend [Only registered users can see links. ] one. There used to be a better Gateway one at bestbuy, but they appear to be out of stock of it. For a gaming laptop that is probably going to be the best deal you can get. [Only registered users can see links. ] is another option. It is more expensive and it is most definitely a portable desktop (screen size is huge and battery life, while not as bad as it could be, is lackluster and there is a some crap to clean up along with it being 64-bit). A middle ground between the two is [Only registered users can see links. ] one, though be prepared to remove lots of crap off of it also it is 64-bit and gets very hot (like all HP laptops).

Now if you want a laptop that is nice and small with a decent battery life while maintaining a large HDD I recommend [Only registered users can see links. ] one.

If you live out of the States (I am uncertain whether or not Canada can order from Newegg) Just give me a minute to bother my Euro-friend (and then it may take him a while for him to get back to me, he is quite lazy).

keita112 · 10-25-2008, 03:12 PM

lol well yea im from canada...the land of teh caribou and grizzly bears.....i think

Deffers · 10-25-2008, 03:31 PM

Quote: Originally Posted by keita112

lol well yea im from canada...the land of teh caribou and grizzly bears.....i think

Ok, Newegg does have a Canadian site (unfortunately prices are higher and selection isn't as great as the US counterpart, sorry)

Awww, well [Only registered users can see links. ] is what I would normally recommend, but it is out of your price range.

<removed, misread GPU, thought it was a 9600>

[Only registered users can see links. ] is your budget gamer with a decent CPU to boot. It will play most of what you throw at it. (also a good all around laptop that will do what you want it to) <-This is the one I think I will recommend.

[Only registered users can see links. ] is another option. A little cheaper but will still play games very well (price drop due to CPU)

I can check out the Canadian version of TigerDirect, but in general their prices are higher. Also no 320 GB HDDs in your price range.

keita112 · 10-25-2008, 03:41 PM

wow thanks alott ^ ^ now i noe theres more out there than toshiba's and sony's lol, so is the prices in canda like like really alot higher?

Deffers · 10-25-2008, 03:54 PM

Quote: Originally Posted by keita112

wow thanks alott ^ ^ now i noe theres more out there than toshiba's and sony's lol, so is the prices in canda like like really alot higher?

It looks like around $200 or so more than the US equivalent laptop.

I am unfamiliar with Canadian electronics stores (but I know that Newegg is pretty good, never let me down yet) so I am a little weary about recommending this (as I am uncertain how good they are) but [Only registered users can see links. ] is an impressive media laptop I just found on another store. Like I said, I don't do Canadian shopping so I am uncertain how good directcanada is (found it by mistake when comparing prices between Newegg canada and TigerDirect canada) However you probably won't want to be gaming on that (unless there is a big difference between the 8400 GS and the mobile 8400 GS that I am unaware of).

keita112 · 10-25-2008, 05:31 PM

lol thanks for all teh the help =] yea teh only two stores i neo in canada are Futureshop and teh newly introduced bestbuy....i hate going there cuz tehy keep trying to make me buy somehting expensive....plus i havent done much internet shopping b4 = =

10-25-2008, 02:13 PM	#1 (permalink)
keita112 ~ecchi-kun~ Group: Aiko Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Side 3 Posts: 283 Gender: Reputation Points: 31	Thinkign about buying a laptop....but which one? lately since my desktops been going kinda bad and im at that age of moving out of the house cuz well my house sucks......and i found a nice apartment unfortunately the place is pretty small so i decided to buy a laptop & a 1 terabyte HD or for all the crap thats been stored in my desktop. Well back to the point i wanna buy a good high quality laptop but i suck at choosing stuff like that....so i wanna ask for u guy/gal's opinions maybe itll help my out. so far ive been thing about a sony vaio or a toshiba sattelite..... but ive heard complaints about them from my frends. So please help me out.... oh btw im looking around to spend about 800-1200 max ......cuz well im poor and i want atleast something nice in my first apartment....

10-25-2008, 02:48 PM	#2 (permalink)
Deffers Soy Bean Group: Aiko Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: In a house Posts: 43 Gender: Reputation Points: 10	Re: Thinkign about buying a laptop....but which one? Knowing what country you live in would be helpful (I will assume for a moment you live in the US) It depends on what you plan on doing on the thing. I personally am not fond of gaming laptops (poor battery life while playing games makes them basically a mobile desktop) but if you want one of those I recommend [Only registered users can see links. ] one. There used to be a better Gateway one at bestbuy, but they appear to be out of stock of it. For a gaming laptop that is probably going to be the best deal you can get. [Only registered users can see links. ] is another option. It is more expensive and it is most definitely a portable desktop (screen size is huge and battery life, while not as bad as it could be, is lackluster and there is a some crap to clean up along with it being 64-bit). A middle ground between the two is [Only registered users can see links. ] one, though be prepared to remove lots of crap off of it also it is 64-bit and gets very hot (like all HP laptops). Now if you want a laptop that is nice and small with a decent battery life while maintaining a large HDD I recommend [Only registered users can see links. ] one. If you live out of the States (I am uncertain whether or not Canada can order from Newegg) Just give me a minute to bother my Euro-friend (and then it may take him a while for him to get back to me, he is quite lazy). Last edited by Deffers; 10-25-2008 at 03:00 PM..

10-25-2008, 03:12 PM	#3 (permalink)
keita112 ~ecchi-kun~ Group: Aiko Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Side 3 Posts: 283 Gender: Reputation Points: 31	Re: Thinkign about buying a laptop....but which one? lol well yea im from canada...the land of teh caribou and grizzly bears.....i think

10-25-2008, 03:31 PM	#4 (permalink)
Deffers Soy Bean Group: Aiko Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: In a house Posts: 43 Gender: Reputation Points: 10	Re: Thinkign about buying a laptop....but which one? Quote: Originally Posted by keita112 lol well yea im from canada...the land of teh caribou and grizzly bears.....i think Ok, Newegg does have a Canadian site (unfortunately prices are higher and selection isn't as great as the US counterpart, sorry) Awww, well [Only registered users can see links. ] is what I would normally recommend, but it is out of your price range. <removed, misread GPU, thought it was a 9600> [Only registered users can see links. ] is your budget gamer with a decent CPU to boot. It will play most of what you throw at it. (also a good all around laptop that will do what you want it to) <-This is the one I think I will recommend. [Only registered users can see links. ] is another option. A little cheaper but will still play games very well (price drop due to CPU) I can check out the Canadian version of TigerDirect, but in general their prices are higher. Also no 320 GB HDDs in your price range. Last edited by Deffers; 10-25-2008 at 04:19 PM..

10-25-2008, 03:41 PM	#5 (permalink)
keita112 ~ecchi-kun~ Group: Aiko Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Side 3 Posts: 283 Gender: Reputation Points: 31	Re: Thinkign about buying a laptop....but which one? wow thanks alott ^ ^ now i noe theres more out there than toshiba's and sony's lol, so is the prices in canda like like really alot higher?

10-25-2008, 03:54 PM	#6 (permalink)
Deffers Soy Bean Group: Aiko Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: In a house Posts: 43 Gender: Reputation Points: 10	Re: Thinkign about buying a laptop....but which one? Quote: Originally Posted by keita112 wow thanks alott ^ ^ now i noe theres more out there than toshiba's and sony's lol, so is the prices in canda like like really alot higher? It looks like around $200 or so more than the US equivalent laptop. I am unfamiliar with Canadian electronics stores (but I know that Newegg is pretty good, never let me down yet) so I am a little weary about recommending this (as I am uncertain how good they are) but [Only registered users can see links. ] is an impressive media laptop I just found on another store. Like I said, I don't do Canadian shopping so I am uncertain how good directcanada is (found it by mistake when comparing prices between Newegg canada and TigerDirect canada) However you probably won't want to be gaming on that (unless there is a big difference between the 8400 GS and the mobile 8400 GS that I am unaware of). Last edited by Deffers; 10-25-2008 at 03:58 PM..

10-25-2008, 05:31 PM	#7 (permalink)
keita112 ~ecchi-kun~ Group: Aiko Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Side 3 Posts: 283 Gender: Reputation Points: 31	Re: Thinkign about buying a laptop....but which one? lol thanks for all teh the help =] yea teh only two stores i neo in canada are Futureshop and teh newly introduced bestbuy....i hate going there cuz tehy keep trying to make me buy somehting expensive....plus i havent done much internet shopping b4 = =

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