Tamara is coming over to the thread and needs help with a laptop. She would prefer PC, and I don't know what her budget is.
I'm likely to recommend Dell first, but I know others who prefer different brands.
Yes, it's terribly simple. The good guys are always stalwart and true, the bad guys are easily distinguished by their pointy horns or black hats, and, uh, we always defeat them and save the day. No one ever dies, and everybody lives happily ever after.
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le nubian - Jul 23, 2008 3:32:42 am PDT #7135 of 25513
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."
Tamara - Jul 23, 2008 7:34:49 am PDT #7136 of 25513
You know, we could experiment and cancel football.
Hi all. It is a shiny new thread that I have never been in before.
iTunes let me know this last weekend in no uncertain terms that my 7 year old compaq desktop is a piece of shit. I use my computer for the heavy and constant interweb use, email, lots of video streaming and downloading and the occasional spreadsheet and database application for work. I don't need anything fancy and would like to keep the price under $1000. I would prefer a notebook over a desktop but, that may be pie in the sky. I don't need a monitor or keyboard or printer or any of the stuff they usually throw in.
Any suggestions would be welcome and appreciated although I may not get back here until after comic-con.
Daisy Jane - Jul 23, 2008 7:37:46 am PDT #7137 of 25513
"This bar smells like kerosene and stripper tears."
I dunno if Dallas is just behind in the distribution?
My freind Joe works at the one on Knox/Henderson. He worked on Monday and said they had cut off the line, and when he left 3 hours later people were still waiting to get the phone.
Tom Scola - Jul 23, 2008 7:38:02 am PDT #7138 of 25513
Where do you come from? Where do you go? What is your scene, baby? We just gotta know.
If you're thinking about getting a Mac, I would definitely wait a couple of weeks, as there are rumors swirling around that Apple will soon be releasing newer, lower-priced models.
tommyrot - Jul 23, 2008 7:38:29 am PDT #7139 of 25513
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
I highly recommend the MacBook. They start at $1099, but rumor has it they're gonna release one that starts under $1000 sometime soon. [link]
eta: x-posty with the other Tom.
Vortex - Jul 23, 2008 7:40:12 am PDT #7140 of 25513
"Cry havoc and let slip the boobs of war!" -- Miracleman
tamara, if you are in education or know anyone who is, you can get a 20% discount on macs and dells.
Dana - Jul 23, 2008 7:45:10 am PDT #7141 of 25513
I haven't trusted science since I saw the film "Flubber."
I love my Toshiba, which was under $600. I had to upgrade the memory from 1GB to 2GB, and that cost me about $25.
Gudanov - Jul 23, 2008 7:47:51 am PDT #7142 of 25513
Coding and Sleeping
Our low end Toshiba laptop and my BIL's low end Toshiba have been good computers at around the $500 price point. Battery life isn't all that great though, I think that's pretty common with the $500 and under laptops.
Vortex - Jul 23, 2008 7:49:52 am PDT #7143 of 25513
"Cry havoc and let slip the boobs of war!" -- Miracleman
Oh, I must share with you an email from one of the rugby boys, and I actually don't know the answer.
hey, i know you're into the computer stuff. just got a new laptop, and the free virus stuff that was on it just ran out. If i'm wathcing videos on websites (ed. note- read: porn), can i get biruses from that? if so, what should I get? (free)
Is there a danger? I was going to recommend AVG for protection, but does anyone have any other recommendations?
brenda m - Jul 23, 2008 8:03:46 am PDT #7144 of 25513
If you're going through hell/keep on going/don't slow down/keep your fear from showing/you might be gone/'fore the devil even knows you're there
Actually, I have a question about AVG. Can you change the time of day it does its auto scan? I'm about to dump the whole thing because it clogs up my computer from 8 to 9 am which is a pretty prime usage time for me.