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I wonder if you might be able to help me out. I was gonna get me a PC but will likely be moving abroad and so am thinking its best to get a laptop. Is this a wise move? Cheers |
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Save some money and get a lapdance instead. |
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laptops rock |
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Depends on what you want to do with this laptop |
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you could probably get two pc's for a price of a laptop...so you could get one pc abroad and one at home :) |
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I'm not a gameplayer so I just need it for word processing, emails, internet, CD-burning and maybe some music-making. Maybe I should wait and just buy a PC abroad. |
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They've improved a lot, they used to be very susceptible (compared to desktops) to crashes, HD failures, etc. but nowadays they're pretty good. Few PC laptops have decent on board sopund though, so if you want to do music on it, you'd be wise to consider buying an extrenal soundcard. |
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Ceri: true... jonesy: basicly id weigh the situatios out to most benefit .. YOU, because i know that id love a laptop, but it wouldnt benefit me as much as it would just be cool, and in in the end, a waste I guess. |
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Quite why you're contemplating leaving such a beautiful city is beyond me. |
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Jar: Its looking more and more like Milton Keynes every day. Swansea should be grateful its shunned and underinvested in. Ceri: thanks. Can you get DVD burners on them though? And is an external sound card pricey? Any makes that should be avoided like the plague? |
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I am actually quite happy wallowing in mostly destitute areas :) RE: Laptops, just make sure you get plenty of RAM and a good processor (like any PC really) but also that it has a pucker screen display, I have an old laptop in the house (well I say old, it's about 3 years old at a guess) and the picture quality is horrendous. Good job it was free. |
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You also might want to check that if you buy one here you can get a USA adaptor for it as well as a UK one |
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You can get dvd burners for them, but they're still rather pricey. External soundcards vary... if you want really good studio quality sound you can easily spend £300+ on a PCMIA one that links to a breakout box. Chris Brown has a Soundblaster Audigy (about £110) and that's fine for the sort of stuff you'd want to do though. My advice would be get the laptop, then, if you think the sound is crap, buy a better soundcard. Re: Brands- Some people I know loathe Siemens Fujitsu, but I think they're not that bad (great battery life too- like Siemens phones...). Viao (from Sony) are the premium ones and IMO worth the money if you cna afford it. Laptops are one thing where I would steer clear of unknown cheap brands. Jar's point about power adaptors is worth noting- you don't want to have to carry the mains cable and a travel adaptor round with you... |
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Laptop processors seem to be getting to a point where they're better than desktop PC ones. The Pentium 4 M is actually a lot better processor than the standard Pentium 4. As already mentioned the only shitter with laptops is the sound. External is the only way. Try and give any laptop a good fiddling with too. Try and type a couple of paragraphs in the shop. Sometimes the keyboards are shite. |
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i'd reccomend a mac laptop over a pc one, especially as your not bothered about games. The ibooks come at a good price and look much better than similar priced pc's. |
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I was going to max out the RAM on my IBM R32 to 1GB. Turns out it uses "special" memory and that it will cost around 3000 Swedish coins to do it. Get something that doesn't use "special" memory :) |
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now, getting a laptop is a wise move. |
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yes!!! loptops rulz! buy a mac! |
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Yeah do it, laptops are good. I have an old dell latitude with p2 and it can still stand my music making antics! |
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laptops good. Im getting a powerbook g4 in june. |
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is it posible to link luna to the laptop? what sound card i must use on this one??? |
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im gonna get an external soundcard. Makes it easier (with laptops anyway) |
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external? wtf? i supose to carry my sound card? |
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I just bought this through my employer at a very reasonable price pr. month: Is this any good?!? Fujitsu-Siemens Amilo D1840 Laptop pc Intel Pentium 4 3,0 GHz HT 512 MB Ram 80 GB HDD I'll have it sometime in march |
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if you're going to be traveling a lot, and want to take your comp with you, then go laptop. if the computer will be spending the majority of it's time on the same desk, then without a doubt go desktop. |
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external so that i can put like, 8 inputs on it. |
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huh? aren't the powerbooks meant to have excelent sound cards? I've got a new G4 powerbook, 15' |
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oh ok |
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The powerbooks (even the old ones) do shame the standard PC laptop ones, but they lack things like midi, multiple I/O, surround sound support, etc. |
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I wouldn't get one, unless someone else is paying for it. Dead hardware if you ask me - un-upgradable. |
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laptops in general?.. or powerbooks in specific? |
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laptops are fuckin da bigidy bong. portable, great for gigs, plus you can waste time on a plane with solitaire. fuck desktops. |
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like i said above. laptops are excellent if you need to take your computer with you a lot. if you don't, it's dumb to limit yourself. get a desktop. right now mobility isn't a concern of mine at all. i could get quite a bit more bang for the buck with a desktop. easier to upgrade, larger-better monitor, no worries about heat, nicer keyboard, etc... |
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I've got one of these(link below)- with monitor and keyboard it fits in a carry on- less than half the price of an equivalent laptop and its upgradable with standard parts. Its about the size of a toaster. Also you could get a Mac laptop which look cool when you are at Starbucks sipping yer latte. my pc(basically) http://tomshardware.bizrate.com/marketplace/product_info/de tails__cat_id--419,prod_id--7385416.html |
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Laptops in general |
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laptops are fantastic. i am going to plymouth in a couple of weeks on my marine biology course, i can take it with me and use it on the beach with a usb microscope, right at the action. get a laptop. |
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