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[cracklinrosie]

I really want a laptop, and I really don't know much about computers. So I could really use some advise. I'm thinking I'm going to go with a Del mostly because they seem to be the most reasonable price, plus they make it easy to customize

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Dells

[guidi]

hey girl, i love my dell laptop.
i'm not schooled enough to know those other things, but a dell is a good choice.
this is all aside from the fact that it crashed and i lost tons of shit, but i'm pretty sure that was from internet viruses (my anti-virus had waaaaaaaaaaay expired)
i would totally buy another.
make sure you get an extended warranty, though. like the accidental protection cause someone once stepped on mine. shit happens and it's worth it if you have that!

Re: Dells

[guidi]

oh yeah, if you don't wanna spend the money, you don't really need the at-home service plan cause laptops are easier to mail than desktops. it's all up to your preference for that, though!
i know you remember me driving you crazy with my search for my laptop! :)

Re: Dells

[cracklinrosie]

ha ha, yes I do, but I'm glad to hear you like it. Thanks for the help.

[calixstus]

laptops are a special thing
but 1300 smackers sounds like a lot
its a good pc, it has all the top of the line stuff,
dont be concerned with the video card, thats only for gamers.
32 meg vid card is fine, you'll have no problems with that.
the processor speed is a tad on the low end. 512megs of ram is perfect. the wifi nic is G- thats important on laptops.
accept nothing less than a 30 gig hard disk.
beyond that, you might wanna make sure it has a serial ps2 port for a mouse if you want to plug a mouse into it.
and at least 2 usb ports, they have many uses.
$1300 sounds high for a laptop of this caliber.
im sure if you shopped around you could find a similar model for less, try www.slickdeals.net for a dell coupon or maybe scour the dell refurbished site for a while.
other then that, 2 thumbs up from this kh

[cracklinrosie]

Thanks.

[ketanp]

if you decide to get a dell or an hp, give me a holler. they have a deal with nasa or my company and we get discounts when we buy shit off their website