Post by Vejuz on May 27, 2011 21:04:16 GMT -5
So here's the deal; my parents want to buy me a gift for my birthday and graduation, and since they missed both, they agreed to get me a laptop to replace my current one, a very nice one that is none-the-less 5 years old and falling apart from use.
The thing is, they refuse to give me a budget, so I am not sure how much money I have to spend. They asked me to find 3 computers; one high priced, one mid priced, one low.
I am thinking high will be around 1,000ish - I highly doubt they buy it all together, but if it's really really nice I'll add some of my own money to it.
Medium I am thinking is about 750ish.
Low is about 500ish, or what I would have to spend to get basically only slightly better than I have now.
I really need some help though. I know desktop hardware pretty well, but laptop hardware tends to be different enough to throw me for a loop. I also don't have as good a grasp on what's a deal and what isn't.
I am looking to upgrade from my currents specs, as listed here:
Intell Core 2 Duo, 2.00 Ghz
2 gig ram
14 inch screen
136 gig hard drive
NVIDIA Geforce 8400M GS
I have two main goals in the upgrade: 1st and most importantly, get a bigass harddrive, at least 300 gigs but preferably more (I store my music on my laptop so I can sync my ipod to it while I am traveling). 2nd, increase gaming capabilities. I am happy with my monitor size; anymore than or less than 12 through 16 inches would be too big or small for my purposes.
I really appreciate any ideas or advice you all may have.
The thing is, they refuse to give me a budget, so I am not sure how much money I have to spend. They asked me to find 3 computers; one high priced, one mid priced, one low.
I am thinking high will be around 1,000ish - I highly doubt they buy it all together, but if it's really really nice I'll add some of my own money to it.
Medium I am thinking is about 750ish.
Low is about 500ish, or what I would have to spend to get basically only slightly better than I have now.
I really need some help though. I know desktop hardware pretty well, but laptop hardware tends to be different enough to throw me for a loop. I also don't have as good a grasp on what's a deal and what isn't.
I am looking to upgrade from my currents specs, as listed here:
Intell Core 2 Duo, 2.00 Ghz
2 gig ram
14 inch screen
136 gig hard drive
NVIDIA Geforce 8400M GS
I have two main goals in the upgrade: 1st and most importantly, get a bigass harddrive, at least 300 gigs but preferably more (I store my music on my laptop so I can sync my ipod to it while I am traveling). 2nd, increase gaming capabilities. I am happy with my monitor size; anymore than or less than 12 through 16 inches would be too big or small for my purposes.
I really appreciate any ideas or advice you all may have.
