What would you do if 2 Grand was burning a hole in your pocket
Simsbaby:
What about the Sager NP5793? I was able to build a computer with a better processor, video card, and blu-ray drive than the Dell Laptop. They still sell their PCs with XP too. If you're going for a desktop though It would still be a much better value to build your own.
Ellatrue:
I would tell you that you should not buy a gaming laptop, but I understand the appeal if mobility is very important to you. Just know the drawbacks before you purchase one: it won't last as long as a desktop, you can't upgrade the processor or the graphics card, and you will need to purchase a cooling pad to keep it from melting.
That having been said, I'm very happy with the Dell M1530 that I purchased about a 9ish (???) months ago. It is more than adequate to play Oblivion, Spore, or the Sims with high settings. I am not normally a fan of Dell, but it's a good idea if you know you can get a discount from them, and they do have a decent warranty. They also sell refurbished machines that are just as good as the "new" ones, but a few hundred dollars cheaper. This is the second refurbished machine I've had from them, and I've not had any problems because of it.
So, shop around, and compare prices with other brands. Maybe take a look at HP. Consider a desktop, or make sure you buy a good cooling pad. Oh, and do research on whatever computer you purchase, to make sure it is possible to find all the right drivers if you want to revert to XP.
jolrei:
Quote from: angelyne on 2009 March 03, 18:51:58
I want it and I want it now, and I don't feel like having to work for it. Building it yourself is definitively work.
Not so. One should always research before buying. Whether you research systems or parts for building, the research time is roughly the same. I would not buy a system until I had researched the parts used anyway (most of these pre-builts cut corners somewhere).
Going out and purchasing the thing and picking it up, taking it home, plugging it in, wiping the malware off and reloading the OS on a clean system will take roughly as long (or longer) than loading a clean freshly built system.
Therefore, the only time saving you actually get (if you already know what you're doing in building a system) is the actual building. As this can generally be done in a couple of hours, it is easily justified. You get the system you want with the parts you want (no cheap stuff that they charge you full price for), and likely for no more than you would spend on the pre-built.
$2000CDN is still far too much to spend, unless you're starting from total nothing. You should be able to save by reusing the monitor, keyboard, mouse, a couple of drives, etc. Cannibalize the old machine. Spend money on the motherboard, processor and video card. You should be able to have the rig of your gaming dreams for a fair bit less than $2K.
(edited for spelling)
ritaxis:
or you can get it built for you by someone who works out of the back of a little electronics shop on the low-rent edge of town. You kind of have to know your geek, but it doesn't take much conversation to figure out if he/she knows what they're doing and understands what you want. It's what I did this time, and I got a really nice computer with a real person to call if anything does go wrong. It cost me more than a really cheapo computer, but it cost me less than it could have, and honestly, the lack of hassle is really comfortable.
I built most of the machines I've used out of odd parts salvaged, handed down, bought second-hand, or thrown in for free with another purchase, despite knowing very little about the stuff. It was fun enough, and whatever mistakes I made could be fixed by having a techie friend over for dinner. However: I wanted something bulletproof this time. My real life has had a bundle of ick in it recently and I wanted to indulge myself, so I just bought me some techie time and had my computer tailor-made.
timelycorruption:
DO NOT RUN SIMS 2 ON A DELL LAPTOP. I ran Sims 2 on a laptop (a Dell 1501 Inpsiron to be exact) for THREE YEARS and then that action menu thing happened and I got an awesome PC with a cool matching keyboard, mouse and monitor and I have NEVER LOOKED BACK, even when I saw that deadhead sticker on a Cadillac.
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