Laptop?

[Master Shake]

Gateway MC7801u So what do you think of this laptop?

[CaffeinePowered]

Never, ever, buy anything gateway or dell

Build a desktop, if you *must* have a laptop, get Asus

[Wedge]

And don't buy it from fucking Best Buy.  If you've got $1000 to spend, it damn well better be able to play TF2 ;P.  And if you don't need it to play games, you can get something for a lot cheaper.

[mavrick_nav]

after getting only laptops for 5 years... i had alienware (heat issues and death weight) compaq (low power gpu - heat issues) and acer (sucked but was fast for office work) and on and off my moms old ibook g3 (lolz). i dont think any of them are worth it for anything, school work, porn, games. they all suck. this isnt rage, just experience. use a pad and paper, use some GTD skills the old fashion way. get a moleskin notebook and a damn expensive pen.

[copulatingduck]

I had an emachines back in the day. I'm so glad I bought the warranty on it, as I ended up sending it in for repairs 15 times in 3 years. Go with something namebrand, you won't regret it. Oh, and forget about playing games on a laptop that isn't ridiculously expensive (unless it's on lowest settings )

[Wedge]

I had an emachines back in the day. I'm so glad I bought the warranty on it, as I ended up sending it in for repairs 15 times in 3 years. Go with something namebrand, you won't regret it. Oh, and forget about playing games on a laptop that isn't ridiculously expensive (unless it's on lowest settings )

$1000 is plenty for a laptop that can run games reasonably well =P.

[Greatbacon]

Meh, in the long run it is just cheaper and easier to play games on a desktop.  There are less cooling issues, parts are easier to replace, and it's more comfortable.  I'm with Caff on the Asus thing though.  I don't know too much about how well their hardware works, but I know that they have some of the best customer service around so that if something does fuck up.  When I called them concerning an issue with my motherboard, not only did I get an actual American on the phone :o but he actually knew what the hell he was talking about, even gave me a few pointers on building a computer while he was at it.

[[fr31ns]Karrde]

Dell's aren't awful.  Especially when I get a really damn good discount.  But yeah, barring that, get an Asus if you must have a lappy.  Only reason I didn't build a rig was because I can't haul it around/dial into a home computer on a reliable basis.

[CaffeinePowered]

Karrde link=topic=1666.msg46543#msg46543 date=1225313806]
Dell's aren't awful.  Especially when I get a really damn good discount. 

Dells are awful, you just don't think they are because you get them on the cheap. If I could get dells for like $50 - 100 I wouldn't think they were shit either.

Buy Asus or don't buy at all

[copulatingduck]

[quote author=[fr31ns]Karrde link=topic=1666.msg46543#msg46543 date=1225313806]
Dell's aren't awful.  Especially when I get a really damn good discount. 

Dells are awful, you just don't think they are because you get them on the cheap. If I could get dells for like $50 - 100 I wouldn't think they were shit either.

Buy Asus or don't buy at all
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If you call that a deal you're a chump. It's not too difficult to talk them down at least $200/$1000 spent

[Vandamguy]

Build a desktop, if you *must* have a laptop, get Asus

qft

Asus laptops have a 2 year manufacturers warranty ( most others have a 1 year ), and a 1 year accidental laptop protection (coffee spills, droppin , stupidity. others come with none ) also they come with a 2 day repair turnaround ( or something to that effect, look into it for more details )

[Eschatos]

I got my computer from Dell, from way back when I was a computer newb.  It was expensive but worth it.  Still plays newly released games at high settings.

[Mission Difficult]

Some of the dell servers are nice, but that's about it.

[bjlsurfer]

If you want bang-for-the-buck under $1000, I'd look at Asus's newest:
http://www.agearnotebooks.com/asusn50vn-a1b.html
It'll also be available on Newegg, but AGear is cheaper.

[Versus]

n-thed on buying ASUS.