Laptop recommendations

[Didzo]

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give it up for who/what exactly? It's not going to collect dust in a corner at home just for the sake of being fair is it?

My little brother doesn't have a computer.  It doesn't matter that he's only 11, he MUST HAVE ONE.  Also my mother takes great pleasure in restricting my ability to game. 
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And it wouldn't make sense financially to get your little bro a cheap desktop and you a netbook while you keep the gaming rig as well?

You can also tell your parents how helping your little brother build his own computer will [insert BS here].
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Not a bad idea, will try but I doubt it will go down well. 

Tell them you don't know if you can find all of your porn to clean it off before he has it. Honestly that's a pretty big waste, by the time he is old enough to appreciate it it will be terribly obsolete.

Who the fuck downloads porn these days?


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I meant it as a reason that they wouldn't want to give it to an 11 year old.
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Age-appropriate prawnz?

[HeK]

Get this, be invincible:
http://www.gd-itronix.com/index.cfm?page...cts:gd8000


It has a fucking 'stealth' mode and I think it can take a bullet.

[Kirby]

Get this, be invincible:
http://www.gd-itronix.com/index.cfm?page...cts:gd8000


It has a fucking 'stealth' mode and I think it can take a bullet.

The MilSpecs only cover environment compatibility, not bullet resistance =p

[Vlambo]

I'm hijacking this thread for my own need. I've asked Caff and Kirby already, but I'm looking for a decent laptop for the my 2nd year at uni. Now, Gaming isn't necessary, as I'm bringing my desktop with me. This laptop will basically serve as a note-taking machine, something that I can bring around with me, can surf the internet, watch some movies, and code java on. My budget is <700 CAN with shipping and taxes in.

After a bit of searching, I've found this computer:

http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.asp...0526200705

It seems to meet all my needs, is under the 700, and as good reviews.

My questions are, Is this a good choice? Any bad experiences with Asus Computers?

[Versus]

15.6" seems kinda big for just those duties

ASUS has been pretty good to me though

[Vlambo]

I like the size, I like splitting up my screen into sections for multiple things

[copulatingduck]

never underestimate the utility of a larger keyboard

as long as it isn't retardedly huge you should be just fine

[Versus]

giant keyboards are terrible

[copulatingduck]

better than tiny keyboards where i can only use 3 fingers

[Kirby]

If you can plzplzplzplz find one w/ at least hyperthreading, dual core if possible.

Win 7 64 Will be like ballsack on a single core machine

[Darklink]

FRAG part 7

dont do this (skip to ~2 minutes)

[Kirby]

FRAG part 7

dont do this (skip to ~2 minutes)

y not?