pinkpauaskswhat would be a good laptop for me to get? i need something that's not flimsy and can take some hardcore usage. games, too! any suggestions?
posted on August 03, 2008 at 04:18PM
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August 03, 2008 at 20:56alvinsaysi'm getting a macbook pro and since 'price' is not in your list of criteria, i think it might be worth considering.
August 04, 2008 at 01:03ionStorm™sayswhat do you mean when you say hardcore usage? extended hours? being tossed around? or something that can take a bullet?
August 04, 2008 at 01:04ionStorm™sayswhat kind of games are you going to play? is weight/size a concern to you? used mostly at home or in "Starbucks"?
August 04, 2008 at 01:04ionStorm™sayswhat's your budget?
August 04, 2008 at 01:14naeboosayslowyat having slashed prices for laptops now but older models.. no vista of coz
August 04, 2008 at 01:16reallybitessayssince u wanna play games, i think mac is kinda out of the quest unless you meant games like Word challenge. y
August 04, 2008 at 01:15reallybitessaysyou planning to get it here or over there?
August 04, 2008 at 01:18ionStorm™saysapa complain la...i use so many Dell in my office...and summo got CompleteCover. got problem, call then they come to your doorstep
August 04, 2008 at 01:20ionStorm™saysDell also got 14 days money-back. dun like, give back lo.
August 04, 2008 at 01:21naeboooffices use dell coz cheap what
August 04, 2008 at 01:22ionStorm™saysdream on la. clone is cheap. i build those things. you want cheap, go get Acer.
August 04, 2008 at 01:27naebooim thinking compaq, hp or fujitsu
August 04, 2008 at 01:26ionStorm™saysdon't be duped into thinking those are any bette.r
August 04, 2008 at 01:28ionStorm™saysanyways, as far as i'm concerned, i choose a dell because they give awesome support.
August 04, 2008 at 01:28ionStorm™saysthey'll come to your doorstep pretty much anywhere in the world. and they'll replace the faulty component at no charge.
August 04, 2008 at 01:30ionStorm™saysprovided you take CompleteCover.
August 04, 2008 at 01:30naebooi got quite a few frens working in dell. they all hates u btw.
August 04, 2008 at 01:51☢artreyusaysdon't recommend sony laptops..overpriced
August 04, 2008 at 02:34ionStorm™saysthat...is true of anything with substantial style.
August 04, 2008 at 02:39naeboostyle is not bought. u have it or u dont
August 04, 2008 at 02:38☢artreyusaysnah..i think sony's lappies are fugly..nothing to shout about
August 04, 2008 at 02:38☢artreyusaysbut that is my personal opinion la
August 04, 2008 at 02:41ionStorm™saysto each his own.
August 04, 2008 at 02:55Kitothewoodratsaysthe best laptop brand that gives all that you have mentioned and still priced reasonably without compromising the quality of it is ASUS.
August 04, 2008 at 02:57Kitothewoodratsaysif you are into serious gaming(which I doubt), check out their gaming series but if not any of their laptops is sufficient for your needs.
August 04, 2008 at 03:00Kitothewoodratsaysbut of coz, price wise, it is slightly more ex compared to ACER and DELL but quality wise its on par(maybe better) with SONY,FUJITSU etc.
August 04, 2008 at 03:01naeboosaysyep. asus is the choice of gamers
August 04, 2008 at 03:00naeboosaystoshiba also a good option
August 04, 2008 at 03:01Kitothewoodratfeelsthat at the end of the day, its down to what you are comfortable with,so don't be lazy and go check out all the model yourself
August 04, 2008 at 03:02☢artreyusaysanyway laptops are not meant for gaming...XD
August 04, 2008 at 03:03naeboosayswell,asus is the choice for gaming if u can only buy a laptop and not both pc and lappy what
August 04, 2008 at 03:03Kitothewoodratagrees with both art and nae
August 04, 2008 at 03:05ionStorm™saysi would prefer alienware...but you'd have to import.
August 04, 2008 at 03:05ionStorm™saysfor laptop gaming that is.
August 04, 2008 at 03:04naeboosaysalienware too exp lar. compared to asus
August 04, 2008 at 03:06Kitothewoodratfeelsthat alienware is overrated... its just the same as any clones in lau yat...
August 04, 2008 at 03:07ionStorm™saysspec for spec, is still reasonable. if you get something with SLI graphics, then it will be expensive.
August 04, 2008 at 03:07Kitothewoodrathasa friend who bought alienware and is seriously regretting the sudden splurge of money...
August 04, 2008 at 03:07ionStorm™saysdon't think any of the clones have any SLI options.
August 04, 2008 at 03:08ionStorm™saysdoesn't mean the laptop was not worth it what.
August 04, 2008 at 03:08☢artreyusaysclones as in laps or desks?
August 04, 2008 at 03:08Kitothewoodratsayshahaha, yes ion, point taken but as I said, its overrated not NOT worth it.
August 04, 2008 at 03:10Kitothewoodratsaysart, clones as in laps.
August 04, 2008 at 03:10naeboosaysbut at least can trade in ur old pcs/laps
August 04, 2008 at 03:11☢artreyusaysahhhh...ok ok..haha a bit lur for a moment there
August 04, 2008 at 05:02crazystratsaysthe most important thing to consider is the OS, not the price or specs. You sure you want to be stuck with Vista?
August 04, 2008 at 05:15ionStorm™saysmethinks Vista is ok...as long as you give yourself some time to settle down with it.
August 04, 2008 at 05:40naeboosaysneed at least 3G ram ler
August 04, 2008 at 05:42ionStorm™saysyou only need that much ram if you're doing graphic/photo/video editing or 3D/CAD...
August 04, 2008 at 05:44naeboosaysno ley. so many complaints abt it jamming even for normal use if under 3G RAM
August 04, 2008 at 05:49ionStorm™saysperhaps that was before (sp1). haven't heard anything ram related from my friends.
August 04, 2008 at 05:50naeboosaysi wont trust microsoft that much
August 04, 2008 at 05:55reallybitessaysi'm using vista ultimate with 2gb RAM and my ram usage has always been below 60%. so 2gb is more than enough.
August 04, 2008 at 05:55ionStorm™saystry it for yourself la. don't have to listen to what other ppl say...
August 04, 2008 at 05:56crazystratsayssaw a very brave singaporean brand UMPC that runs Vista Home Premium with 1G ram and 800mhz cpu. two tabs open on IE and it starts lagging.
August 04, 2008 at 05:56naeboosaysi dont have 3-4k to TRY and be angry laters
August 04, 2008 at 05:57ionStorm™saysthen u take other ppl's rant as the holy grail meh
August 04, 2008 at 05:59naeboosaysu take ur 3k go try lor. dont use mine
August 04, 2008 at 05:59ionStorm™saysi already have pc. i just haven't upgraded to vista coz i'm lazy. i dunnit to try to tell you that the need for 3GB RAM is a myth.
August 04, 2008 at 06:10Kitothewoodratsayslol, I see a heated argument on Vista and RAM. Well to set things straight: 1G RAM is the min required and lags and crashes are inevitable..
August 04, 2008 at 06:11naeboosaysalw take what microsoft says with a spoon of salt
August 04, 2008 at 06:11Kitothewoodratsays2G RAM is good enough for smooth sailing usage. Not much lags and definitely does not crash so easily unless you overclock it like me...
August 04, 2008 at 06:12naeboosaysit says 1G u take 3G
August 04, 2008 at 06:13Kitothewoodratsays3G RAM.. please.. unless you are a serious gamer or you do graphics... kindly remind me the reason why 3G is in this discussion again...
August 04, 2008 at 06:14naeboosayscrashes and laggings for normal use
August 04, 2008 at 06:16Kitothewoodratsaysand honestly speaking... lately... i'm starting to hate windows vista.. its personal.. but to be fair, i give it an A+ for looks (only)
August 04, 2008 at 06:17naeboosaysi dont like using it also
August 04, 2008 at 06:17Kitothewoodratsaysthat also a lil reminder here, there are still some progs that do not work so well with vista causing lags and crashes.. bummer..
August 04, 2008 at 06:19Kitothewoodratsaysnaeboo, guess we both feel the same here.. and for the so called user friendliness they are so proud about... trust me... its superficial...
August 04, 2008 at 06:20☢artreyusayshmm so far it is ok with me..well i dun do much with my pc le...no heavy graphics....played crysis via vista..ok in medium settings.
August 04, 2008 at 06:21☢artreyusaysi bet the one u saw about vista having frequent crashes is for the 64bit
August 04, 2008 at 06:21Kitothewoodratthinksfor stability XP is still the best... but for showcase wise (fashion and looks and what not) VISTA lah...
August 04, 2008 at 06:20naeboosaysfucking hates it. *BIAS*
August 04, 2008 at 06:21ionStorm™saysi'll agree with XP being the best...unfortunately, people have to get used to Vista, because XP is phased out. in a couple years,
August 04, 2008 at 06:22ionStorm™saysthere will be no more patches.
August 04, 2008 at 06:22naeboosaysmethinks the most "stable" o/s from microsoft is windows ME and XP lor comparatively
August 04, 2008 at 06:21ionStorm™saysmight as well get used to it now.
August 04, 2008 at 06:23☢artreyusayshmm well its new..so..bound to have glitches here and there..i remember when XP was first out...i swear by windows 98
August 04, 2008 at 06:24naeboosaysXP came out i was using ME.. still using XP hehe
August 04, 2008 at 06:23Kitothewoodratagrees with ion totally.. like it or not, its time to embrace vista.. we have to move forward, and despite the glitches, vista is still ok.
August 04, 2008 at 06:24naeboosaysnot if ur office doesnt wanna upgrade!!
August 04, 2008 at 06:25☢artreyusayswell....in a year..all will be using vista..whether u like it or not...
August 04, 2008 at 06:26Kitothewoodratisstill not so happy with vista's 'fake' user friendliness... its so superficial that if you pry it open.. you will realize it isn't so...
August 04, 2008 at 06:26ionStorm™saysoffice will have to upgrade...eventually. can only hold out for so long.
August 04, 2008 at 06:26☢artreyusayshmm how un-user friendly?
August 04, 2008 at 06:27ionStorm™saysi'm not happy with vista either...but i wanna play games. the day i stop playing games, i'll settle for a Mac.
August 04, 2008 at 06:27☢artreyusaysi dunno..so far..i encounter no problem with vista....*touch wood*
August 04, 2008 at 06:27ionStorm™saysno need touch wood. its not as problematic as people make it out to be.
August 04, 2008 at 06:28ionStorm™saysi personally think its still a piece of junk. it feels very clunky.
August 04, 2008 at 06:28smashpopsaysid suggest you get a macbook pro. seriously.. give it a try and ull neever look back.
August 04, 2008 at 06:29ionStorm™saysshe said games though...but didn't mention what games.
August 04, 2008 at 06:29Kitothewoodratsaysthat Mac is definitely my choice the instant I grow out of my gaming era...
August 04, 2008 at 06:28ionStorm™saysdo you think pinkpau plays WoW?
August 04, 2008 at 06:29Kitothewoodratsaysuser-Unfriendliness as in when you wish to change certain settings and find that they seem to bury it even further and harder to find...
August 04, 2008 at 06:34ionStorm™saysdon't go for the pro lah. you can get a decent macbook for under 5k.
August 04, 2008 at 06:37☢artreyusaysspec to spec..it is still overpriced if compared to windows lappie
August 04, 2008 at 06:36naeboosaysu dont knw my office.im using a 3yo pc and i think they want me to use 3yrs more
August 04, 2008 at 06:38ionStorm™saysbut you're not running Win98. you're running WinXP. it will be another 3 years before MS stops issuing updates for XP.
August 04, 2008 at 06:40☢artreyusaysi thought they already stop after SP3?
August 04, 2008 at 06:41ionStorm™saysafter factoring in all the stuff that don't usually come in windows pc hardware...you realize that a macbook is not THAT severely overprice.
August 04, 2008 at 06:40naeboosaysthat means i will use this pc for another 6yrs!!! then, when i actually use vista, i wld be so having S/O shock!
August 04, 2008 at 06:42ionStorm™saysthere might not be an SP4, but there will still be updates. MS issues updates for an OS for 5 years after it is phased out.
August 04, 2008 at 06:42ionStorm™saysuse vista at home first lor...then no shocked.
August 04, 2008 at 06:42☢artreyusaysi mean..mac is still very overprices...it is more of a novelty than an actual necessity...graphics ppl aside
August 04, 2008 at 06:46naeboosaysno lar. by that time,im sure im using a mac ald or sthg
August 04, 2008 at 06:49Kitothewoodratsaysthat the reason MAC is so expensive is coz they take charge of all the hardware their comp uses unlike normal PCs using windows..
August 04, 2008 at 06:48Kitothewoodratsaysand hence MAC's stability in performance... so although it is over priced (ok... very) it is kinda justified...
August 04, 2008 at 06:50ionStorm™saysa couple of reasons why i like the Macbook...proper firewire port (not the 4 pin crap!), s-ips panels, magsafe, iLife
August 04, 2008 at 06:51Kitothewoodratsaysi still hope to own a MAC soon... *prays to god for sudden luck in winning lottery...*
August 04, 2008 at 06:50naeboosaysalso coz less ppl buying mac=costlier production
August 04, 2008 at 06:52ionStorm™saysoh...and Macs actually have DVI ports, while most windows notebooks only have analog VGA. you can't drive a 24" LCD with analog.
August 04, 2008 at 06:54ionStorm™saysApple could easily have reduced the price of their notebooks and sell more, which would in turn generate higher quantity.
August 04, 2008 at 06:54ionStorm™sayswhich leads me to believe that the pricing is intentional and won't go down, even if more people buy Macs.
August 04, 2008 at 06:55Kitothewoodratsaysyes... tell that to apple... oh do please...
August 04, 2008 at 06:56naeboosaysaksi marr.. they generating more income with ipods
August 04, 2008 at 06:56☢artreyusayswell an analogy....u can still drive a car with the basic spec..but..Mac is like a car packed in..shiftronic gears...cruise control..
August 04, 2008 at 06:57☢artreyusays10 cd changer...ipod port....
August 04, 2008 at 07:07naeboosayspc=kancil, mac=merc
August 04, 2008 at 07:08☢artreyusaysnot so big a difference la
August 04, 2008 at 07:11crazystratsaysMacs are not expensive if compared to PCs of the same spec. Macbooks start at 3899. laptops below 3k are just stripped out units - no point.
August 04, 2008 at 07:15☢artreyusayswith 3899..i think u can get a better spec laps compare to mac.....but with that said..if i'm rich enuff..i'll get a mac too
August 04, 2008 at 07:21ionStorm™saysif you only look at basic numbers like proc speed, ram and hdd...then you could probably get a pc for alot cheaper.
August 04, 2008 at 07:22ionStorm™saysyou need to take the entire package into consideration, as well as other details not specifically mentioned.
August 04, 2008 at 07:29☢artreyusaysyeah..as i said..mac include alot of stuff..that u don't usually need..
August 04, 2008 at 07:37crazystratsaysartreyu: like what?
August 04, 2008 at 10:30reallybitessayshaiyo shes not going to design stuff or what..macbook pro not practical la. better use the money to get a laptop + 22" lcd woot
August 04, 2008 at 10:46ionStorm™sayspau, give us abit more details. budget, type of games played, preferences -- size, weight, color.
August 04, 2008 at 11:23pinkpausaysbudget around 2 to 5k? I wanna play games like wow and dota. Need something w long battery life!
August 04, 2008 at 11:26pinkpaumac is out of the q cos i dun hv time to get used to it shd i get vista or xp?
August 04, 2008 at 11:34☢artreyusayspau playing WoW.....wow!
August 04, 2008 at 11:39ionStorm™saysso she DOES want to play WoW....ahahahah...
August 04, 2008 at 11:38reallybitessayshmm most new laptop comes with vista now
August 04, 2008 at 11:40ionStorm™sayshow about size? 15" notebooks usually 2.5kgs. i suggest getting a 13.3" notebook...usually 1.6kg's. easy to put on coffee table oso.
August 04, 2008 at 11:39reallybitessayswow and dota is compatible with vista right?
August 04, 2008 at 11:40☢artreyuisplaying dota & starcraft from this vista 32bit
August 04, 2008 at 11:41ionStorm™saysi vote for Dell XPS M1330!
August 04, 2008 at 11:40reallybitessayshow many gigs of RAM do you have artreyu
August 04, 2008 at 11:41reallybitessayspinkpau - peter recently bought the xps m1310 and it died after like 3 days haha. but dell extended his warranty to 3 years after he bising.
August 04, 2008 at 11:42reallybitessaysand oh if u are planning to get dell, better get it in US coz i think the warranty here covers Asia only?
August 04, 2008 at 11:44☢artreyusayshmm i think they have international cover plans...but that is going to cost you
August 04, 2008 at 11:52pinkpaui was looking at the dell 1330 too but some of my friends hv complaints abt it dying. As for size, 15inches!
August 04, 2008 at 11:53pinkpaueh but if buy in US then more expensive right
August 04, 2008 at 11:55reallybitessaysbut if you buy here and then get the US warranty, i think it will add up to about the same lo
August 04, 2008 at 11:56crazystratsaysdon't forget mac can run XP too, and anyway you're going to spend another few hundred bucks 'downgrading' to XP.
August 04, 2008 at 13:32ionStorm™saysas long as tak mati la. anything besides a Dell is hard to send for warranty.
August 04, 2008 at 13:33ionStorm™saysApple's also really good warranty claims I think.
August 04, 2008 at 13:46ginhooisaysdid anyone suggested BenQ ? my bf bought that earlier this year. good spec, reasonable price, perfect for WoW.
August 04, 2008 at 13:49ginhooisaysi think the model is something called S41 joybook.
August 04, 2008 at 13:55ionStorm™saysanother option would be the Dell Latitude D630. the build quality is better than the inspiron series. doesn't look fancy tho...
August 04, 2008 at 13:56naeboosaysi know toshiba's speakers are good.
August 04, 2008 at 14:42reallybitessaysstudio 15 or xps m1510 leh
August 04, 2008 at 14:43ionStorm™sayslol...i think this plurk will make pau more confused.
August 04, 2008 at 14:46ionStorm™saysmy vote is still a Dell...mainly because it will be easy to do warranty claims. CompleteCover even covers accidental damage and breakage.
August 04, 2008 at 14:46ionStorm™saysas a student, don't think you'd want to be left hanging without a machine for too long.
August 04, 2008 at 15:09Kitothewoodratsaysi still think ASUS is the best considering her preferences. Go check out the ASUS websidt
August 04, 2008 at 15:48Kitothewoodratsayshahahaha we are just practically gonna repeat everything all over again.. i suggest she reads everything and then decide
August 04, 2008 at 15:50Kitothewoodratsaysand for the time being, we should stop repeating what we said just now, or it will just confuse her
August 04, 2008 at 15:50☢artreyusaysnope..i work for maxis
August 04, 2008 at 15:51naeboosaysI HATES MAXIS. *refuses to talk to artreyu from now on*
August 04, 2008 at 15:55ionStorm™sayswhy yousa hate maxis? den what you use?
August 04, 2008 at 15:57naeboosaysDIGI i will follow uuuuuuuuu.. since 1997
August 04, 2008 at 16:04Kitothewoodratsayshe used to use DIGI for like a very long time... but after his bad experience with their hidden charges, he switched to Maxis...
August 04, 2008 at 16:11ionStorm™saysi started out with maxis, then changed to digi cos the rates were better...but i was getting horrible network service...
August 04, 2008 at 16:10ionStorm™saysso now i'm back on maxis.