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Old 07-03-08   #1 (permalink)
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Alright, I need a new laptop for college that cannot pass $1000. I will do be doing normal stuff that students do on a lappy which includes homework, listening to music, internet, watching vids, download, and I will also be doing some mild gaming on it, probably just CSS. So whats the best laptop that I could get that can do all that for up to $1000?
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You can get one of the Gateway FX series on sale at bestbuy for around a thousand. Can't really beat it for the price.

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ya i know what u mean, i just got one but sint for gaming 750 bucks probably wont run css but im just using it for skool since my desktop is for gaming..
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Dell XPS M1530 Starts at $999 with a C2D at 1.83 GHz, 2 GB DDR2, and an NVidia 8600m which is plenty sufficient for CS:S +some. One of the best selling at the moment.
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ya i know what u mean, i just got one but sint for gaming 750 bucks probably wont run css but im just using it for skool since my desktop is for gaming..
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doesnt get bad index score either :O

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Asus makes great cheap laptops but I'm not sure how well Source will run.

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shouldn't it be <$1000 ?
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You can't go wrong with any that have been suggested so far, but the Dell XPS is a sexy beast for that price. . .
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Alright, I need a new laptop for college that cannot pass $1000.
Then you mean "Best Laptop < $1000".
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