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Old 06-15-09   #1 (permalink)
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Okay guys, here it goes:

I need a laptop that I can use for school and my parents can use at home, but I don't trust them going out and just buying one, since they have no clue what's good and what isn't.

I'm new to the whole laptop thing having only built/bought desktops, and was wondering if I could get some help finding the best laptop for under $700. I'm looking for something decently fast (doesn't need to be super fast, just fast enough to get things done), 4 gigs of ram, and a 250gb hard drive or larger.

It can come with Vista or XP, either is fine with me since I'll most likely upgrade it to Windows 7 anyway. I'm also looking for a decent sized screen and decent battery life, as I don't want to have to have it plugged in all the time. Any and all help is highly appreciated. Thanks in advance!

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That looks like a decent laptop for only $650, thanks for the link!

Anyone else have something to match/beat it? Thanks!

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So, the safest PC is not one that's turned off and unplugged - but one where the PSU has been taken out, stuffed inside a small goat, and burned.
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Western Digital Caviar 320gb		 Sound Card
Supreme FX II		 Power Supply
Rosewill RX750		 Case
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Nice find, thanks!

Are there any other deals out there that I'm missing?

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So, the safest PC is not one that's turned off and unplugged - but one where the PSU has been taken out, stuffed inside a small goat, and burned.
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e6750 @ 3.60 GHz (1.425 VCore)		 Motherboard
Asus Maximus Formula (Rampage Formula 803 Bios)		 Memory
G. Skill 4gb (2x2) DDR2 800 		Graphics Card
Sapphire HD 4850 512mb
Hard Drive
Western Digital Caviar 320gb		 Sound Card
Supreme FX II		 Power Supply
Rosewill RX750		 Case
Apevia X-Cruiser Mid-Tower
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Thermaltake SpinQ		 GPU cooling
Stock (for now)		 OS
Windows 7 Ultimate x64		 Monitor
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So, the safest PC is not one that's turned off and unplugged - but one where the PSU has been taken out, stuffed inside a small goat, and burned.
We Are The Red Tide
I Fold For Team 37726
E6750 @ 3.60 GHz
Remember the TOS!

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CPU
e6750 @ 3.60 GHz (1.425 VCore)		 Motherboard
Asus Maximus Formula (Rampage Formula 803 Bios)		 Memory
G. Skill 4gb (2x2) DDR2 800 		Graphics Card
Sapphire HD 4850 512mb
Hard Drive
Western Digital Caviar 320gb		 Sound Card
Supreme FX II		 Power Supply
Rosewill RX750		 Case
Apevia X-Cruiser Mid-Tower
CPU cooling
Thermaltake SpinQ		 GPU cooling
Stock (for now)		 OS
Windows 7 Ultimate x64		 Monitor
Samsung 23" SyncMaster 2333
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Bump. Anyone?
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So, the safest PC is not one that's turned off and unplugged - but one where the PSU has been taken out, stuffed inside a small goat, and burned.
We Are The Red Tide
I Fold For Team 37726
E6750 @ 3.60 GHz
Remember the TOS!

System: <(^^,)>
CPU
e6750 @ 3.60 GHz (1.425 VCore)		 Motherboard
Asus Maximus Formula (Rampage Formula 803 Bios)		 Memory
G. Skill 4gb (2x2) DDR2 800 		Graphics Card
Sapphire HD 4850 512mb
Hard Drive
Western Digital Caviar 320gb		 Sound Card
Supreme FX II		 Power Supply
Rosewill RX750		 Case
Apevia X-Cruiser Mid-Tower
CPU cooling
Thermaltake SpinQ		 GPU cooling
Stock (for now)		 OS
Windows 7 Ultimate x64		 Monitor
Samsung 23" SyncMaster 2333
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DeLL Outlet. But the other two look very good in budget.
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