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Re: What are kids usin' these days for class laptops? - ViPER1313 - 08-25-2011
Evan Wrote:a little bigger but a hell of a deal for tree fitty
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Not bad for the price, but battery life is also probably only 3 hours during normal use, tops (reviews advertise "up to 4 hours.)
Re: What are kids usin' these days for class laptops? - Evan - 08-25-2011
just get this iphoneboy
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Re: What are kids usin' these days for class laptops? - .RJ - 08-25-2011
I have tried using a mac laptop, I cant do it.
Re: What are kids usin' these days for class laptops? - ViPER1313 - 08-26-2011
If you are willing to wait a month or 2, Intel's "ultrabook" models will start dropping which are exactly what you are looking for, although they will all probably be in the $700 to $900 range. Check out the Asus UX21 for an example.
Re: What are kids usin' these days for class laptops? - .RJ - 08-26-2011
Samsung already has something similar out (Series 9), and all of those are $1200 and up so I think its going to be more expensive than that. I also really think I'd want a hard drive - but then again do I really need more than 128 gb? It would certainly be faster.... that would hold more storage for movies and pics than I'd use on a multi week vacation.
Question: can SSD's be swapped out like hard drives as capacity gets cheaper? Or are they integrated into the motherboard? I'm sure I could buy a 32gb SD card for backup extra storage if I needed it for... whatever.
If I really wanted to pare down and get light/fast/internet only use then I'd buy the chrome book, but I want a little more flexibility than that.
Re: What are kids usin' these days for class laptops? - Mike - 08-26-2011
ssd is same as any other hd.
Re: What are kids usin' these days for class laptops? - .RJ - 08-26-2011
Always? The netbook I have now, I cant upgrade the memory - its integrated onto a chip with the processor. I know nothing about SSD's in laptops.
Re: What are kids usin' these days for class laptops? - Evan - 08-26-2011
memory != disk storage
yes, you can upgrade to ssd
why are you so focused on portability when you use it 99% at home?
just use the netbook while travelling and get something nicer and easier to use to masturbate at home
Re: What are kids usin' these days for class laptops? - .RJ - 08-26-2011
Evan Wrote:memory != disk storage
Yes, I know. But I didnt expect something I couldnt upgrade at all when I bought the Dell either.
Evan Wrote:just use the netbook while travelling
Because it makes me want to stab myself in the face. I hate it. I dont like a bulky laptop for home use either. I looked at some reviews of the Samsung series 9, there are some pretty good deals to be had but the reviews are pretty shitty - hardware problems, poor support.
Re: What are kids usin' these days for class laptops? - Apoc - 08-26-2011
WTB: laptop that is awesome at everything and will fly on a mini unicorn to wherever I might need it.
any ideas?
Re: What are kids usin' these days for class laptops? - .RJ - 08-26-2011
I dont want to do any heavy lifting with it (games, CS3, etc). Stop being a grouch.
Re: What are kids usin' these days for class laptops? - Mike - 08-26-2011
and it has to be cheap.
Re: What are kids usin' these days for class laptops? - .RJ - 08-26-2011
I'm realizing I need to expand the budget for this one so I dont end up with something else I hate.
Re: What are kids usin' these days for class laptops? - Apoc - 08-26-2011
For $700, you can get a pretty awesome Lenovo.
That's probably the manufaturer I would recommend these days.
Re: What are kids usin' these days for class laptops? - Apoc - 08-28-2011
Asus UL20FT-B1 Ultraportable Notebook: Core i3 380UM 1.33GHz, 4GB DDR3, 500GB HDD, 12.1" 1366x768 LED, WiFi N, 6-cell Battery, Win 7 Prem $410 + Free Shipping
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Re: What are kids usin' these days for class laptops? - ViPER1313 - 08-28-2011
Apoc Wrote:Asus UL20FT-B1 Ultraportable Notebook: Core i3 380UM 1.33GHz, 4GB DDR3, 500GB HDD, 12.1" 1366x768 LED, WiFi N, 6-cell Battery, Win 7 Prem $410 + Free ShippingPerfect do it
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Re: What are kids usin' these days for class laptops? - Evan - 08-28-2011
RJ waffles waaayyy too much to buy something off of slickdeals.
he wont buy anything and sometime in 2013 he will start another thread "for srs this time guys Im going to buy a laptop"
Re: What are kids usin' these days for class laptops? - .RJ - 08-28-2011
Hey I bought that Media PC off of a slickdeals post :lol:
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Re: What are kids usin' these days for class laptops? - Evan - 08-29-2011
after how many years of waffling?
wait for one of these
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or the asus mentioned above
Re: What are kids usin' these days for class laptops? - .RJ - 08-29-2011
Only like 2 years. Moving out made me buy something
That Acer looks really nice for the money... hmmm...