College student trying to find a good comp (again)

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thread starter xaldinroxas Jul 22 2009 + PM | QUOTE | PERMALINK | REPORT

ONE MORE QUESTION, AT THE BOTTOM, KINDOF IMPORTANT yea...basil keeps deleteing my threads before i can sit down and take a good look at all the computers u guys help me figure out that's right for me =/ ' the dream laptop im looking for (in order): -a comp with 3~4 years life -a comp that can handle LOTS AND LOTS of webpages/tabs being open lol...idk, i just do it alot :3 -comp that can handle gaming of most any type, so if i decide to pick up gaming in college, i can - good/ok battery life so i dont need rechargeing -generally versitile laptop lol idk if that asking much lol....it just needs to be under $1000, preferably below 900. if theres anything else i might need on my computer as a college student, it would be nice if u could help me figure that out too. LAST EDIT I HOPE: lol last question if u care to answer: are asus laptops compatable to hp printers? please say yes lol..

ShiroNoYami 07/22/09 + PM | QUOTE | PERMALINK | REPORT

xaldinroxas said: " -comp that can handle gaming of most any type, so if i decide to pick up gaming in college, i can - good/ok battery life so i dont need rechargeing" These two points kind of contradict each other.

xaldinroxas 07/22/09 + PM | QUOTE | PERMALINK | REPORT

lol, i told u im not good with comps xD also said idk if im asking for alot then go with the first one, ill just recharge a little more...

ShiroNoYami 07/22/09 + PM | QUOTE | PERMALINK | REPORT

The G50 should be good enough, but the CPU isn't OMGAWESOME.

azn011 07/22/09 + PM | QUOTE | PERMALINK | REPORT

Is it me, or was the G50 taken down on the Bestbuy website? :S

xaldinroxas Jul 23 2009 + PM | QUOTE | PERMALINK | REPORT

http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage.jsp?skuId=9366651&type=product&id=1218092150636 this seems like a winner, but my mom would never like the price tag D: http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage.jsp?skuId=9398396&type=product&id=1218099255649 this one seems like an alternet winner, but can anyone tell me the cons of this? i shudda posted sooner, all the people helping me probably went to bed =/ and can anyone explain CPU vs GPU (saw in another thread)? edit: and the "G50" you both are talking about is the one that only costs 850something, right? x3 yes, that one sounds very nice too...ill look on the web, but can someone give me an overview of what the "G50" and the hp pavillion laptops are like?

xmasturxcheefx1 Jul 23 2009 + PM | QUOTE | PERMALINK | REPORT

With rebate lol http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=4786505&CatId=3444 Id go for the 1000$ one since the second one is like 50$ away

Barlogprince 07/23/09 + PM | QUOTE | PERMALINK | REPORT

For maple story, you don't need that. A regular notebook can handle all the graphic, memory, harddrive space. I suggest though, get an Intel Processor over AMD. 4GB ram, 120-320gb hd, any graphic card is find for current laptop. I'm getting a new dell netbook soon, so I'll let you know if I can run it. I think it probably would. For college, word processing, internet surfing, and ms is all you need. I suggest you should save the money.

xaldinroxas 07/23/09 + PM | QUOTE | PERMALINK | REPORT

Barlogprince said: "For maple story, you don't need that. A regular notebook can handle all the graphic, memory, harddrive space. I suggest though, get an Intel Processor over AMD. 4GB ram, 120-320gb hd, any graphic card is find for current laptop. I'm getting a new dell netbook soon, so I'll let you know if I can run it. I think it probably would. For college, word processing, internet surfing, and ms is all you need. I suggest you should save the money." which dont i need? yea, the asus seems pretty powerful if thats wat ur talking about. or are u talking about the hp pavilion or the one the person above u is talking about

Enwove 07/23/09 + PM | QUOTE | PERMALINK | REPORT

Ew Ew Ew. Don't ever get an AMD-powered notebook PC. They're absolute garbage.

walridge3 07/23/09 + PM | QUOTE | PERMALINK | REPORT

Enwove said: "Ew Ew Ew. Don't ever get an AMD-powered notebook PC. They're absolute garbage." And he knows from experience.

xaldinroxas Jul 26 2009 + PM | QUOTE | PERMALINK | REPORT

is tigerdirect a trustable buying source? edit: and is asus a good brand? my mom is questioning it cuz she never heard of it...

azn011 07/26/09 + PM | QUOTE | PERMALINK | REPORT

Tigerdirect is a highly trusted source for buying computer hardware. By all means; use it. It has great prices. But however...you have to buy online using your credit card. There are a few retail stores, but those don't tend to be very common and they have slightly higher prices.

xaldinroxas Jul 26 2009 + PM | QUOTE | PERMALINK | REPORT

can you use a debit card? or just credit...sorry, i dont understand credit/debit rules either xP edit: lol last question if u care to answer: are asus laptops compatable to hp printers? please say yes lol..