Alright, I've done some browsing and searching on this forum, and ya'll seem to be wicked smart, but I haven't really been able to piece together exactly what I'm looking for via all your posts. So, anyways, here goes...
Essentially, I am looking for a notebook that I can use as a desktop replacement, but isn't 50lbs. I will be heading to grad school this fall, so I want something that I can take with me on occasion, but I won't be carrying it everywhere. I want to game some, with some of the newer games my current desktop and laptop can't handle (specifically, M:TW2 and SC2 when it comes out). The screen size doesn't really concern me - ideally, I will be able to set up a laptop dock so I can just plug/unplug my computer and run. Is that feasible?
I won't be doing many multimedia tasks, and am thinking about getting an external HD to put all my music/pictures/papers on. I don't really play music from the computer, I just use it to transfer songs onto my iPod, and I can keep any papers I need on the internal HD. Obviously, I will be doing excel/word/outlook tasks, but pretty much any computer can run those now...right?
And, I don't want to spend a ton of cash if I can avoid it. So, basically, I want the perfect computer for cheap
If anyone can suggest a computer/components/quality dealers outside the big ones (dell, sony, hp, gateway), and/or a good laptop dock that will take a screen, Logitech wireless mouse and keyboard (I think they have both USB and regular connections), speakers, and 1 or 2 extra USB ports, and/or a good cooling system, I'd greatly appreciate it.
If you want to call me an 1d107 n00b, that's fine too
Essentially, I am looking for a notebook that I can use as a desktop replacement, but isn't 50lbs. I will be heading to grad school this fall, so I want something that I can take with me on occasion, but I won't be carrying it everywhere. I want to game some, with some of the newer games my current desktop and laptop can't handle (specifically, M:TW2 and SC2 when it comes out). The screen size doesn't really concern me - ideally, I will be able to set up a laptop dock so I can just plug/unplug my computer and run. Is that feasible?
I won't be doing many multimedia tasks, and am thinking about getting an external HD to put all my music/pictures/papers on. I don't really play music from the computer, I just use it to transfer songs onto my iPod, and I can keep any papers I need on the internal HD. Obviously, I will be doing excel/word/outlook tasks, but pretty much any computer can run those now...right?
And, I don't want to spend a ton of cash if I can avoid it. So, basically, I want the perfect computer for cheap
If anyone can suggest a computer/components/quality dealers outside the big ones (dell, sony, hp, gateway), and/or a good laptop dock that will take a screen, Logitech wireless mouse and keyboard (I think they have both USB and regular connections), speakers, and 1 or 2 extra USB ports, and/or a good cooling system, I'd greatly appreciate it.
If you want to call me an 1d107 n00b, that's fine too
