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post #101 of 126
6/24/04 at 8:13am
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My dad actually made a configuration.... here's the following:

CX-5
1.7 Dothan
60 gig 5400 RPM HD
512 MB
Intel Wireless-G
Preformatted-HD Only

$1,648 + shipping cost (2% student discount not applied yet)

What'd you guys think? Go for Hypersonic? (I still can't figure out how to get a 3% discount)

Is it worth for me to add a hundred more for the faster HD? Or should I goto ibuypower.com or rjtech.com or something?
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post #102 of 126
6/24/04 at 11:58am
personally i think the 7200 rpm drive is worth it, but you may find 5400 is perfectly fine.

hypersonic's price for the service you get looks good with that discount imo
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post #103 of 126
6/24/04 at 2:24pm
if you're not using for very intense things like really new games or, if you do, you don't mind long load times, then a 5400rpm drive should be fine...i think. man i wish i was eligible for the student discount...but i guess being in 8th grade doesn't count.
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post #104 of 126
6/24/04 at 2:54pm
if your good with computers, u can choose not to have memory included and buy it seperately. this will take 140 off the price and new memory from a store will cost you about 100
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post #105 of 126
6/24/04 at 6:31pm
but you have to think to yourself: are the $40-50 savings really worth it? IMO, not really.
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post #106 of 126
6/24/04 at 6:43pm
imho, yes. If i gave you 40 bucks to snap in a DIMM, I'm sure you would do it.
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post #107 of 126
6/24/04 at 7:28pm
that's a different story altogether, because i would be perfectly willing to perform such a menial task for such a great price. however, if you're looking for less of a hassle/more convenience then why not just spend the $40-50 to have the laptop come with the RAM?
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post #108 of 126
6/24/04 at 7:33pm
because it's not worth $40-50 when i can do it myself? i dont understand.
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post #109 of 126
6/24/04 at 7:41pm
never mind, we agree to disagree, eh? i was just saying that it's more convenient, not that it's worth it.
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post #110 of 126
6/25/04 at 1:09am
im just saying trying telling him that so the price can be lowered a little so he can get the 7200 rpm drive
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post #111 of 126
6/25/04 at 9:30am
oh, in that case, then it does sorta make sense. but doesn't the hard drive cost more on the site as well? me confused....
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post #112 of 126
6/25/04 at 2:34pm
yea but theres no option to not have the hrd drive included and it only costs 100 bucks to upgrade to the 7200 rpm model
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post #113 of 126
6/25/04 at 5:06pm
true, but you could always sell the shxtty basic one that you got with the comp and then go buy a 7k60. that's what I'm gonna do with my soon-to-be-ordered ferrari 3200.
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post #114 of 126
6/29/04 at 11:41pm
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Finally - after one loooooooonng month of research ----

MY HYPERSONIC CX-5 (CL56) IS PURCHASED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!






Here's the configs:

Aviator CX-5
1.7 Dothan
Mobile R9700
512 mb memory
60 gig 5400 RPM
Wireless 2200B/G
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post #115 of 126
6/30/04 at 1:57pm
congratulations!
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post #116 of 126
6/30/04 at 8:08pm
congrats crellion, wish i were you right now... speaking of purchasing laptops, as of now i have a july 20th deadline for purchasing a laptop, and would like to get it around the end of july-early august. currently i'm looking at either an acer ferrari 3200, sager 4750, or abs mayhem g3 (not sure about the sager though because i was just trying out a powerbook 17" and its rather huge). which of these would be most likely to ship within my arrival time range assuming that it's available when i want to buy it?
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post #117 of 126
7/1/04 at 7:31pm
Ok, why don't you take the $1500 or so from your Dad and work for the rest to buy your perfect P.C. I don't know how old you are but you sound young and spoiled. Why don't you get little part time gig, mow some lawns or something. Earn the rest and then you'll be happy. Just my 2cents and sorry if I came off harsh.
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post #118 of 126
7/1/04 at 7:35pm
yeah i agree with tresmith...i have to pay for every cent of my laptop i am buying for college...so i would say stop complaining
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post #119 of 126
7/1/04 at 10:39pm
were you talking to me? because i wasn't complaining and by no means am i a spoiled little sh!t. FYI, smartass, i do have to pay for my laptop, but since i don't have the money right this second, my parents are willing to loan me the difference until i can pay them back. if that makes me spoiled, then so be it. and to get a little bit more off topic, wtf makes you think that i'm spoiled in the first place, huh?
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post #120 of 126
7/1/04 at 10:44pm
wasn't talking about you
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