So, my roommate asks me the other day what laptop he should consider. I have no clue what to recommend, so I figured I would ask you fellas. I have been reading the forum for a while now and you guys know what your talking about, and have found some information, but not enough. So this is what I had him do, was to write down what he did on his computer after he got off it each time for a week so I could actually determine what he uses it for. I came to the conclusion:
*web surfing (random things on the internet)
*He loves his music. He has a lot of music, but I told him an external hdd was possible if he needed it
*Plays Counter Strike from time to time (see below)
This was his main things he wanted in a computer:
-Portability
He has had a desktop forever so this would be his first laptop. One of the reasons he is switching to a laptop is because of the portability. My roommate actually goes to class and the library (which I hope to one day see, I do way too much
at the bars). So therefore, he wanted a computer that was portable. I came up with the idea of buying an external monitor and using that when he is in the dorm room (good idea?) and then just unplugging it from the monitor when he wants to take it. I figured at 13.3 screen, possibily a 15.4 screen would fit him well.
-External Media Buttons
He saw my XPS Gen2 and liked the external buttons on it. I think they come on a great deal of the laptops offered so I told him it shouldn't be that hard to find it.
-Speed
I have a 2.13 ghz in mine and love it (plus I have 1 gb of RAM so that makes a difference). I started to read about FSB for a little bit and it was explained to me as the bus is the street and the signal are the cars, the bigger the bus or faster the bus speed than more the signal can go. So therefore, I have been looking for laptops with a 533 mhz FSB. I hope that's right.
-Decent Graphics
He plays Counter Strike a decent amount. He is not a hardcore gamer, but figure on a scale of 1-10 at school, i want to say maybe a 6?
I been looking at Dell, Acus, Acer. Was considering a few laptops, but different processors (AMD I think and P-M) I don't get the difference between them. Any suggestions? Thanks fellas, have to give credit to the guys here, you guys are crazy amazing.
*web surfing (random things on the internet)
*He loves his music. He has a lot of music, but I told him an external hdd was possible if he needed it
*Plays Counter Strike from time to time (see below)
This was his main things he wanted in a computer:
-Portability
He has had a desktop forever so this would be his first laptop. One of the reasons he is switching to a laptop is because of the portability. My roommate actually goes to class and the library (which I hope to one day see, I do way too much
at the bars). So therefore, he wanted a computer that was portable. I came up with the idea of buying an external monitor and using that when he is in the dorm room (good idea?) and then just unplugging it from the monitor when he wants to take it. I figured at 13.3 screen, possibily a 15.4 screen would fit him well.-External Media Buttons
He saw my XPS Gen2 and liked the external buttons on it. I think they come on a great deal of the laptops offered so I told him it shouldn't be that hard to find it.
-Speed
I have a 2.13 ghz in mine and love it (plus I have 1 gb of RAM so that makes a difference). I started to read about FSB for a little bit and it was explained to me as the bus is the street and the signal are the cars, the bigger the bus or faster the bus speed than more the signal can go. So therefore, I have been looking for laptops with a 533 mhz FSB. I hope that's right.
-Decent Graphics
He plays Counter Strike a decent amount. He is not a hardcore gamer, but figure on a scale of 1-10 at school, i want to say maybe a 6?
I been looking at Dell, Acus, Acer. Was considering a few laptops, but different processors (AMD I think and P-M) I don't get the difference between them. Any suggestions? Thanks fellas, have to give credit to the guys here, you guys are crazy amazing.
