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[MEGATHREAD] Personal Computer - Updated builds thanks to Logical Increments
Nexus:
Are laptops fair game in this thread too?
I need a new laptop for college as my old one is starting to get some hardware issues.
I don't have a set budget, but I'm still paying for it myself. Something around $1000 is probably ideal. I have been stuck with some really crappy laptops in the past and don't want something that can't even do blockland well.
Probably first priority for me is having a good battery life and not being a giant brick of lead to lug around.
I don't need it to be a really powerful computer since I'll be bringing along a desktop most likely, although I am not too keen on getting an ultrabook because they all seem to be stupidly expensive and low performing.
I'm tempted to get this computer since it seems to be a great value (moderate/low price+high performance), which might even make it possible to not need to bring my desktop along, but apparently the battery life sucks (not surprising), which is a problem.
http://shop.lenovo.com/SEUILibrary/controller/e/web/LenovoPortal/en_US/catalog.workflow:item.detail?GroupID=457&Code=59371972
I think things like touchscreens/backlit keyboards are nice and I'm willing to pay a little extra if that's an option, but I wouldn't pass up an otherwise good computer because it doesn't have them.
I would jump for this computer if it didn't have a ridiculously small 128GB of disk space (less than half of which is actually usable) and didn't seem overpriced.
http://www.cnet.com/laptops/lenovo-ideapad-yoga-13/4505-3121_7-35477652.html
Any suggestions for computers that I should look at?
Titanium Man:
what you gona be doing on the laptop?
Nexus:
--- Quote from: Titanium Man on May 25, 2013, 12:19:14 AM ---what you gona be doing on the laptop?
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College stuff, not really sure about anything more specific. Probably carrying it around wherever I go.
I'm going into computer science/software engineering, so it definitely can't be cheap and low performance. At the same time, I plan on having my desktop for anything really intensive.
MegaScientifical:
Is it normal for the new hardrive to be making a definite pulsing sound? It's like... I don't know how to spell the noise, but it pulses like "wuum... wuum... wuum..." perfectly audible.
King Leo:
--- Quote from: Mr.jacksaunt on May 24, 2013, 11:22:40 PM ---A desktop GPU shouldn't fry under normal conditions, in any circumstance, airflow or not. It might be the motherboard, what brand is it?
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Asus P8Z77-V Pro