Getting a New Computer for school, suggestions: ???

NewPolution · *Last edited by NewPolution on 26 Dec 2008 05:16 am; edited 1 time in total*

I'm leaning towards a mac. Suggest PC's and Macs please. Laptop ofc.

Moogle · Posted: 26 Dec 2008 04:17 pm Post subject:

Around how much are you looking to spend and is it strictly for school meaning you won't install any games that require high graphics?

Noctres · Posted: 26 Dec 2008 04:47 pm Post subject:

RofL · Posted: 27 Dec 2008 09:47 am Post subject:

If you're looking 1000+ then buy a PC
If you're looking 1000- then buy a Laptop
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If you ask me, I would buy a Laptop

Schoolhacker · Posted: 27 Dec 2008 09:30 pm Post subject:

get a pc... macs are expansive and you can't do much on a mac... pc works best...

Braindead · Posted: 27 Dec 2008 10:32 pm Post subject:

Schoolhacker · Posted: 28 Dec 2008 05:32 pm Post subject:

Braindead · Posted: 28 Dec 2008 06:27 pm Post subject:

Schoolhacker · Posted: 28 Dec 2008 06:35 pm Post subject:

Noctres · Posted: 28 Dec 2008 07:28 pm Post subject:

Braindead · Posted: 28 Dec 2008 09:22 pm Post subject:

NewPolution · Posted: 28 Dec 2008 09:43 pm Post subject:

Lol by school computer I mean my new d3 computer of course. d3 will be the only game on it most likely, plus schools stuff, plus photoshop

treezzzzz · Posted: 29 Dec 2008 04:19 am Post subject:

PCs are generally less expensive than macs if roughly equal capabilities.

laptops are also a lot more expensive than desktops. unless it absolutely has to be a laptop, you should probably look into getting some parts and assembling a desktop.
if your school really needs a laptop you could always assemble a desktop and get a really cheap laptop.

ofc another thing to consider is that if your computer at home is not very good then getting a laptop might be pretty good since then you'd be able to play d3 over the break.

at any rate, fujitsu, IBM, and dell make pretty good laptops i think. although with dell im not that sure about this anymore since i havent looked at one in a while but they used to be pretty good; their XPS gaming laptops are prolly what you'd be getting if you get a dell and i hear those are still pretty good. you can also check the reviews online, those are usually pretty useful too.

a few things to keep in mind: with playing RPGs like diablo, make sure your hard drive is decent! a bad hard drive CAN AND WILL lag your framerate (7200 rpm is good enough, but i doubt you need anything more; 10k rpm and solid state drives are overkill imo, although solid state is supposed to be more durable).

also

happyguy44 · Posted: 29 Dec 2008 09:53 am Post subject:

Moogle · Posted: 29 Dec 2008 05:58 pm Post subject:

I agree a desktop PC would be good for you, if you don't need a laptop for class. Building a good one will cost you a lot less if you bought one already made. You just have to find the right parts and deals for them.

RAM is becoming so cheap now after rebates, quad cores are getting cheaper (cheapest I've seen has been $180.00), high storage HDDs are also cheaper, 22" monitors I'm seeing for about $150-$200 after rebates and even 19" ones around $80-$100 after rebate, I don't know much about graphics card, DVD drives are $20.00 shipped, sometimes they sell motherboards with CPUs at a great price. Since you're a student you can get an OS for cheap.

If you do build one go to www.newegg.com they always have great prices there.

NewPolution · Posted: 30 Dec 2008 10:49 pm Post subject:

Thanks for the help everyone

Schoolhacker · Posted: 01 Jan 2009 06:07 pm Post subject: