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General Discussion => General Discussion Boards => Technology and Gaming => Topic started by: ariawuu on December 26, 2010, 07:16:41 pm
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I never gotten a laptop before so i have been using this PC for ageees. so I don't know the best laptop to get for year 12 :(
CHEERIOS! :angel:
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I have a DELL Vostro 1510 which I find very good.
The best for year 12 would be the MacBook Pro though.
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MacBooks? Why are they good? :S i hope its easy to use...
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That's a personal preference -->
I found it really fast and also light, easy to carry around and reading off the screen (which one would have to do a lot in year 12) is a lot easier and less tiring.
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I have a DELL Vostro 1510 which I find very good.
The best for year 12 would be the MacBook Pro though.
MacBook Pro is the best notebook for ANYONE! I'm so getting an apple laptop once I get a decent job.
For now I'm pretty stoked with my iPad.
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MBPs are very good for students. What are you going to be using it for? It could be kinda expensive if you don't really need a particularly powerful one. Especially with the Christmas sales there are some decent study laptops for $600 or so
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i dont wanna break the bank :( macbook pro seems really good to taste but.. probably too expensive.. >.> yes like russ said cheap ones could do haha
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Asus have some nice, sleek design laptops, from experience they are very reliable. Toshiba are very good as well, we've got a laptop that's like 7-8 years old with like 2.6ghz pentnium 4 and 512mb ram which still works perfectly fine.
Im not too sure with Macs tho but from what i gather they seem to be very good laptops for students - specifically students who study arts/media
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Well if you're looking for something cheap and solid, Officeworks or JB are probably a decent bet. No need to go to a specialized store.
Get something like this (that seems to be a pretty damn good deal actually, someone tell me if I missed something there...the graphics card is way above what I'd expect in a budget notebook)
http://www.jbhifi.com.au/computers/compaq/presario-15-inch-notebook-sku-64800/
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yeah macbook pros looks good for media/artsy students but i still want it x.x
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Crickey! That's a pretty good deal. Altho from the picture it looks like the laptop would be quite thick and possibly heavy...
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yeah..... +1 with swarley
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Well if you're looking for something cheap and solid, Officeworks or JB are probably a decent bet. No need to go to a specialized store.
Get something like this (that seems to be a pretty damn good deal actually, someone tell me if I missed something there...the graphics card is way above what I'd expect in a budget notebook)
http://www.jbhifi.com.au/computers/compaq/presario-15-inch-notebook-sku-64800/
+1 That is a nice laptop. Very surprised at the low price. Would definitely run most games.
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Oh the graphics card isn't that strong, it won't run many modern games but it's solid enough to play recent ones
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how about the ipads guys :S quite like laptops ....??
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cmon guys this is vce :P we arent suppose to play games ;)
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how about the ipads guys :S quite like laptops ....??
Doesn't have a physical keyboard so it's not ideal for notetaking and such. iPads are described more to be 'media consumption' machines rather than media production.
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Hey I had the Compaq Presario, the price is cheap for a reason.
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theres keyboard on screen which is relatively equivalent to a physical keyboard lol? is there microsoft word by any chance hehe
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Hey I had the Compaq Presario, the price is cheap for a reason.
LOL what happened to it?
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theres keyboard on screen which is relatively equivalent to a physical keyboard lol? is there microsoft word by any chance hehe
Virtual keyboards << physical keyboards
iPad is not a great idea for notetaking, get a proper tablet if you want to do that
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I dont think tablets are that good... My bro got one for our school laptop programme, and one of the most reoccuring problems is the screen cracking. I dont know whether it's just the laptop model they have or if it's a common problem with al tablets, but id say that you're better off with a normal laptop. Plus tablets are quite expensive.
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there isnt a usb port on ipads as well?
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Nope, iPads suck. And BTW, I wouldn't buy one now, a new one is expected to be released in Jan/Feb.
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Hey I had the Compaq Presario, the price is cheap for a reason.
LOL what happened to it?
Yeah, I want to know!
Also, everyone gets laptops for VCE/Uni etc. Most of us are getting our parents to buy them too... What reasons can you give to your parents to persuade them into buying a laptop :D ?
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It's good for study and it'll get a cashback from the government?
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LOL yesss andd we will work hard in return :P
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well im on the same boat as ariawuu, need a laptop for school.
can someone explain a pc's processor power. i dont really get it. like if u buy a dual core and u have a higher processing speed its like the same as a quad core with a slow speed? Like whats a 'good' processing speed?
btw sorry for hijacking ur thread :)
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haha its cool :) i dont get anything that you said though o_O yeah people educate me here! ;P
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too bad my mum doesnt fall for any of that :(
'You study from books!! and if you get a new laptop you wont work hard, you'll just play games and browse the net all day!'
Ive got an asus eee pc atm, not to bad at least it's one of the newer models
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@ kevvy - yeah that's the gist of it.
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well im on the same boat as ariawuu, need a laptop for school.
can someone explain a pc's processor power. i dont really get it. like if u buy a dual core and u have a higher processing speed its like the same as a quad core with a slow speed? Like whats a 'good' processing speed?
btw sorry for hijacking ur thread :)
As a rough rule, you can multiply the dual core by 2 and the quad core by 4 to get the "overall" power. That's very rough, there are several things it doesn't take into account but if you're just want a general comparison it's close enough.
My old laptop was a core 2 duo 2.5GHZ, which is a pretty decent CPU.
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imo anything > core 2 duo is good enough for work/sufring the net/low quality games
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Don't get a MBP please. Espec if you're a tehc noob and your used to Windows it will take you FOREVER to get used to it. They are heavily overpriced for the low specs they offer.
If you can go by 11:55PM tonight you can pick up this CRAZY notebook:
https://www.mln.com.au/product/?itemID=853&typeID=
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WOA MAN thankssss bomb :D
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bomb that is another cracker deal!
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(https://www.mln.com.au/img/banner/store-contact-info.jpg)
Here are locations, closest one is Essendon :)
If you'd rather more HD space and less RAM: https://www.mln.com.au/product/?itemID=1065&typeID=
But I'd suggest the first one simply because you can get external HDs for cheap. ($49 for 1TB today!!)
So gogogo, you only got till 11:55 :P
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LOL ceeeebs and parents probably ceebs i appreciate it though :)
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Don't get a MBP please. Espec if you're a tehc noob and your used to Windows it will take you FOREVER to get used to it. They are heavily overpriced for the low specs they offer.
If you can go by 11:55PM tonight you can pick up this CRAZY notebook:
https://www.mln.com.au/product/?itemID=853&typeID=
How much would this normally be? I want this for uni/home use
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Too bad can't get there tonight.
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Me too, i'm like 2 hrs away.. dammit want this! :(
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Just give them a call and try and persuade them to hold it for you at the same price. "Otherwise, I'll buy from somewhere else".
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Just give them a call and try and persuade them to hold it for you at the same price. "Otherwise, I'll buy from somewhere else".
lols nice
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are you going to try :P?
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I can still go for this one http://www.centrecom.com.au/catalog/product_info.php?sort=2a&products_id=49679
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That one is pretty good to, but the other was better :)
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has anyone ever bought online from centrecom?
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I haven't mm. Check if the website is certified etc.
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Centrecom is legit dude.
It would be around 200 more another day.
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DAMMIT i want it now... :(
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Go buy it.. :)?
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Don't worry, laptop sales of $200+ are on all the time. I can assure you that you will find an equivalent deal in 2 weeks.
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Centrecom is definitely a trustworthy retailer. Plus all credit/debit cards have backing anyway.
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thanks guys... kudos to everyone !