Tech noob needs help: What laptop should i get?

[lexitu]

@ kevvy - yeah that's the gist of it.

[Russ]

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.

[Greatness]

imo anything > core 2 duo is good enough for work/sufring the net/low quality games

[bomb]

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=

[ariawuu]

WOA MAN thankssss bomb

[Greatness]

bomb that is another cracker deal!

[bomb]

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

[ariawuu]

LOL ceeeebs and parents probably ceebs  i appreciate it though

[_avO]

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

[echenzi]

Too bad can't get there tonight.

[_avO]

Me too, i'm like 2 hrs away.. dammit want this!

[lexitu]

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".

[ariawuu]

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

[echenzi]

are you going to try ?

[_avO]

I can still go for this one http://www.centrecom.com.au/catalog/product_info.php?sort=2a&products_id=49679