Laptop Store

[abcdqdxD]

SSD's are way too expensive though..

[kenhung123]

Awesome, really considering this now. So should I get a laptop then buy an SSD and install it myself? I mean mid ranged laptops don't even have 7200RPM as an option.
And how about when I'm watching movies, you know how sometimes you want to skip a section, and it takes like a few seconds to process, does an SSD improve that?

[Russ]

No, installing things into laptops is a massive pain if you don't know what you're doing and voids your warranty. Buy a laptop with an SSD in it (if it's not in your budget I wouldn't stretch to reach it, if all you want is a general use laptop for word processing and net browsing).

[Mr Keshy]

SSD's are way too expensive though..

That depends, as I said, as a primary drive, they are too expensive, but as a boot disk, they are coming down pretty well.

a 128gb Samsung 830 is $95, pretty good for the benefits.

[HighLatency]

You can also buy those hybrid ones where the bulk of the storage is on a disk hard drive and has a small ssd (around 32gb) which the operating system is located on so it still boots fast.

[abcdqdxD]

No point buying an SSD just to see faster boot speeds imo.. if you're gunna get an SSD you have to install your OS + have your most frequent programs/files on it to really notice an increase in speed (which is where the price/storage issue comes in). If all your main files are located on your regular disk hard drive due to the small storage in SSDs, you won't really notice much of a speed increase..

[Truck]

I built my computer ~3 and a bit years ago. It cost me ~$1800 including case, mouse and keyboard but not including the screen. It still plays video games with a really good FPS, still boots fast and I can't see myself needing to upgrade it for at least another 2 years, and I use my PC pretty heavily for gaming.

If you're a gamer, find a balance between cost and future proofing, because in the long run it's cheaper to spend a little bit more now then it is to have to upgrade your computer later on so you can play that "next game".

[Russ]

What did you buy 4 years ago for that little that you're going to get another 2 years at high FPS with high quality?

I never future proof, upgrading in the price/performance tradeoff is always cheaper

[kenhung123]

No, installing things into laptops is a massive pain if you don't know what you're doing and voids your warranty. Buy a laptop with an SSD in it (if it's not in your budget I wouldn't stretch to reach it, if all you want is a general use laptop for word processing and net browsing).

I've changed my LCD and added RAM before, it wasn't too difficult, you essentially just unscrew the part, unplug and replug the new device.

[Truck]

What did you buy 4 years ago for that little that you're going to get another 2 years at high FPS with high quality?

I never future proof, upgrading in the price/performance tradeoff is always cheaper

XFX HD 4890 graphics card, it still does pretty well. 8GB of pretty high performance RAM (forgot it's details), an AMD Phenom X4 955 quad-core processor at ~3.2 GHz... The biggest bottleneck right now is my hard drive, I think I'd have a solid performance boost if I got an SSD but haven't had the time/motivation to do so this year. I also have a Thermaltake V9 case and I'm confident that if I wanted to, the PC could be overclocked pretty easily especially if I bought some more fans... just ceeb atm.

And sorry, I got it in Term 3 year 9, so it's not been 4 years yet, just 3 and a bit.

[Mr Keshy]

Hard disk, RAM, wifi-bluetooth and optical drivers are usually a cinch. But it can be a bit daunting for some people I guess!

[paulsterio]

LOL, people actually use AMD processors? :O

[abcdqdxD]

whats wrong with AMD? It's not THAT bad + its a lot cheaper That being said, all my computers are running on intel chips

[Truck]

LOL, people actually use AMD processors? :O

good value for money.

i5's weren't out when I was building my PC, and the cheapest i7 was like $400, and the AMD quad-core processor was better then the similarly priced intel quad core processor.

[paulsterio]

whats wrong with AMD? It's not THAT bad + its a lot cheaper That being said, all my computers are running on intel chips

these days AMD processors are actually "that bad" - if you compare an AMD processor to a similarly priced Intel processor, generally the Intel CPU offers better all-round performance.