Need advice for computer purchase.

[rutilant_chick]

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[hwbs]

i am rolling with the new imac...they are also $300 cheaper than the previous version...

[Master_A]

intel suck.
1gig is enuff, 2 is tones.
yes it matters, dell is shit.
what? shared video card means it uses some of your ram to play games ect.

if you want to play games other than standard windows games then get a desktop.

[kukm4]

http://reviews.cnet.com/Finding_the_...7-6317353.html

http://asia.cnet.com/reviews/noteboo...9241882,00.htm

[fitz207]

It depends on what you will be using your computer for.

If you're a Gamer then you should look into an AMD machine.

If you are into video editing/encoding then you should look into an Intel machine. I own both and AMD is faster at some things and Intel faster at other things.

[ottorocket]

Mac. THere i said it. But if you're a gamer..go pc. I kno w i know...more $$$ but not a whole lot more for a uber reliable system that will hold value longer and so much more intuitive. The new Imac comes out in September and starts around 1300.00

[youcancallmeclaire]

Spend your money on...

More RAM!!!!!

I don't care what system you are using. Without sufficient RAM, it's worthless.

[youcancallmeclaire]

Last week I was drooling over a mini ATX board that had sockets for 2 AMD 64 FXs and 32GB of ram.

[GiaCallMe]

Don;t laugh, but look at the various Home Shopping channels. They will run a laptop or computer hour. The good thing about them is that you can make payments over a 6 month period using your credit card. On ShopNBC they have an Acer that look nice.

[manbearpig]

Might be a bit more than your budget - haven't checked but I've been very happy with Alienware.

If you have any geek buddies - buying all the parts and having a system built is a better idea and also comes without all that junk software which usually causes the problems later on.

seanchai

It's not worth the effort to try and build a laptop.

If you don't know what you want/are doing. But if you want a system for a specific purpose its better to build yourself (or have someone else build it). www.tigerdirect.com has alot of good deals on occasion as does www.newegg.com