Bets laptop for under $2,000?

j3Di

j3Di

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Anyone know of the best possible laptop i could get for under 2 Grand?

My parents are getting me one for college.

I want one that is fast, has good WiFi, and can run games well.
 
unless you want to use boot camp on a mac, get a pc for gaming. if i was getting a nice laptop i'd look for a nice sony.
 
idk.. i heard vista sucks. I have been running XP on my custom built desktop forever and i have had no problems.
 
vista is a huge memory hog. if you get something with vista on it, it will probably have extra memory which is good, and then you can always install some xp on it.
 
yeah if you really want gaming then you'll want a huge one, but that is gonna suck carrying around with you on campus if you are planning on it. you could always get a smaller one and just buy a separate monitor to use when you want to play.
 
Number 2 most likely.

I wouldn't do a ton of gaming on my laptop. Just when I get bored in class or something haha.

The laptop will mainly be for taking notes, doing school stuff, music, and browsing the net. I want a fairly fast laptop so the internet runs quickly.

I have a desktop PC that is good for gaming anyway.

GeForce 7950GT 256mb HD video card (PCI Express x16)

2GB DDR2 RAM

Intel Pentium 4 HT processor. 3.2MHz

19" Widescreen flat-panel monitor
 
i have a nice desktop, but i also just got a cheap laptop from a friend for 350 bucks. it is a year old and not that fast, but it does everything i need. although the processor is slow and there isn't much memory compared to my desktop, it still runs the internet just as fast, or close to it.
 
if you have a good gaming rig then you dont need a very expensive laptop at all.

Get a dual core (Core Duo or AMD X2) for sure. Atleast 2.0ghz. Future of everything, single core is a waste of money now.

2gb of ram...eventually Vista will be worked out and you'll be glad you have the balls to run it. Even if you only have XP, 2gb makes sure you wont have any problem with having multiple app's open (Music, word, internet, msn/aim, etc).

If you want to do a little gaming on it, get a small dedicated video card. Stay away from shared ones, they blow, I would know because I have one.

Almost every laptop has a decent wireless card, make sure its brand name and you'll be fine.

shoot for 100+ gb of HD space, it gets taken up faster then you think.

If you want some actual links to one you can buy, then say so and i can show you some shit
 
under 2 g rand you can get a kick ass dell xps or alienware, hp has a really good laptop for media and shit if your looking for pc's, otherwise you can get a macbook pro for under 2g im pretty sure.
 
Alienware is way over priced.

If you want something better then the one i posted for 1000 bucks i can find something closer to 2 grand if you want. But it might be better then your gaming rig :P
 
nah man, you cant get an XPS, a MacBook, and especially not an Alienware for under 2 g's.

Im pretty sure the base model for all 3 of those laptops are over 2 grand
 
Intel Core 2 Duo processer

NVIDIA GeForce GO 8600GT

4 Gig memory

Read/Write DVD drive

15.4" WSXGA Glare Wide Screen LCD (1680 x 1050)

Realtek ALC 268 2 Channel HD Audio

Built-in two 1.5W Speakers with chamber, stereo sound

Built-in Microphone for webcam

Microphone-in and headphone-out

Biometric FingerPrint Scanner

Kensington Lock, HDD Password

Internal Modem with MDC 1.5 SOLUTION V.90/V.92 56Kbps

Broadcom 5786 Gigabit Lan

Built-in Intel PRO/Wireless 4965 a/g/n

Bluetooth Module

Touch sensitive user keys

13.9" x 10.1" x 1.39"

6.2lbs

Running windows XP Pro

$1785

Advanced Notebook Solutions A7400PX

what I got
 
fuck ben that shit is baller

but 4gb of ram...what the hell are you doing that you need that?
 
haha, sorry. i have a math teacher who is a total tech guy, he buys all the components and hardware and then assembles it himself. its fairly complicated, but you can build the best laptop/computer for the least amount of money. otherwise i dont know too much about it.
 
vigorgaming.com

best laptops(imo), smaller company that lets you customize w.e with great customer service

look at the ares or one of the smaller ones

you can go with some of the bigger companies i'd say hp if thats what you want, but i'm gunna advise you to go with vigor i'm on my vigor right now, its a desktop replacement but it doesnt seem like thats what you need.
 
whats the point if hes just doin basic stuff? i dont hear him saying he wants to edit videos.... he can get a better deal on xp... though it does seem like his parents are willing to dish out 2 grand on him
 
I customized the Ares Pro and for 2019 bucks it hauls some serious fucking ass!

e6600

2gb corsiar ram

100gb 7200rpm

512mn nVidia card

that would smoke a lot of gaming rigs although the mobo's FSB is only 533mhz :/
 
haha i my laptop ran up to 2400 its the artorius it so sweet, maybe i'll post the specs later but i gotta catch a plane home

and normand let them keep posting macbook, they dont bother to read so why bother to correct them.
 
One thing PC users can do that Mac users can't...

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