So I finally dealt the fatal blow to my six year old Dell Inspiron, the screen has been trying to come off for about a year one crack/bolt/screw at a time and the fucking thing tore right off last night. If all goes well with my student loan I'm going to just buy a new one. They said I could take out a grand max for laptop purposes...

I don't need fancy. I need the ability to use the wireless internetz, write papers, store some photos, burn said photos to disk, and maybe watch the occasional downloaded show/movie when my DVR fails me. That's it. I don't play games, need insane storage (I've gone 6 years with 20gigs, so an 80 gig is luxury for me) or stellar porno movie playback capabilities like you freaks.

SO any recommendations? Stuff to look out for? Stores to avoid?

Go bake one you fuckin' nancy.

I have a husband to bake things for me.

I should also point out that I don't do Macs. All set.

You throw like a girl.

My criminal brother just informed me of one that fell off a truck...ah, family.

NewEgg


Original Price: $799 - $150 instant coupon - $50 promo code at checkout (EMCADAECJ) = $599

Specs:

Acer Aspire AS5520-5891 NoteBook
AMD Mobile Athlon 64 X2 TK-57(1.90GHz)
15.4" Wide XGA
3GB DDR2 667 RAM
160GB 5400rpm HDD
8x Super Multi DVD+/-R/RW with Double Layer Support
NVIDIA GeForce 7000M
Vista Home Premium
Webcam
5 in 1 Card Reader

I'd get a red commie fag (and probably liberal as an AIDS infested dick) Mac.

Fuck Macs.

You know they're better.

than what? not real computers, that's for damn sure.

snap.

That looks good...but who the hell is Acer? They new or am I just out of the loop?

Acer is a freakin huge company from Korea. They make LCD displays for lots of other companys. They're the 3rd largest manufacturer of notebooks in the world. I've had an Acer 5672 for just over a year and love the thing. Their tech support and repair center are based in america.

I work at Staples and sell a ton of Acers

heh heh, just get a Mac

macs are not an option with a budget of less than 1k. they arent an option when you want something that isnt gay either. hell they shouldnt be an option at all.

You don't need anything crazy high powered, so If I were you, I'd go with whatever has the best customer service and warranty.

macs are for elitist scenester pricks who can't figure out how to use a mouse with more than one button.

"I went to art school, and now I use a mac"

go fuck yourself.

Gateway - T2330 Laptop
Model: M-6309 SKU: 8696397

Intel® Pentium® Dual-Core mobile processor T2330; 1GB DDR2 memory; DL DVD±RW/CD-RW drive; 15.4" widescreen; 160GB hard drive; Windows Vista Home Premium

$500 at Best Buy

I was gonna say Mac
its never failed me
my sister has a Dell laptop that she paid almost as much as I did for my Mac and hers fucking sucks
shes always calling me to use my macbook

but whatever they have on sale from Best Buy that has a big hard drive and burns dvds should suffice

there goes my suggestion. macs are too expensive anyway. you should only get one if you really need one.

my girlfriend's mother has an acer pc that she got recently. i thought it was just some cheapo brand, but i've been seeing them around a lot more lately. my boss has a couple acer monitors on his desk at work.

i have a mac for art stuff. it's great for graphic design and multimedia/interactive/motion graphics stuff. i enjoy using it.

yeah Acer just bought up Gateway and are using the gateway line as a cheap-o sub brand of Acer. They're definitely gonna be a name to remember. I expect that in not too long Acer may even bump HP out of the number 2 slot.

Acer made a small hand held computer that came very close to hitting the market with the name "The Hand Job"

Those Zany chinese.

Don't do Macs? Sad.

Yet you'll do VISTA?! Vista is the reason I got a Mac. In the end, I'm very glad I did.

I got the most retarded deal on Craigs List. $600 dollars for a 1 month old MacBook. I upgraded a little.

So, for about 860 dollars, I have a 2 GHZ C2D MacBook with 4 gigs of RAM and a 160 gig 7200 RPM hard drive. AND THREE years of Apple Care.

Thank you Craigs List idiot.

toshiba>sony>acer>gateway>dell>mac

my toshiba gives head, if any other computer can beat that then buy it

but in truth, Ive got 2 non-dertoxia friends who only have bad things to say about acer, my one friend has had it die on him twice, the other is a computer n00b so its probably her fault that it sucks

They are much better than PC's because of the graphics when playing Duck Hunt.

You can still use XP motherfucka!

I can use XP on my Mac, if I wanted. No need.

Fine keep your Mac, but no heaven for you now.

I'm not getting a MAC. I've had a PC with Windows XP for six fucking years and never had one of the problems you Mac-snobs swear I'm supposed to have. No pop-ups, no viruses, no problem.

Thanks for all the non-MAC suggestions. The thought of those Acers having American customer support is tempting. Dell customer support is a fucking nightmare.

Win.

I just got an email from my mom, her and my dad were evidently planning to get me one for graduation as a surprise. A surprise I have ruined. Oops.

Free is always the best deal.

I love how this turned into mac vs. p.c., mac geeks are always looking to pick a fight.

Mac. i hate them too but i manage with mine. USB a PC mouse and you get the right click function (i use it and its mostly the same as PC's) and a base mac is only good for the shit you mentioned. surfin the webz, uploadin the picz.

plus they have built in wireless.

I never claimed anything about viruses or anything. Although Windows computers ARE more prone. But anyone with a brain won't have a problem.

However, I've just found Vista to be a nightmare in my limited experience. Almost everyone I know that uses it, hates it.

Macs are more user friendly in that they maintain themselves, for the most part. You don't need to do much to keep it running, usually. Except when your hardware shits the bed; problem with all electronics. AND you can run Windows on them.

Anyway, best of luck with Vista. Might be best to try to get a computer with XP Pro or downgrade to XP Pro.

the only reason PC's are more prone to viruses is because they have been around longer, people have had the chance to program viruses for them. give mac a few years, i'm sure they'll be disease ridden pieces of shit like the rest of computers out there.

I wouldn't go that far. Apple's market share is growing, but it's still tiny. And yes, the only reason Windows based computers have a billion viruses is because Windows is BY FAR the most used OS out there.

More for Apple will come, in time.

The reason Windows has virus is because the root user is not secure stop buying that bullshit.
It's a known fact.

before os x macs had viruses also...

PCs are fine just stop running windows till they make a new setup for real.

Sony Vaio. I have one through work and I just bought my wife one last year. Not cheapest, but problems seem minimal.

I wouldn't know. I don't dig into the reasons why Windows sucks too much. Just going on experience. The best reason for me to have a Mac, I think, is Logic Studio. I guess Pro-Tools is good too, but I love Logic (for free, no less).