time for new laptop

Carlrx7 · 08-04-2011, 06:03 PM

my dell 14z has its ups and downs, but im looking to upgrade to a more efficient and better laptop.

so what is the latest and greatest processor and ram out or going to be out now or in the next couple months?

im looking for a 15" screen, latest processsor, and 4gb of fastest ram, with a dedicated graphics card. nothing extreme as i go through laptops every year or two.

-Carl

p.s. no Macbook's! HPTuners wont run on it and I'm not going to restart my laptop every time i need to open a tune file.

yota · 08-04-2011, 06:10 PM

pretty sure i saw either a toshiba or HP at best buy the other day with an i5 or i7 in it and a stupid amount of RAM and a graphics card... i didnt pay too much attention though since im not really in the market right now... if im not mistaken, i7 is about as high as you can go on processors right now and should do more than you need to do

Carlrx7 · 08-04-2011, 06:31 PM

hmmm...

http://www.dell.com/content/topics/t...assTaX7XZRFtVz

chrisheltra · 08-04-2011, 06:47 PM

Havent been really keeping up because my laptop is still kicking well after 4 years but I will say either get XP or Windows7 for an OS. Screw Vista!

Carlrx7 · 08-04-2011, 06:48 PM

can you still buy vista?

chrisheltra · 08-04-2011, 06:49 PM

Not sure but I hated it.

AverageJoe · 08-04-2011, 07:13 PM

I would stay away from hp. Asus, Toshiba and maybe Sony are nice.

Mike · 08-04-2011, 07:22 PM

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Originally Posted by AverageJoe

I would stay away from hp. .

X 1000

2nd gen i5 & i7 processors are the latest greatest from Intel.

Earlier this year I bought a Refurbished Dell off of Ebay for $340.

It's got all the bells and whistles with an i5 processor. So far it's been great. I think the model # is Studio 1558.

1 Slow Z · 08-04-2011, 08:22 PM

If you buy a macbook and run a partitioned hard drive, why would you have to restart your cpu? My wife has a Mac at work and jumps between Microsoft OS and Leopard OS all day w/ out shutting down the cpu.

AverageJoe · 08-04-2011, 08:25 PM

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Originally Posted by 1 Slow Z

If you buy a macbook and run a partitioned hard drive, why would you have to restart your cpu? My wife has a Mac at work and jumps between Microsoft OS and Leopard OS all day w/ out shutting down the cpu.

Why would you want to go through all that? I had a macbook once and it was a slow piece of shit and only worked for 2 years. Windows 7 ftw!

Carlrx7 · 08-04-2011, 08:27 PM

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Originally Posted by 1 Slow Z

If you buy a macbook and run a partitioned hard drive, why would you have to restart your cpu? My wife has a Mac at work and jumps between Microsoft OS and Leopard OS all day w/ out shutting down the cpu.

oh, i assumed you needed to shut off one os to use another, hows the battery last running two OS's?

whats wrong with HP? im looking at the dv6tqe , 2630qm quad core, 1gb 6770 video, 8gb ram, 750gb hd. 1200 something after adding the little things..

does the support suck or the quality shit? but they are also giving away a free xbox 360 to students!! what?!!? hello .edu email address. lol

-Carl

Mike · 08-04-2011, 08:33 PM

In my experience with HP, both quality and support sucked.

I can't comment on Dell support since I haven't used it, but I'm sure it's outsourced like the rest.

AverageJoe · 08-04-2011, 08:44 PM

Dell customer service is excellent, Toshiba- not so much.

1 Slow Z · 08-04-2011, 08:49 PM

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Originally Posted by AverageJoe

Why would you want to go through all that? I had a macbook once and it was a slow piece of shit and only worked for 2 years. Windows 7 ftw!

Go through all what? You open a program? I'm curious when you had this said Mac? I would put my four year old Macbook up against any 4 year old PM configured the same way.

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Originally Posted by AverageJoe

Dell customer service is excellent, Toshiba- not so much.

Are you a retard or do you just like talking to people in India? I have tried to use Dell's customer service twice for my mom's computer and always felt like someone kicked me in the balls and then gave me a Slurpee.

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Originally Posted by Carlrx7

oh, i assumed you needed to shut off one os to use another, hows the battery last running two OS's?

whats wrong with HP? im looking at the dv6tqe , 2630qm quad core, 1gb 6770 video, 8gb ram, 750gb hd. 1200 something after adding the little things..

does the support suck or the quality shit? but they are also giving away a free xbox 360 to students!! what?!!? hello .edu email address. lol

-Carl

The battery life is excellent. My laptop is 4 years old and I can still get 5 to 6 hours straight out of it, unless watching movies then its more like three. Their customer service is fantastic and you always get an American to help you in phone tech, or you can just take the whole CPU to the Apple Store which is their best asset IMO.

If you ever wanna swing by and take a look, I can show you my Macbook, my wife's Macbook Pro, or her Ipad.

Matts94Z28 · 08-04-2011, 08:52 PM

Joe is just being gay...

AverageJoe · 08-04-2011, 08:56 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 1 Slow Z

Go through all what? You open a program? I'm curious when you had this said Mac? I would put my four year old Macbook up against any 4 year old PM configured the same way.

Are you a retard or do you just like talking to people in India? I have tried to use Dell's customer service twice for my mom's computer and always felt like someone kicked me in the balls and then gave me a Slurpee.

I didnt say their support was good, but dell is quick to ship out replacement parts, etc with no hassle.

I am not going to argue windows vs mac anymore. Arguing with a mac nutswinger is pointless.

1 Slow Z · 08-04-2011, 09:49 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by AverageJoe

I am not going to argue windows vs mac anymore. Arguing with a mac nutswinger is pointless.

No, pointless is arguing with someone who's more retarded than Hellen Keller! You are the only person that I've ever met that owned a Mac and made it slow, but judging by your car, I get it.

Soul-less ginger out...

minytrker · 08-04-2011, 09:53 PM

I use a hp for tuning now, went through 2 dells without any major problems. I slow down all my laptops for tuning to get max batt life.

ForceFed4g63 · 08-05-2011, 03:50 PM

It's too bad you don't want a mac, you're missing out!

Edit: To add to that, I have a macbook for everyday use which I've never had a single issue with in over 3 years, not one. For tuning I use one of those cheap little ee pc netbooks. Works like a charm.

bambooi · 08-05-2011, 04:10 PM

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Originally Posted by minytrker

I use a hp for tuning now, went through 2 dells without any major problems. I slow down all my laptops for tuning to get max batt life.

cig. lighter inverter for the win...

08-04-2011, 06:03 PM	#1
Carlrx7 Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Ladson,SC Posts: 3,813	time for new laptop my dell 14z has its ups and downs, but im looking to upgrade to a more efficient and better laptop. so what is the latest and greatest processor and ram out or going to be out now or in the next couple months? im looking for a 15" screen, latest processsor, and 4gb of fastest ram, with a dedicated graphics card. nothing extreme as i go through laptops every year or two. -Carl p.s. no Macbook's! HPTuners wont run on it and I'm not going to restart my laptop every time i need to open a tune file.

08-04-2011, 06:10 PM	#2
yota Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Va Posts: 1,049	pretty sure i saw either a toshiba or HP at best buy the other day with an i5 or i7 in it and a stupid amount of RAM and a graphics card... i didnt pay too much attention though since im not really in the market right now... if im not mistaken, i7 is about as high as you can go on processors right now and should do more than you need to do __________________ 1999 Trans Am 2007.5 Dodge Mega Cab Cummins

08-04-2011, 06:31 PM	#3
Carlrx7 Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Ladson,SC Posts: 3,813	hmmm... http://www.dell.com/content/topics/t...assTaX7XZRFtVz __________________ Dark Aladdin

08-04-2011, 06:47 PM	#4
chrisheltra Neo is Jesus Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 13,265	Havent been really keeping up because my laptop is still kicking well after 4 years but I will say either get XP or Windows7 for an OS. Screw Vista! __________________ Gap A Hoe Racing

08-04-2011, 06:48 PM	#5
Carlrx7 Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Ladson,SC Posts: 3,813	can you still buy vista? __________________ Dark Aladdin

08-04-2011, 06:49 PM	#6
chrisheltra Neo is Jesus Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 13,265	Not sure but I hated it. __________________ Gap A Hoe Racing

08-04-2011, 08:22 PM	#9
1 Slow Z Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: The end of the rainbow! Posts: 968	If you buy a macbook and run a partitioned hard drive, why would you have to restart your cpu? My wife has a Mac at work and jumps between Microsoft OS and Leopard OS all day w/ out shutting down the cpu.

08-04-2011, 08:33 PM	#12
Mike Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Goose Creek, SC Posts: 5,481	In my experience with HP, both quality and support sucked. I can't comment on Dell support since I haven't used it, but I'm sure it's outsourced like the rest.

08-04-2011, 08:52 PM	#15
Matts94Z28 Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Summerville Posts: 12,039	Joe is just being gay...

08-04-2011, 09:53 PM	#18
minytrker Senior Member Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 1,089	I use a hp for tuning now, went through 2 dells without any major problems. I slow down all my laptops for tuning to get max batt life. __________________ 1999 Z28 Camaro\|Cut up 2003 CC Duramax Dually\|19.5 w/245/70/19.5\|5in exhaust 2009 G8 GT 408hp/402tq sae\|Rotofab CAI\|LS9 Cam\|Headers\|GXP Mufflers\|Custom System 2009 Tahoe stock

08-05-2011, 03:50 PM	#19
ForceFed4g63 Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Aiken Posts: 7,002	It's too bad you don't want a mac, you're missing out! Edit: To add to that, I have a macbook for everyday use which I've never had a single issue with in over 3 years, not one. For tuning I use one of those cheap little ee pc netbooks. Works like a charm. Last edited by ForceFed4g63; 08-05-2011 at 04:16 PM.