ok so i have a 15" gateway with amd turion 64x2 dual core 1.9 with the ati radeon at 2g of memory running media edition 2005. but i want to upgrade
here is what i want
fastest processor
RAM and lots of it 4g or more
17" or larger screen
blu ray
large dedicated vid card
hdmi
large hd but i can buy a stand alone
can you guys recommend any type? i am not sure if the AMD or Pent Quad is fastest but i am told it is the AMD. also i am thinking that next to proc speed the RAM would be very important. i want blu ray because it is the future and i have a sylvania br on my HUGE :) hd tv. i like having a large viewing area. i really don't care about weight or battery life because i don't carry it far or often and it is almost always plugged in.
a tv tuner and other great stuff would be nice. i would like to be able to take the HD shows i saved on my hdtv tuner to my laptop/pc save them and play them later on my pc or tv
so please post your opinions good or bad and links to sellers. i won't be buying online and i prefer best buy where i buy 99% of my electronics
i am also looking at those 22" sort of desk top laptop hybrids. i just want the portability if need be and like having my computer on my lap. i gave ma my desk top and took back the lap top of mine she was using. before that i have the pc in the living room on my coffee table with the keyboard on my lap. worked fine for me but that is a bachelors way of doing things. since i am not alone i can't get away with that. especially since i have such a great place that looks dope :)(my last urban ref).
thx.
whats your budget? Laptops can range from dirt cheap to thousands
2k
FYI don't waist your money on more than 4GB of RAM unless you plan on using a 64bit OS and if you do get a 64 bit OS be aware that none of your 32bit software will work unless you use a virtual machine set up as a 32 bit system.
Quotebe aware that none of your 32bit software will work unless you use a virtual machine set up as a 32 bit system.
not true... chances are you'll have vista 64... thats what I have and all my apps run just fine. As long as they'll run on any version of vista, they'll run fine under 64...
Quote from: Infinite Dimentia on March 06, 2009, 01:13:39 PM
Quotebe aware that none of your 32bit software will work unless you use a virtual machine set up as a 32 bit system.
not true... chances are you'll have vista 64... thats what I have and all my apps run just fine. As long as they'll run on any version of vista, they'll run fine under 64...
let me clarify, there is some compatibility with the 32bit apps in a 64bit OS but, if the software uses drivers to function it will not work. 32bit games will most likely NOT work in a 64bit environment, due to driver incompatibles. If a 32bit software app does not use hardware drivers or embeded drivers to function it will likely work in a 64bit OS.
And i hate Vista, it is a sh-itty excuse for an OS but that might just be because i do to much crap with my computer.
my mother in law has vista on her new laptop and it seems like it takes 10 mins to startup every time.
Quote from: frankieG on March 06, 2009, 11:13:13 AM
2k
2k to spend means = get a 15" mac. you'll be amazed at what a dual core processor can do, you can put what - 4Gb of ram in it, and you won't have to f%$k with anti-virus stuff. ever.
macmall.com <--- usually has the best prices, but best buy has an apple store inside.
i wouldn't recommend mac stuff if it was light years ahead of the windows stuff. you spend time playing instead of fixing, scanning, wondering, crashing, etc.
really. (macs to hd-whatever you want)
sorry no interest in mac's at all
I know the bachelor bit my friend has a Sony and he is able to hook up his laptop or desk top to it. That might be a way for you to go. It is very cool sitting on a couch with a wireless keyboard surfing the net on 63".
Sorry not a computer geek like these guys. My friend does the "hard" work and I enjoy the benefits!
Mary
I use vista x64 and I'll say 32bit apps, even legacy ones work no problems. It drops them in the x86 program files and x86 system files. It only is an issue if the program tries to access some hardware directly (like in dos mode).. but for that there is VM.
The only issue i've run into with Vista x64 and a 32bit OS is how it formats the hard drives. Turns out Vista x64 uses a different partition manager. If you have an external drive formatted and partitioned in x64, it wont read on a 32bit XP machine (not sure of a 32bit vista machine).
THe solution to that is to use 'diskpart' command on the xp machine and then clear out the partition MBR loader and reformat under 32bit. THen you can read it on all machines. Funny thing is Linux can read and manipulate the partitions formatted by vista x64 but cannot get rid of the MBR stuff which I had to do in XP. But XP couldnt even delete the partitions. My copy of paritition magic (years old) didnt work in repartititioning, but KNoppix did.
So just remember, external drives, format and partition in a 32bit computer first, not 64bit if you want backward compatibility.
Frankie let me ask you this. IIRC youve got a bad ass pc already, the one you bought in NB. anyhoo this lappy yeah you will need a 64 bit os to see all 4gb of ram. ive got MCE 05 as well. ever thought about building if a desktop, also there are built to order lappies as well. give me a few days to come up wiht someing. im sure youll like. now, quads, a high end phenom ( amd will work fine) but a q6600 or higher is grteat as well ( intel). prices are comparable out of teh 4gb i have in this system i just built, mce sees only 3.5 gb. ( 32 bit) my 64bit os's are on the way, and Ohgood. the hackers are onto macs now. they see that people see the lack of virii err viruses there, and are learnign it. out of my former gamiing rig. sitting beside me feelign neglected lol, im considering building a "hackintosh" for if anythign a teamspeak/vent server or for media. so that long winded reply aside, will the new pc be lappy or desk? LMK ill find teh perfect one. also lmk what its intended uses are
Aaron
Edit: i re read teh title so ill see what i can find. so 2k is the max? is there a minimum?
I love my 13.3" Aluminum Macbook. Crazy fast, hasn't even hiccuped once and I got out of the store for just over $1400.
OUCH if tehre was competition prices wouldnt be so high. if they were lwoer id consider it, i can still build a hackintosh so i may do that :dunno_white:
Quote from: frankieG on March 06, 2009, 09:35:18 AM
ok so i have a 15" gateway with amd turion 64x2 dual core 1.9 with the ati radeon at 2g of memory running media edition 2005. but i want to upgrade
Upgrade the laptop itself or buy a new laptop?
Quote from: allaussiegrown on March 10, 2009, 03:43:07 AM
Quote from: frankieG on March 06, 2009, 09:35:18 AM
ok so i have a 15" gateway with amd turion 64x2 dual core 1.9 with the ati radeon at 2g of memory running media edition 2005. but i want to upgrade
Upgrade the laptop itself or buy a new laptop?
good question/ maybe hes got moeny to burn lol. there are options out there, adn upgrades are in that realm as well
if you've got the money to burn, you can get anything you want, i'm positive of that. for the most part anyways. :icon_mrgreen:
What you want is the new Mac Pro. @x2.93mhz quad core xeon processors, 32gb RAM, 3TB hd, 2 superdrives, 2 HD cinema displays, wireless mouse/keyboard.............all for the low low price of 16k
You could launch a rocket to the moon and a nuke to china at the same time with that thing :icon_twisted:
wow, that lap top has a sticker pretty close to my new, 2009 corrolla le. damn. that's crazy. :cookoo:
Can your toyota launch nukes? See the mac is the better value!?!