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Originally posted by Volcanon:
Get a Macbook. The white (cheapest) one is fine, though the cheapest macbook pro has a better screen and a few other things. Mine is from '07 and runs windows, indesign, final cut, and whatever else i need perfectly. I can even game through windows on parallels, which as of 5.0 doesn't suck anymore.

The only thing is that you might want to upgrade the RAM if you want to run windows apps.

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Originally posted by Omega:
Most of the big shop has macbook at 1000+ any model I should look at?

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http://store.apple.com/us/browse/home/shop_mac/family/macbook?aid=AIC-NAUS-K2-BUYNOW-MACBOOK-TECHNICAL+SPECIFICATIONS&cp=BUYNOW-MACBOOK-TECHNICAL+SPECIFICATIONS

Is it really worth it? The 15-17inches look alot better. But I don't have that much money

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Originally posted by Omega:
Checked the Applestore
The macbook 13 inch is 1099$ ++ (especially if I want to upgrade to 4gb)

Is it really worth it? The 15-17inches look alot better. But I don't have that much money

Robert

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Originally posted by Kluckers:
Oh hai.

I'm back when I need something. My Vista laptop since yesterday has been running ridiculously slowly. I think it's the memory, but can't tell any more than that. Takes 60+ seconds to load word, Chrome says it's not responding, it's not the internet connection, it's windows explorer, it's everything. How do I begin to diagnosis this? I reformatted it two months ago and I haven't done anything other than run computer games on it all last week. Then it was off all Monday, and Tuesday it runs so slowly I can't use it. It seems to run better in safe mode, but it's not like you can do much in safe mode.

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Originally posted by Our_Benefactors:
You could check to make sure it still recognizes all your ram (and that none of them are busted) by going to run -> dxdiag

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for 749$

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Operating System Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit
CPU Type Intel Core i7 720QM(1.6GHz)
Screen 16"
Memory Size 4GB DDR3
Hard Disk 320GB
Optical Drive DVD Super Multi
Graphics Card ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5730
Video Memory 1GB DDR3 VRAM
Communication Gigabit LAN and WLAN
Card slot 1 x Express Card
Dimensions 15.40" x 10.60" x 1.20" - 1.50"
Weight 6.50 lbs.
CPU
CPU Type Intel Core i7
CPU Speed 720QM(1.60GHz)
Chipset
Chipset Intel HM55
Display
Screen Size 16"
Wide Screen Support Yes
Resolution 1366 x 768
LCD Features LED backlight
Operating Systems
Operating System Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit
Graphics
GPU/VPU ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5730
Video Memory 1GB DDR3 VRAM
Graphic Type Dedicated Card
Hard Drive
HDD 320GB
HDD RPM 7200rpm
Memory
Memory 4GB
Memory Speed DDR3 1066
Memory Type 204-Pin DDR3 SO-DIMM
Memory Slot (Total) 2
Max Memory Supported 8GB
Optical Drive
Optical Drive Type DVD Super Multi
Optical Drive Interface Integrated
Communications
LAN 10/100/1000Mbps
WLAN 802.11 bgn
Bluetooth Yes
Ports
Card Slot 1 x Express Card
USB 3
Video Port 1 x VGA, 1 x HDMI
Other port 1 x E-SATA
Audio Ports 1 x Microphone-in jack
1 x Headphone-out jack (S/PDIF)
Audio
Audio Integrated Sound card
Speaker Internal Speakers
Input Device
Touchpad Yes
Keyboard Standard
Supplemental Drive
Card Reader 8-in-1 card reader, SD, MMC, MS, MS-Pro, mini SD w/ adapter, MS-Duo, MS-Pro Duo via adapter
Webcam 2.0MP
Power
Battery 6-cell lithium ion
Physical spec
Dimensions 15.40" x 10.60" x 1.20" - 1.50"
Weight 6.50 lbs.
Manufacturer Warranty
Accidental Damage Warranty 1 year ASUS Accidental Damage Warranty - Drops, Fire, Spill, Surge
Parts 1 year limited
Labor 1 year limited

1099$

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Brand ASUS
Model N71JV-X1
General
Operating System Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit
CPU Type Intel Core i3 350M(2.26GHz)
Screen 17.3"
Memory Size 4GB DDR3
Hard Disk 500GB
Optical Drive DVD Super Multi
Graphics Card NVIDIA GeForce GT 325M with NVIDIA Optimus Technology
Video Memory 1G DDR3 VRAM
Communication Gigabit LAN and WLAN
Card slot 1 x Express Card
Dimensions 18.40" x 12.40" x 1.80"
Weight 9.30 lbs.
CPU
CPU Type Intel Core i3
CPU Speed 350M(2.26GHz)
Chipset
Chipset Intel HM55
Display
Screen Size 17.3"
Wide Screen Support Yes
Resolution 1600 x 900
Operating Systems
Operating System Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit
Graphics
GPU/VPU NVIDIA GeForce GT 325M with NVIDIA Optimus Technology
Video Memory 1G DDR3 VRAM
Graphic Type Dedicated Card
Hard Drive
HDD 500GB
HDD RPM 7200rpm
Memory
Memory 4GB
Memory Speed DDR3 1066
Memory Type 204-Pin DDR3 SO-DIMM
Memory Slot (Total) 2
Max Memory Supported 8GB
Optical Drive
Optical Drive Type DVD Super Multi
Optical Drive Interface Integrated
Communications
LAN 10/100/1000Mbps
WLAN 802.11b/g/n Wireless LAN
Bluetooth Yes
Ports
Card Slot 1 x Express Card
USB 4 x USB 2.0 ports (USB 2.0 x 3 ; USB 3.0 x1)
Video Port 1 x VGA, 1 x HDMI
Other port 1 x eSATA
Audio Ports Yes
Audio
Audio Integrated Sound card
Speaker Internal Speakers
Input Device
Touchpad Yes
Keyboard Standard
Supplemental Drive
Card Reader 8-in-1
Webcam 2.0MP
Power
Battery 6-cell lithium ion
Physical spec
Dimensions 18.40" x 12.40" x 1.80"
Weight 9.30 lbs.

for $899.99

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Originally posted by Omega:
* 0.3MP Web Camera

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I really hope this is a typo.

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Originally posted by Omega:
I don't think its typo. I've copy pasted from the website

I don't really care about Webcam though. I have no plan of webcaming myself anytime soon

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Regardless of if you intend to use it, the sheer fact that they would put such a ridiculous piece of crap in a computer these days tells me that they're probably going to do other moronic things in that machine.

All told, I'd personally probably go with the last one.

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Graphics Card NVIDIA GeForce GT 325M with NVIDIA Optimus Technology
Video Memory 1G DDR3 VRAM
CPU Type Intel Core i3 350M(2.26GHz)
Screen 17.3"

Graphics
GPU/VPU ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5730
Video Memory 1GB DDR3 VRAM
Screen Size 16"
CPU Type Intel Core i7
CPU Speed 720QM(1.60GHz)

The screen has a slight difference.
The CPU speed seems to be at the advantage of the first one
I do not know if ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5730 is better than NVIDIA GeForce GT 325M with NVIDIA Optimus Technology

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Originally posted by Omega:
main difference between second and third

Graphics Card NVIDIA GeForce GT 325M with NVIDIA Optimus Technology
Video Memory 1G DDR3 VRAM
CPU Type Intel Core i3 350M(2.26GHz)
Screen 17.3"

Graphics
GPU/VPU ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5730
Video Memory 1GB DDR3 VRAM
Screen Size 16"
CPU Type Intel Core i7
CPU Speed 720QM(1.60GHz)

The screen has a slight difference.
The CPU speed seems to be at the advantage of the first one
I do not know if ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5730 is better than NVIDIA GeForce GT 325M with NVIDIA Optimus Technology

110$ separate the bottom one from the second. How better is the processor in the second one? What about graphic cards?

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Processor on machine #2 is quad-core, #3 is dual-core, so the speed difference is not really what it seems like from sheer numbers. I'm not really sure whether 4 cores at 1.6 or 2 at 2.26 is better, to be honest. The $200 savings seems good enough to go with #3 if you're on a budget, though.

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still looking. How does this one sounds for 749$

Model
Brand ASUS
Model A52JR-X1
General
Operating System Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit
CPU Type Intel Core i5 430M(2.26GHz)
Screen 15.6"
Memory Size 4GB DDR3
Hard Disk 500GB
Optical Drive DVD Super Multi
Graphics Card ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5470
Video Memory 1GB DDR3 VRAM
Communication Gigabit LAN and WLAN
Dimensions 15.20" x 10.20" x 1.40"
Weight 5.80 lbs.

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Originally posted by Omega:
Features: 2.2GHz AMD Intel® Pentium® Dual Core Processor T4400

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I hope that's a typo... or did we just get bought out?!

To be honest , I'll be using them myself as well, but this is mainly for a friend.

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Originally posted by Iluvhyppies:
Hi All: Just popped in to hopefully get some info. Could someone please give me some clear step by step instructions on how to store something on a flash drive please? Something that I can copy and paste into a email and send to a friend who is not real familiar with computers.

To be honest , I'll be using them myself as well, but this is mainly for a friend.

Thanks in advance.

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