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New laptop under $1000

Discussion in 'Techno-Magic' started by ion, May 16, 2010.

  1. ion Gems: 5/31
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    Looking for a new laptop. Want as much power as possible for under 1000.

    I had my eye on the samsung r780, but they seem to be impossible to get.

    Any suggestions?

    Thanks
     
    ion, May 16, 2010
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    Morgoth La lune ne garde aucune rancune Veteran

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    Macbook :)
     
    Morgoth, May 17, 2010
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    If you want a PC laptop the best PC laptop out right now is Asus. It has a 5870 GPU with Intel I-7 920 CPU and 6GB of RAM and 2 500GB hard drives that can be setup with raid or you can keep them as seperate hard drives. You may be able to find this system for about $1200-1500. Depending on where you buy it.

    Best Buy had it on sale last week for $1199.
     
    Munchkin Blender, May 18, 2010
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    Kitrax Pantaloons are supposed to go where!?!?

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    I'm still a fan of customized laptops. I just bought a Dell Studio XPS for $1920. It's got a Core I-7 820 CPU, ATI Radeon HD 4670, 4GB of RAM, 500GB HDD, Blu-Ray drive, and a full 1080p screen. It's also the sexiest looking laptop I've ever seen. :love:

    IIRC, the starting price is ~$1200.
     
    Kitrax, May 19, 2010
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    If you print money, Alienware m17x.


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    O... sorry, didn't see the below 1000$
    I'd go with Kitrax and say customized laptops are pretty good.
     
    Faye, May 19, 2010
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    ended up going with an asus. really nice machine!
     
    ion, May 26, 2010
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  7. Kitrax

    Kitrax Pantaloons are supposed to go where!?!?

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    Specs and ammount paid please... :hmm:
     
    Kitrax, May 27, 2010
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    Which one?

    ---------- Added 0 hours, 1 minutes and 2 seconds later... ----------

    When did you buy your laptop? Hopefully a year ago.
     
    Munchkin Blender, Jun 21, 2010
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    Kitrax Pantaloons are supposed to go where!?!?

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    No...I bought a few months ago. I just got an ad in the mail from Dell. The new starting price for a Studio XPS is $1200. I forgot what the starting price was when I bought mine...probably $100 to $200 more. But on top of that base price, I upgraded my CPU to the Core i7-820QM, added the Blu-Ray drive, upgraded to Win7 Pro, upgraded the screen (from 1600x900 to 1920x1080), and upgraded my WiFi to the fastest card they had at that time. The price I played is pretty much the same price you would pay today for the exact system I have.

    Perhaps you missed the 'XPS' in Studio XPS....The Studio and Studio XPS are very different core systems.
     
    Kitrax, Jun 22, 2010
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