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BigGov · 04-10-2005, 05:04 PM

A laptop is very handy in a dorm room however.

- Ease of transport, so if you go home for the weekend you can have YOUR computer with all of YOUR files on it. Might not be a big deal for some people, but it is a deal breaker for others.
- Monitor size. In my dorm many people had to take apart the top bookshelf of their desks because their monitors wouldn't fit underneath.
- The beautiful clam shell design that allows the owner to put the laptop in a safe secure place on weekends so said owner doesn't have to clean up any nasty liquids that may result from a weekend night at college.

Oh, forget about taking it to class, not even worth it for 99% of classes. If you're just going to play games or something in the back, no point in even going.

If you have about $3,000 to spend, the sky is the limit. You can get a Powerbook, IBM T-Series, IBM X-Series if you're really looking at taking a laptop to class.

If you're looking for gaming on a laptop however, you're looking in the wrong area. Unless you purchase a laptop specifically designed for gaming you're probably not going to be very satisfied with your gaming experience. Meanwhile, if you do purchase a laptop specifically designed for gaming, realize that it will weigh more than any other laptop out there made in the past 3 years most likely. It will be virtually impossible to upgrade. It will NOT be portable because a big beast like that is not exactly easy to carry. And it will have next to zero battery life.

I've built my own computers, I've played many computer games, I had a gaming desktop before coming to college and got a nice little IBM T40 before coming to college. I haven't played any computer games at college and I don't miss it one bit, largely because since I'm here at college there is always something better to do. Meanwhile, I have an extremely portable laptop that gets amazing battery life, can last be used to watch movies on long car rides, can be taken to class if I ever had to, and could very well last me through college.

What I'm trying to say is, if gaming is of the utmost importance to you, go with a desktop or spend almost $3,000 on a beast of a laptop. If it's something that's secondary, spend $2,000 on a laptop of high quality, and a few hundred on an PS2 or Xbox and a few games.

04-10-2005, 05:04 PM	#8 (permalink)
BigGov WoW or Class... Location: UWW	A laptop is very handy in a dorm room however. - Ease of transport, so if you go home for the weekend you can have YOUR computer with all of YOUR files on it. Might not be a big deal for some people, but it is a deal breaker for others. - Monitor size. In my dorm many people had to take apart the top bookshelf of their desks because their monitors wouldn't fit underneath. - The beautiful clam shell design that allows the owner to put the laptop in a safe secure place on weekends so said owner doesn't have to clean up any nasty liquids that may result from a weekend night at college. Oh, forget about taking it to class, not even worth it for 99% of classes. If you're just going to play games or something in the back, no point in even going. If you have about $3,000 to spend, the sky is the limit. You can get a Powerbook, IBM T-Series, IBM X-Series if you're really looking at taking a laptop to class. If you're looking for gaming on a laptop however, you're looking in the wrong area. Unless you purchase a laptop specifically designed for gaming you're probably not going to be very satisfied with your gaming experience. Meanwhile, if you do purchase a laptop specifically designed for gaming, realize that it will weigh more than any other laptop out there made in the past 3 years most likely. It will be virtually impossible to upgrade. It will NOT be portable because a big beast like that is not exactly easy to carry. And it will have next to zero battery life. I've built my own computers, I've played many computer games, I had a gaming desktop before coming to college and got a nice little IBM T40 before coming to college. I haven't played any computer games at college and I don't miss it one bit, largely because since I'm here at college there is always something better to do. Meanwhile, I have an extremely portable laptop that gets amazing battery life, can last be used to watch movies on long car rides, can be taken to class if I ever had to, and could very well last me through college. What I'm trying to say is, if gaming is of the utmost importance to you, go with a desktop or spend almost $3,000 on a beast of a laptop. If it's something that's secondary, spend $2,000 on a laptop of high quality, and a few hundred on an PS2 or Xbox and a few games. __________________ One day an Englishman, a Scotsman, and an Irishman walked into a pub together. They each bought a pint of Guinness. Just as they were about to enjoy their creamy beverage, three flies landed in each of their pints. The Englishman pushed his beer away in disgust. The Scotsman fished the fly out of his beer and continued drinking it, as if nothing had happened. The Irishman, too, picked the fly out of his drink but then held it out over the beer and yelled "SPIT IT OUT, SPIT IT OUT, YOU BASTARD!"