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MiSo · 04-12-2005, 01:23 AM

I take my laptop to class EVERYDAY. i beats the hell out of writing notes by hand. i have a toshiba satellite a-15. toshiba makes GREAT laptops btw. (one of the best brands i've been told)

my laptop is the only thing i have. i dont have a desktop unfortunately, so here's a tip.
Beware the words:
Integrated Graphics Card or Shared Video Memory.
You wont be able to play high end games without serious lag, or some might not even load.

i dont think you'll need such a big hard drive because if for some reason your comp fucks up and you need to re-format, you'll be screwed. i have a 200 gig external hard drive that i keep all my files on. i keep all my videos, music, documents, etc on here. its a good investment incase something goes wrong with the laptop.

for processor i have a 2.2 ghz pentium4 and i love it.
but go as fast as you can afford

dont worry about battery life because all college classrooms have outlets near the desk.

www.toshiba.com

forgot to add, dont worry about if the laptop has alot of ram, its expensive to have it as a factory option.
I got two 512 sticks of ram off ebay for $140.
if you buy one 512 stick from the factory, its atleast $120.

so buy it from ebay, and then sell the ones that came in the laptop.

04-12-2005, 01:23 AM	#16 (permalink)
MiSo Psycho	I take my laptop to class EVERYDAY. i beats the hell out of writing notes by hand. i have a toshiba satellite a-15. toshiba makes GREAT laptops btw. (one of the best brands i've been told) my laptop is the only thing i have. i dont have a desktop unfortunately, so here's a tip. Beware the words: Integrated Graphics Card or Shared Video Memory. You wont be able to play high end games without serious lag, or some might not even load. i dont think you'll need such a big hard drive because if for some reason your comp fucks up and you need to re-format, you'll be screwed. i have a 200 gig external hard drive that i keep all my files on. i keep all my videos, music, documents, etc on here. its a good investment incase something goes wrong with the laptop. for processor i have a 2.2 ghz pentium4 and i love it. but go as fast as you can afford dont worry about battery life because all college classrooms have outlets near the desk. www.toshiba.com forgot to add, dont worry about if the laptop has alot of ram, its expensive to have it as a factory option. I got two 512 sticks of ram off ebay for $140. if you buy one 512 stick from the factory, its atleast $120. so buy it from ebay, and then sell the ones that came in the laptop. Last edited by MiSo; 04-12-2005 at 01:29 AM..