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shiznit
Im going into high school next year and I want to find a laptop in my price range. I have about $300-600 to spend. I am going in to a lot of graphic designing classes, I want a decent amount of memory and Wi-Fi capabilities. I DO NOT want a Netbook. :) Thank You
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High school, so you will likely be using their computers for running the Adobe design suite, any laptop you like will be fine, just be prepared that if you go to college for the same thing you will need to spend at least $1500 between a powerful laptop and the software.
High school, so you will likely be using their computers for running the Adobe design suite, any laptop you like will be fine, just be prepared that if you go to college for the same thing you will need to spend at least $1500 between a powerful laptop and the software.
What kind of laptop should I get at bestbuy?
tj
I am going to bestbuy and I want a good brand laptop perferably a dell! I am a 10th grade highschool student; male. I will use this for school and not so much gameing. I will watch movies on it quite a bit! and it must have a webcam and wifi features! No smaller than 14.5" or 15". and the price cannnot exeed $500.00!!!!!!!!!! Please help I need it within 1-2 weeks! thanks!!!!!
Answer
(all blue links below can be clicked on)
CAUTION: As talked about on Dr. Phil, LapTops are more prone to Wireless Hackers, its not hard for them to get into your WebCam, wirelessly speaking. I could be the guy next door getting into your cam.
Solution: Stick tape over your WebCam and Built-In Mic, when not in use or try a free safe program to block the cam.
- http://drphil.com/slideshows/slideshow/5676/?id=5676&showID=1425
- http://youtube.com/watch?v=AJ534c34HIg
- http://youtube.com/watch?v=V0E3MK6vAD8
- Possible Solution: http://www.superwebcam.com/download.php?rand=609664
Learn more wireless safety tips at:
http://practicallynetworked.com
Give these a test drive:
(This Compaq by HP has a newer AMD at 2.2ghz, the ram may need to be upgraded by 1gb. However it has DDR3, which is the newest ram type. No WebCam though)
http://www.bestbuy.com/site/Compaq+-+Presario+Laptop+/+AMD+V-Series+Processor+/+15.6%22+Display+/+2GB+Memory+/+250GB+Hard+Drive+-+Black/9980182.p?id=1218207308692&skuId=9980182
(Here's a HP with 2.3ghz Pentium with DDR2 ram)
http://www.bestbuy.com/site/HP+-+Factory-Refurbished+Laptop+/+Intel%26%23174%3B+Pentium%26%23174%3B+Processor+/+17.3%22+Display+/+4GB+Memory+/+320GB+Hard+Drive/1290476.p?id=1218247965471&skuId=1290476
(Here's a Dell with 2.2ghz Pentium with DDR2 ram)
http://www.bestbuy.com/site/Dell+-+Inspiron+Laptop+with+Intel%26%23174%3B+Pentium%26%23174%3B+Processor+-+Cherry+Red/9693491.p?id=1218150611112&skuId=9693491
Refurbished can actually be a good thing.
Stay away from Toshiba and Acer LapTops. GateWay LapTops are good, but the customer service sucks.
I've repaired Toshiba's. Have seen loads of bad reports on Acer, related to Startup problems.
Go with Dell or HP.
For your situation Go With:
2.0ghz or higher
250gb Storage
(Storage is 7% less than advertised, Win7 will take up about 25gb's with future updates)
3gb Ram (is best for Win7)
Windows 7 Pro (has longer support by Microsoft than Ultimate and Premium)
External Backup (if you don't have this, this will save you from having to do file recovery)
Are you a student?
http://www.microsoft.com/student/en/us/software/windows.aspx
http://www.microsoft.com/student/office/en-us
use 7 Upgrade as a Full Version: http://www.winsupersite.com/win7/clean_install_upgrade_media.asp
Remove Windows BloatWare:
http://pcdecrapifier.com
OR Order Directly and request that it have No BloatWare:
http://dell.com or Canada's http://dell.ca
http://hp.com or Canada's http://hp.ca
LapTop Anti-Theft:
http://lifehacker.com/387235/how-to-thief+proof-your-laptop
http://lifehacker.com/390728/locatepc-tracks-stolen-computers-with-discrete-emails
(all blue links below can be clicked on)
CAUTION: As talked about on Dr. Phil, LapTops are more prone to Wireless Hackers, its not hard for them to get into your WebCam, wirelessly speaking. I could be the guy next door getting into your cam.
Solution: Stick tape over your WebCam and Built-In Mic, when not in use or try a free safe program to block the cam.
- http://drphil.com/slideshows/slideshow/5676/?id=5676&showID=1425
- http://youtube.com/watch?v=AJ534c34HIg
- http://youtube.com/watch?v=V0E3MK6vAD8
- Possible Solution: http://www.superwebcam.com/download.php?rand=609664
Learn more wireless safety tips at:
http://practicallynetworked.com
Give these a test drive:
(This Compaq by HP has a newer AMD at 2.2ghz, the ram may need to be upgraded by 1gb. However it has DDR3, which is the newest ram type. No WebCam though)
http://www.bestbuy.com/site/Compaq+-+Presario+Laptop+/+AMD+V-Series+Processor+/+15.6%22+Display+/+2GB+Memory+/+250GB+Hard+Drive+-+Black/9980182.p?id=1218207308692&skuId=9980182
(Here's a HP with 2.3ghz Pentium with DDR2 ram)
http://www.bestbuy.com/site/HP+-+Factory-Refurbished+Laptop+/+Intel%26%23174%3B+Pentium%26%23174%3B+Processor+/+17.3%22+Display+/+4GB+Memory+/+320GB+Hard+Drive/1290476.p?id=1218247965471&skuId=1290476
(Here's a Dell with 2.2ghz Pentium with DDR2 ram)
http://www.bestbuy.com/site/Dell+-+Inspiron+Laptop+with+Intel%26%23174%3B+Pentium%26%23174%3B+Processor+-+Cherry+Red/9693491.p?id=1218150611112&skuId=9693491
Refurbished can actually be a good thing.
Stay away from Toshiba and Acer LapTops. GateWay LapTops are good, but the customer service sucks.
I've repaired Toshiba's. Have seen loads of bad reports on Acer, related to Startup problems.
Go with Dell or HP.
For your situation Go With:
2.0ghz or higher
250gb Storage
(Storage is 7% less than advertised, Win7 will take up about 25gb's with future updates)
3gb Ram (is best for Win7)
Windows 7 Pro (has longer support by Microsoft than Ultimate and Premium)
External Backup (if you don't have this, this will save you from having to do file recovery)
Are you a student?
http://www.microsoft.com/student/en/us/software/windows.aspx
http://www.microsoft.com/student/office/en-us
use 7 Upgrade as a Full Version: http://www.winsupersite.com/win7/clean_install_upgrade_media.asp
Remove Windows BloatWare:
http://pcdecrapifier.com
OR Order Directly and request that it have No BloatWare:
http://dell.com or Canada's http://dell.ca
http://hp.com or Canada's http://hp.ca
LapTop Anti-Theft:
http://lifehacker.com/387235/how-to-thief+proof-your-laptop
http://lifehacker.com/390728/locatepc-tracks-stolen-computers-with-discrete-emails
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