Jack in th
I am going to 4 years University and will live in dorm. so i am going to buy a computer but which one is better, desktop or laptop?
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Laptop, in my personal opinion. These are the good points and bad points of laptops/desktops.
This is why you should get a laptop: Laptops are portable and can be used around the school, but usually their tech specs (technical specifications) are initially lower than desktops and acceptable. For example, the laptop specs might be 120-160 GB hard drive, 1-2 GB of RAM and ranging from 1.6-2.4 Ghz of processor.
This is why you should get a desktop: Unfortunately, this is not portable but if you don't need to move it and put it around the school, then you should get this. Usually their specifications are very good, and you would need this if you are animating all the time or playing memory and graphic intensive games.
My comments: I prefer laptops better because they're more movable and can be brought on planes, buses, ... But this is a warning: It might be stolen. I have heard of my firend's ... Well, not exactly friends, but classmate's laptops of being stolen, so when you get the laptop take special precuations with it. Well, this would also happen with the desktop, if someone had the key to it.
Around how much to invest in laptops and desktops: ~$1000-1500.
What types? If you are buying a desktop, then choose DELL because it's easily customizable and you can tweak the settings before you buy it this and there, and you can also choose the option of having the stuff preinstalled.
If you are buying a laptop, then choose Sony or Apple. Sony's tech specs are'nt that good, but the look is good and the weight is ok. It's ok for a laptop if you can stand ~120-160 HD space. Apple is awesome for their Macbooks (I have one :D).
If you need ULTAR-PORTABILITY take Macbook Air, which is ~$1500 (I don't know, check the website), but the tech specs are quite low. 80 GB hard drive and 1 GB RAM I think.
If you need a media-powerhouse laptop then get Apple's Macbook Pro. It's around ~$1600-2000 (I don't know, please check the website). The specifications are very, very good. The graphics card is Nvidia graphics card, 250 GB hard drive space, ...
If you already liked one of the Apple's products but need Windows, don't fret, don't worry! Macs can dual boot and use Windows (You can also run them at the same time if you are using a virtual machine like Win4Lin or Parallels Desktop) using Mac OS X Leopard's new program, Boot Camp.
Overall I think that if you're aiming for cheap and good desktops, DELL. If you aiming for expensive and good desktops, DELL.
If you're aiming for cheap and good laptops, DELL. If you aiming for good looks and good laptops, choose Apple's Macbook Pro. If you need ultraportability for laptops choose Macbook Air.
(Also DELL and SONY should have Windows Vista preinstalled when you buy it, just like Apple should have Mac OS X Leopard [the new operating system] preinstalled on all Macs that they are selling.)
Also, if you need an ultra-cheap laptop but don't care whether it runs Windows, Mac, or Linux, then choose Asus' Eee PC. It is cheap, runs Linux. I don't know the specs yet, but I think you should choose DELL, Apple, or SONY instead.
which laptop should i buy?
bunny
i am a graphic entry level student.suggest me which laptop i should buy
*acer aspire v5
*HP ENVY 4
or any other suggestion
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Both of the ones you listed have Intel graphics chips. If your going into Graphics then your going to need more then that. I get the impression that you have around $800 to spend. Take a look at these.They do not have killer graphics but they are far better then the ones you listed.
This ASUS is above the price point I mentioned but it has far better graphics and has a one year accidental warranty.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834230597
Core i7-3630QM(2.4GHz) 15.6" 8GB Memory 1TB HDD 5400rpm DVD±R/RW NVIDIA GeForce GT 635M 1080p screen 1 Year Accidental Damage/30-Day Zero Bright Dot
This HP can be customized to what you need. If you want better performance upgrade the APU to a A10, dedicated graphics and increase the ram to 8GB.
http://www.shopping.hp.com/en_US/home-office/-/products/Laptops/HP-ENVY/C9W57AV;pgid=c7twGfjc0ptSRpIq7ZUcoGXQ0000fb8mNv9y;sid=NID2W1inOb6JXwkRbh2qz4GoAJwzDmy78dUe8LW2AJwzDtPc7Kuhl6jI?HP-ENVY-15z-j000-Notebook-PC A8-5550M APU HD 8000 Series Graphics 6GB DDR3 750GB 5400 rpm HD Starting at $530
This HP can be customized to. Upgrade the Graphics to NVIDIA GeForce GT 740M 2048MB of dedicated video memory. Do not get this lappy without the graphics upgrade.
http://shopping.hp.com/en_US/home-office/-/products/Laptops/HP-ENVY/E4T17AV?HP-ENVY-15t-j000-Quad-Edition-Notebook-PC i7-4700MQ 8GB DDR3 1TB 5400 rpm Hard Drive Starting at $870
Brand buying advise
You get what you pay for. Systems with high end parts with low prices are to be viewed with suspicion. They have to cut corners somewhere to get the price down. What cost you less today is going to cost you more tomorrow.
Apple makes a good quality laptop. The problem comes when it requires service or minor upgrades. It is near impossible to do anything with them. They even glue the battery and hard drive down so you can not change it. They solder the ram to the logic board so you can not increase it. They lock up most of the software so your stuck with what they approve.
Lenovo has serious stand behind their product problems. They bought IBM PC division and proceeded to drive the quality of the system into the ground. Their customer service is well below par. They even makes Dell customer service look good. Lenovo will not allow people to read instruction on how to access the BIOS menu or to get info on their puters on their web site unless you connect to them thru Facebook. They do this so they can spy on their users. The last and final thing to remember about them is they are a Chinese Government own company. It is up to you if you want to trust them.
Toshiba, Panasonic, Sony should be avoided because of their heavy modification of Windows and the drivers. If you remove some of the bloat they install, you can cripple the system.
Acer, Gateway, and eMachines should be avoided period. Low end system that are driving the race to the bottom.
Dell once made a good system and fell from grace. They are now struggling to regain their place in the market. Customer service is one of many problems with this company.
Alienware are glorified Dells and are more name then product. Priced extremely high for what you get. They do perform but you can get the same for less by looking around, just not packaged to be eye candy to the gamers.
Samsung has a history of using cheap parts in critical areas. Capacitors has been one area Samsung has a known history of going cheap, causing units to fail early. For that reason I would avoid them.
ASUS and HP do not modify Windows as bad as the other manufacturers. They have excellent build quality. They might add a lot of bloat but they also makes it easy to get rid of it.
Ultrabooks are the higher end of Wintel laptops but they have some of the same concerns as Apple. They make it next to impossible to change any hardware in them. Service of them will have to be done by the manufacturers. With most of them, you can not change your own battery or hard drive. They are designed to catch your eye but they are not any more special then other laptops except for the fact that they are slim or thin. Your paying for it being thin and slim. For the money your going to spend on it you can buy a much better laptop with more power.
Chrome books are useless. They are designed by Google to make you dependent on Google. If you can not access the web then you can not do anything.
Hybrids are the worse of the worse. The flip or detachable touch screens are just a disaster waiting to happen.
Never buy an All In One. They are far worst then laptops of any kind to service and they have a higher failure rate.
Choose wisely.
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