Okay I have never been into the laptop business and I really dont know much about them and used to stay away from them as much as possible. Now that I am going to school though, I am in the market for a good laptop that does not have to have any video performance at all (it will keep me from gaming and help me focus on my school work ).
What im looking for is something with: A nice processor (at least 1m cache, decent fsb), 1gb of ram, 80gb HD or better, crappy video card (integrated).
Ill be honest, I haven't been all up to date with the latest technology and thats what I need help with. I want something that is quick and will allow me to run multiple programs at once. I need something that will be stable and wont die a year into me using it (im a college student and cant afford to spend $$ on repairs). The only catch is that I only have $800-$1000 to spend so it can't be the top of the line stuff. I have been looking around all over the place for the right rig because I know its important to find the right laptop because I will be stuck with it for a couple years. Right now I'm looking into Acer, Asus, and IBM laptops but ANY suggestions will be much appreciated.
So here are my questions:
What manufacturer will give me a stable system that wont "break-down"?
What kind of processor should I look for that will give me snappy response (AMD or Intel)?
Should I wait a little while longer to get some extra money?
Would it be cheaper to get something with 512 ram and upgrade it?
Thank you guys for always being there with your personal experiences and the expert help you always provide!
What im looking for is something with: A nice processor (at least 1m cache, decent fsb), 1gb of ram, 80gb HD or better, crappy video card (integrated).
Ill be honest, I haven't been all up to date with the latest technology and thats what I need help with. I want something that is quick and will allow me to run multiple programs at once. I need something that will be stable and wont die a year into me using it (im a college student and cant afford to spend $$ on repairs). The only catch is that I only have $800-$1000 to spend so it can't be the top of the line stuff. I have been looking around all over the place for the right rig because I know its important to find the right laptop because I will be stuck with it for a couple years. Right now I'm looking into Acer, Asus, and IBM laptops but ANY suggestions will be much appreciated.
So here are my questions:
What manufacturer will give me a stable system that wont "break-down"?
What kind of processor should I look for that will give me snappy response (AMD or Intel)?
Should I wait a little while longer to get some extra money?
Would it be cheaper to get something with 512 ram and upgrade it?
Thank you guys for always being there with your personal experiences and the expert help you always provide!