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Originally Posted by fleudian
Go to Memory Express (they have a few locations in town). The staff know what they're doing, they can set you up just the way you need. For $1000-1500 you can get a very nice machine.
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Personally, I recommend Asus brand laptops. |
Buying a high end laptop and Windows 7 from Memory Express will be more expensive than buying one online and you have limited choice but if you value retail customer service and easy returns, etc, that would be a decent choice.
For one thing I would never buy an operating system with a computer and just buy one myself separately as you can get Windows 7 for very cheap if you just buy a key and download the ISO from Microsoft.
As long as the laptop provided for you has the Windows 7 key included on it (usually always a sticker on the bottom of the laptop), even if it has been preinstalled as 64-bit, it should be possible to format the drive and use a 32-bit install CD and the same key. I have a 32-bit Windows 7 CD if you need but you can also just download it from Microsoft.