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Kavvy · 11-26-2011, 01:14 PM

Hello All!

I am looking for advice on buying a labtop. First off, I know gaming computers should be PC not labtops, but I want a labtop.

I know Dell are supposedly overpriced but my current laptop has made a case for them.I currently have a Dell Inspiron 9300, which has lasted 6 years, with the only issue being the sound port has gone, so I now have a usb sound card I purchased from memory express for about ~$60. I have reformatted it twice, and while after each reformat it doesn't run like new, it's nearly there. I am very hard on it, and it runs better then most of my friends new PC's that are 1-2 years old. This might be because it's a Dell, or because I reformat once in a while. A six year old laptop that runs well, from what I understand, is a rare thing.

In a world where I do most of my gaming on xbox, and use my computer for Access, word and excel, I only really want a new laptop because of D3 coming out in 2012 and because I feel I earned one. Among my friends I am the guy who everyone would expect to have a new computer all the time because of my love for computers, but I graduated in may 2010 and still don't have one.

Because I can wait a bit, I figured the most bang for my buck would be to wait for boxing day. However, I am flying to San Fran on boxing day, so really only online sales are available to me. I am trying to figure out what I want now, so I can spend maybe an hour boxing day morning buying this labtop. I figure its mostly black and white (2 brands of video cards, couple processers, how much ram/memory do you want, what ports are important, etc).

Does anyone have any comments/tips on this strategy, and brands to stay way from/defiantly check out (for software, hardware or general computer brand)?

Thank you

11-26-2011, 01:14 PM	#1
Kavvy Self Imposed Exile Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Calgary Exp:	Buying a new labtop Hello All! I am looking for advice on buying a labtop. First off, I know gaming computers should be PC not labtops, but I want a labtop. I know Dell are supposedly overpriced but my current laptop has made a case for them.I currently have a Dell Inspiron 9300, which has lasted 6 years, with the only issue being the sound port has gone, so I now have a usb sound card I purchased from memory express for about ~$60. I have reformatted it twice, and while after each reformat it doesn't run like new, it's nearly there. I am very hard on it, and it runs better then most of my friends new PC's that are 1-2 years old. This might be because it's a Dell, or because I reformat once in a while. A six year old laptop that runs well, from what I understand, is a rare thing. In a world where I do most of my gaming on xbox, and use my computer for Access, word and excel, I only really want a new laptop because of D3 coming out in 2012 and because I feel I earned one. Among my friends I am the guy who everyone would expect to have a new computer all the time because of my love for computers, but I graduated in may 2010 and still don't have one. Because I can wait a bit, I figured the most bang for my buck would be to wait for boxing day. However, I am flying to San Fran on boxing day, so really only online sales are available to me. I am trying to figure out what I want now, so I can spend maybe an hour boxing day morning buying this labtop. I figure its mostly black and white (2 brands of video cards, couple processers, how much ram/memory do you want, what ports are important, etc). Does anyone have any comments/tips on this strategy, and brands to stay way from/defiantly check out (for software, hardware or general computer brand)? Thank you