Gateway Laptops/ Notebook pcs??

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I don't have a laptop, however, I have seen several decent spec'd machines when I was researching them last year.

It all depends on what you need it for:
* coursework and homework (word applications and similar stuff) etc; a decent hard drive and ram would be ideal, eg. 60+ gb HDD and anything over 512 ram (more programs you need running at a time, the more ram you'll need). Also, wireless internet connection could be handy.
* media applications/video stuff; graphics card and ram would be highest priority. Generally, the prices of these models are well over £1,000.
* gaming; same as above, though ram could be substituted for HDD depending on the games you want to play.

Dell are ok ish for prices as they have low to high (lowest priced laptop I have seen on dell website: £300, highest being around £3,000!) and generally have a good selection on the whole, though they're gaming machines aren't the best.

Alienware can get you a very decent spec, which, even after 5 years, will still be relatively powerfull. Though, prices range from £2500 and upwards.
Perfect for media and gaming. A complete waste of money if you only need it for homework though.

PC world/comet etc won't neccesarily be as pricey and at the same time won't neccesarily be as spec'd up. I'd recommend if you wanted a laptop or desktop for nothing other than homework/coursework, purchase it from PC world/comet etc.
 
i use mine mostly for school as well and by the way, i got the gateway yesterday at an excellent buy :D, and so far, i love it mashaAllah!
 
I guess its a little too late to suggest now, but did you make sure that your laptop supports Vista? Some of the companies are offering free upgrades to Vista as well.
 
ABWAN said:
I guess its a little too late to suggest now, but did you make sure that your laptop supports Vista? Some of the companies are offering free upgrades to Vista as well.
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well i don't really need vista so I don't care about that, even if I bought a laptop that supports vista, i wouldn't upgrade.........i mostly use my laptop for college so there's really no need for vista here.....but thanks for that concern.
 
i just learned that even desk top pc's have batteries, thus opening a whole new space in TheThings to Worry About Realm.
what happens when the battery dies?
 
snakelegs said:
i just learned that even desk top pc's have batteries, thus opening a whole new space in TheThings to Worry About Realm.
what happens when the battery dies?
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It normaly is no disaster, but it will mess up your clock settings and in some cases can mess up the BIOS settings. However, all come back while you are running off the power supply. The batteries are nearly indestructable. In my older PC's I had them last 5 years and were still good.

The batteries are cheap and easy to replace, If you have any real fears just replace the battery every 3 years and you should never have a problem.
 
The battery you are referring to, is in the motherboard. Normally it wouldnt drain out that fast. If that happens, it only messes up the time settings. The easy fix would be to open the tower, take the battery out and then warm (not by heating ofcourse!, just keep it in your palm and rub it a bit) it up a little or keep it in sun for a couple of mins.
 

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