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sneakyhobbit wrote:hey there  yeah i'd like one for school, but also- i love pc games especially sims2 LOL! The Sims 2 is available for Mac, too.
4th Year Computer Science student at Queen's University finishing in April, 2008; starting a Masters in Human Computer Interaction shortly afterward (also at Queen's). e-mail: tim [at] timginn [dot] com
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thanks (: is umm 1gb memory enough? or is that too little?
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sneakyhobbit wrote:hey there yeah i'd like one for school, but also- i love pc games especially sims2 LOL! You can run The Sims and The Sims 2 with either the latest integrated card (GMA X3100) and any discrete cards (128mb+ w/ shared memory up to 256mb or just 256mb is sufficient w/ shared memory) sneakyhobbit wrote:thanks (:
is umm 1gb memory enough? or is that too little? Depends..will you buy a laptop with WinXP or Vista? if it's WinXP, it's enough if it's Vista, it's the minimum You can always upgrade the memory, just make sure whenever buying a pre-configured laptop, make sure the 1GB RAM takes up only 1 DIMM and not 2 DIMM so you can upgrade your memory with a 1-2GB RAM (if you wish)
McMaster '12
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Mac wrote:sneakyhobbit wrote:hey there yeah i'd like one for school, but also- i love pc games especially sims2 LOL! You can run The Sims and The Sims 2 with either the latest integrated card (GMA X3100) and any discrete cards (128mb+ w/ shared memory up to 256mb or just 256mb is sufficient w/ shared memory) sneakyhobbit wrote:thanks (:
is umm 1gb memory enough? or is that too little? Depends..will you buy a laptop with WinXP or Vista? if it's WinXP, it's enough if it's Vista, it's the minimum You can always upgrade the memory, just make sure whenever buying a pre-configured laptop, make sure the 1GB RAM takes up only 1 DIMM and not 2 DIMM so you can upgrade your memory with a 1-2GB RAM (if you wish) whoa! you know so much! i was thinking of maybe getting a macbook  but i will take the amazing list that you made into account (: thanks
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I have Dell Inspiron 1300 and it's been working great for me for 2 years of highschool so I'm sure it will do the same for university
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My Toshiba (Tecra) has been with me since the beginning of this school year and i have had no problems with it. It's fast, has lots of memory, can download and play movies without any odd stops or glitches, the keyboard is comfortable, the touchpad mouse is better than those little knobby things, has enough USB ports, a DVD (or is it CD?) burner/player, and the screen is wide enough without making the thing too heavy to carry. I'll admit i'm pretty computer illiterate yet i've never really had an occasion where i had a problem that wasn't easily fixable.
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what are refurbished laptops?
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anniepoohh wrote:what are refurbished laptops? Ones that were broken and then fixed.
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are refurbished laptops worth checking out? would they break again
Math/CA Waterloo '13
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anniepoohh wrote:are refurbished laptops worth checking out? would they break again I personally wouldn't buy one, but that's just me. They're usually not much cheaper than a brand new one anyway.
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I don't think a laptop is really necessary. I find that taking notes by hand is a lot easier!
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lol yeah but i think i'd go totally insane without getting my hourly dose of facebook :S
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What would be a good choice for me for university?
I'd have it for internet, microsoft office, Conquer Online, iTunes, and sims. Also, I'd watch DVDs.
Honours English Major/History Minor, York '12
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do you really need a laptop for university?
wat do u want it to say, i'm a snob and all i want to talk about is how stressed out i am with an average over 90%? like seriously people
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any lap top that is under 500$
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If you're paying >50K for school, in my opinion you might as well get a laptop that you can use for your 4 years without having to worry about it breaking.. I mean you don't need to go over $1500, but buying a $300 laptop in my opinion is just a waste of money as more than likely you will need a new one before you're done school.
Queen's Commerce '12
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hi i am going into university this fall and i am not sure what to get for a laptop i need something with a good battery life, i am taking science so i need something that is compatible with the different microsoft applications but i also like gaming any ideas?
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