Laptops

Questions for buying a laptop:

1) What is your price range?
2) What the future laptop's primary purpose?
3) What types of applications will be used on it?
4) Will be it used for travel (is weight a concern)?
5) What specific games if any will be run on it?
6) How long are you expecting to use it?
7) What's your minimum power in hours expectation?
8) MAC/Windows/Linux?

When upgrading a laptop:

1) What is your price range?
2) What is your model make?

Desktops

Questions for buying a desktop:

1) What is your price range?
2) What is the future desktop's primary purpose?
3) What types of applications will be used on it?
4) Are you going to be storing large amounts of data?
5) What specific games if any will be run on it?
6) How long are you expecting to use it?
7) MAC/Windows/Linux?

Questions for upgrading a desktop

1) What is your price range?
2) What is your Make and Model?
3) What video card interface (PCI-E/PCI/AGP)?
4) What type of Ram and how many ram slots?
5) What specific games if any will be run on it?


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Im glad this is finally spelled out.

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That only has to do with getting a new compter, or upgrading an existing computer. Not with a current computers problems.

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Uh....yeah. Troubleshooting problems are way to varied. Maybe I'll get around to making an outline for that, but this thread is just for people who are looking to buy/upgrade.

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one they're horribly expensive and two most people won't touch them

if you want to upgrade, i wouldn't bother for about $150 more than what you'll pay you'll get a new desktop for. and it'll be better than the upgrade

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That only has to do with getting a new compter, or upgrading an existing computer. Not with a current computers problems.

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I'm not suprised, when the topic title is 'Laptop & Desktop Purchasing/Upgrading Help'.

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DO NOT UPGRADE A LAPTOP

one they're horribly expensive and two most people won't touch them

if you want to upgrade, i wouldn't bother for about $150 more than what you'll pay you'll get a new desktop for. and it'll be better than the upgrade

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Upgrading ram is actually pretty cheap for the performance gain in laptops. Plus some people need help finding the parts to repair things like broken CD drives or if they want to buy a wireless card for an older laptop.

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Quote: from the messenger at 10:39 pm on April 6, 2008

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That only has to do with getting a new compter, or upgrading an existing computer. Not with a current computers problems.

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I'm not suprised, when the topic title is 'Laptop & Desktop Purchasing/Upgrading Help'.

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It didn't at the time. So fuck you vicky.

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Quote: from BlueAutomatic at 2:41 pm on April 6, 2008

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Quote: from the messenger at 10:39 pm on April 6, 2008

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That only has to do with getting a new compter, or upgrading an existing computer. Not with a current computers problems.

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 I'm not suprised, when the topic title is 'Laptop & Desktop Purchasing/Upgrading Help'.

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It didn't at the time. So fuck you vicky.

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No need to swear.

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Quote: from Tubbz at 11:41 am on April 6, 2008

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DO NOT UPGRADE A LAPTOP  

 one they're horribly expensive and two most people won't touch them  

 if you want to upgrade, i wouldn't bother for about $150 more than what you'll pay you'll get a new desktop for. and it'll be better than the upgrade

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Upgrading ram is actually pretty cheap for the performance gain in laptops. Plus some people need help finding the parts to repair things like broken CD drives or if they want to buy a wireless card for an older laptop.

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because most laptops are closed case and upgradign voids warranty repair etc. most places won't do it, i was looking at it about christmas time

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Quote: from the messenger at 10:43 pm on April 6, 2008

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Quote: from BlueAutomatic at 2:41 pm on April 6, 2008

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Quote: from the messenger at 10:39 pm on April 6, 2008

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That only has to do with getting a new compter, or upgrading an existing computer. Not with a current computers problems.

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  I'm not suprised, when the topic title is 'Laptop & Desktop Purchasing/Upgrading Help'.

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 It didn't at the time. So fuck you vicky.

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No need to swear.

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Tgere is always the need.

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because most laptops are closed case and upgradign voids warranty repair etc. most places won't do it, i was looking at it about christmas time

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I've never heard of a company that will void your warranty for upgrading ram in a long time. Most laptops make ram easily available to replace. And it's not hard to replace a CD drive. Many companies have manuals for doing it on their websites. The biggest problems are finding which CD drive to buy and not losing the screws.

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