How did you assemble a laptop. Don't those things come integrated for the most part? Or do you mean you assembled it online before they shipped it?
All you do is get whats called a Barebones kit. It consists of the case, motherboard, and display only most of the time. You add the HD, RAM, processor, optical drive, and any other components that are needed. It's pretty fun to build.
1) 2008 15inch Macbook Pro, 2.5GHz Core2Duo, 4GB RAM, 500GB HDD, OS X Snow Leopard....probably the only Apple computer in the whole city.
I really do love my Mac computers. I've never owned a Macbook but I've had plenty of Hackbooks lol. I do however have a Mac Mini with almost the same exact specs as your Mackbook. It only has 2GB of RAM though. The laptop I listed the specs above, is running Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard at the moment. Once again shhhh . We call it the Hackbook BM (BM meaning Beast Mode.) I will probably go to Ubuntu 11.04 and run Windows 7 Ultimate in a VM soon.
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i just got an 'ole HP pavilion dv6000. 160 GB, 2 gigs of ram, pentium dual core, yadda yadda. Nothing special.
It's running Ubuntu 10.10 with windows xp in a VM as well as some other linux distros.
Hey there's nothing wrong at all with those specs. I bet Ubuntu blazes on it. And I'm sure it's plenty fast enough to run XP in the VM. HP and Compaq makes some good quality products also. I used to have about 20 something Distros of Linux. Ubuntu is by far my favorite to actually install for everyday use. Pretty much all the distros based on the Devian flavor are pretty user friendly. Now Red Hat is a whole different ball game! I like messing with Backtrack 4 also (hmmm I wonder why Lol!)
Toshiba Satellite L645, no memory or HDD upgrades. Hate that LabelFlash is not compatable with Light Scribe; compatable LF disks are scarce. So I bought a new color printer to make my own labels.
I also run WinStep with NextStart. Really drives the clueless Apple folks over the edge when they see what a truly cool GUI can look like with a little effort. Like the docks and skins.
No plans to change laptops and what I bought is vastly over powered for my needs so I be happy.
I also run WinStep with NextStart. Really drives the clueless Apple folks over the edge when they see what a truly cool GUI can look like with a little effort. Like the docks and skins.Bob Maxey
Yeah I like WinStep and NextStart also. But I am pretty good at customizing the GUI on OS X using Shapeshifter, INTERfacelift, and Mighty Mouse. There are some pretty cool sleeve hidden tricks for Apple too. lol
I'm not a huge fan of Dell computers, but I have to admit, they did some pretty awesome work on all of their XPS series. And I am also very jealous of your Blu-ray drive and backlit keyboard Lol. I will be adding the Panasonic/Matsushita UJ-220 BD-R/RE when I have an extra $200 laying around.
I'm not a huge fan of Dell computers, but I have to admit, they did some pretty awesome work on all of their XPS series. And I am also very jealous of your Blu-ray drive and backlit keyboard Lol. I will be adding the Panasonic/Matsushita UJ-220 BD-R/RE when I have an extra $200 laying around.
I shopped around determined to find a laptop that would be the best bang for my buck and just so happens that this Dell XPS 15 was it. I looked at critic and user reviews and this one was just too good to be true for < $1300 (with free shipping nonetheless). Another option was the Toshiba Qosmio but it lacked HDD space, RAM, and Blu-ray (the ratings weren't so great for it either but it did say it had exceptional battery life for a laptop with it's power).
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Asus UL30A
1.3GHz intel Core 2 duo
4GB RAM DDR3
500 GB HD
14ish inch screen
Ubuntu 10.04 (10.10 is buggy on it)
The most important feature is that it can ssh into my desktop (core i7-920 deal) and run whatever process intensive applications. I love openSSH with the -X switch (uses the X server, so I run the application graphically on my laptop but all processing is done on the more powerful desktop).
Another option was the Toshiba Qosmio but it lacked HDD space, RAM, and Blu-ray (the ratings weren't so great for it either but it did say it had exceptional battery life for a laptop with it's power).
I do like Toshiba products. I also have a Toshiba Satellite L455-S5975.
It's nothing major. It has an Intel Celeron 900, 4GB RAM, 250 GB HDD and a very stripped down version of Windows 7. So it still runs lightning fast. It only really functions as my Azureus server so to speak. It is networked to 4TB of external storage where all the goodies are stored.
Just finished setting up my new Asus K52F. Got a pretty good deal on it only paying $549 for something with an i3 processor. Didn't go too crazy because I use my main desktop computer for gaming and stuff, but this is to bring to school and work. Does the job.
Intel® Core™ i3
Processor Speed
2.4GHz
Display Type
High-definition widescreen LED-backlit (1366 x 768)
Screen Size (Measured Diagonally)
15.6"
Cache Memory
3MB on die Level 2
System Memory (RAM)
4GB
System Memory (RAM) Expandable To
8GB
Type of Memory (RAM)
DDR3
Hard Drive Type
SATA (5400 rpm)
Computer Hard Drive Size
500GB
Optical Drive
Double-layer DVD±RW/CD-RW
Digital Media Reader or Slots
Yes, digital media card reader
Graphics
Intel® Graphics Media Accelerator HD
TV Tuner
No
MPEG
Yes
Built-in Webcam
Yes
Modem
None
Networking
Built-in 10/100/1000 Mbps Fast Ethernet LAN (RJ-45 connector)
Audio
Built-in Azalia compliant chip with 3D effect
Speakers
Internal
PCMCIA Slots
None
USB 2.0 Ports
3
IEEE 1394 FireWire Ports
None
Parallel Ports
None
Game Ports
None
Laptop Weight
Standard (more than 5.5 lbs.)
Battery Life
Up to 4 hours and 21 minutes
Pointing Device
Touchpad
HDMI Output
Yes
Blu-ray Player
No
Operating System Platform
Windows
Operating System
Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit
Included Software
Adobe Reader, Adobe Flash; MediaShow Expresso; PowerDirector 7
ENERGY STAR Qualified
No
Wireless Capability
4G WiMAX
Drive Capacity
500GB
Graphics Card
Intel® Graphics Media Accelerator HD
I'm looking for a laptop for a decent budget. Nothing over 750. I wouldn't mind building one with a barebones kit. I have experience in buidling computers since the AMD K6/2 3d now chip (damn those were the days!! Voodoo 3!!!). My problem is i can't find a decent website that has this to offer. I don't mind toshiba, dell or IBM. Not a big fan of HP. Thanks for the help.
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I'm looking for a laptop for a decent budget. Nothing over 750. I wouldn't mind building one with a barebones kit. I have experience in buidling computers since the AMD K6/2 3d now chip (damn those were the days!! Voodoo 3!!!). My problem is i can't find a decent website that has this to offer. I don't mind toshiba, dell or IBM. Not a big fan of HP. Thanks for the help.
Do you perhaps have any needs? Large screen/long battery/min. specs? I could suggest many good computers under 750, but they probably are not what you want.
I'm looking for a laptop for a decent budget. Nothing over 750. I wouldn't mind building one with a barebones kit. I have experience in buidling computers since the AMD K6/2 3d now chip (damn those were the days!! Voodoo 3!!!). My problem is i can't find a decent website that has this to offer. I don't mind toshiba, dell or IBM. Not a big fan of HP. Thanks for the help.
I don't know why you're not a big fan of HP, but I'm on my second HP laptop and love it. It's a dv6000 (nice, WIDE screen!) that I bought in 2007 and I use it 99% of the time over several desktops (also HP). It's that nice. Comfortable, fast, really just great.
I've added a Logitech trackball as I'm not a touchpad fan. I run Kubuntu Linux on it and it just flies! I did have to replace the hard drive almost two years ago, but hard drives crash and that has nothing to do with the brand of the laptop.
I don't recall offhand exactly what I paid for it, but it was well under $1000. I don't know what laptops HP currently offers that are in your price range, but speaking from personal experience I'd imagine they're pretty good.
One of the main needs i have is a dedicated graphics card. I don't need to play any intense games on it at all. Just would rather have dedicated. At least an I3. Although i will accept AMD. At least 4GB of ram. HD Space i have no preference on. Like i said before i wouldn't mind building just haven't found a good vender for parts. To make more sense what I'm using it for, I'm a information systems analyst and i do alot of programming.
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Not the best laptop, but for 427 dollars with a bundled 250 gig WD passport external hard drive, I had to get it.
Compaq Presario CQ60-418DX:
250 gigabyte hitachi hard drive
3 gigs of RAM. DDR2.
NVIDIA GeForce 8200M
Atheros 802.11/b/g (Replaced with Atheros N card)
2.5 hour battery life.
Windows 7 Ultimate 64 bit with Ubuntu 64, gentoo 64 and Slackware 64 in VMs.
AMD Athlon 64 2.1 Ghz.
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Asus G51VX-A1
2.0GHZ Core2Duo
Nvidia GTX260 1GB
4GB RAM
Currently a 320GB 7200RPM HD with a 500GB second drive for my Steam games
Backlit Keyboard
LED Backlit Screen
Plays anything I throw at it, even Bad Company 2 with some of the graphics settings lowered. It's an amazing laptop and was only $600 out the door. My only gripe is that it's only 1366x768, but games look amazing so it's not a big deal.
Sold my laptop, finally, and bought a Toshiba Thrive. This is probably the most versatile tablet out there; full sized USB, HDMI, SD Card also mini USB, Wifi N and BT 3.0. 10 hour battery life, approx. if used lightly 11-12 hours. It's my main computer now, no more windows and I can take it anywhere.
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• Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-720QM Quad Core processor (1.6GHz, 6MB L3 Cache) with Turbo Boost up to 2.8 GHz
• 8GB DDR3 System Memory (2 Dimm)
• 320GB 7200RPM SATA Hard Drive
• 1GB ATI Mobility Radeon(TM) HD 5650 Graphics - For Quad Core Processors
• 14.5" diagonal HD+ HP Radiance Infinity LED Display (1600x900)
• SuperMulti 8X DVD+/-R/RW with Double Layer Support
• HP TrueVision HD Webcam + Dual Digital Integrated Microphones
• Intel Wireless-N Card with Bluetooth
• Corel(R) PaintShop Photo(TM) Pro X3 + Corel(R) VideoStudio(R) Pro X3
• Full-size island-style backlit keyboard
• 8 Cell Lithium Ion Battery
At the moment, one of these.. UH900 : Fujitsu Hong Kong
...a Fujitsu coat pocket sized UMPC.(Made in Japan).
Atom 1.6GHz
128GB SSD
2GB RAM
2 x USB
Ethernet
Wifi
VGA
Wireless mouse
Windows 7 and Joli OS Linux
Huawei CDMA/EVDO 3G modem
I'm away from home for a couple of weeks, decided to travel light, so left the 15inch Macbook at home. The Fujitsu UMPC does all that I need while I'm here. Leaving the large laptop at home meant I could bring more clothes with me.
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my primary laptop as of now
Intel® Core™ i7-2670QM CPU @ 2.20GHz × 8
6 gigs ram
17"screen
running both win7 pro and linux although i havent switched to win in awhile
750 gig hdd
various ports, dont care
blue ray burner
I do mostly programming and video/photog editing. Ram is my biggest bottle neck but so far I havnt maxed out...the new architecture is amazing...
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I'm looking for a laptop for a decent budget. Nothing over 750. I wouldn't mind building one with a barebones kit. I have experience in buidling computers since the AMD K6/2 3d now chip (damn those were the days!! Voodoo 3!!!). My problem is i can't find a decent website that has this to offer. I don't mind toshiba, dell or IBM. Not a big fan of HP. Thanks for the help.
the 750 range is low end of the great laptops these days. 1k is pretty much where you start to max out and become petty with specs. Although i shy away from an i3 you should be able to get a great i5 or even i7 at that price but research what you need as an i5 in some categories out performs an i7 while an i7 blows an i5 out of the water in my area.
The thinkpad w520 is a TANK and is suppose to be very fast but it is gimped in Linux.
Optimus switchable graphics doesn't work and a lot of other things. E.G. firewire, displaylink.
I could run Windows but I prefer not to.
If it only OSX or Solaris (without probes) ran on it.
I run my iPad 2 80% of the time. Go figure.
The macbook is way overprice but it gets the job done. I'll be getting a Thunderbolt RAID and once I get that, I'll probably us the mac 100% thereafter. 800-100GB per second disk I/O. Yeah...
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Operating System
Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit
CPU Type
Intel Core i7 740QM(1.73GHz)
Screen
18.4"
Memory Size
6GB DDR3
Hard Disk
500GB HDD+64GB SSD recently updated with Intel 160 GB SSD
Optical Drive
BD Combo
Graphics Card
NVIDIA GeForce GTS 360M
Video Memory
1GB GDDR5
Communication
Gigabit LAN and WLAN
Card slot
1 x Express Card
Battery Life
3.78 hours
Dimensions
17.40" x 11.60" x 1.63"
Weight
9.70 lbs.
CPU
CPU Type
Intel Core i7
CPU Speed
740QM(1.73GHz)
CPU Support
2.93GHz with Turbo Boost Technology
Chipset
Chipset
Intel PM55
Display
Screen Size
18.4"
Wide Screen Support
Yes
Resolution
1920 x 1080
LCD Features
TruBrite technology
Operating Systems
Operating System
Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit
Graphics
GPU/VPU
NVIDIA GeForce GTS 360M
Video Memory
1GB GDDR5
Graphic Type
Dedicated Card
Hard Drive
HDD
500GB HDD + 64GB SSD recently updated with Intel 160 GB SSD thanks amazon! (only $140 after MIR)
HDD Spec
64GB Serial ATA solid state drive
500GB (7200 RPM) Serial ATA hard disk drive
TOSHIBA Hard Drive Impact Sensor (3D sensor)
Memory
Memory
6GB
Memory Speed
DDR3 1066
Memory Spec
4GB x 1+2GB x 1
Memory Type
204-Pin DDR3 SO-DIMM
Memory Slot (Total)
2
Memory Slot (Available)
0
Max Memory Supported
8GB
Optical Drive
Optical Drive Type
BD Combo
Optical Drive Interface
Integrated
Optical Drive Spec
Blu-ray Disc ROM and DVD SuperMulti drive with Labelflash supporting 12 formats
Maximum speed and compatibility: CD-ROM (24x), CD-R (24x), CD-RW (24x), DVD-ROM (8x), DVD-R (Single Layer, (8x)), DVD-R (Double Layer, (4x)), DVD-RW (6x), DVD+R (Single Layer, (8x)), DVD+R (Double Layer, (4x)), DVD+RW (8x), DVDRAM (5x), BD-ROM (6x)
Use Labelflash media to burn high quality labels directly to disc
Communications
LAN
10/100/1000Mbps
WLAN
802.11b/g/n wireless LAN
Bluetooth
Bluetooth version 2.1 plus Enhanced Data Rate (EDR)
Ports
Card Slot
1 x ExpressCard slot (ExpressCard/34 and ExpressCard/54)
USB
4 x USB (3 USB + 1 eSATA/USB combo)
IEEE 1394
1
Video Port
1 x VGA
HDMI
1 x HDMI
Audio Ports
1 x Microphone jack; 1 x Headphone jack
Audio
Audio
Dolby Home Theater
Speaker
Built-in harman/kardon stereo speakers
Input Device
Touchpad
Toshiba TouchPad
Keyboard
Premium LED Backlit US keyboard
Supplemental Drive
Card Reader
Memory Card Reader
Secure Digital, Secure Digital High Capacity, Memory Stick, Memory Stick PRO, Multi Media Card [shared slot]
Webcam
Yes
Power
AC Adapter
180W (19V x 9.5A) Auto-sensing ,100-240V/50-60Hz AC Adapter
Battery
12 cell/87Wh Lithium Ion battery pack
Battery Life
3.78 hours
Physical Specifications
Dimensions
17.40" x 11.60" x 1.63"
Weight
9.70 lbs.
Operating System
Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit
CPU Type
Intel Core i7 740QM(1.73GHz)
Screen
18.4"
Memory Size
6GB DDR3
Hard Disk
500GB HDD+64GB SSD recently updated with Intel 160 GB SSD
Optical Drive
BD Combo
Graphics Card
NVIDIA GeForce GTS 360M
Video Memory
1GB GDDR5
Communication
Gigabit LAN and WLAN
Card slot
1 x Express Card
Battery Life
3.78 hours
Dimensions
17.40" x 11.60" x 1.63"
Weight
9.70 lbs.
CPU
CPU Type
Intel Core i7
CPU Speed
740QM(1.73GHz)
CPU Support
2.93GHz with Turbo Boost Technology
Chipset
Chipset
Intel PM55
Display
Screen Size
18.4"
Wide Screen Support
Yes
Resolution
1920 x 1080
LCD Features
TruBrite technology
Operating Systems
Operating System
Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit
Graphics
GPU/VPU
NVIDIA GeForce GTS 360M
Video Memory
1GB GDDR5
Graphic Type
Dedicated Card
Hard Drive
HDD
500GB HDD + 64GB SSD recently updated with Intel 160 GB SSD thanks amazon! (only $140 after MIR)
HDD Spec
64GB Serial ATA solid state drive
500GB (7200 RPM) Serial ATA hard disk drive
TOSHIBA Hard Drive Impact Sensor (3D sensor)
Memory
Memory
6GB
Memory Speed
DDR3 1066
Memory Spec
4GB x 1+2GB x 1
Memory Type
204-Pin DDR3 SO-DIMM
Memory Slot (Total)
2
Memory Slot (Available)
0
Max Memory Supported
8GB
Optical Drive
Optical Drive Type
BD Combo
Optical Drive Interface
Integrated
Optical Drive Spec
Blu-ray Disc ROM and DVD SuperMulti drive with Labelflash supporting 12 formats
Maximum speed and compatibility: CD-ROM (24x), CD-R (24x), CD-RW (24x), DVD-ROM (8x), DVD-R (Single Layer, (8x)), DVD-R (Double Layer, (4x)), DVD-RW (6x), DVD+R (Single Layer, (8x)), DVD+R (Double Layer, (4x)), DVD+RW (8x), DVDRAM (5x), BD-ROM (6x)
Use Labelflash media to burn high quality labels directly to disc
Communications
LAN
10/100/1000Mbps
WLAN
802.11b/g/n wireless LAN
Bluetooth
Bluetooth version 2.1 plus Enhanced Data Rate (EDR)
Ports
Card Slot
1 x ExpressCard slot (ExpressCard/34 and ExpressCard/54)
USB
4 x USB (3 USB + 1 eSATA/USB combo)
IEEE 1394
1
Video Port
1 x VGA
HDMI
1 x HDMI
Audio Ports
1 x Microphone jack; 1 x Headphone jack
Audio
Audio
Dolby Home Theater
Speaker
Built-in harman/kardon stereo speakers
Input Device
Touchpad
Toshiba TouchPad
Keyboard
Premium LED Backlit US keyboard
Supplemental Drive
Card Reader
Memory Card Reader
Secure Digital, Secure Digital High Capacity, Memory Stick, Memory Stick PRO, Multi Media Card [shared slot]
Webcam
Yes
Power
AC Adapter
180W (19V x 9.5A) Auto-sensing ,100-240V/50-60Hz AC Adapter
Battery
12 cell/87Wh Lithium Ion battery pack
Battery Life
3.78 hours
Physical Specifications
Dimensions
17.40" x 11.60" x 1.63"
Weight
9.70 lbs.
You forgot to mention the color, try being more complete. We also need to know your BIOS firmware revision, the driver chips used on the HDD, and how long your video cable is. Otherwise, we might think that your system is pure-d crap. Smiley!
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You forgot to mention the color, try being more complete. We also need to know your BIOS firmware revision, the driver chips used on the HDD, and how long your video cable is. Otherwise, we might think that your system is pure-d crap. Smiley!
Smiley!
I'm lazy, I went for the copy and paste from Newegg.... I don't mind getting some factory built monster. I figure by the time I add up all the cost in building a laptop myself, I'd be better served buying a cookie-cutter job. I love that this thing has more power than many desktops and is already a year old, but I wish the damn thing wasn't so heavy.
What's you're laptop setup?
. We call it the Hackbook BM (BM meaning Beast Mode.) I will probably go to Ubuntu 11.04 and run Windows 7 Ultimate in a VM soon.
