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So Julius Gerald Macbook wont last much longer. He has served a sold 5 1/2 years. So I think its about time I get a new computer. I'm thinking in the $500-700 range.

First, I'm not sure if I want a laptop or a desktop. I won't be in school anymore so I'm not sure if I totally NEED a laptop, and I've always been convinced that I could get a better desktop for the same price as a laptop. Is that still true? Should I reconsider?

Otherwise, I'm thinking I want:
Intel i5 or better
8GB RAM
500GB Hard Drive or more, but even that seems like overkill.
I don't have a monitor, if I do go with a desktop (I do have speakers, for what that's worth), so I'd need that.

I've been ultra out-of-the-loop too long when it comes to computers, so any advice is appreciated.

As mainstream and overrated as they are, my Dell 660 has been pretty fucking great to me so far. Graphics card sucks ass (and I plan on replacing it soon) but everything else about it runs pretty well.

You can get a WAY more powerful desktop than a laptop for the same price, and it'll likely be more customizable/upgradable.

It looks like the laptop market is moving pretty quick right now... everyone's finally putting good quality screens in, they're trying the whole laptop/tablet hybrid thing. For that reason, I've been kinda waiting for it to level off a bit, and just do some maintenance on my current laptop instead of upgrading.

But, uhhh... most companies seem to be trying some awesome high-end sorta things. Lenovo has caught my eye more than anyone, but that's mostly because I dig the Thinkpad look.

im gonna go the ipad route
since i spend most of my cpu time
staring into my ipod touch
i love how easy the os is
"whoa i wish the screen was bigger"
well ask and ye shall recieve
once i figured out the os was exactly the same
i was sold
i know two people with desktops
and they dont like the decision they made
stuck in the corner like that
my gfs got a year old macbook pro
and its the shit
i have a regular macbook thats shitting the bed
its like 5 yrs old
the cpu and screen are stil fine
the beer soaked keyboard is shot
and the battery holds 0 charge
anyway go laptop
unless you put your desk in the bathroom

So I think I'm going to build a desktop. That just seems like the most bang for the buck.

I'm still slightly clueless.

ryan summit wrote:im gonna go the ipad route
since i spend most of my cpu time
staring into my ipod touch
i love how easy the os is
"whoa i wish the screen was bigger"
well ask and ye shall recieve
once i figured out the os was exactly the same
i was sold
i know two people with desktops
and they dont like the decision they made
stuck in the corner like that
my gfs got a year old macbook pro
and its the shit
i have a regular macbook thats shitting the bed
its like 5 yrs old
the cpu and screen are stil fine
the beer soaked keyboard is shot
and the battery holds 0 charge
anyway go laptop
unless you put your desk in the bathroom

i using the ipad instead of a laptop. my dell inspirion literally fell apart. even though it was always on my desk, never moved it, the screen just started falling apart from being opened and closed i guess. or the les than five times i transported it between school and home. also the computer just sucked in general. i got an ipad case it was cheaper than a new laptop and i could use all the music apps. ive got a case with a keyboard, the ZAGG portfolio, i sometimes forget im not on a laptop.

snipelfritz wrote:So I think I'm going to build a desktop. That just seems like the most bang for the buck.

I'm still slightly clueless.

Unless you're hellbent on building your own (which can be a really great experience) -- those online configurators at Dell or HP can build you a pretty great machine at comparable value. I got a HP desktop a few years ago and it's still killing it for everything I need to do!

:edit: of course, I am not a powergamer, so if you need something like that maybe there are better routes...

http://forums.somethingawful.com/showth ... id=3458091
Give the first couple posts a read, yo.