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Well, my old 17" lappy was gettin aged for me, and I wanted some gaming, so I was originally gonna grab an $1100 gaming laptop, but then I decided I'd be smart and save some money.. so as of right now, I have built a desktop for about $600 to do all my gaming, and I sold my laptop for $350.
I want to keep the overall cost around $800 ($800+350-600=$550 left) or less so recommend me the best laptop for around $500 range. I'd prefer a 15.4" screen, dual core cpu, 3GB or more of RAM, and decent onboard graphics (not for gaming, just for regular stuff and maybe photos/video viewing). Preferably decent battery life too as this is for classes. A good warranty of at least a year is also wanted, and if it comes with a carrying bag or something, that's an extra bonus
Or, should I just grab a Netbook for $330 and save even more money? Really all I need the laptop for is school classes, MS Office, java programming, etc.
I am leaning more towards a notebook just because it would be nice to have an optical disc drive and a bit bigger screen for doing programming and word documents. So, any recommendations?
I want to keep the overall cost around $800 ($800+350-600=$550 left) or less so recommend me the best laptop for around $500 range. I'd prefer a 15.4" screen, dual core cpu, 3GB or more of RAM, and decent onboard graphics (not for gaming, just for regular stuff and maybe photos/video viewing). Preferably decent battery life too as this is for classes. A good warranty of at least a year is also wanted, and if it comes with a carrying bag or something, that's an extra bonus
Or, should I just grab a Netbook for $330 and save even more money? Really all I need the laptop for is school classes, MS Office, java programming, etc.
I am leaning more towards a notebook just because it would be nice to have an optical disc drive and a bit bigger screen for doing programming and word documents. So, any recommendations?