dirkpitt45
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Been a while since I've been here, headphones are more addicting than computer hardware >.<
Anyways I'm off to university this September and figured I'd start looking for a notebook now. I'll be bringing my desktop, so I don't need that much power, but I still want it to be snappy and maybe handle some small games, like league of legends, which is all I play these days, it's a DOTA clone, based on wc3 so it's pretty old. I'd also love to have a SSD, it doesn't have to come with one, but if I could throw in my 40gb intel from my desktop I'd be more than happy. Storage isn't an issue, I've got two 32gb flash drives (Darn you NCIX sales) and over 2tb in my desktop, plus a 500gb external. I'm going into computer engineering, but I doubt we'd be required to do any taxing computer stuff in class. CD drive is also not an issue, I'd prefer not to have one. I barely use my desktops :/
Feel and form are also important, I'd rather not have something that feels flimsy like the acer aspire netbook my sister has. The holy grail (of notebooks) would be one of the samsung 9 series. But they're way over my budget and I really shouldn't spend that much on a glorified piece of duraluminium. The new Sony S series look nice, but again a bit more then I want to spend.
Preferably $800-$1000, but if there's something that's 1.2k and totally worth the extra $200 I'll go for it. Otherwise, cheaper is better
I've found the Asus UL30JC and it is almost perfect. Amazon.com: ASUS U36JC-B1 Thin and Light 13.3-Inch Laptop (Black): Computer & Accessories Bit on the more expensive side. Seems you can also install a SSD relatively easy.
Any other ideas? I've ran into a few Toshibas (the r700 series) but nothing else has jumped out at me really. I'm open to ebay and used options as well, I've had a great time with used headphone gear and pc parts lately. So I think as long as I'm careful, a used notebook should work out fine too.
Anyways I'm off to university this September and figured I'd start looking for a notebook now. I'll be bringing my desktop, so I don't need that much power, but I still want it to be snappy and maybe handle some small games, like league of legends, which is all I play these days, it's a DOTA clone, based on wc3 so it's pretty old. I'd also love to have a SSD, it doesn't have to come with one, but if I could throw in my 40gb intel from my desktop I'd be more than happy. Storage isn't an issue, I've got two 32gb flash drives (Darn you NCIX sales) and over 2tb in my desktop, plus a 500gb external. I'm going into computer engineering, but I doubt we'd be required to do any taxing computer stuff in class. CD drive is also not an issue, I'd prefer not to have one. I barely use my desktops :/
Feel and form are also important, I'd rather not have something that feels flimsy like the acer aspire netbook my sister has. The holy grail (of notebooks) would be one of the samsung 9 series. But they're way over my budget and I really shouldn't spend that much on a glorified piece of duraluminium. The new Sony S series look nice, but again a bit more then I want to spend.
Preferably $800-$1000, but if there's something that's 1.2k and totally worth the extra $200 I'll go for it. Otherwise, cheaper is better
I've found the Asus UL30JC and it is almost perfect. Amazon.com: ASUS U36JC-B1 Thin and Light 13.3-Inch Laptop (Black): Computer & Accessories Bit on the more expensive side. Seems you can also install a SSD relatively easy.
Any other ideas? I've ran into a few Toshibas (the r700 series) but nothing else has jumped out at me really. I'm open to ebay and used options as well, I've had a great time with used headphone gear and pc parts lately. So I think as long as I'm careful, a used notebook should work out fine too.