I've been wanting to get a new laptop for some time now. Been saving some extra cash here and there thinking I would want something in the $900-$1200 range.
I picked up a couple of extra shifts this week so I should have around $1k in spare cash in a week or so and now I'm starting to look at some computers online.
I found a couple of ones that are actually under the price range I was thinking but that look pretty decent.
The first one is $699.99. I really like the slick design on this one and the massive 320GB HDD is a big plus.
The second one is a hundo more at $799.99 looks slick also but a smaller HDD at 250GB.
Now, besides the HDD size, I really don't know shit about computers to compare any of the other specifications. So can any of you computer savy guys provide some insight into which computer would be a better fit for the kind of stuff I would do on it which inlcude:
-General web browsing
-Writing school papers
-Poker
-Music (A lot of it)
-DVD watching
-A lot of online video watching (youtube, hulu.com, justin.tv etc)
-Not looking for a gaming machine by any means but I may install a not too graphically demanding game once in a while.
By the way, I'm not married to these two choices or anything so feel free to recommend another laptop.
Oh, and what do you guys think of HP laptops in general?
I picked up a couple of extra shifts this week so I should have around $1k in spare cash in a week or so and now I'm starting to look at some computers online.
I found a couple of ones that are actually under the price range I was thinking but that look pretty decent.
The first one is $699.99. I really like the slick design on this one and the massive 320GB HDD is a big plus.
The second one is a hundo more at $799.99 looks slick also but a smaller HDD at 250GB.
Now, besides the HDD size, I really don't know shit about computers to compare any of the other specifications. So can any of you computer savy guys provide some insight into which computer would be a better fit for the kind of stuff I would do on it which inlcude:
-General web browsing
-Writing school papers
-Poker
-Music (A lot of it)
-DVD watching
-A lot of online video watching (youtube, hulu.com, justin.tv etc)
-Not looking for a gaming machine by any means but I may install a not too graphically demanding game once in a while.
By the way, I'm not married to these two choices or anything so feel free to recommend another laptop.
Oh, and what do you guys think of HP laptops in general?
