Laptops

[Devant]

Hey guys, since i'm restarting school in the fall, I'm looking for a good multi-purpose laptop. I've only ever known dell laptops, so I'm looking for suggestions in the 500-700$ area. I'm going to need it to do primarily coding, but if it is possible, i'd like to game on the laptop as well.

[Cosmic_Shame]

go on newegg.com and search for Acer America laptops. Cheaptest laptops and are reliable my brother has one and my family has one. My brothers has a GPU on it and he can play all new games including BFBC2 and it was $650

[Clone]

17.3" Acer is on sale at HSN (saw it when flipping through channels) $699.00

http://electronics.hsn.com/acer-17-3-lcd-dual-core-4gb-ram-500gb-hdd-laptop-computer-with-webcam_p-5864429_xp.aspx?webm_id=0&web_id=5864429&sf=ec&attr=2132&ocm=ec|2132&prev=hp!2132&ccm=ec|2132

Key Specifications:

* Processor: AMD Athlon II Dual Core Processor M300 (2.0GHz)
* Memory: 4096MB DDR2; 667MHz (memory maxed at 4GB)
* Hard Drive: 500GB SATA
* Operating System: Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit
* LCD Monitor: 17.3" HD CineCrystal LED-backlit display; 1600 x 900 resolution, 16:9 aspect ratio
* Media Card Reader: Multi-in-1 Digital Media Card Reader - Secure Digital (SD), MultiMediaCard (MMC), Memory Stick (MS), Memory Stick PRO (MS PRO) and xD-Picture Card (xD)
* Optical Drive: 8X DVD+/-R/RW Super Multi-Format Dual Layer Drive
* Other Differentiator: Integrated Crystal Eye Webcam, Kensington Lock Slot, Acer Backup Manager, Touchpad-Lock and Acer PowerSmart Technology

Additional Product Information:

* System Bus: 800MHz FSB
* Cache Memory: 1MB L2
* Graphics: ATI Radeon HD 4200 Graphics
* Video Memory: Up to 1919MB
* Keyboard/Mouse: Multi-Gesture Touchpad
* Speakers: 2 built-in speakers with Dolby Home Theater Audio Enhancement and High-Definition Audio Support; (1) Headphone/speaker jack, (1) Microphone-in Jack, (1) Line-in Jack
* Ports: (4) USB 2.0, (1) HDMI, (1) VGA Connector, (1) AC Adapter Connector
* Network Adapter: 10/100/1000 Gigabit Ethernet LAN
* Wireless Network Adapter: 802.11b/g/Draft-N Wireless
* Measures approx. 16.1"W x 10.7"D x 1.6"H
* Weighs 7.1 lbs.
* Model #: AS7540-1734
* ETL listed
* Made in China
* Comes with a manufacturer's 1-year limited warranty

[Cosmic_Shame]

also u can get Acer with i3 and i5 if u want one of them fast new hyperthreaded intel processors

[Devant]

how does this look for $599?

Software & Services
Genuine Windows? 7 Home Premium, 64bit
1 Year Basic Service Plan
McAfee SecurityCenter, 15-Months
Works 9 HS Trial Version with CDSK
Obsidian Black IMR
Also Includes
Inspiron 15 Notebook
320GB, 5400 RPM
4GB Shared Dual Channel DDR3 at 1066MHz
Lithium Ion Battery (6 cell)
15.6" HD WLED
High Definition Audio 2.0
8X CD/DVD Burner (Dual Layer DVD+/-R Drive)
Dell Wireless 1397 802.11g Half Mini-Card
Integrated 1.3M Pixel Webcam
512MB ATI Mobility Radeon HD4330
NEW 2010 Intel?Core™ i3 - 330M
Integrated 10/100 Network Card
Adobe? Acrobat? Reader 9.0
Dell Wireless 365 Bluetooth Internal (2.1)

[Clone]

makes my inspiron 1545 look like sh!t, although lets be honest; it makes itself look liks sh!t.

[Cosmic_Shame]

how does this look for $599?

Software & Services
Genuine Windows? 7 Home Premium, 64bit
1 Year Basic Service Plan
McAfee SecurityCenter, 15-Months
Works 9 HS Trial Version with CDSK
Obsidian Black IMR
Also Includes
Inspiron 15 Notebook
320GB, 5400 RPM
4GB Shared Dual Channel DDR3 at 1066MHz
Lithium Ion Battery (6 cell)
15.6" HD WLED
High Definition Audio 2.0
8X CD/DVD Burner (Dual Layer DVD+/-R Drive)
Dell Wireless 1397 802.11g Half Mini-Card
Integrated 1.3M Pixel Webcam
512MB ATI Mobility Radeon HD4330
NEW 2010 Intel?Core? i3 - 330M
Integrated 10/100 Network Card
Adobe? Acrobat? Reader 9.0
Dell Wireless 365 Bluetooth Internal (2.1)

for a laptop that is very nice, u will be able to run TF2 easily and probably will be able to run BFBC2 at low settings without a problem as well

[Devant]

nice. Going to order it. thanks for your help guys