zevo Posted December 27, 2004 Share Posted December 27, 2004 need some advice guys. I dont know much about computers except how to use them. I am looking at purchasing a new notebook but i dont know where to begin. how practical are notebooks. I am a college/pharmacy student so i think this would be a pretty decent investment. I mostly use the computer for researching, surfing etc. i dont really download stuff or anything like that. So with all that said what brands should i be looking at and what kind of technology should be looking at? I know alot of you guys are computers wizzes so I hope i can get some advice. Only looking to spend at most 1500 dollars. Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Just Jack Posted December 27, 2004 Share Posted December 27, 2004 Have you tried Staples? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guffalo Posted December 27, 2004 Share Posted December 27, 2004 Are we talking about three ring binders that are refillable, or the marble one? I know my kids prefer the spiral bound ones, but the teachers don't like them since the papers get dog eared when you rip out a page, also they have a tendency to snag sweaters when the wire gets twisted. I like the marble covered bound notebooks myself. They now come in more colors than the standard black and white, Jack has the link to Staples and I think you will be surprised, they should be considerably less than 1500 bucks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BRH Posted December 27, 2004 Share Posted December 27, 2004 The Trapper Keeper always worked for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
udonkey Posted December 27, 2004 Share Posted December 27, 2004 PM me - I work for Dell and can help you put something together considerably lower than your $1500 budget Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guffalo Posted December 27, 2004 Share Posted December 27, 2004 Actually, all of my PC purchases were done at Microcenter this year, they employ a good mix of geeks that also speak english for normal people. They were asking who is using it, what is the general and potential uses, what price range, then he started showing me the options (It was for my son who is going away to college) He was able to guide me to one that had great functionality with a Pentium 4 Hyper threaded processor, huge memory, free printer, He knew the SUNY system would probably employ a wireless network, so he made sure it was all set to plug and play with a wireless card, within 15 minutes I had the PC and he also was able to get me the rebates that will bring the total cost down to around 800 for the whole thing. This is the second year I've been to Microcenter, and I just love the place. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zevo Posted December 27, 2004 Author Share Posted December 27, 2004 is buying a notebook from ebay a bad idea? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zevo Posted December 27, 2004 Author Share Posted December 27, 2004 PM me - I work for Dell and can help you put something together considerably lower than your $1500 budget 180202[/snapback] pmed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soljc Posted December 27, 2004 Share Posted December 27, 2004 No offense to Udonkey, but I've had 3 Dell laptops over the last 5 years and all of them have been miserable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
todd Posted December 27, 2004 Share Posted December 27, 2004 No offense to Udonkey, but I've had 3 Dell laptops over the last 5 years and all of them have been miserable. 180307[/snapback] I've got a dell XPS right now and it rocks. I wish I could afford the vid card upgrade to the 9800 - I bought it when the 9700 was standard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Just Jack Posted December 27, 2004 Share Posted December 27, 2004 PM me - I work for Dell and can help you put something together considerably lower than your $1500 budget 180202[/snapback] I thought $1500 was kinda high for what he wanted to do with it. I do like the Complete Care package Dell offers. We've had laptops get destroyed by airbags in the Sheriffs patrol cars that Dell replaced, no questions asked because of the care package. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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