by Lysander » Sat Aug 14, 2004 9:14 pm
Specifically, a laptop. I've got a relatively good desktop, so that isn't a problem, but this laptop is just pissing me right the hell off because it is Toshiba and it sucks so fuck it, I'm getting a new one.
Here's what I need. I need it to be able to run whatever operating system which will almost assuredly be XP home, and that's about it, really. Resource-wise, about the most heavy-duty thing I'll need it to do is sound editing. I'll want it to be able to run the OS, my screen-access program, my instant messengers, antivirus applications, spyware blockers, my chat stuff, the internet, email and music editing all at once without buckling and crying for an ambulence. EDIT: Also! Considering as how this is the main reason I am getting a new computer in the first place, the ability to run on AC current for ridiculously extended periods of time without just breaking would also, you know, be keen.
The point I'm trying to get across here is that I do not need an uber l33t graphics accellerator, because I do not plan on using it for teh game GAME GAEME, unless you count interactive fiction. So. Price range. Really, I don't see any reason why I should have to play more than a thousand dollars for this relatively low-end system, although I am somewhat unfamiliar with what shit is supposed to cost in this business so I may be wishing for too much on that score. However, this is the catch, as there always is: I can't build it, and the only people in town who would know how to build it charge (at least) $20 an hour or some equally ridiculously-nflated amount of coin for their time. Which means that I'm probably gonna end up going with a name-brand computer of some sort to save me that hastle. So! Suggestions PLZ?!/!?!?
Specifically, a laptop. I've got a relatively good desktop, so that isn't a problem, but this laptop is just pissing me right the hell off because it is Toshiba and it sucks so fuck it, I'm getting a new one.
Here's what I need. I need it to be able to run whatever operating system which will almost assuredly be XP home, and that's about it, really. Resource-wise, about the most heavy-duty thing I'll need it to do is sound editing. I'll want it to be able to run the OS, my screen-access program, my instant messengers, antivirus applications, spyware blockers, my chat stuff, the internet, email and music editing all at once without buckling and crying for an ambulence. EDIT: Also! Considering as how this is the main reason I am getting a new computer in the first place, the ability to run on AC current for ridiculously extended periods of time without just breaking would also, you know, be keen.
The point I'm trying to get across here is that I do not need an uber l33t graphics accellerator, because I do not plan on using it for teh game GAME GAEME, unless you count interactive fiction. So. Price range. Really, I don't see any reason why I should have to play more than a thousand dollars for this relatively low-end system, although I am somewhat unfamiliar with what shit is supposed to cost in this business so I may be wishing for too much on that score. However, this is the catch, as there always is: I can't build it, and the only people in town who would know how to build it charge (at least) $20 an hour or some equally ridiculously-nflated amount of coin for their time. Which means that I'm probably gonna end up going with a name-brand computer of some sort to save me that hastle. So! Suggestions PLZ?!/!?!?