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choosing a laptop
We have three computers in my house, all of which are in the same room. I find myself becoming distracted because they are in the basement where my sister plays with her friends and watches movies. I can never get any work done because I'm always focused on something else. I've decided I'm going to save money for a laptop, but I know absolutely nothing about what kind I should get. I'm really into photography and music, and I don't play games or anything. I can't afford a mac notebook or anything, but I'd be willing to pay a reasonable amount for a decent one. Any ideas of what would be good for me? Im 16/f btw.
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It doesn't matter. With laptops, cost correlates with quality. Buy what you want to pay, you'll get what you paid for. All manufacturers make laptops almost exactly the same way, there is very little difference.
Here are some laptops that would be good for you. Use them as a guide:
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Here are the specifications you're looking for:
-CPU looks like "Intel Pentium dual-core T2330(1.60GHz)" It affects your speed. You're aiming for a dual-core CPU with 1.3GHz or more, or a single-core CPU with 3.0GHz CPU or more.
-RAM looks like "1GB". It greatly affects your speed. There are two GB values, RAM is the lower one. 1GB will be sufficient for you. If you are getting a laptop with Vista instead of XP, 2GB would be better. RAM has nothing to do with how much stuff you can store.
-Storage looks like "140GB". It's how much stuff you can store. It has nothing to do with your computer's speed. It's the higher GB value. You want more than 100GB, though 80GB will probably ok.
-There will be lots of other information. It doesn't matter for you.
Here are minimum specs for you:
-CPU: 1.1GHz dual-core OR 2.4GHz single core
-RAM: 768MB
-OS: Windows XP (if you get Vista, these specs will need to be higher)
-Storage: 80GB
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I HIGHLY recommend not getting a Dell. Big no-no.
You should ask Theymos or Nova this question. Most likely, they will already answer, but just incase.
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well, for this, i would recommend a lap top with a large capacity space, since you're going to be using it for photos and music. i would recommend a Dell, since it has a good firewall, and if you go to yoursishere.com , you can search which ones fits you the best and set the price and get upgrades if it's needed.
but if money's also an issue, you can also get the dell inspron desktop for about 400, depending on the model and the models are fairly new.
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Since you say you're into photography and music, that makes a big difference in what kind of computer you should get. Programs that deal with music & image manipulation require a lot of ram and as much processor power as you can get.
I'm a Mac person, always have been, but yeah, it's expensive. And laptops are always more expensive than desktop models. But at your age, you really need to think about getting something you can grow into--hopefully something you can take with you to college. I will go so far as to tell you to get a Windoze computer, with as much ram and processing power as you can get. This will allow you to persue your music and photography interests as well as writing term papers, etc. Sorry, but I'm really not the right person to guide you as to what brand of computer to buy.
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In all honesty, Wal-Mart has a pretty descent one. I paid around 600 for mine and it works great. I would also like to point out that you have to get the software to go along with what you are wanting to do.
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