goLfie Posted August 20, 2010 Report Share Posted August 20, 2010 Okay, so my cousin is heading off to college and he needs to get a new computer for school. NO VIDEO GAMES! Just school, but he is in an IT program for some advanced programming stuff, so he does need a computer that is packing some serious power. I've heard a lot of flack about HP and Dell, are there any other desktop manufacturers that are worth taking a look at? Or would I be better off with a pieced together pre-built from newegg or tiredirect when I can catch a deal for those. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest isonuZ Posted August 25, 2010 Report Share Posted August 25, 2010 it dsnt rly matter what u choose(though i prefer HP), the most imp is to choose a high processor and 3GB+ RAMS and a big hard drive for programs to fit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beyond_Life Posted August 25, 2010 Report Share Posted August 25, 2010 Why not go for a top end laptop like the Toshiba 555-10t? Mobile but at the same time strong. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest isonuZ Posted August 25, 2010 Report Share Posted August 25, 2010 actually, a desktop is better than a laptop for IT stuff... but if he wants it for college, i'd go with that laptop Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goLfie Posted August 25, 2010 Author Report Share Posted August 25, 2010 Why not go for a top end laptop like the Toshiba 555-10t? Mobile but at the same time strong. That is a great choice, but looking for something cheaper. Aren't desktops usually less expensive than comparable laptops? I got an extra monitor laying around so I figure that will shave off a few dollars from the price as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest isonuZ Posted August 25, 2010 Report Share Posted August 25, 2010 you can get a good laptop for around $600-$700 i think it's cheaper to get desktop parts that suite your needs and put them together, but i'd go with the laptop. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jordan Posted August 25, 2010 Report Share Posted August 25, 2010 Desktops are going to be cheaper for what you get usually. Laptops though have come way down in price compared to what most people remember them to cost. You can get some decent laptops for around $550 - $700, and they'll have just about everything you need. However, if you're looking to do anything graphic intensive, like games, 3D rendering and to some extent even Photoshop - then most of the time these less expensive laptops aren't going to handle this very well. What really seems to add a lot of cost to laptops is a graphics card with a chip usually from nVida or ATI - so not just integrated graphics. For most computer users integrated graphics is totally fine, but be sure you know what you're planning on using the computer for before you spring for one of these laptops. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Krause Posted September 19, 2010 Report Share Posted September 19, 2010 FYI - for what it's worth... I'm not liking DELL at all. Just thought I'd throw that out there. Just had my 1 year old dell die. Yeah, not happy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest isonuZ Posted September 21, 2010 Report Share Posted September 21, 2010 though DELL/HP/Acer are preferred for pple in the IT business Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alexmvp Posted September 22, 2010 Report Share Posted September 22, 2010 Just my 2 cents - Apple does not belong in the business. I picked one up for home (typing on it now) but for work. PLEASE NO! They just don't have the business features yet to manage them like GPO, AD etc... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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