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juicymango Sep 23, 2008

hey peeps i'm looking to buy a laptop .. like.. today if i go to staples or circuit city will i get totaly ripped off? and what should i get? i just want something with a fairly large h...

iwz Sep 23, 2008

sounds like you're getting a PC. You should go with 4GB of RAM (or more) on Vista 64, if you can find one that has that. Or, get a Mac. You won't get ripped off /[horribly]/, but you can alwa...

superhero Sep 23, 2008

This is all very good info, except I think Macs are way overpriced and unnecessary unless you like shiny objects. I'd recommend taking a look at the circulars for Best Buy, Circuit City, Staples...

iwz Sep 23, 2008

laptops have external SATA and HDMI nowadays? wow, that's pretty cool. those can't be very common though, right?

superhero superheroOG 2004

i've seen it on a few. maybe not on the majority of models, but if you're going to make an investment now, it's definitely worth it to pay a few dollars more for those connectors. I think HDMI is cool because it carries sound too (pretty sure it does on a laptop, anyway)

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