TheMxPenguin Posted March 23, 2011 Content Count: 228 Joined: 08/25/10 Status: Offline Share Posted March 23, 2011 i am willing to spend the amount this computer is but i want to know if i can get it cheaper any where. its a dv7t with pretty good specs (all in link) but im not a PC expert like some of you (keep in mind im 15 and dont need a huge amount of power in my PC) as some of you know i am using a very old crap computer that can only barley play minecraft and i want a new computer and rly want a laptop that can play most pc games that is also a computer that looks nice and i maby will bring with me (i know its big but im fine with that) http://www.passwird.com/c/searchnews.pl?dosearch (its the first computer that will come up) Link to comment https://forums.steam-gamers.net/topic/40842-is-this-worth-my-money/
c0bra067 Posted March 23, 2011 Content Count: 522 Joined: 05/23/09 Status: Offline Share Posted March 23, 2011 i can't see anything on the link. it says "No news items matched your criteria" if you aren't going to college for a few years and you just want to play games on it, don't get a laptop. they don't really have any benefit if you're just going to keep it home. build yourself a desktop, you'll save more money and get a much better gaming computer than you will have from a laptop at the same price. they aren't that difficult to build at all, look up some tutorials on youtube and im sure you'll find all you need to know Link to comment https://forums.steam-gamers.net/topic/40842-is-this-worth-my-money/#findComment-534940
TheMxPenguin Posted March 23, 2011 Content Count: 228 Joined: 08/25/10 Status: Offline Share Posted March 23, 2011 sry about the link try this but i found a coupon that makes it ~$850 http://www.shopping.hp.com/webapp/shopping/store_access.do?template_type=series_detail&category=notebooks&series_name=dv7tqe_series&aoid=35252 and ive thought about building a desktop but the computer i will be getting is also going to be my collage laptop and this seems right for the job Link to comment https://forums.steam-gamers.net/topic/40842-is-this-worth-my-money/#findComment-534946
c0bra067 Posted March 23, 2011 Content Count: 522 Joined: 05/23/09 Status: Offline Share Posted March 23, 2011 Western Digital - Scorpio Blue 250GB Internal Serial ATA Hard Drive for Laptops * Our Price: $44.99 Corsair - XMS3 2-Pack 4GB DDR3 DIMM Desktop Memory Kit * Our Price: $99.99 EVGA - NVIDIA GeForce GTX 470 1.25GB GDDR5 PCI Express Graphics Card * Our Price: $259.99 Cooler Master - Elite 460-Watt ATX CPU Power Supply * Our Price: $39.99 Cooler Master - Elite 330 Mid-Tower Chassis * Our Price: $59.99 Windows 7 Home Premium Upgrade - Windows * Our Price: $119.99 Intel® - Core™ i5-750 Processor and ATX Desktop Motherboard Bundle Model: i5-750-DP55WG-BNDL * Our Price: $369.99 Subtotal: $994.93 http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage.jsp?id=pcat17005&type=page&pageId=pcat17005&pageType=page&_DARGS=/site/en_US/global/nav/olsminicart.jsp_A&_DAV= not sure if you can see that cart or not, but i just threw this together in 5 min for an example. for $150 more it blows that laptop out of the water and you have the ability to upgrade it later cheaper/easier than a laptop. depending on what hardware you already have/want its going to be cheaper/more expensive; im just saying for a gaming system you can't go wrong with a custom built desktop Link to comment https://forums.steam-gamers.net/topic/40842-is-this-worth-my-money/#findComment-534995
ReGIONALS Posted March 23, 2011 Content Count: 1844 Joined: 07/27/08 Status: Offline Share Posted March 23, 2011 why do you need a laptop to make a collage 1 Link to comment https://forums.steam-gamers.net/topic/40842-is-this-worth-my-money/#findComment-534996
trakaill Posted March 23, 2011 Content Count: 3736 Joined: 11/30/07 Status: Offline Share Posted March 23, 2011 I went through college without a laptop..Am I different from everyone else???? I had a desktop at my desk if I was away from my desk ..well i wasnt gaming or doing school work. All in all I have this cheap ass laptop now and I can type on it if I need and I game on my desktop.. Build a nice desktop. buy a cheap laptop? Winnings Link to comment https://forums.steam-gamers.net/topic/40842-is-this-worth-my-money/#findComment-535009
Harpr33t Posted March 23, 2011 Content Count: 1980 Joined: 08/21/08 Status: Offline Share Posted March 23, 2011 Since you're going to be a college student just google "discounts for laptops for college students" Examples: Delluniversity.com http://hp.force.com/external/hpacademy?&aoid=51289&keyword=student+discount+for+hp&tafcjnef=fy10&DS_KWID=p100033668 http://store.apple.com/us/browse/campaigns/education_pricing?afid=p219|GOUS&cid=AOS-US-KWG-BTS10 Link to comment https://forums.steam-gamers.net/topic/40842-is-this-worth-my-money/#findComment-535067
themuffinman Posted March 23, 2011 Content Count: 421 Joined: 03/04/10 Status: Offline Share Posted March 23, 2011 since your 15, you still have 3-4 years till college, if you buy that laptop now by the time you get to college it will be outdated so just save your money and build a nice desktop and if you still want a laptop when you go to college then just buy one then Link to comment https://forums.steam-gamers.net/topic/40842-is-this-worth-my-money/#findComment-535097
TheMxPenguin Posted March 23, 2011 Content Count: 228 Joined: 08/25/10 Status: Offline Share Posted March 23, 2011 the reason i want a laptop is because i want something that i can take places with me not really for gaming just for the hell of it and i dont need a super powerfull computer im probably just going to play css gmod and maby tf2 cuz i already have and xbox Link to comment https://forums.steam-gamers.net/topic/40842-is-this-worth-my-money/#findComment-535196
ReGIONALS Posted March 23, 2011 Content Count: 1844 Joined: 07/27/08 Status: Offline Share Posted March 23, 2011 get a netbook just to shit doing Link to comment https://forums.steam-gamers.net/topic/40842-is-this-worth-my-money/#findComment-535218
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