Best Laptop for under 1500?
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05-14-2011 at 02:34 PM
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Out of curiosity, how many of you guys bought your own laptops and how many of you got them as gifts?
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I bought mine. My first one was a gift for me starting first year, but it was crappy (HP), the one i bought was not only a sick deal, it looks sick as well and has awesome specs 
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i wish my laptop was a gift. then again if it was a gift prob not what i require
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05-14-2011 at 03:40 PM
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I've only owned one laptop and it's the one I'm using now. Bought it myself.
OP: Save money for the textbooks instead if you don't need such a powerful computer.
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05-14-2011 at 03:51 PM
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I got mine when I graduated hs. My Nanny told me to get anything I wanted so I got a Macbook Pro 15" and she bought it for me! Great gift. 
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I want to get a laptop made out of diamonds , simply because im better than you and cooler
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05-14-2011 at 06:24 PM
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lenovo thinkpad w520
incredible specs. good battery life. very, very solid build.
will come to $1900 but wait for canada day or august and ull see a 25% off coupon on the main website.
..as for $1500 being a ton of money, i know a lot of people whos $600-700 HPs died after second year...requiring them to purchase another laptop. My 2.5 year old Lenovo on the other hand still runs better than some new laptops on the market, and still has 6-7 hours battery life too
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just because you pay a ton more doesnt mean you wont have bad luck with the laptop failing. save your money.
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lenovo thinkpad w520
incredible specs. good battery life. very, very solid build.
will come to $1900 but wait for canada day or august and ull see a 25% off coupon on the main website.
..as for $1500 being a ton of money, i know a lot of people whos $600-700 HPs died after second year...requiring them to purchase another laptop. My 2.5 year old Lenovo on the other hand still runs better than some new laptops on the market, and still has 6-7 hours battery life too
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During easter lenovo had a 35% coupon for the w520 and I was able to configure a w520 for around $1200 and the specs were incredible, of course this laptop would be more suitable for engineers due to the quadro card rather than gaming if that's what you would prefer. |
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I want to get a laptop made out of diamonds , simply because im better than you and cooler
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Oh you're so much cooler. Especially because your profile pic is of Jim Carrey. 
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Dumb bitches be thinkin' I use them Macs just 'cause I got an Apple sticker over the Dell logo.
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dont get HP they overheat too quickly
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05-14-2011 at 09:35 PM
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dont get HP they overheat too quickly
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i second this. im havin this problem right now.
Last edited by icecubz : 05-14-2011 at 09:37 PM.
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05-14-2011 at 09:50 PM
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dont get HP they overheat too quickly
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I am also in agreement. The fan in mine goes nuts after like half an hour. |
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