[Chad]

haha.

Unsuspecting student: "Hey bud, thats a nice laptop, what is it?"
You: "It's a whatchamacallit"
Unsuspecting student: "A what?"
You: "a whatchamacallit!"
Unsuspecting student: "It's called a netbook, just for your info"
You: "No silly! It's a whatchamacallit!"
Unsuspecting student: "You're weird." *leaves*
You: *grin*

[jhan523]

Originally Posted by Chad

haha.

Unsuspecting student: "Hey bud, thats a nice laptop, what is it?"
You: "It's a whatchamacallit"
Unsuspecting student: "A what?"
You: "a whatchamacallit!"
Unsuspecting student: "It's called a netbook, just for your info"
You: "No silly! It's a whatchamacallit!"
Unsuspecting student: "You're weird." *leaves*
You: *grin*

Lol, you can have endless fun like that ^-^

[Chad]

PS. Here's the Dell XPS laptop I have. Great machine. Blazing fast for games and multimedia, small and light, 4 hr battery, and looks slick.

[adrian]

Originally Posted by Chad

Funny you say that. I actually wouldn't get a netbook, just my own preference. I think netbook screens are too small, may as well own an iPod Touch haha. I like having at least a 15" screen or bigger for proper web browsing on a larger screen, but also because I do web design on my laptop and need a larger screen.

However, netbooks serve their purpose, and are very cheap to buy for those looking for something to just do the basics. There are some really nice ones on the market right now at FutureShop... such as this LG ($429), this Dell ($599),

They even have a netbook called a Whatchamacallit lol. Looks ugly.

I know, thats why I said that. You want small, long battery, light, yet a big screen. You do web design etc....it sounds like you're replacing your desktop? lol...I guess what I am trying to say is that people really need to look at what they want out of the whole experience. If they have a desktop and want to carry a device around, i say go netboook. If you want some computing power and usability at home, I suggest looking for a laptop with decent specs(and bulkier).

[Chad]

Originally Posted by adrian

I know, thats why I said that. You want small, long battery, light, yet a big screen. You do web design etc....it sounds like you're replacing your desktop? lol...I guess what I am trying to say is that people really need to look at what they want out of the whole experience. If they have a desktop and want to carry a device around, i say go netboook. If you want some computing power and usability at home, I suggest looking for a laptop with decent specs(and bulkier).

Good advice

[goodnews.inc]

To avoid overheating, you could consider investing in a "cooling mat"
I just learned about those and they seem like the most brilliant conception since an overheating laptop

[~*Sara*~]

Originally Posted by Chad

haha.

Unsuspecting student: "Hey bud, thats a nice laptop, what is it?"
You: "It's a whatchamacallit"
Unsuspecting student: "A what?"
You: "a whatchamacallit!"
Unsuspecting student: "It's called a netbook, just for your info"
You: "No silly! It's a whatchamacallit!"
Unsuspecting student: "You're weird." *leaves*
You: *grin*

Haha veryy nice

[jhan523]

Originally Posted by goodnews.inc

To avoid overheating, you could consider investing in a "cooling mat"
I just learned about those and they seem like the most brilliant conception since an overheating laptop

I just use a stand for my laptop. It's the one that tilts up and down. It's very practical for when you are on the bed. One, it keeps the laptop from your bed. Two, it brings it up to a very nice height for typing.

[huzaifa47]

Originally Posted by endearing66

i am gonna join mac this fall as first year eng. student and most prob will take software field in my second year. i m more concern abt weight, battery life, also good features... confused between dell studio xps http://configure.dell.com/dellstore/...-studio-xps-13 or macbook pro. also 13 inch or 15 ??? which one is better for me in ur opinion???

I would go for the Dell in an instant! that machine is pretty massive, 4 gig ram, 320 gig harddrive, Geforce 9500m is pretty decent as well. Though I'm probably biased since I've only used Dell my whole life and I'm not that big a fan of Apples. That's mostly because I feel you overpay just for the brand name, looks and overall razztazz of an Macbook: which even I admit looks awesome. But the Dell Pc's normally have more power for lesser money!

[stressedspec]

Originally Posted by huzaifa47

I would go for the Dell in an instant! that machine is pretty massive, 4 gig ram, 320 gig harddrive, Geforce 9500m is pretty decent as well. Though I'm probably biased since I've only used Dell my whole life and I'm not that big a fan of Apples. That's mostly because I feel you overpay just for the brand name, looks and overall razztazz of an Macbook: which even I admit looks awesome. But the Dell Pc's normally have more power for lesser money!

Ive gone through a fair share of laptops, cousin owns just about every single brand. I do not reccomend going with the studio xps 13 the build quality blows, it heats up when performing simple tasks and the battery life is terrible. The best laptop is the new 13 macbook pro, i suggest buying it and getting the free ipod, selling the ipod and using the money for textbooks. I benchmarked the battery the other day, with screen brightness at half, watching youtube videos, typing a document and itunes playing music i got 6 hours and 20 minutes of battery. Some PC alternatives would be the dell m1330 without the nvidia 8400gs graphics card its a defective card. The Sony FW series is a good laptop if you need a large screen and is affordable. Also check at apples refurbished section at there website they have some amazing deals.

As students we are financially limited but your laptop is really important considering everything goes through webct, so make sure its reliable and will last.

[huzaifa47]

Originally Posted by stressedspec

Ive gone through a fair share of laptops, cousin owns just about every single brand. I do not reccomend going with the studio xps 13 the build quality blows, it heats up when performing simple tasks and the battery life is terrible. The best laptop is the new 13 macbook pro, i suggest buying it and getting the free ipod, selling the ipod and using the money for textbooks. I benchmarked the battery the other day, with screen brightness at half, watching youtube videos, typing a document and itunes playing music i got 6 hours and 20 minutes of battery. Some PC alternatives would be the dell m1330 without the nvidia 8400gs graphics card its a defective card. The Sony FW series is a good laptop if you need a large screen and is affordable. Also check at apples refurbished section at there website they have some amazing deals.

As students we are financially limited but your laptop is really important considering everything goes through webct, so make sure its reliable and will last.

Oh okay, I never really had any problems wiith a dell, I've used a couple of dimensions, inspirons and the XPS and used them both for programming and hardcore gaming. Thanks for the post!

[stressedspec]

And those of you who do decide to go with the 13 inch macbook pro, I recommend going for the base 2.26 model and upgrading the ram yourself, you pay a premium for apple ram which offers no boost in performance.

[kanishka]

what about Toshiba??? IS it good?? infact could any one tell me wats bad abt it??

[kanishka]

and how much does the cooling mat cost by the way? i've heard it 40bucks??

[PilotMal]

MacBooks ftw!

Not only are they just awesome, but they're environmentally friendly