basilmemories | Can plastic cases cost so much?

I have indeed discovered what frustrates me about having to wait to get a laptop.

I think it’s that fact that I can, and have, made my own desktop PC’s… and yes they did end up costing more then a pre-made machine, but I have what I want inside, and I feel _proud_ about my little god-complex baby. With the laptop? I can only find pre-made ones (or diy ones for more then I have before any of the parts go in) and most of my online browsing consists of me saying, “ick, don’t want that, or that, or HELL not that- fuck isn’t there a decent-priced laptop that doesn’t have a shitty graphics card?”

Here’s what I want:

-A processor speed of 1.6-1.8 gigahertz.
-DVD drive.
-256-512 megabytes of memory.
-20-40 gigabytes of hard drive space.
-Wireless card.
-Modem.
-Lan card while I’m wishing for things.
-A graphics card that DOESN’T SUCK. (a.k.a. pretty much anything that’s not integrated will be fine thanks)
-USB port for the mouse.

And for a price tag under $1100. (in the 400-650 range would be GOLDEN, but I’m a realist.)

Now is that so damn hard? Those are relatively mid-range features and most of them come standard, so WHY can’t I get something that’s in a good price range? So far my only option that I have is Al coming by and taking me to weird stuff for used parts, and even then I have to take off a day to do it.

Argh, world? Start making sense NOW.

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Non intergrated is a toughie, so, yes.

Again, ARGH. even if it was an integrated that didn't suck I'd be happy, but all the models iv'e researched the people say that those chips are NOT for gaming.

At that price range in laptops, you REALLY arn't going to get anything. Entry level is 2k+, good is 3k.

Yeah I know, thus the frustration. my view of it is, "hey, i know how to put this together, just let me buy the parts and send it to me without your monsterous add-on fee saright?- well fuck you too". it's also that i'm happy with a graphics card that will run... lets say, a mmorpg that came out last year, i'm not looking for a chip that will make the screen explode from particle and glow effects. i'm not going to be taking this to a LAN party- in fact the LAN is just there so i can transfer things to and from my desktop pc. i just want it so i can play online games while leeching wireless from hotel lobbies and coffee joints near my house.

-hell, it's more of me wanting the possibility to upgrade the card later. i can deal with a lousy card if the price is right, then upgrade the sucker when i have the cash; but most of the barebones and pre-mades don't seem to want to go in that direction.

i did find two options that might work; one is the sysbuilder website that i can get a decent one... at around 1160$ before tax and shipping (way over budget), the other option is referb... which cuts costs... but it's still referbished, that's like getting a second-hand microwave; you always wonder if they gave it to you because they got a new one, or if it's going to explode in a few days.

I'd go with the second option. Refurb is like rusian roulete in the bad way.

Also, look for laptop kits.

um, did you mean first; or was that a purposely conflicting statement?

and referb makes me wary enough on PC's... I know how to deal with them and iv'e had very few problems with the hand-me-down ones I got. Laptops?... uh yeah, heard plenty of horror stories thanks.

there's also a catch 22 here: on one hand i want a laptop by fanime, and could save up enough to get that 1160$ one, but if i save up that much, i won't have the money for fanime in the first place. sooo, yeah. Hi rock, hi hard place.

laptop kit is the term for a notebook barebone? *google-fu activate!*

1. NO REFERB.
2. ...eh. None of us really delt with our computers last year.
3. No, it's a *kit.* Like a model plane.

1) that's what I thought you were going for.

2) yes but it's wireless, and a portable media center to boot, plus in case on of my net-only friends manages to make it this year yadda yadda yadda... (also I'm envying at all of you people with laptops and your ability to whip out archived doujinshi and porn).

3) huh... wierd, i'm getting nothing.

3) adamendum: found some Advk!&*! more then the sysbuilder even was.

have i mentioned i hate humanity? i hate humanity.

1. Referb = bad!touch.
2. We *still* didn't do much/anthing. Fanime be a bit busy for that?
3. Well, they exsist. *shrug*

1) isn't it though, isn't it?

2)(still envious!) and if fanime is like last year, they'll be plenty of downtime between pannels and viewings. (plus last year was the event of mooching off of your and DracoXK's laptop to check online rp's and the web in general.)

3)yeah, nice to know that if i get a few thousand dollars i can build myself a laptop... or get a car, either one.

1. teh shiny. it can never be touched.
2. ah, true. all I rember is I didn't use my laptop muchly.
3. I'd go for the laptop. then again, I can't drive.

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