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New laptop
Wanna buy one
Can someone advise me where to LOOK
Which is the best or best value ?

Don't get MALcontent with my response, but it's hard to give you advice if you don't tell us what your primary functions will be.

Gaming? Video-editing? Formulation of betting algorithms? Surfin' the 'net?

research
games
chat rooms
downloading

basically everyday use

Budget?

Spend up to $1200

Somehow I don't think Mal will be playing Call of Duty, Crysis etc.

This site is gold for finding what you require.

http://www.notebookcheck.net/

The Sleeping Giant wrote:Somehow I don't think Mal will be playing Call of Duty, Crysis etc.

This site is gold for finding what you require.

http://www.notebookcheck.net/

Spot on I dont think I will be playing COD or C
Man , Im from the Spirograph and flairs era
Us Groovertists kickled footys, hit cricket balls, and chased girls in mini skirts !


Thanks for that site reference

http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Dell-Alienwa ... 2a119ad783

High end stuff.

http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Alienware-M1 ... 3a673fceb4

ASUS are good.

Do some research and once you know what you are after then check out MSY

http://www.msy.com.au/Parts/notebook.pdf

Snap Mal

I'm looking too. Hopefully looking to pick one up before end of financial year.

I'll duck out to Plympton during the week to see if I can purchase one as the old desktop here has just about given up the ghost.

Cheers for the suggestions guys.

Westsider wrote:ASUS are good.

Do some research and once you know what you are after then check out MSY

http://www.msy.com.au/Parts/notebook.pdf

ASUS make great PC/Networking gear.

Have an ASUS here. IT guy at work reckons it is the Toyota Landcruiser of Laptops. Plenty of grunt and reliabilty. So far so good but I dont do games so WTF do I know about that option. I heard with Dell stuff only their attachments work - like printers, scanners etc. If you have the budget just go Apple. Rolls Royce, quick, virus free, impregnable firewall, unbelievable phone tech support.

Decision
Im going with :
APPLE Macbook Pro
$1399
All Retailers had the same cost for the Laptop

Thanks for the advice lads

MacBook Pros are very good laptops .. but are just about the most expensive money can buy.

For $1399, you will only get the bottom of the range 13".

I just bought myself a 17" MacBook Pro at work ... best laptop I've ever used, and I've been through a few over the years.

For what you want it for Mal you could save $900 on that.

Unless your "gaming" is really in-depth, you are blowing a lot of money Mal.

Hope you've used an Apple before.

Different software than Windows.

mal wrote:Decision
Im going with :
APPLE Macbook Pro
$1399
All Retailers had the same cost for the Laptop

Thanks for the advice lads

Apple Macbook Pro
Programme
Gift vouchers
$1400 all up spent

mal wrote:

mal wrote:Decision
Im going with :
APPLE Macbook Pro
$1399
All Retailers had the same cost for the Laptop

Thanks for the advice lads

Apple Macbook Pro
Programme
Gift vouchers
$1400 all up spent

You've done well mate. I kinda think I'll go Apple on my next changeover in June 2012. By then they should be even more awesomer!

Wedgie wrote:For what you want it for Mal you could save $900 on that.

yeh but in a couple of years he would of needed a new laptop running windows. apple is more expensive but they last a lot longer then windows. And seeing that the macbook pros have just been released in the last few months i'd expect them to be under the $1000 by the end of the year.

Mal keep and eye out for os lion being released in july you won't want to miss it.