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This is off topic but....

Well in july for my birthday ill have like $400 to $500 to get a laptop... what do you guys recomend? I want to start to develop too so what are good computors for that? Thanks
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deano0714 said:
Well in july for my birthday ill have like $400 to $500 to get a laptop... what do you guys recomend? I want to start to develop too so what are good computors for that? Thanks
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For 400-500 I would say to go with an Acer computer, while they're not the best on the market they are definitely the best for the price.

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For 400-500 I would say to go with an Acer computer, while they're not the best on the market they are definitely the best for the price.
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+1. I agree.
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Only look for hardware. As ur os it comes with isnt gunna matter since developing you would want linux. I nabbed my hands on a hp laptop. 17" i5 open box at newegg. Was 400$ less and it was brandnew in box.
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Shoulon said:
Only look for hardware. As ur os it comes with isnt gunna matter since developing you would want linux. I nabbed my hands on a hp laptop. 17" i5 open box at newegg. Was 400$ less and it was brandnew in box.
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Wow...ill look...where do you think I should shop, I was gunna for best buy
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deano0714 said:
Wow...ill look...where do you think I should shop, I was gunna for best buy
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Newegg.com

Newegg or tigerdirect is where to buy. DON'T buy acer, emachines, or gateway. You used to be able to save some money with those brands, but now its so competetive you can find asus, lenovo, and toshiba at the same prices.
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Staples pretty often puts out deals to beat newegg and tiger direct.
You can get about an i3 or i5 hp lappy with a 17 inch screen for the mid 400s.
Just keep an eye on slickdeals.net and techbargains.com
You'll fnd something pretty quick.
I also would not buy acer emachines or gateway. Real talk.
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deano0714 said:
Wow...ill look...where do you think I should shop, I was gunna for best buy
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bestbuy is always over priced man. newegg, overstock, and sometimes tiger direct has some good sales

Whatever you get make sure to bump up the ram and see what bloatware can be removed from it.

skip the i3 processor ... i5 or better
check out microcenter too...many bargains can be had there...open box/clearance & hot ad deals

Well, since he wants to develop, the first thing he should do is format the harddrive and install linux lol. Ubuntu 10.10 or 11.04... your choice. As far as RAM goes, get AT LEAST 4gigs. Compiling uses cpu, so get at least an i5, gpu... the only laptops with good gpu's are expensive and you don't really need a gpu to compile or dev, so you'll be good with an integrated intel one... don't expect to game out of it though... and lastly get adequat hdd space... like at least aa 500gb hard drive...
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http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834230016 thats one i like....

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http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834230016 thats one i like....
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That's a nice machine at a nice price, but watch what graphics you get those intel hd chips are kinda cheesy for a lot of online games. I got a lenovo t510 that is very similar and its only downfall IMHO is the intel hd graphics.
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for 500 you really cant get a decent graphics card that is good for gaming... so yeah go the asus looks nice.

I've been pretty happy with my Asus n450 OCed to 1850mhz, bought it for $200 on ebay NIB. I agree with tigerdirect.com and techbargins.com to find a good deal...
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I'm not really into computor games at all... so I could care less about the graphics really.
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You don't need an Intel laptop get one with a E-350 which is better than Intel HD graphics. If you do get an Intel laptop make sure you get the 2nd gen Core processors because battery life is amazing. Core i3 2310m or Core i5 2410m
http://www.anandtech.com/show/4134/the-brazos-review-amds-e350-supplants-ion-for-miniitx/1
I'm using a DV6T which has a Core i7 2630Qm and an AMD 6770m runs most my games at mid settings. I like bragging.
You should care about Graphics...
http://www.overclock.net/hardware-news/1042766-nvidia-microsoft-going-all-gpu-computing.html
But if you really don't care about graphics this would suite you well
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produ...22&cm_re=core_i3_2310m-_-34-157-822-_-Product

My opinion lol;
Dell is your way to go. Dell uses pretty decent hardware with little issue from it. the processors are always top I believe only i5s and up now but the best thing is the extended warranty. You will have no issues getting your pc fixed from them if you ever do run into a problem. They send the repair man to my house so no sending the pc off for repair. Newegg is excellent but I don't like not having dells warranty backing it so if your not getting top of the line parts in it from newegg id be careful. Hp, emachine and unfortunately even toshiba now I wouldn't buy because the rate their hw fails. Toshiba used to be my goto brand.
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Slickdeals.net
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Toshiba Satellite 17.3" Quad-Core Laptop 400$

http://www.dailysteals.com/
Great price for a beast laptop.

Wow!!! I love the Satellite line. I've owned two of them and they're great laptops for the price.

Is it GSM ? ****tle... I tin kin fone stuffs in it?
Good buy.
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spikey68 said:
Is it GSM ? ****tle... I tin kin fone stuffs in it?
Good buy.
EDSKIT; Link takes in me 2wer quilt deal.
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All I can say is wow.......
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tee hee nawyce kwilt

NEW HTC One X 32gb with warranty $629

Enjoy my fellow XDA'ers
http://mobile.dailysteals.com/?utm_...012_Tuesday_5_Deals_4_9_2012&utm_medium=email

I beat you to it lol. I had to post it when I seen the price
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Too bad they don't ship to Canada!

mobeast17 said:
I beat you to it lol. I had to post it when I seen the price
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LOL Damn! Hey at least we're both from Ohio

Yay lol
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I ordered one, figuring it takes 10 days to get to me, I will have the accessories!

Too baaaaad.... they wont take my card..
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Good find. I was just going to post this ......
HTC One X 1.5GHz Quad-Core 32GB GSM Unlocked Android 4.0 Smartphone with Beats Audio and 4.7" HD Touchscreen Display

Hmm good deal but I personally prefer the Galaxy Note, and would probably pick the Galaxy Nexus over this too because of the $200 price difference.

I've ordered a Galaxy SII and a Galaxy Nexus from Daily Steals within the last 6 months or so. Oh Daily Steals, why doth thou tempt me once again?

For anyone who bought one in the USA: how much was the total after everything? I imagine there were shipping costs, import tax, etc?

(Not an Epic topic, but I need Epic users help!)

So I hope this is allowed since your the most people I trust lol. I searched but couldn't find a smilar thread to post in on the epic forums.
So I wanna buy a laptop. I want to get the best I can have that will do good with android work and cost up to about $300. I don't really wanna spend more for a laptop. And I don't wanna have to order it online unless that's the only way to actually get it. So if its in a well known store that would be bettter.
Anyone have any suggestions?
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I know you said you didn't want to buy online, but the lenovo outlet has had some pretty good deals lately.
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Dunno if you can even get a new laptop for that much. Spent 650$ for mine its a pretty decent laptop. What kind of android work do you mean? Rom compiling? Kernel compiling? I would say new egg.com is pretty good with used laptops that are decent if you want a good laptop you'll need to spend more than 300$
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Lol well I guess ill have to just search and see what I find. And I wanted to do mods and roms so I would need ubunto so something that would work good with that.
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lilajrestnom said:
Lol well I guess ill have to just search and see what I find. And I wanted to do mods and roms so I would need ubunto so something that would work good with that.
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You'll need something pretty beefy otherwise you'll spend all day compiling one rom. Recommend amount of just ram is 16gb for compiling ics. Just look around the interwebs. I'm sure you could find something decent.
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ÜBER™ said:
You'll need something pretty beefy otherwise you'll spend all day compiling one rom. Recommend amount of just ram is 16gb for compiling ics. Just look around the interwebs. I'm sure you could find something decent.
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I have 4gb ram and can compile just fine
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MДЯCЦSДИT said:
I have 4gb ram and can compile just fine
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You also have a relatively fast processor as well. I'm not saying its all ram... but with more takes less time.
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Okay, so what do you guys think about this?
http://deals.bestbuy.com//a+graduat...+laptop++4gb+memory++500gb+hard+drive++pewter

lilajrestnom said:
Okay, so what do you guys think about this?
http://deals.bestbuy.com//a+graduat...+laptop++4gb+memory++500gb+hard+drive++pewter
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That is really freaking good for the price. I'm sure it will run fine on LMDE (or Ubuntu if you want to be lame).
Edit: if possible, I would upgrade to 6 or 8 gb of ram, but 4 should be fine
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MДЯCЦSДИT said:
That is really freaking good for the price. I'm sure it will run fine on LMDE (or Ubuntu if you want to be lame).
Edit: if possible, I would upgrade to 6 or 8 gb of ram, but 4 should be fine
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And what about this one?
http://www.bestbuy.com/site/HP---15...ategoryId=pcmcat247400050000&id=1218608957417
Which is better?

The first one is better. Its actually almost similar to mine accept I have the DV6z quad core with an amd a8 although with that graphics card you will need to run lmde because Ubuntu does not like it. Its almost the same gpu as mine buy I paid more for mine and its at a higher clock speed and better model gpu. It should be sufficient.
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The first one is better. Its actually almost similar to mine accept I have the DV6z quad core with an amd a8 although with that graphics card you will need to run lmde because Ubuntu does not like it. Its almost the same gpu as mine buy I paid more for mine and its at a higher clock speed and better model gpu. It should be sufficient.
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Then I think i will be getting the first one.
Thanks you guys. I'll still look and let you know if i find anything else to compare lol.

You might want to check out pawn shops before you go online shopping, there's this laptop near where im at that is worth at least 500, and its just sitting at the store for 329.99 and someone could probably snag it for 300.
Comes with:
Intel Core i-5 2.20 GHZ
Windows 7 professional
4 gb ram
450 gb hdd
Dell, with a custom skull design on the front.
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Shinydude100 said:
Dell, with a custom skull design on the front.
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custom skull graphic adds 2 horse power.
wait, wrong forum, sorry.

if you want for a little more money
ASUS 15.6" $479.99
Specs: 2.5GHz i5 Bosst up to 3.1GHz, 4Gb DDR3, 500Gb, 3-Cell Lithium
http://www.bestbuy.com/site/Asus+-+...Suit/5036973.p?id=1218608970710&skuId=5036973
ASUS 15.6" $499.99
Specs: 2.3GHz, 6-cell lithium, 8gb ddr3, 750Gb
http://www.bestbuy.com/site/Asus+-+...Suit/5396361.p?id=1218642239510&skuId=5396361

http://m.tigerdirect.com/aHR0cDovL3...0YWlscy5hc3A/RWRwTm89MjAwODAyOSZDYXRJZD00OTM4
Is pretty sweet same prissesors as the ones op posted but has a better graphics card and is only 400
There were better deals during cyber Monday
Also I can attest to tiger direct being legit
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lilajrestnom said:
Okay, so what do you guys think about this?
http://deals.bestbuy.com//a+graduat...+laptop++4gb+memory++500gb+hard+drive++pewter
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lilajrestnom said:
And what about this one?
http://www.bestbuy.com/site/HP---15...ategoryId=pcmcat247400050000&id=1218608957417
Which is better?
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Both have AMD APU's.
I've been told (by a friend) the AMD APU's don't play that well with Ubuntu.
Could have been user error, but IIRC he said he found a good bit of people having trouble online..
Just givin a heads up, if others have reason to disagree or personal experience, go with their advice over mine...
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Both have AMD APU's.
I've been told (by a friend) the AMD APU's don't play that well with Ubuntu.
Could have been user error, but IIRC he said he found a good bit of people having trouble online..
Just givin a heads up, if others have reason to disagree or personal experience, go with their advice over mine...
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Well your not the only one who told me ubuntu wouldn't work on them very well lol.
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Just my .02, but I avoid AMD like it's the Bubonic plague...

nubecoder said:
Both have AMD APU's.
I've been told (by a friend) the AMD APU's don't play that well with Ubuntu.
Could have been user error, but IIRC he said he found a good bit of people having trouble online..
Just givin a heads up, if others have reason to disagree or personal experience, go with their advice over mine...
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yeah the newer Ubuntu doesn't like it. I have the and a8 APU'S and it just gets the black screen of death.... the sad part is at the end of boot up the song plays.... anyways yeah I suggested using LMDE since everything works upon boot up. Which was surprising. Well actually except CPU scailing and governors. But lilaj when you do get it and decide to put Linux on it. I can help ya.
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