Actually I have two questions for you guys:
1) I've been wanting a laptop for a while now. Last night at Best Buy I'd picked out a Compaq Presario for $999 after rebate, but they were sold out. It had the following specs (off the top of my head):
2.3GHz Pentium processor
Built in 802.11g wireless
DVD/CD-RW combo drive
40GB Hard Drive
64MB ATI Mobility
They matched the price with a Toshiba Satellite A35-S159, which I ended up purchasing. They have exactly the same specs except the Toshiba has a...
60GB Hard Drive
32MB VRAM
Before I open the box, I wanted to get a few thoughts from you guys about wheter I should wait until the Compaq comes back in, or go ahead and open the Toshiba.
I'm not a huge gamer, but I do use Photoshop and a couple of other graphics programs quite a bit. What do you guys think.
2) I've never actually bought a computer before. I've always built my own. It doesn't void the warranty or anything to wipe the hard drive clean and put what you want on, does it? The Toshiba came with XP Home, but my school upgraded it's software bundle so I now have brand new copies of XP Pro, Office XP, and a buch of other stuff just sitting here. If I want I can put Linux or XP Pro on without hassle, right?
1) I've been wanting a laptop for a while now. Last night at Best Buy I'd picked out a Compaq Presario for $999 after rebate, but they were sold out. It had the following specs (off the top of my head):
2.3GHz Pentium processor
Built in 802.11g wireless
DVD/CD-RW combo drive
40GB Hard Drive
64MB ATI Mobility
They matched the price with a Toshiba Satellite A35-S159, which I ended up purchasing. They have exactly the same specs except the Toshiba has a...
60GB Hard Drive
32MB VRAM
Before I open the box, I wanted to get a few thoughts from you guys about wheter I should wait until the Compaq comes back in, or go ahead and open the Toshiba.
I'm not a huge gamer, but I do use Photoshop and a couple of other graphics programs quite a bit. What do you guys think.
2) I've never actually bought a computer before. I've always built my own. It doesn't void the warranty or anything to wipe the hard drive clean and put what you want on, does it? The Toshiba came with XP Home, but my school upgraded it's software bundle so I now have brand new copies of XP Pro, Office XP, and a buch of other stuff just sitting here. If I want I can put Linux or XP Pro on without hassle, right?