looking for personal computer (laptop) under 1500

[bigben2wardpitt]

ok well im lookng for the best personal computer (laptop) i can get for under $1500, no refurbished, brand new. Lots of memory, good processor, good size hard drive, nice dvd burner/drive

Some exceptions-

NO I WILL NOT BUILD ONE- i dont have the expertise to and i dont want you to sell me your work,

NO REFURBISHED COMPUTERS for me...

 

[Howard]

A laptop or a desktop?

 

[bamacre]

Why not a refurb? You can snag a Dell Workstation refurb with a standard 3-year on-site warranty, and chances are it'll be brand new anyway. Just a way of getting a lot more for your money. You're not going to find much bang for your buck at IBM, etc., for under a grand.

 

[Lasthitlarry]

build build build

 

[Arkane13131]

build your own!!11!!1!

3800+ x-2 300$
SLI mobo 100$ (just get sli for the hellofit)
solid PSU 60$ (i use antec smartpower 500w...its totally silent 90% of the time)
2 gigs of good ram 160$
good enough sound card - 25$
this case http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16811119077 55$
samsung 250gig HD 85$
dvdrw drive - 35$
7600gt 180$

1000$ even

 

[Howard]

Originally posted by: Arkane13131
build your own!!11!!1!

3800+ x-2 300$
SLI mobo 100$ (just get sli for the hellofit)
solid PSU 60$ (i use antec smartpower 500w...its totally silent 90% of the time)
2 gigs of good ram 160$
good enough sound card - 25$
this case http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16811119077 55$
samsung 250gig HD 85$
dvdrw drive - 35$
7600gt 180$

1000$ even

Tell me again why he needs a 7600GT?

 

[bamacre]

Originally posted by: Howard

Originally posted by: Arkane13131
build your own!!11!!1!

3800+ x-2 300$
SLI mobo 100$ (just get sli for the hellofit)
solid PSU 60$ (i use antec smartpower 500w...its totally silent 90% of the time)
2 gigs of good ram 160$
good enough sound card - 25$
this case http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16811119077 55$
samsung 250gig HD 85$
dvdrw drive - 35$
7600gt 180$

1000$ even

Tell me again why he needs a 7600GT?

Yeah, I'd ditch the video and sound cards, SLI mobo, and get a couple of drives in RAID 1 maybe a faster cpu.

 

[fire400]

400 bucks for a Dell comp with a P4/512mb and a free LCD, comes with a WinXP Home OS, technically the OS if free, comes with keyboard and mouse

150 bucks for a solid printer with scanner features

50 for software security

300 bucks for Office 2003

total: 900 USD

 

[Lasthitlarry]

Pay for Office, hahahahaha

Build: 3800 X2, yes
SLI Mobo, NO NO NO
PSU, Fortron 450W
2 GB if you play BF 2, but 1 GB stick now and another when Visio comes out would be wise
sound card, no
case, i have the same case, but without the window, and love it, stays very cool
HD, nice choice
dvdrw drive, NEC 3550a
7600GT, NO NO NO

Don't forget monitor(16ms 17-19 inch LCD, (ergonomic)keyboard, mouse

 

[Arkane13131]

he said he uses it for personal use aswell.

7600gt
so if he ever wants to pop in a game... he wont be upset.

sli mobo just for giggles he could save like 40$ getting a non sli board.

soundcards are just worth it to offload cpu equations.

he could do stuff cheaper.... but that was just my opinion for a solid setup for 1000$


if he doesnt do any gaming..id keep everything the same but get a cheap vid card..no soundcard cheaper mobo and a 200$ lcd.

keyboard + mouse = 10$ =P scythe keyboard for 5$ is awesome ive used it for 6 months now and it doesnt feel mushy or lacks response or whatever. I use it for gaming and its fine.

edit: pay for office? LOL

 

[Howard]

Originally posted by: Lasthitlarry
Pay for Office, hahahahaha

Is there a problem?

To OP: how long are you going to keep this? When you upgrade, will you replace [some of] your current components or are you going to buy an all-new PC and keep the old one around as a secondary PC?

Is noise a major factor? Will you overclock?

 

[bigben2wardpitt]

nuild my own laptop???? I cant build. So dont say that

 

[bigben2wardpitt]

ok changed the topic so read about it..

 

[bamacre]

You need to get a grip on your refurb fears, especially when it comes to Dell. I have bought almost 500 Dell refurbs in the past 12 months, and 90% of them are brand new and not refub'd at all. Plus, they all come with the same warranty as a "new" system.

Example:
http://outlet.us.dell.com/ARBOnlineSale...T3LV5R&~lt=popup&c=us&l=en&s=dfb&cs=28

Upgrade the standard 1 year warranty to a 3 year, and you're still at your $1500 budget.

 

[bigben2wardpitt]

did i already told u no refurbs? So no.

 

[bamacre]

Originally posted by: bigben2wardpitt
did i already told u no refurbs? So no.

Just trying to help. Good luck.

 

[Punisher007]

Have you ever considered getting a refurb?

But seriously, you just missed a good deal on the Dell XPS 170 (semi-loaded) for around $1300.

 

[Shadow Conception]

Dell XPS M140 ftw. Best laptop around under $1500, and you can probably configure it to almost max without breaking the $1500 mark. My dad just got one 2 weeks ago, and it's just beautiful. Get it, you won't regret it, perfect 14" screen laptop, awesome build quality.

Dell.com is your friend.

edit: Yeah, about the same thing as what Punisher said

 

[bigben2wardpitt]

well i will think about refurbs when the time comes i guess sense i got more then one person recommending them...

i wont be buying the computer, probably until june, and pay for office? what a joke.

 

[bamacre]

Originally posted by: bigben2wardpitt
well i will think about refurbs when the time comes i guess sense i got more then one person recommending them...

i wont be buying the computer, probably until june, and pay for office? what a joke.

Some of the systems at Dell Outlet are listed as "Previously Ordered New." Those are canceled orders that never shipped, not refurbs. But I still say don't limit yourself to those.

 

[Tsuwamono]

He said a laptop guys.... i just read like 5 posts of people telling him to build an SLI Desktop... Read the damn post before you jump into ******. And he doesnt need a 7600 GT. He would probably be fine with a radeon 9250 with what he wants to do with it. IF he wanted a desktop. However he doesnt so i would suggest he goes to www.viciouspc.com www.dell.com or www.ibuypower.com and pick something up that suits your needs.

Best of luck my friend

 

[bamacre]

Originally posted by: Tsuwamono
He said a laptop guys.... i just read like 5 posts of people telling him to build an SLI Desktop... Read the damn post before you jump into ******. And he doesnt need a 7600 GT. He would probably be fine with a radeon 9250 with what he wants to do with it. IF he wanted a desktop. However he doesnt so i would suggest he goes to www.viciouspc.com www.dell.com or www.ibuypower.com and pick something up that suits your needs.

Best of luck my friend

He edited the OP, but yeah, doesn't need an expensive gpu.