I'm looking for a laptop to use for coding, browsing, and maybe old games (age of empires 2, and similar age, etc). I also looking for a decent amount of battery life. This would be for college (I already have a desktop for gaming).
any suggestions?
the new macbook pro has gd battery life and can code on that also it has a pretty decenty gfx
because Macbooks are less than <500$ right
Netbook, but unless you get a big one coding is going to be painful
[QUOTE=Dr Egg;21504707]Netbook, but unless you get a big one coding is going to be painful[/QUOTE]
He can get a full-sized laptop for $500 that will do everything he wants. Why get a netbook?
Yeah all those $500 laptops have amazing battery life!
[QUOTE=Dr Egg;21504747]Yeah all those $500 laptops have amazing battery life![/QUOTE]
Weaker hardware means a less power-hungry machine. Think logically here. Even so, it doesn't take a 700$ price tag to include a decent battery.
No it doesn't. Stop being so retarded
So I guess the Intel Atom or the Pentium D are going to use up as much power as an i7 then? Interesting.
Pentium 4 towards the end was over 100W. My quad core Q6600 hits 95W.
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And look at Macbooks. When they used GMA 950's, battery life was about 4 hours, but when they switched to a 9400M, it went up to 5 hours. It's what you do per watt that counts, not wattage in general
retard in this thread, 5850 is more powerful than the 4x series and it uses less power
[QUOTE=First 10'er;21505422]retard in this thread, 5850 is more powerful than the 4x series and it uses less power[/QUOTE]
I don't see how you have any ground calling me a retard when you recommended someone a Macbook when their budget was 500$.
I pretty much have the same question and OP. Could anyone post a Laptop/notebook for less than 500 bucks, please? :biggrin:
[QUOTE=First 10'er;21504552]the new macbook pro has gd battery life and can code on that also it has a pretty decenty gfx[/QUOTE]
Or he could save a ton of money and wrap a netbook in tin foil and have the same thing.
[QUOTE=Acesarge;21507704]Or he could save a ton of money and wrap a netbook in tin foil and have the same thing.[/QUOTE]
:v: exactly.
Time for a real answer
This one is 600, but it's pretty good [url]http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=5220689&Sku=T71-15607[/url] this has 5 hours battery life
this for 400 [url]http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=5363331&Sku=S445-150043[/url]
[URL]http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834220660&cm_re=1201n-_-34-220-660-_-Product[/URL]
bestthing by asus in a while
[url]http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834146705[/url]
Cheap as hell and decent specs
[QUOTE=ForTehWolf...2!;21512312][URL]http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834146705[/URL]
Cheap as hell and decent specs[/QUOTE]
unless he is going to be using gma booster most of his games will run like crap
I'm on a Gateway NV53 right now which i got from best buy for $500, it is a great laptop and can run source games decently. Best deal we could find on a laptop.
k thanks for the suggestions. The gateway NV53 i'm looking at right now looks good. So i'll probably buy that one.
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